A world still half red Jun 20, 2008
Head for the panic room True, if you're looking for commentary on how productive and bountiful the current world economic situation is, this probably is the wrong place to look ... This year, just looking at some of the recent titles of his postings, is enough to send you bounding in terror towards the panic room. (Asia Times Online)
Jodie 'cheated' on dumped lesbian lover May 24, 2008
The Panic Room star, 45, cheated on movie producer Cydney Bernard with screenwriter Cindy Mort, 51, according to US sources. It is claimed the couple met on the set of 2006 film The Brave One. (NEWS.com.au)
Film reviews: Nim's Island, Made of Honour, Joy Division and more May 2, 2008
Foster had her femme-in-peril thriller phase with Panic Room and Flightplan, queasily got her own back in The Brave One, and now, in what's billed as a rare comic turn, she pops up in Nim's Island as Alexandra Rover, a highly strung agoraphobic novelist who hasn't left her apartment in 16 weeks. Abigail Breslin and Jodie Foster in Nim's Island. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Jeff Blake Extends Employment Agreement With Sony Pictures Entertainment Thru 2012 Apr 17, 2008
He has overseen the launch of such hit films as Spider-Man(TM), Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, 21, Superbad, Casino Royale, The DaVinci Code, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Hitch, Vantage Point, Click, R.V., The Pursuit of Happyness, Pink Panther, 50 First Dates, Men in Black(TM)2, Fun With Dick and Jane, Ghost Rider, Mr. Deeds, Bad Boys II, Anger Management, Panic Room, Daddy Day Care, Something's Gotta Give, S.W.A.T., XXX, Black Hawk Down, Charlie's Angels(TM), Vantage Point, and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Time to laugh Apr 4, 2008
FEAR has long been a common theme in the films of Jodie Foster - the misguided agitation underlying Taxi Driver, the barbaric inhumanity of The Silence Of The Lambs and the claustrophobia of Panic Room. In Nim's Island, Foster's character is again defined by fear, only this time it's a comic anxiety. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
We love to watch 'The Perils of Jodie' Apr 4, 2008
The character: Meg Altman, a wealthy, recently divorced woman who is spending her first night with her teenage daughter (Kristen Stewart) in a massive Manhattan brownstone complete with a so-called panic room. The peril: Home invader Burnham (Forest Whitaker) has heard of tales that the former owner hid millions of dollars in the house, so he brings his partners (Jared Leto and Dwight Yoakam) with him to get in, find the money and make a quick exit. (Los Angeles Times)
New movies dig into the past for material Apr 4, 2008
Nim's Island'' (PG) -- Long before she met Hannibal Lecter or locked herself in the panic room, Jodie Foster was a world-class child star in movies like ``Napoleon and Samantha,'' ``Freaky Friday'' and ``Candleshoe. She makes her return to family films here as a neurotic author who befriends adventurous island girl Abigail Breslin. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Nim's Island Apr 4, 2008
Foster, presumably weary from playing her recent series of roles seething with repressed angst ( Panic Room, Flightplan, The Brave One), unveils an arsenal of dotty spinster tics, spasms and eye-popping mugging. In every scene, comic or sentimental moments are intrusively emphasized by Patrick Doyle's orchestral score, making sure that Nim's Island leaves no emotion understated. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Jodie Foster: From fearless to phobic Apr 3, 2008
Lately, Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster seems to have been drawn to scripts that cast her as a victim-turned-vigilante, where she kicks bad-guy butt in a string of thrillers such as Flightplan, The Brave One, and Panic Room. But in Foster's new film, Nim's Island (opening tomorrow), she is cast as the antithesis of a tough chick. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Horton' Hears #1 For Week Two, While Tyler Perry Continues His Hot Streak Mar 25, 2008
Falling just 44 percent from its opening weekend, the animated movie about a tiny society scored the fourth-best Easter weekend ever, behind only "The Matrix," "Panic Room" and "Scary Movie 4." Sure, a person's a person no matter how small, but "Horton" is a jumbo-size hit. And the best part. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Nothing silences this feisty lamb - except kids Mar 20, 2008
FROM films such as Nell to thrillers such as Silence Of The Lambs, Flightplan and Panic Room, Jodie Foster rarely plays second fiddle. The classic leading lady role is not for her. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Feisty Foster indulges in lighter role Mar 20, 2008
