Carnage - New Trailer

New trailer for Roman Polanski's adaptation of the Tony winning play. Of course it's all about the way the writing and performances pull off the complex characters. A surprising black comedy mined from a very straightforward situation. The performances should be good fun.

Polanski's Carnage - Preview

Based on the Tony-nominated play, God of Carnage, Roman Polanski's Carnage replaces the play's excellent cast (Marcia Gay Harden, James Gandolfini, Hope Davis & Jeff Daniels) with a new, equally intriguing cast of Kate Winslet, John C Reilly, Jodi Foster & Christoph Waltz. A very eclectic set of actors with very little in common besides the 4 Oscars between them (2 belong to Foster, none to Reilly).

The story roughly concerns two sets of parents who get together to talk after their sons are involved in a schoolyard brawl. The witty script is set entirely inside a single New York apartment. Needless to say, Polanski did not shoot in New York, as the warrant for his arrest was not overruled by his Oscar, but it will be interesting to see what he and his cast bring to the table. Foster seems a touch too intense for comedy, but we shall see.

    

Oscar Casualties - Best Director

Lastly, who are the Directors who could have been nominated, should have been nominated, but weren't nominated?

These are the biggest misses, in my opinion:

Best Director:

Christopher Nolan for Inception

Debra Granik for Winter’s Bone

Danny Boyle for 127 Hours

Martin Scorsese for Shutter Island

Not a contender but should have been:

Roman Polanski for Ghost Writer

Sofia Coppolla for Somewhere