Steve Carell plays a murderer in the film Foxcatcher with the help of a prosthetic nose and lots of aging makeup. Lots. In a new clip from the film, which was supposed to be released in 2013 but was postponed, Carell's John It follows that Foxcatcher, about a wrestler, his brother and their coach, is … Read more
Its rare that a film can land two lead actor Oscar nominations. Its been 30 years since it last happened. But with Foxcatcher, Sony Pictures Classics may be aiming to break that streak. "Foxcatcher" is based on the true story of Olympic gold medalist wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum). To step out from the shadow … Read more
CANNES, France — It's been a long wait for Bennett Miller's Foxcatcher, which seemed a sure-thing award contender in 2013 before it was dramatically rescheduled for a post-awards spring 2014 release. There were speculative whispers that Miller's Enervated to the point of somnolence, Bennett Miller's Foxcatcher squanders inherently intriguing material—the murder of Olympic gold medalist … Read more
Miller's latest film, "Foxcatcher," which debuted Monday in competition at the Festival de Cannes with an unrecognizable Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo in the starring roles, is in many ways his most ambitious and most successful work. A Cannes report on the new Bennett Miller film, Foxcatcher, starring Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, and … Read more
It's unsurprising that Foxcatcher wowed audiences the way it did. The film about eccentric, murderous multimillionaire and wrestling enthusiast John du Pont, comes from Bennett Miller who had success with Capote and Moneyball. Even though Foxcatcher Despite its hefty 134-minute running time, “Foxcatcher” doesn't have an ounce of the proverbial narrative fat: If the screenplay, … Read more
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). … Read more
Miller's latest film, "Foxcatcher," which debuted Monday in competition at the Festival de Cannes with an unrecognizable Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo in the starring roles, is in many ways his most ambitious and most successful work. Foxcatcher, which premieres at Cannes today, has been on the radar of Oscar-watchers for some time … Read more
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" For about a minute and a half it's impossible to take Steve Carell's enormous prosthetic schnozz in “Foxcatcher” seriously. But the spirit … Read more