Jodie Foster is best known for her award-winning turns in thrillers such as Silence of the Lambs, The Brave One and Panic Room. But in her latest film, Nim's Island, Foster was more than happy to play a supporting role opposite 11-year-old actress Abigail Breslin. (ABC Online)
Michael Haneke's Funny Games Mar 15, 2008
Funny Games begins as a standard-issue (if curiously slow-paced) home-invasion movie, in which a bourgeois family is menaced by sadistic captors in the grand tradition stretching from Cape Fear to Panic Room. The well-off FarbersGeorge (Tim Roth), Ann (Watts), their son, Georgie (a brave young actor named Devon Gearhart, who I seriously hope had a counselor on-set), and their golden retriever, Luckyare first seen driving to their summer house in what looks like the Hamptons. (Slate)
David Fincher's Original New Film Mar 7, 2008
Known for films such as Seven (1995), The Game (1997), Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002) and Zodiac (2007), Fincher has never truly attempted to steer away from the somber, melancholy tone that has typically come to dominate the look and feel of his films. His visual flair is artistically his own and he strives to create a sense of unease through the use of lighting and camerawork. (Suite101.com)
Pricey insurance policies keep films from running into trouble Feb 22, 2008
The knee problem resurfaced during the filming of Panic Room, which led to a costly decision to bring in Jodie Foster to replace her. When insurers balked at covering Kidman for Cold Mountain, she landed the part by agreeing to put much of her salary in escrow and use body doubles for scenes that might put stress on her knee. (USA Today -- Money)
'Twilight' casting continues Feb 20, 2008
Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and Kristen Stewart (Panic Room) have been previously cast as the tale's vampire-human sweethearts. Other members of the Twilight cast include Nikki Reed (Lords of Dogtown), Ashley Greene (Shark) and Kellan Lutz (The Comeback). (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Enjoy the game in 'King of Kong' Jan 27, 2008
Jodie Foster has taken on all kinds of thugs -- on land ("Panic Room") and in the air ("Flightplan"). Now, in "The Brave One," she's facing them on the mean streets of New York. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
How to escape the madness Jan 22, 2008
Help - I need a panic room. Where is this trend leading. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Jason's Top 10 Jan 19, 2008
This chronicle of the infamous Zodiac murder spree was a change of pace for Fincher, who made a name for himself with the flashy editing and complicated kinetics of films like "Fight Club" and "Panic Room." Based on the writings of political cartoonist turned amateur sleuth Robert Graysmith (portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal, whose awkward gawkiness serves him well, for once), the film is primarily a police procedural. Fincher does reins in his more visceral filmmaking impulses, but he never... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Tim McGraw, Dwight Yoakam to appear in romantic comedy Jan 18, 2008
Yoakam, 51, has been in several movies, including Red Rock West,Sling Blade,The Newton Boys and Panic Room. . (USA Today -- Life)
David Fincher Didn't Want To Make 'Another Serial-Killer Movie' ... Until 'Zodiac' Came Along Jan 3, 2008
As much as people thought "Panic Room" was a chance to fly a camera around and show off, that was an extension of our philosophy about how the story should be told and not like, "I'd really like to rent this piece of equipment." When somebody says, "You don't want to make this movie it all takes place in one house," those are fighting words. MTV: Of course, the interesting thing about "Zodiac," this serial-killer film, is it defies so many of the clich. (VHI.com -- Music News)
She's gay, witty and charming Dec 22, 2007
After a series of dubious ventures with films she had a hit with Panic Room in 2002. Thrillers Flightplan and The Brave One followed. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Two singers, one swinger for "Christmases" Dec 17, 2007
Between recording albums and touring with wife Faith Hill, McGraw has appeared in such features as "Friday Night Lights" and "The Kingdom." Yoakam has a more extensive screen resume, taking supporting roles in "Sling Blade," "Panic Room," "Hollywood Homicide" and "Wedding Crashers.". Reuters/Hollywood Reporter. (Reuters)
Lead actress cheat sheet Nov 17, 2007
Despite her tremendous success as a young actor, Fosters highest box office opening came at age 40 for 2002s Panic Room. . (Variety)
The Hollywood Reporter to Honor Jodie Foster with the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award Nov 16, 2007
Other films to her credit include The Accused, Silence of the Lambs, Flightplan, Panic Room, Nell, Anna and the King, Sommersby, and Bugsy Malone. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Suspense drama 'P2' sinks to a whole new level Nov 10, 2007
