ওয়াশিংটন বাংলা রেডিও Washington Bangla Radio USA

The 2011 SXSW Film Festival is winding down, but not before what is perhaps the fest’s biggest premiere last night, Jodie Foster’s The Beaver. In any given year this may not have been such a big film, but with Mel Gibson’s career in turmoil amid some scandalous allegations (and very public audio tapes), all eyes have been on Foster’s third feature as a director to see if Gibson can potentially use the film to inch his way back into movies. Early word says that while Gibson turns in one of the best performances of his career, the film as a whole is a little uneven tonally. Writing for Cinematical, William Goss says, “Jodie Foster's third feature as a director won't garner the same validation that a Pulitzer Prize would bring, despite a well-regarded...

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