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| clarice | May 17 2011, 06:15 PM Post #1 |
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I thought we might as well start a new thread! From the official website: You can watch the video of her official photoshoot on this link (it is crazy how all the photographers are yelling to have her attention :lol) Mel didn't come apparently Also from her press conference: Jodie Foster : "If it had been a different actor than Mel, I might have gone a different direction" Jodie Foster, director of The Beaver, held a press conference on her movie - presented Out of Competition - with screenwriter Kyle Killen. Highlights from the press conference. Jodie Foster spoke about her double role as director and actor: "It’s a very bad idea to direct and act at the same time. The advantage is you know the characters extremely well and know where the movie is supposed to be going. But the bad side is you don’t get surprises." The director praised Mel Gibson’s performance: "I knew that Mel wouldn’t have a problem with my directing. If it had been a different actor, I might have gone a different direction. Mel had a deep understanding of Walter’s character. He was prepared to show himself going through a struggle, something he has experience with. We talked about that a lot when we were shooting. For Mel, it was very important to shoot this movie. I know he’s incredibly proud of it." The movie-maker explained her penchant for psychology: "Actors love psychology. That’s why we’re actors. The root of psychology is family. (...) I make movies about spiritual crises. That’s what Walter is going through. Making movies is my own way of coming to terms with my own crises. It allows you to move through issues in your own life. It’s a healing process." On the subject matter of the movie: "Walter has a choice between a death sentence, through suicide, and a life sentence. His illness is a real psychological breakdown stemming from chemical depression. If there is one final thought in the film, it’s the idea that you don’t have to be alone. Being alone is a choice that we make." Compiled by B.P. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/theDailyArticle/58539.html |
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| clarice | May 17 2011, 06:20 PM Post #2 |
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| Artful_Dodger | May 17 2011, 07:01 PM Post #3 |
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Thank you, Clarice. France certainly is the country where love abounds.
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| jodiefan | May 17 2011, 08:58 PM Post #4 |
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beautiful! |
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| jodiefan | May 17 2011, 10:01 PM Post #5 |
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on that page (click the thumb on the bottom) you can see the video of jodie's appearance on le grand journal : http://www.canalplus.fr/pid3349.html |
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| Gogo | May 17 2011, 10:27 PM Post #6 |
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Hey, Clarice, Mel did arrive to Cannes. There is a video on the main page for Cannes, he walk the red carpet. |
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| Kortni47 | May 17 2011, 10:39 PM Post #7 |
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Thanks Clarice, she's absolutely gorgeous. |
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| TitaniumX | May 18 2011, 07:49 AM Post #8 |
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Thank you guys for the pics & video Poor Mel looks tense, you can see him almost clinging to Jodie. The interview looked funny, they brought her a beaver puppet lolI hope the screening went well! |
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| clarice | May 18 2011, 10:13 AM Post #9 |
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THEY SCORED AT CANNES!![]() Though he's studiously avoided American press, Mel Gibson showed up Tuesday night at the festival premiere of his new movie The Beaver, even clowning around a bit on the red carpet with director and pal Jodie Foster. Not surprisingly, though, the actor, who has been generally in seclusion following , gave the movie's press conference a miss. The film is not in competition for the festival's Palme D'Or award. This has been a noteworthy pair of days for reclusive filmmakers showing up for premieres at Cannes. (Terrence Malick also made a surprise appearance at the premiere of his new movie Tree of Life Monday night.) Gibson appeared on the arm of his pal and The Beaver director Jodie Foster on the red carpet. In tuxedo and dark sunglasses, the 55-year-old actor-director appeared relaxed, perhaps signalling he's ready to rejoin the world of celebrities. By showing up in France --a country seemingly less concerned with the personal peccadilloes that have made him reviled by some in the U.S. -- it was akin to sticking a toe back in the water. Speaking of water, he was spotted with a male friend on the balcony of his French Riviera hotel--the famously luxurious Hotel Du Cap in Antibes --with a cigarette dangling from his mouth and shirtless, presumably sunbathing. Not only was Gibson not reviled at Cannes, he and the movie received a whopping a 10-minute standing ovation inside the Grand Theater Lumière. Among