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New Poster For The Invention Of Lying

15 July 2009 11:36 PM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news

Here's a first glimpse of the poster for Ricky Gervais' first Hollywood movie as actor-director-writer, The Invention Of Lying, courtesy of this morning's Currant Bun.Set in a parallel universe where no-one can tell a lie, The Invention Of Lying see Gervais playing a schlubby Mr. Average who discovers that his unique ability to tell porkies gives him a big advantage over everyone else. Shades of Liar Liar in reverse, although Gervais' unique comic sensibilities will no doubt provide some distinctly squirmy moments.With a supporting cast that includes Rob Lowe, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, as well as the mighty Tina Fey, this looks set to tickle our funny bone.The Invention Of Lying is out in the UK on October 2 . 

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The 25 Most Anticipated Films for the Rest of 2009

15 July 2009 6:45 PM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

[1] Originally Posted in Creative Loafing [2]. 2009 is already halfway over, and the fall movie season (with all the originality and Oscar-bait it has to offer) is just around the corner. What follows is my list of the 25 films I'm most interested in seeing in the second half of 2009. Read all the way to the bottom for some honorable mentions and films that flat out didn't make the cut, despite the big-name talent behind the production. (I'm looking at you Scorsese and Apatow.) Then let me know in the comments what you're looking forward to seeing in the next six months. Read on for the my 25 most anticipated films of the rest of 2009. 25) Big Fan [3] (August 28) I know the Sundance hit wasn't praised for its production values, but The Wrestler scribe Robert D. Siegal looks like he has written another winner about a loser. Patton Oswalt [4]plays a very big New York Giants fan who,

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UK Poster of Lying

15 July 2009 5:41 PM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

It's not often you'll see such a concise tagline, or an image of Brit comic Ricky Gervais in spirited motion. The UK quad poster for The Invention Of Lying has both! The movie explores the other side of truth (nearly the original title, in fact), with Gervais as an average guy in a world without misinformation or obfuscation, who cheerfully takes advantage of his sudden ability to deviate from fact. You can check out the trailer Right Here.

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News: Tiff lineup announcement / No Stephen Chow as Kato / Toronto After Dark’s initial lineup announced

15 July 2009 10:22 AM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

Tiff Lineup Announcements The 2009 Toronto International Film Fest has begun to unveil its lineup, and it's a doozy so far. From Cannes, we have Jane Campion's Bright Star, Bong Joon-Ho's Mother, Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank and Johnnnie To's Vengeance. Premieres include: opening night film Creation, which stars Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany as Emma and Charles Darwin; Ricky Gervais' first original feature-film screenplay, The Invention of Lying; Steven Soderbergh's corporate-fiasco farce The Informant, starring Matt Damon; and the eccentric-sounding Leaves of Grass, starring Edward Norton and directed by Tim Blake Nelson. Tiff typically functions as a testing ground for Oscar's favorites, so keep one eye firmly focused on it. Stephen Chow will not be Kato in The Green Hornet Something is amiss with The Green Hornet and Stephen Chow, and it has me worried. First, Chow was signed on to both direct and play the Hornet's sidekick,

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New Poster For The Invention Of Lying

14 July 2009 11:30 PM, PDT | From FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news

It’s no secret that I’m a huge Ricky Gervais fan, and so I’ll make it no secret that I’m really looking forward to his latest Hollywood outing - The Invention of Lying. Fortunately we don’t have too long to wait, as the film hits theatres here in Blighty on 2nd October.

In the meantime (and until the next trailer hits) there’s a new quad poster for the film, which stars Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Rob Lowe and Tina Fey.

Check it out below, I’ve also thrown in the existing trailer for a rewatch. What can I say? I’m kind of nice like that!

Source: The Sun

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Toronto Film Festival Announces 2009 Galas and Special Presentations

14 July 2009 10:37 PM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news

The first wave of major titles for this year's Toronto International Film Festival [1] were announced yesterday, and there were certainly more than enough high profile picks to get people talking. Ricky Gervais's The Invention of Lying, Neil Jordan's Ondine and Nicolas Winding Refn's Valhalla Rising were among the world premieres unveiled for September, along with North American premieres of such films as Steven Soderbergh's The Informant!, Bong Joon-ho's Mother and Johnnie To's Vengeance. There was some controversy over the choice of Jon Amiel's Darwin biopic Creation as the festival opener -- not because of the subject matter, but rather because of the fact that this is the first time the fest will kick off with a non-Canadian film. It does seem like a bit of a strange choice, but how can you say no to Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly? Sundance hit Precious, Based

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First Tiff (Toronto International Film Festival) titles announced

14 July 2009 3:05 PM, PDT | From QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news

The first announcement includes 12 world premiers including Nicholas Refn's (Bronson, Pusher trilogy) Valhalla Rising which looks nothing short of stunning.

Full list after the break.

