Roman Polanski‘s next film project will be a film adaptation of Yasmina Reza‘s 2006 play God of Carnage, winner of the 2009 Tony Award for best play. Reza, whose brilliant play Art was a hit both on Broadway and on London’s West End, had been working with Polanski on the God of Carnage screenplay — with the action transferred to Brooklyn — while the recently freed filmmaker was under house arrest in his Gstaad chalet. "The shoot is planned in early 2011," Reza told Agence France-Presse. "The location has not yet been chosen, but since Roman only has the right to go to Poland, Switzerland and France, there is a good chance the shoot will be close-by." (That isn’t actually true. Germany has already said it won’t extradite Polanski unless it gets a formal request from the Us State Department; other countries may not have all-encompassing extradition treaties with the United States.
- 7/16/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Thanks to the volcanic ash that disrupted international air travel, Brian Cox is (at the time of this interview) unable to fly to the States for the premiere of his latest film, "A Good Heart." It's a quirky flick about an aging, misanthropic bar owner (Cox) and his strained relationship with a benign, homeless recluse (Paul Dano), whom he's training in the art of bartending. Cox is disappointed not to be in New York for the opening, but being stranded in Belgrade, Serbia, where he's currently shooting "Coriolanus" isn't all bad. For starters, he's got a juicy role, playing Menenius, friend and adviser to the titular military leader. But even more exciting is the chance to work with Ralph Fiennes, who is not only starring in the title role but directing. Cox says, "It's great to have a director who understands nuance and texture." Cox believes that Fiennes has those...
- 4/26/2010
- backstage.com
Victor Garber says the biggest challenge he's facing at the moment is not quite feeling up to snuff. "I have a touch of bronchitis to remind me of my mortality," he quips, noting it doesn't help a performance either. That aside, the most daunting task in doing a Noël Coward play is "just getting the words out and making them sound like you're actually saying them," asserts Garber, who is stretched out in his dressing-room chaise longue before a performance of the playwright's "Present Laughter." "Doing Coward is in many ways akin to doing Shakespeare," says the actor. "I'm not that smart. Few are. But you have to make it sound like you are that smart." It has also been more than a decade since Garber last appeared on Broadway, when he starred with Alan Alda and Alfred Molina in Yasmina Reza's "Art."But have no doubt: The Tony-...
- 2/17/2010
- backstage.com
East West Players' (Ewp) 44th Anniversary Season includes a white painting costing 200k, a Chinese cooking show, a video game about world peace according to Buddhist, and an inside look at performer who played the lead role of Kim of Miss Saigon. This season, themed Art is... includes Art, by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, Po Boy Tango by Kenneth Lin, Cave Quest by Les Thomas and Road to Saigon developed and directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera.
- 7/16/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Olivier Awards -- London's equivalent to the Tony Awards -- were dominated by home-grown winners when the 33rd edition of the kudos unwrapped Sunday night in an event hosted by James Nesbitt at Grosvenor House.
Only one of the top awards went to an American production, as the 2006 Tony best musical champ "Jersey Boys" took the tuner prize. The show, which recounts the story of the Four Seasons using their songs, prevailed against only one other contender -- "Zorro," a telling of the old tale set to the music of the Gipsy Kings.
The 2008 Tony-winning best play "August: Osage County" was bested by Gregory Burke's drama "Black Watch," while its leading lady -- the Tony-winning Deanna Dunagan -- lost to Margaret Tyzack for a revival of "The Chalk Garden." That production of the 1955 Enid Bagnold psychological drama, which also won lighting design, originated at the Donmar Warehouse. That...
Only one of the top awards went to an American production, as the 2006 Tony best musical champ "Jersey Boys" took the tuner prize. The show, which recounts the story of the Four Seasons using their songs, prevailed against only one other contender -- "Zorro," a telling of the old tale set to the music of the Gipsy Kings.
The 2008 Tony-winning best play "August: Osage County" was bested by Gregory Burke's drama "Black Watch," while its leading lady -- the Tony-winning Deanna Dunagan -- lost to Margaret Tyzack for a revival of "The Chalk Garden." That production of the 1955 Enid Bagnold psychological drama, which also won lighting design, originated at the Donmar Warehouse. That...
- 3/9/2009
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2008-2009 season, an exploration of the imagination, with Art by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by ensemble member Rick Snyder. Art will feature multiple casts over the run of the production including ensemble members Ian Barford, K. Todd Freeman and Francis Guinan with Joe Dempsey and John Procaccino. Art runs February 5 - June 7, 2009 in Steppenwolf's Upstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. The press performance is Saturday, February 14 at 3 p.m.
- 2/10/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2008-2009 season, an exploration of the imagination, with Art by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by ensemble member Rick Snyder. Art will feature multiple casts over the run of the production including ensemble members Ian Barford, K. Todd Freeman and Francis Guinan with Joe Dempsey and John Procaccino. Art runs February 5 - June 7, 2009 in Steppenwolf's Upstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. The press performance is Saturday, February 14 at 3 p.m.
- 1/29/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden will star in God Of Carnage, the new play by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by Matthew Warchus, opening on Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45 Street) on Sunday March 22. Previews will begin on February 28. Tickets which had been available for American Express cardholders only in a pre-sale special are now available to the general public, order by clicking here. The Jacobs Box Office will be open for business starting February 9th, 2009. God Of Carnage will be produced by Robert Fox, David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, and The Shubert Organization. The play comes to Broadway after a sold-out run in London's West End in 2008. The London critics raved about God Of Carnage: The Times called it "tense, edgy and funny" and praised Reza's "incisive observation, acerbic wit and shrewd humor." The Daily Telegraph called...
- 1/24/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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