the other stars at the premiere were Naomi Campbell, Leonardo Di Caprio and his on-off girlfriend, Bar Refaeli.Upon walking in, Foster and Gibson held hands and posed for pictures. Foster said at the earlier press conference that she made the film, which has not been a hit in the U.S., for a European sensibility. Gibson did not attend the press conference -- no doubt because of the plethora of American journalists bound to be preoccupied with his legal run-ins and racist and sexist rants against his girlfriend Oskana Grigorieva. Gibson has studiously avoided the usual publicity whirl for The Beaver, which is currently playing in a limited number of theaters in the U.S. and expanding to more this Friday. His performance in the movie as a massively depressed man who decides only to speak to people through a beaver hand puppet has been widely praised for its depth and range. Foster has said Gibson "really understood the character in a way that was extraordinary. I think that he was willing to go to such a deep place and willing to expose himself ... to really talk about something he knows a lot about which is struggle, wanting to change, wanting to transform yourself, not wanting to be who you are." It is not surprising that the bleak comedy/drama about a suicidal character would be more embraced by European audiences who seem more appreciative of dark, offbeat fare. The film could get a boost at the box office stateside as a result of the enthusiastic Cannes reception -- provided Americans do not remain put off by Gibson's persona. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/livefrom/post/2011/05/mel-gibson-shows-up-at-beaver-premiere-and-draws-an-ovation/1 |
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| clarice | May 18 2011, 10:29 AM Post #10 |
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| clarice | May 18 2011, 10:31 AM Post #11 |
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It seems that some people didn't appreciate Mel not showing up for the photocall and press conference: Mel Gibson leaves Jodie Foster high and dry at Cannes photocall [From The Independent] Perhaps Jodie and Mel talked this over beforehand and decided it would be best for him not to attend and distract from the topic at hand. However, it’s pretty clear that Mel distracts from The Beaver whether or not he’s actually present; so if he is truly so “incredibly proud” of this movie, the very least he could have done is to establish a presence and show some support for his unyieldingly loyal friend, co-star, and director. What a douche move, but there’s a slim chance that he might actually show up for the premiere itself. Admittedly, Jodie wasn’t completely alone for the photocall and press conferences because Kyle Killen and Keith Redmon bothered to show up. Her co-star, however, is another matter altogether. http://www.celebitchy.com/157533/mel_gibson_leaves_jodie_foster_high_and_dry_at_cannes_photocall/ |
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| clarice | May 18 2011, 10:37 AM Post #12 |
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Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and the limits of loyalty Jodie Foster may be a saint. Watching the actor in the full glare of a Cannes press conference this morning, where she was the very image of courtesy as she dipped in and out of her elegant, fluent French to field questions, it was hard not to wonder about the limits of loyalty and friendship. She was in Cannes to discuss The Beaver, the film she directs and co-stars in. The elephant in the room, needless to say, was male lead Mel Gibson. His absence from the press conference was faintly laughably explained by "commitments in LA" but he was expected to show up later for the red-carpet premiere. Foster, a long time friend of Gibson's, did her game best to dance elegantly around the stuff that everyone was thinking (aside from the fact that the film is Cannes' biggest turkey so far, that is). That is: what was she doing working with a man who has been caught up in allegations of viciously anti-Semitic remarks and domestic violence? (The latter claims, though Gibson has maintained his innocence, recently ended with his pleading no contest to a charge of spousal battery. Would you stick by a friend who had thus erred? Foster, at some risk of making herself look ridiculous, said that Gibson was the "most-loved actor in Hollywood" – just pipping, she added, Chow Yun-Fat, "the second most loved actor in Hollywood", to the post. (Makes me think he must have done something really bad.) Choosing her words carefully, she said: "I can't excuse Mel's behaviour. Only he can explain that. But I do know the man that I know, who is somebody who has been a friend for many years, who is probably the most-loved actor in Hollywood. "He is kind and loyal and thoughtful," added Foster, "and I can spend hours on the phone with him talking about life. And he's complex, and I appreciate his complexity and what it brings to his work." All of which made me think: is Foster wonderfully loyal, or stupidly loyal? At what point do friends cross a line such that they don't deserve one's friendship? http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2011/may/17/cannes-2011-melgibson I must say I agree. She really carried this project alone The guy could have showed up at the damn photocall of the freaking CANNES FESTIVAL! Damnit Mel!
