“The Dictator” is coming to theaters soon, and Sacha Baron Cohen has put on his latest persona, General Aladeen (clearly based on dictators like Gaddafi) for the film’s Super Bowl commercial. You can view the spot below the post. Also released is the site for the Republic of Wadiya, the country over which General Aladeen rules. You can visit the English version of the website here. Its zany, for sure. The film, according to IMDB, is “[t]he heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.” “The Dictator,” directed by Larry Charles, also stars Bobby Lee,…

For those who like a thinker’s comedy with smart actors, “Carnage” might be your type of film. The comedy, starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly, is in select theaters now. Here’s the listing of where it’s showing: NEW YORK CITY Angelika Film Center 6 Cinemas 1, 2, 3 Lincoln Plaza Cinemas LOS ANGELES Arclight Hollywood 15 The Landmark If you’re in these areas, happy day! Go and see it and, if the spirit moves you, tell us what you thought about after seeing it in the comments section–inquiring minds (as well as people who live in other parts of the country) want to know what…

Title: Carnage Sony Pictures Classics Grade: B+ Director: Roman Polanski Screenwriter: Yasmina Reza, Ropman Polanski, based on Yasmina Reza’s play “God of Carnage” Cast: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly, Christoph Waltz Screened at: Sony, NYC, 12/9/11 Opens: December 16, 2011 In trying to make inroads into the broad movie audience, Broadway theater has for decades tossed aside the real purpose of drama and has opted instead to imitate movies. The latest in that unfortunate trend is “Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark,” which, instead of showing how even an action-adventure story can employ rich dialogue. substituted a circus atmosphere its title character flying hither and thither above its audience….

Title: Carnage Director: Roman Polanski Starring: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly Adapting an acclaimed, Tony Award-winning play that perfectly captures the satirizing of the human condition, parenting and marriage into an intriguing, true-to-life film is never an easy task. But director Roman Polanski effortlessly did just that with his new comedy-drama movie ‘Carnage,’ based on Yasmina Reza’s play ‘God of Carnage.’ The filmmaker, who co-wrote the film with the playwright, hired a respectable cast that brilliantly showcased how disengaged people really are from their relationships, and the disdain they hold towards the people who don’t share the same views as they do. ‘Carnage’ follows two…

Some people might not be keen on watching a film by Roman Polanski nowadays due to his sexual abuse scandal, but if you’re still interested in Polanski’s film career, you might want to know that his latest film, “Carnage,” will be screened in select theaters December 16, 2011. The film, based on Yasmina Reza’s play “God of Carnage,” stars Jodi Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly, and the synopsis, according to the press release, of the comedy is that the parents of two boys at odds come together in order to come to some solutions, but develops into an even bigger problem: “‘Carnage’ is a razor sharp,…

In “Beautiful Boy,” Bill and Kate (Michael Sheen and Maria Bello) are a married couple already on the verge of separation when their college-age son, Sam (Kyle Gallner), goes on a shooting rampage at his school and then takes his own life. In the pained weeks that follow, as they avoid an inquisitive media by first staying with family and then holing up in a dingy hotel room, the pair finds that the tragedy both brings them together a bit while also exposing a variety of old wounds and grudges. The rawness and unprecious nature of the lead performances help neophyte director Shawn Ku’s film achieve a certain hold, enough so…

Title: Carnage Director: Roman Polanski The newest film from controversial filmmaker Roman Polanski is set to open this year’s New York Film Festival. And rightfully so, the New York Film Festival usually looks for high profile films to kick off the two week festival of Hollywood fare and Art House cinema. Last year, David Fincher’s “The Social Network” opened the festival to the delight of moviegoers and critics alike, also kicking off the fall Awards Season. This year, it’s Polanski’s turn. With “Carnage,” we see something we usually don’t see from this filmmaker, a comedy but moreover, a comedy of manners (of sorts). “Carnage” starts harmlessly enough, cast and crew…

Happy Sunday, Shockya.com readers! Yes, another weekend has come to an end, but we’ve got quite the list of movie news to send you back to work with. The biggest of the bunch is certainly all of the updates pouring out of Disney’s D23 Expo. The event revealed details on a number of projects including The Muppets, The Avengers, Monsters University and so much more. We’ve also got some extensive casting news from some non-Disney productions like the G.I. Joe sequel as well as Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike. There are even some inspirational stories in the mix this week; not only did Tom Hanks step up and make amends for…

Its sequel, also from director James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, was a worldwide smash that stood at the forefront of a special effects revolution, but a lot of folks forget the brutal, streamlined efficiency of 1984′s The “Terminator”, which laid all the groundwork for the labyrinthine Skynet conspiracies of a trio of other futuristic-killing-machine flicks as well as assorted media tie-ins and even, eventually, screaming Christian Bale soundboards. The film was part of distributor Sony’s first wave of Blu-ray titles five years ago (and arguably the most preferable, given company like “50 First Dates”, “Hitch” and “xXx”), but gets another pass with this special, limited edition Blu-ray release, in…

If only John C. Reilly were my high school guidance counselor. Well, I don’t know how far I would have gotten in life, but at least I would have had a daily supply of malt balls. In Terri, Reilly stars as Mr. Fitzgerald, the school vice principal who takes Terri (Jacob Wysocki) under his wing. Terri’s got no friends and spends his free time killing mice in his attic, eating beans on toast and taking care of his ailing uncle. When Terri’s sent to Mr. Fitzgerald’s office for his tardiness, rather than receive a punishment, Terri finally makes a friend, Mr. Fitzgerald himself. While Mr. Fitzgerald’s intentions are noble, he’s…