"Carnage" (2011) - First clip

The first clip from "Carnage" is revealed. This witty and dramatic story is about two couples whose sons got in some trouble and their parents want to help them. But the more they drink the less they talk about something that can solve this problem. Directed by Roman Polanski.

From this short fragment, I can surely tell I'm very exited to see this movie. I like a character played by John C. Reilly. And it looks like the other man in a room played by Christoph Waltz has more with him in common than you might think at first. Their wives will have hard time trying to force them thinking in the right direction. Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet are a perfect match for John and Christoph.

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"Carnage" (2011) - Trailer

Finally, we've got an official trailer of the upcoming movie "Carnage", directed by Roman Polanski. As I expected it is a dramatic story with some comedy moments. The story takes place in New York, where two parent couples meet for a dinner to discuss their children and an accident they've been involved in. The main parts are played by Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz, Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Kate playing a totally drunk person. Her line "I am glad our son kicked the shit out of your son and i wipe my ass with your human rights!" just shocked me.

Новый фильм режиссера Романа Полански с милым названием "Резня" рассказывает историю о двух супружеских парах, чьи сыновья подрались в школе. И вот родители собрались вместе решить эту проблему, но они оказались настолько разными людьми, что врядли им удастся сделать это мирным путем. Главные роли исполняют Кейт Уинслет, Джоди Фостер, Джон Си Райли и Кристоф Вальц.

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"Carnage" (2011) - First poster

I like pop-art, so I just couldn't miss a chance to show you this first poster of the upcoming movie "Carnage" by Roman Polanski. I like the first photos of Jodie and John, the third one of  Kate and the middle one of Christoph.

Starring Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz, Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly, it will be presented at the 68th Venice Film Festival.

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Poster - IMP awards

"The Three Musketeers in 3D" - New international posters

It has been released more character posters of the new 3D adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas. Now we can see how Orlando Bloom looks as Duke of Buckingham, Milla Jovovich as Milady, Christoph Waltz as Cardinal Richelieu and Mads Mikkelsen as Rochefort. Also I like Logan Lerman, who plays D’Artagnan, more with dark hair - he looks more mature. But Luke Evans (Aramis) again looks exactly like Orlando Bloom from "Pirates of the Caribbean". Most of all I like Milla and Christoph, who really look great portraying their characters from 17th century. And by the way, these new character posers are in German.

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Orlando Bloom as Duke of Buckingham

Milla Jovovich as Milady

Christoph Waltz as Cardinal Richelieu

Mads Mikkelsen as Rochefort

Logan Lerman as D’Artagnan 

Luke Evans as Aramis 

Ray Stevenson as Porthos 

Matthew Macfadyen as Athos 

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"Water for Elephants" (2011) - My opinion

I've just watched a drama "Water for Elephants" by director Francis Lawrence. It's the first costume movie for him, but I think he did his job well. Visually it looks impressive, with all this retro decorations, beautiful performances in the circus and gorgeous costumes. This story is based on a book written by Sara Gruen. It takes place in USA, in the years of the Great Depression. I was glad to see actor Christoph Waltz playing a brutal villain, who can't control his rage towards people and circus animals. He looked like a real devil. But truly, his August is an unhappy man, who is afraid to loose it all. Also I came to conclusion that Robert Pattinson still can play good. His character is a brave veterinarian, a defender of hurt women, poor workers and miserable animals. Reese Witherspoon, who played a femme fatale, was very beautiful and sensitive. Together they made a romantic duet with a bit of tension. These roles really helped them to step out of their usual acting line. 

I find its plot interesting and dynamic. Love story, tragedies, feisty characters - it didn't bored me at all. But the final scenes disappointed me so much. This ending is good, but it takes more to make it as spectacular as all previous moments. Francis Lawrence failed it, even with his previous experience of making dramas. He made "Water for Elephants" overbrutal and his biggest mistake again was that I was going to cry when furious August was beating Rosy, instead of being emotional when Jacob and Marlena were escaping. Still the movie is good for one time. And my visual receptors are satisfied for today.

- 7/10 -   

Memorable quotes (there are more, but I've found just these):

August: "You do right by me, I'll show you a life most suckers can't even dream of."

August: "As long as we can walk, we play."

August: "Of course an innocent woman would love to get down on her knees."