Edited by clarice, May 18 2011, 10:47 AM.
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| clarice | May 18 2011, 10:40 AM Post #13 |
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Pics of Mel and Jodie on the red carpet: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2011/05/17/jodie-foster-and-mel-gibson-attend-cannes-premiere-of-the-beaver/ |
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| clarice | May 18 2011, 10:42 AM Post #14 |
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Jodie must have been soooo happy! Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster Earn Standing Ovation at 'The Beaver' International Premiere (Cannes 2011) CANNES -- Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson walked the red carpet together at Cannes' international premiere of The Beaver Tuesday night. They entered the Palais' Lumiere Theatre walking hand-in-hand. During the screening they sat next to Summit's Patrick Wachsberger and Rob Friedman. And as the lights came up at the end of the film, they were rewarded with a ten-minute standing ovation. A few people around Foster even had tears in their eyes at the movie's rapturous reception here. Earlier in the day, Gibson did not attend the official photo call and press conference for the movie, which Foster both directed and stars in. But she had promised that he would be on hand for the formal screening. "He will be here. He won’t be talking, but he will be here,” Foster had promised after it was explained that Gibson had a commitment that kept him in Los Angeles on Monday, but that he would be jetting into Cannes in time for the formal festivities. Still, the question of Gibson and his recent troubles hovered over the press conference, attended by Foster, screenwriter Kyle Killen and producer Keith Redmon. The Beaver, in which Gibson plays a depressed man who tries to reclaim his life by speaking through a beaver hand puppet, may have received a mixed reception in the U.S., but it was greeted with enthusiastic applause at the press screening. And while a number of journalists keep returning to how Gibson’s problem might affect perceptions of the film, Foster, conversing easily in both English and French, gracefully deflected any controversy. Saying that she cast Gibson simply because he was the right actor for the part because of his ability to handle the project’s comedic and dramatic elements, she said, “He really understood the character in a way that was extraordinary. He was willing to go to a very deep place and to expose himself.” She also said, “I am grateful for what he gave to this movie, he just gave from the heart without asking anything in return.” Asked whether the film could mark the beginning of Gibson’s rehabilitation in the public eye, Foster said frankly, “I don’t know, I have no idea.” But she explained that making a movie “allows you to look deeper at yourself, at the people around you,” and speculated that Gibson may have found the role to be “therapeutic, cathartic.” When pressed why she has remained so loyal to Gibson, Foster responded, “I can’t excuse Mel’s behavior. Only he can explain that, but I do know the friend that I know, who’s been a friend for many, many years. As a friend, he is kind and loyal and thoughtful.” Released by Summit in the U.S. on May 6 in limited release, The Beaver has grossed just $311,558 to date. But Foster said she was giddy to have made a film, any film, and that “if you gauge your self-worth on your box office, you will be a very sorry person. I am not my box office.” “The movie isn’t for everyone, and we went into it knowing that,” Redmon said. Predicting that over time, the film would find an audience, he said, “It’s not just about the box office. There are many ways to recoup the investment.” Noting that the movie has “a kind of European formality to it and yet it’s a story about an American family,” Foster theorized that American audiences may not be comfortable with the fact that it doesn’t fit into an easily identifiable genre, but said she expected it would find a better reception in Europe, particularly France and Germany. As for why Gibson’s character turns to a beaver puppet to express himself, screenwriter Killen said, “It sort of came to me fully formed. The minute it popped into my head, it was a man who has a relationship with a British beaver puppet.” One questioner asked whether Killen was influenced the 1978 film Magic, in which Anthony Hopkins spoke through a ventriloquist’s dummy, but Killen said he wasn’t aware of that movie when he wrote The Beaver, though he was happy to join the tradition of puppet movies. “Team America really inspired me,” Foster joked of Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s marionette movie, adding in all seriousness, “It is one of my favorite movies.” http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mel-gibson-skips-beaver-press-189085 |
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| jodiefan | May 18 2011, 03:06 PM Post #15 |
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ty clarice, im really happy the french loved her film. the critics are all great. it will give the beaver more credentials im sure jodie's delighted. on a side note i was shocked seeing how mel has aged in barely a year on the video/pictures. the scandal really seems to take its toll on him. few pics: |
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| Artful_Dodger | May 18 2011, 04:26 PM Post #16 |
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This is the second time this month that I'm picking my jaw off the floor! My God! *faints* Someone revive me.