This is not Audrey Hepburn adroitly terrorized by Alan Arkin in Wait Until Dark, nor Jodie Foster springing back from shock in the superbly utilized old building in Panic Room. It's another dumb rummage of sadistic kicks for viewers stuck at the P2 level. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
When parking attendants go really, really bad Nov 9, 2007
Yet if it all recalls the formulaic frights found in Dead Calm and Panic Room, P2 at least doesn't suffer from artistic ambitions. It knows what it is and never purports to be anything but efficient and engrossing. (Winnipeg Sun)
Commentary: Wake me when Halloween is over Nov 1, 2007
Wed Oct 31, 2007, 04:02 PM EDT. Am I the only person confused about Halloween. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Six singers who light up the big screen Oct 17, 2007
Frame by frame: Yoakam does creepy frightfully well, from an abusive alcoholic in Sling Blade to a sociopath in Panic Room. Oscar status: He could scare up a supporting statuette yet if one of his wackos were to catch the academy's eye. (USA Today)
Angel of vengeance Oct 6, 2007
They follow a handful of recent(ish) terrific suspense flicks featuring stellar Foster turns, such as Panic Room and Inside Man. But the one-time child star laughs at the idea that getting her average back up, to one movie a year since 2002, might suggest a creative renaissance. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Jumping 'Into the Wild' with the Cast and Crew Oct 6, 2007
com Staff Friday, October 5, 2007 10:11 PM CDT Wise beyond her years, teen thespian Kristen Stewart first splashed onto the silver screen at age 10, with an outstanding performance in Panic Room (2002), alongside Oscar-winning co-star Jodie Foster. But there'd be no need to worry about her career, as the pensive actress made a series of fine acting choices, thereafter. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Missing the target| Oct 2, 2007
But as successful radio presenter Erica Bain, the double Oscar winner gets to dig deeper than she did as the desperate mothers of 'Panic Room' and 'Flightplan. Through her finely measured performance we experience the wholly believable transformation of a joyously content woman into a cold, hard, empty shell of her former self. (iAfrica.com)
Don't mess with Jodie the brave Sep 23, 2007
After seeing you in "Panic Room," "Flightplan" and now "The Brave One," I'm sort of overwhelmed by your, um, grim demeanor and fierce aggressiveness. Jodie: As well you should. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Film Notes: 'Adventureland' adds Reynolds Sep 21, 2007
Reynolds recently played an FBI agent in "Smokin' Aces" and a former geek trying to escape the "friend zone" with best pal Amy Smart in "Just Friends." Kristen Stewart, who next will be seen in "Into the Wild" and played Jodie Foster's daughter in "Panic Room," is rumored to be joining the cast but is not confirmed, according to Miramax. Set in summer 1987, "Adventureland" is about an uptight, recent college grad who is forced to take a degrading minimum-wage job at an amusement park when he... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The Shameful, Awful Brave One: What is Wrong with Jodie Foster? Sep 18, 2007
" (No, no hookers involved. At least not yet.) One night, when she and her fiance David (Lost's Naveen Andrews) are out walking their dog in Central Park, they are beset by a band of leering thugs, who brutally beat Erica into a coma and David into his grave, gleefully filming the whole thing. Once Erica recovers, she buys herself a gun and embarks on a Bronson-like massacre of the usual litany of Big Apple baddies: a gunman in a Korean deli, a pair of after-hours subway predators, a drugged-out... (New Republic)
The week's best films Sep 17, 2007
Panic Room (David Fincher, 2002) 9pm, Five. Jodie Foster's wealthy, divorced Meg and diabetic daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) move into a monstrous old New York brownstone, they seem safe as houses: it contains a hi-tech bolt-hole called the panic room. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
'Brave One' wins weekend Sep 17, 2007
6 million in 2005, while "Panic Room" opened to $30 million in 2002, although those two pics had broader, more commercial appeal ... Foster pics like "Flightplan" and "Panic Room" were far less dark and serious than "Brave One." Among her big films, opening is Foster's lowest since "Anna and the King," which debuted to $5. (Variety)
Jodie Foster makes Brave One look good Sep 16, 2007
The Brave One stars two-time Oscar winner Foster, who has effectively played the woman under attack in the hit films Flightplan and Panic Room. If you compare The Brave One to the best work of British director Neil Jordan -- especially to his End of the Affair and Crying Game -- you may conclude that the new film lacks the punch and stomach-knotting situations. (Rediff)
