Steve Carell stuns Cannes audiences in 'Foxcatcher'

It follows that Foxcatcher, about a wrestler, his brother and their coach, is an investigation of men less comfortable in speaking than in expressing themselves through physical activity that can turn violent — and that the documentary Red Army

"Foxcatcher" is based on the true story of Olympic gold medalist wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum). To step out from the shadow of his brother and fellow Olympian, Dave (Mark Ruffalo), Schultz moves into a wealthy benefactor's Pennsylvania estate

For about a minute and a half it's impossible to take Steve Carell's enormous prosthetic schnozz in “Foxcatcher” seriously. But the spirit of Peter Sellers smiles over him and, in time, the associations we have of “Anchorman” 

Expectations were running high at festival midpoint at Cannes for Bennett Miller's "Foxcatcher," which did not disappoint the international critics Monday morning, who gave the film a healthy round of applause. With "Capote" 

Foxcatcher, which premieres at Cannes today, has been on the radar of Oscar-watchers for some time now. It's not hard to see why. Audience pleaser and (occasional) critical darling Channing Tatum stars as real-life Olymypic champion Mark Schultz