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Get Low Aaron Schneider, USA

World Premiere

Inspired by the true story of Felix "Bush" Breazeale, this stately frontier drama stars Robert Duvall as a backwoods eccentric who stages his own funeral.while still alive. Ten thousand people arrive to hear him speak and to learn why this local legend exiled himself 40 years ago to the foothills of Eastern Tennessee. Set in the early 1930s, Get Low is a story of mystery and discovery that speaks of timeless things. Can we know who we are? Should we judge anyone? Is there redemption for those of us lost in the dark catacombs of our past? Also starring Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek and Lucas Black.

The Invention of Lying Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson, USA

World Premiere

From Ricky Gervais,

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Matt Damon, Ricky Gervais and Tina Fey heading to 2009 Toronto Film Festival

14 July 2009 11:04 AM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news

  Toronto (AP) — Real-life couple Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany will kick off the Toronto International Film Festival with the life story of Charles Darwin. Bettany stars as the theory-of-evolution pioneer and Connelly plays his wife in "Creation," which opens the festival Sept. 10. The film is directed by Jon Amiel, whose credits include "The Core" and "Entrapment." The Toronto event is among a flurry of film showcases, including the Venice and Telluride festivals, that help launch Hollywood's awards season each year. Along with "Creation," the Toronto lineup will feature Jane Campion's "Bright Star," a drama about another 19th-century Brit,...

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Charles Darwin Biopic to Open Toronto '09

14 July 2009 9:45 AM, PDT | From Movieline | See recent Movieline news

Organizers at the Toronto International Film Festival this morning announced almost two dozen new selections for 2009, including the opening-night film Creation. The film, featuring Paul Bettany as the troubled Charles Darwin and Jennifer Connelly as his God-fearing wife, is the first non-Canadian title in years to open the fest; it joins Steven Soderbergh's The Informant!, Ricky Gervais's The Invention of Lying and Neil Jordan's Ondine among this year's higher-profile selections; more films will be announced as the festival's Sept. 10 opening day approaches. [indieWIRE]

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Jon Amiel's 'Creation' to Open Toronto Fest

14 July 2009 7:42 AM, PDT | From The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news

Campion, Soderbergh films also slated for festival, which starts Sept. 10.

By Wrap Staff

The world premiere of Jon Amiel’s “Creation” will open the 2009 Toronto Film Festival, which begins Sept. 10, the festival announced on Tuesday.

Also announced were four Gala Presentations and 18 Special Presentations for the festival, which runs through Sept. 19.

Included are works from filmmakers Jane Campion, Lu Chuan, Raoul Peck, Steven Soderbergh and Johnnie To, starring Mariah Carey, Abbie Cornish, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Ricky Gervais, Eva Green, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Clive Owen, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sissy Spa...

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Ricky Gervais Lies to Jennifer Garner, That Bastard

14 July 2009 6:15 AM, PDT | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news

Ricky Gervais is such a big fat liar that he actually creates fibbing in his new movie. But you can believe we'll be waiting in line when The Invention of Lying hits theaters in the fall. (Ok, we'll probably let one of our friends wait in line while we grab a drink, but we will totally see this movie.) The title is clunky—Liar, Liar was taken, apparently—but the premise is pure fun: Gervais discovers that everyone he knows tells the truth, but even better they believe whatever B.S. he tells them. That's good enough right there, but the cast is phenomenal, too: Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Louis C.K., Jonah Hill and Tina Fey. Sure, all-star lineups aren't a guarantee of a...

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The 'Creation' of a New Tiff?

14 July 2009 | From ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news

- An indication that Atom Egoyan's Chloe will most definitely find a competition slot in Venice, Tiff has uncharacteristically went with a foreign English language title as the film festival's opening night selection. The spot usually reserved for a Canadian film went to Jon Amiel's unsold Creation which will have its world premiere on the 10th of September. Today's announcement of 23 titles confirms the a.) red carpet presence and early seat sale interest with names/faces like Matt Damon, Ricky Gervais, Clive Owen and Michael Douglas, b.) the latest from Bruno Dumont, Niki Caro, Neil Jordan and Tim Blake Nelson will not be receiving comp slots in Venice but will be part of the Special Presentations at Tiff instead, and c.) a sampling of adult fair titles (Solitary Man, Valhalla Rising, The Boys Are Back, Mao’s Last Dancer, Moloch Tropical, Cracks) that were perhaps not ready or

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After 'Brüno,' What Does Sacha Baron Cohen Do Next?

12 July 2009 10:27 PM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news

With another box-office hit under his belt, the comic actor has plenty of options.

By Eric Ditzian

Sacha Baron Cohen as Brüno

Photo: Mike Flokis/ WireImage

All three of Sacha Baron Cohen's satirical comic creations — the gay Austrian fashionista Brüno, the anti-Semitic Kazakhstani journalist Borat and the clueless hip-hop culture maven Ali G — have now gracelessly graced the big screen. "Ali G Indahouse" actually never made it into U.S. theaters but did enjoy a run in the U.K. In 2006, "Borat" appeared almost out of nowhere to become a box-office smash, eventually taking in almost $130 million domestically. And, over the weekend, "Brüno" earned more than $30 million in ticket sales.