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| Artful_Dodger | May 18 2011, 05:36 PM Post #17 |
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I dedicate this next song to Jodie Foster. Nobody does it better Makes me feel sad for the rest Nobody does it half as good as you Baby, you're the best I wasn't lookin' but somehow you found me It tried to hide from your love light But like heaven above me The spy who loved me Is keepin' all my secrets safe tonight And nobody does it better Though sometimes I wish someone could Nobody does it quite the way you do Why'd you have to be so good? The way that you hold me Whenever you hold me There's some kind of magic inside you That keeps me from runnin' But just keep it comin' How'd you learn to do the things you do? Oh, and nobody does it better Makes me feel sad for the rest Nobody does it half as good as you Baby, baby, darlin', you're the best Baby you're the best Darlin', you're the best Baby you're the best FADE Oh, oh, oh |
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| TitaniumX | May 18 2011, 05:51 PM Post #18 |
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I'M SO HAPPY FOR HER! They *KILLED*
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| celluloidkid | May 18 2011, 06:56 PM Post #19 |
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I wish someone had thought to take a picture of that moment - or are cameras not allowed? |
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| Andreas | May 18 2011, 08:04 PM Post #20 |
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That's wonderful news I will post the videos on the download thread when I'm done recording them!! There's the press conference, two interviews and the photocall of Mel & Jodie
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| Gogo | May 18 2011, 09:29 PM Post #21 |
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Oh there just looking for something. She looked fine in her photocall video and they just did another one with Mel and her together. Should have been more clear. Looking for something I mean them trying to say he's disting himself from the movie. The whole 'Well, if he's so proud' thing. Edited by Gogo, May 18 2011, 09:34 PM.
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| Gogo | May 18 2011, 09:32 PM Post #22 |
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Yeah I totally agree with you. He looked like he was holding on to Jodie for dear life. He looked so nervous, Jodie kept talking to him and directing him. Oh Road Warrior, what happened to you?
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| Gogo | May 18 2011, 09:38 PM Post #23 |
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Article not bias at all (edited/quoted out the big article, gets in the way) Edited by Gogo, May 18 2011, 09:40 PM.
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| lala | May 19 2011, 03:12 AM Post #24 |
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Jodie at the premiere of Melancholia.
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| clarice | May 19 2011, 11:33 AM Post #25 |
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So their report wasn't even true You're right, they just wanted to say something negative about him.
Poor Mel |
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| Artful_Dodger | May 19 2011, 03:05 PM Post #26 |
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She looks hot!
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| Andreas | May 19 2011, 03:40 PM Post #27 |
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I added all the Cannes videos!! http://s4.zetaboards.com/JodieFans/topic/8600292/1/ |
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| clarice | May 19 2011, 05:04 PM Post #28 |
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| clarice | May 19 2011, 05:05 PM Post #29 |
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Melancholia premiere:![]() ![]() ![]() She looks so happy This festival must have been a thrill for her. |
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| clarice | May 19 2011, 05:06 PM Post #30 |
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France certainly is the country where love abounds.
Poor Mel looks tense, you can see him almost clinging to Jodie. The interview looked funny, they brought her a beaver puppet lol









The guy could have showed up at the damn photocall of the freaking CANNES FESTIVAL! Damnit Mel!














My God! *faints* Someone revive me.

You're right, they just wanted to say something negative about him.

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This festival must have been a thrill for her.

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