Jodie Foster

Carnage

Polanski's comedy of upper-middle class savagery is fast, funny and filthy

24 Jan 2012

(15) 79mins Roman Polanski’s adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s play Gods of Carnage opens with a playground spat. Set over the opening credits, it’s this innocuous bust-up that drives the bitterly funny four-hander, as the parents of both children try to…

The Beaver - Jodie Foster interview

The director on working with Mel Gibson on comedy drama

1 Jul 2011

The Beaver is the third directorial effort from the iconic Jodie Foster. The 48-year-old actress burst onto the international scene as a child star in 1976 with films such as Taxi Driver, Bugsy Malone and Freaky Friday. Lauded as a teenager for her…

The Beaver

Mel Gibson steps closer to redemption in Jodie Foster-directed comedy

23 May 2011

(12A) 90min Just when it seemed that Mel Gibson would never work in Hollywood again, The Beaver proves that he might have a future after all. A string of tabloid scandals suggested that Gibson had pressed the self-destruct button on his career.

The reviewers reviewed: The Beaver

What we said, and they said, about the new Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson flick

23 May 2011

What we said: ‘Gibson is the story, channelling the manic, edgy qualities of his established screen persona and his personal woes into a performance that encourages you to give him a second chance.’ The List What they said: ‘The Beaver may flash its…

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

30 Oct 2008

An odd, mid-seventies Canadian film with Jodie Foster as the precocious kid who seems to be keeping a few things to herself, and revealing others that don’t quite ring true – not least hat her poet father is working in the study upstairs in the rural…

Simpsons star Jodie Foster

Celebrity Gossip

5 Sep 2008

Jodie Foster and Anne Hathaway are set to voice characters on 'The Simpsons'. The 'Silence of the Lambs' actress will be lend her voice to an adult version of Maggie, the youngest member of Springfield's most famous family, in an episode entitled…

Jodie Foster pregnant?

Celebrity Gossip

1 Sep 2008

Jodie Foster has sparked rumours she is pregnant. The 'Brave One' actress, who split from lesbian lover Cydney Bernard in May after a 14-year relationship, displayed an apparent baby bump in a tight purple sundress while out in Los Angeles over the…

Jodie Foster's 25m split

Celebrity Gossip

21 Aug 2008

Jodie Foster's split with Cydney Bernard may cost her $25 million. The 'Silence of the Lambs' star separated from Cydney, her partner of 14 years, in May to start a relationship with writer Cynthia Mort, 51, and reports now suggest she could lose a…

Jodie Foster affair claims

Celebrity Gossip

22 May 2008

Jodie Foster split from her long-term lover because the actress was having an affair, it has been reported. Jodie - who recently separated from Cydney Bernard after 14 years together - is alleged to have been seeing another woman, who she met on the…

Jodie Foster splits?

Celebrity Gossip

15 May 2008

Jodie Foster has reportedly split from her girlfriend. The 'Silence of the Lambs' actress - who only publicly confirmed she is a lesbian at an awards ceremony last December - is said to have ended her 14-year relationship with film producer Cydney…

Nim’s Island

24 Apr 2008

FAMILY/ADVENTURE (U) 95min Jodie Foster tries vainly to kick-start a career as a children’s entertainer in, a post-modern adventure aimed squarely at undemanding family audiences. Co-directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, who made the similarly…

The Brave One

20 Sep 2007

CRIME/THRILLER (18) 122min There is no actor working today who portrays motivational fear better than Jodie Foster. Her performances in The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs and to a lesser extent the more recent Panic Room and Flight Plan are…