Fosters avenger flick punishing to watch Sep 14, 2007
It s easy to poke fun at her supermom routine in Flightplan and Panic Room. But they work so well because of her, and Foster s Clarice Starling is one of the most unforgettable heroines in screen history. (Boston Herald)
Movie: 'Brave One': Vigilante justice thriller ultimately disappointing Sep 14, 2007
Just doing weakly plotted, surefire Jodie-in-jeopardy hits such as "Flightplan" and "Panic Room" and this to keep your "quote" up. Not brave. (Juneau Empire)
'Brave One' stalks box office Sep 14, 2007
"Panic Room," released in 2002, opened at $30 million on its way to a domestic cume of $95. 3 million. (Variety)
The Brave One * Sep 14, 2007
In her latest incarnation as a tense-mouthed, wide-eyed feminist victim ( Panic Room, Flightplan), Foster floats through the streets and subways like a pale, malnourished wide-eyed boy, dressed in a tank top, hooded sweatshirt and black jeans. Back on her radio show, she talks in her disembodied alto, and opens the board to the range of excited New Yorkers. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Brutality and injustice pave one woman's road to revenge. Sep 14, 2007
She displayed it, most recently in "Flightplan" as a widow who turns ferocious when her daughter goes missing on a jumbo jet, and in "Panic Room," as a newly divorced mother who will do anything to protect her child. Although Jordan uses all manner of tricks to get us inside Erica's head -- camera angles that skew her world and our view, a wardrobe that darkens to gray and then black, voiceovers from her NPR-style radio show -- he mainly lets us watch Foster act. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Vengeance is Jodie's Sep 13, 2007
" Though Foster has slowed down her career the last decade to raise her two sons, "The Brave One" comes amid a diverse mix of big and small films the actress has taken on in the last few years. She starred in the thrillers "Panic Room" and "Flightplan" and took a juicy supporting role in last year's bank-heist tale "Inside Man. " Fluent in French since childhood, Foster also took on a supporting role in the French-language romance "A Very Long Engagement. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Jodie Foster Hopes Box Office Is Home Of 'The Brave,' In Projection Booth Sep 13, 2007
And just because we notice these types of things, here are Foster's leading roles since "Anna and the King" in 1999: "Panic Room," "Flightplan," "Inside Man" and "The Brave One." A lot of actors have children and start making family films (look at Johnny Depp). She had a kid in 1998 and started making R-rated thrillers. (VHI.com -- Music News)
UKTV Gold bags US Strictly Come Dancing Sep 12, 2007
It also has a movie deal with Sony for titles such as Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Panic Room and The Patriot. To contact the MediaGuardian newsdesk email or phone 020 7239 9857. (Media Guardian)
Foster has monster inside Sep 12, 2007
The 'Panic Room' star claims there is a different side to her calm personality which is "filled with rage and fear" and could emerge at any moment. She said, "For a while I've wanted to tell a story that, inside you, there's this stranger filled with rage and fear, and it's been there all along. And one event can bring that out. I don't one hundred percent understand why, but I'm not scared by that kind of darkness.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Foster gets brave, gets gun in Brave One Sep 12, 2007
She starred in the thrillers Panic Room and Flightplan and took a juicy supporting role in last years bank-heist tale Inside Man. Fluent in French since childhood, Foster also took on a supporting role in the French-language romance A Very Long Engagement. (MSNBC -- News)
Jodie Foster explores her dark side Sep 10, 2007
-Panic Room (2002)Role: As Meg Altman, Foster plays a single mother who fights back after three men break into her home and trap mother and daughter in a safe room ... Yet her selectivity has become a seal of approval for moviegoers, who have turned her dark movies including Flightplan and Panic Room into unlikely hits. (USA Today -- Life)
Fall movie preview: The good, bad and ugly Sep 9, 2007
Foster's previous three action films, 2002's "Panic Room," 2005's "Flightplan" and last year's "Inside Man" all grossed just under $100 million. And "The Brave One," which features Foster's character seeking vengeance after her boyfriend is murdered, seems to fit the formula that has worked for her lately. (CNN -- Money)
Foster embodies vigilante justice Aug 30, 2007
" Our culture, she said, is uncomfortable with women who use power aggressively. Yet Foster, when asked how and why she transformed from the victim in "Taxi Driver" to the disassociated murderess of "The Brave One," paused ... and then laughed a little too hard. "I don't know," she said as if busted by the principal. Undeniably, the issue of women and violence runs like a ragged stream through her work -- marking almost every one of the movies that have made her a great star, from "The Accused"... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Rosario Dawson Finds Her Film Horrifying Aug 27, 2007