With his three well-known characters seemingly exhausted — and a box-office track record that might give him something close to carte blanche with movie studios — where does Cohen go from here? Here's some wild speculation about avenues he might try to explore.

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This Week in Trailers - Ricky Gervais, 'Pandorum,' 'District 9,' 'Jennifer's Body'

12 July 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Some restaurant quality trailers this week, and most of them are new versions of trailers we've seen before. Of those, all but G.I. Joe make me more interested in seeing the entire movie. As for G.I. Joe...I don't want to say it's a lost cause, but only because I've beaten that dead horse already.

We do have three new trailers, and they've all got promise, even Jennifer's Body, which may surprise you. But for me, the trailer of the week is the teaser for Ricky Gervais' Cemetery Junction, which doesn't show a frame of film from the movie.

So we'll start there...

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Watch This: Ricky Gervais' Cemetery Junction Teaser Trailer

11 July 2009 4:56 PM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

There's no actual footage from the movie in this teaser trailer, but it does feature Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Ralph Fiennes (seen above) talking about, well, the movie itself. Cemetery Junction, formerly known as The Men at the Pru, tells the funny, touching and universal story of being trapped in a small town and dreaming of escape. More specifically, it's a 1970s-set comedy centered on three upstart professional men working at an insurance company. Gervais debuted this announcement teaser well in advance of its release, as this is still shooting as we speak. But it's funny and worth watching, so enjoy! Watch the teaser trailer for Ricky Gervais' Cemetery Junction: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/cemetery_junction_teaser_1500k.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/cemetery_junction_teaser_1500k.jpg 560 302] For more info, head over to Ricky's official website: rickygervais.com Cemetery Junction, set in 1970s England, follows three blue-collar friends who spend their days joking, drinking and chasing girls. Freddie (Christian Cooke) wants to leave their

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Video: In a world where everyone tells the truth, one man tries to make a difference! (By lying.)

11 July 2009 8:21 AM, PDT | From doorQ.com | See recent doorQ.com news

Imagine a world where everyone tells the truth, straight-up, hands-down, for good or for ill.  

Imagine in that world that no one has ever heard of a lie, no one shades the truth, no one "spins" and therefore, everything everyone says is accepted exactly on face-value.

Now imagine you are the first person to discover both the concept of lying and the power that brings...

And give thee thy trailer for Ricky Gervais' The Invention Of Lying: 

 Source:  The Invention Of Lying trailer

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Get A Look At Cemetery Junction - Footage And Interviews!

11 July 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news

Looking forward to the Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant directed comedy Cemetery Junction? Good, because I have footage and interviews with the pair below, courtesy of the BBC!

Cemetery Junction is Gervais and Merchants first film and also stars Ralph Fiennes, Emily Watson and Matthew Goode. The film, set in the 1970’s, is the coming of age story of young guys working for the British building society ‘The Prudential’.

Cemetery Junction hits UK theatres on 7th April 2010, check out the footage below:

Source: BBC

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'The Office' star Mackenzie Crook credits Ricky Gervais

10 July 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Mackenzie Crook has irritated his neighbours by refusing to cut down a beech tree. The 'Office' actor lives in a house that was once owned by late British comedian Peter Sellers, and insists he won't chop down the foliage because Peter planted it. He said: "There's a huge beech tree at the bottom of the garden that Sellers planted. The neighbours want me to chop it down because it casts a shadow over their garden but I won't. I like the fact that he is pissing off the neighbours from beyond the grave." Mackenzie's big break came when comedian Ricky Gervais chose him to appear in UK TV show 'The Office'. Without Ricky, the 37-year-old actor admits he might

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Mackenzie Crook's Sellers support

10 July 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Mackenzie Crook has irritated his neighbours by refusing to cut down a beech tree. The 'Office' actor lives in a house that was once owned by late British comedian Peter Sellers, and insists he won't chop down the foliage because Peter planted it. He said: "There's a huge beech tree at the bottom of the garden that Sellers planted. The neighbours want me to chop it down because it casts a shadow over their garden but I won't. I like the fact that he is p**sing off the neighbours from beyond the grave." Mackenzie's big break came when comedian Ricky Gervais chose him to appear in UK TV show 'The Office'. Without Ricky, the 37-year-old actor admits he might still

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Cemetery Junction Announcement Teaser

10 July 2009 9:44 PM, PDT | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news

A short announcement teaser for Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s Cemetery Junction has popped online. In the below video Gervais and Merchant, who co-wrote and co-directed the film, joke around with one of its stars - Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes. Set in the 1970s, the film tells the funny, touching and universal story of being trapped in a small town and dreaming of escape and centers around three blue-collar friends who spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. It also stars Christian Cooke, Jack Doolan, Felicity Jones, Tom Hughes, Emily Watson and Matthew Goode. It arrives in theaters April 2010.

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