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#26

Polanski to Bring GOD OF CARNAGE to the Big Screen in '11

Posted: 7/15/10 at 3:44pm

Dave Poland's take on Polanski's possible involvement from back in January:

January 22, 2010
Bad Idea & Bad Exclusive
1. Roman Polanski directing God of Carnage - Rarely has a great director seemed more wrong for great material. This is a dark social satire of people exposing themselves bit by bit... a comic variation on the disastrous Polanski take on Death And The Maiden. Really, Mike Nichols should direct it. Nora Ephron would be a fascinating choice. But Polanski? No.

http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/archives/2010/01/bad_idea_bad_ex.html

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#27

Polanski to Bring GOD OF CARNAGE to the Big Screen in '11

Posted: 7/15/10 at 3:46pm

If find your post tasteless, Mr Midwest.

#28

Polanski to Bring GOD OF CARNAGE to the Big Screen in '11

Posted: 7/15/10 at 3:51pm

I was also surprised that Polanski is doing the movie since I thought this was definitely more up Nichols' alley, though I guess Mike Nichols is supposedly more interested in AUGUST: OC but I'm not even sure what's going on with that project.
Still, I'm really curious to see how this turns out, CHINATOWN is a brilliant film and more recently GHOST WRITER got great reviews. I do love the idea of Laura Linney in this, not sure about Kate Winslet though, she could definitely pull it off but she isn't the first person to come to mind. I'd love to see Toni Collette as Veronica and Laura Linney as Annette, that'd be pretty neat.

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#29

Polanski to Bring GOD OF CARNAGE to the Big Screen in '11

Posted: 7/15/10 at 3:53pm

Those great reviews of Ghost Writer were lies! That movie was interminable.

#30

Polanski to Bring GOD OF CARNAGE to the Big Screen in '11

Posted: 7/15/10 at 4:18pm

I think Ghost Writer is about neck-and-neck with Toy Story 3 as the best release of the year so far.

#31

Polanski to Bring GOD OF CARNAGE to the Big Screen in '11

Posted: 7/15/10 at 4:21pm

Really? I just kept trying to figure out how old Olivia Williams's character was supposed to be. And Kim Cattrall flouncing around was fun. The rest of the movie felt torturous.

#32

Polanski to Bring GOD OF CARNAGE to the Big Screen in '11

Posted: 7/15/10 at 6:42pm

To answer an earlier post, yes I quite liked DEATH AND THE MAIDEN.

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#33

Polanski to Bring GOD OF CARNAGE to the Big Screen in '11

Posted: 7/15/10 at 6:53pm

I did, too, Borstal. It kinda freaked me out the first time I saw it.

I'm mixed about Polanski. I wish he would do his time, because I can't excuse what he did. But I can't deny his talent, either.

So where does that put me ... or him?

Put him in jail AND let him direct.

But I'm not giving him a free pass, ever. Not for that.

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#34

Polanski to Bring GOD OF CARNAGE to the Big Screen in '11

Posted: 7/15/10 at 6:56pm

I loved DEATH AND THE MAIDEN as well. maybe he can get Sigourney in CARNAGE. I bet she'd be great in there.

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