After playing action hero characters in Panic Room and Flight Plan, Jodie Foster has apparently decided to go the legendary Charles Bronson route. In the film The Brave One, Foster is the victim of a violent crime who then turns around and fights back with a vengeance. (Newsmax)
Television movies for the week of August 26 Aug 26, 2007
TV Movies: August 26-September 1. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The $6 Million Woman Aug 22, 2007
(In retrospect, Jodie Foster in Panic Room was a much better fit. Her early scenes with her son, at a dinner party with Ben, and turning away a curious census taker who approaches her apartment late one night - the sort of material that would be more at home in setting up a mini-series exploring the same material - are driven by equal parts intellect, protective instinct and vulnerability. (Film Stew)
Jodie Foster sticks to guns in 'Brave' Aug 17, 2007
Foster credits her high script standards for her remarkable box office track record, from "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Contact" to "Panic Room" and "Flightplan," which was rewritten for her after Denzel Washington and Sean Penn passed. (Foster commands $15 million against 15% of the gross. (Variety)
Shocker: Adam Goldberg and Julie Delpy Are Smart and Witty! Aug 10, 2007
Much: Talk turns to Goldberg s previous work with , and he launches into a story about being offered a role in Panic Room, how badly he wanted it, how much he admired Fincher. Alas, no. I was doing this TV show where I uprooted my entire life and moved to New York so it could get canceled after nine episodes. (E! Online)
Is Posh having a laugh? Actually, yes ... Jul 22, 2007
The words 'new sitcom' tend to make me want to lie down in my panic room (not got one ... Shame: a girl could spend a lot of time alone in her panic room thinking about poetic pilots. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Of a psychopathic killer and bored housewives Jul 22, 2007
With this film, Flincher (maker of Panic Room) is a step short of mastering the art of making tension and fear palpable. The scene where Robert Graysmith, played brilliantly by Jake Gyllenhaal, tries to get away from the house of whom he believes to be the murderer is gripping and aptly caught in a drenched Gyllenhaal, left cold and psyched with the encounter. (Daily News & Analysis)
Life with a serial killer May 18, 2007
"As a film-maker, though, Fincher really needed Zodiac. His talents have never been in doubt, but Zodiac is only his second film in eight years, since Fight Club put him firmly at the head of the New Hollywood pack. The intervening period has been a series of aborted projects and missed opportunities. He was down to direct The Black Dahlia, as well as Mission: Impossible 3, Lords of Dogtown and The Lookout - any of which would have been a good match for Fincher's special brand of savage visual... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Partners in crime May 13, 2007
The chilly thriller Panic Room (2002) was possibly his least satisfying, all souped-up smoke and mirrors. But with Zodiac, Fincher has gone back to basics: a three-hour procedural drama that's as fascinating as it is cinematically conventional. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Biographical Dictionary of Film #14 May 11, 2007
Then there was Panic Room, which seemed to be about decor and design more than the way people live. It was a suspense film, about a woman and her threatened child, and it got Jodie Foster after Nicole Kidman had to drop out. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
ON TV: Talk shows are killing conversation May 1, 2007
Why not use it as a panic room beyond whose walls exist mean, invasive people on the Internet. One of the only real talk shows left is a parody of one, "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central. (Los Angeles Times)
CHICKFLICKFAILS Apr 29, 2007
Kristen Stewart (Panic Room), as the resentful daughter, plays the role without distinction, but thankfully she doesn't detract from the film. Ryan was a disappointment. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Editor's Choice: Worst Movies Ever Apr 29, 2007
"Panic Room" -- hilariously stupid. "Dude, Where's My Car?" -- dude, does that need an explanation. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
The Reel Critic: Reign over Me Apr 26, 2007
His cityscape is as lonely as the one David Fincher evoked in "Panic Room.". Faced with Charlie's Holdenesque naivet, Alan realizes his own life's stagnation, but finally comes to terms with the stability of adulthood. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
