Warner Home Video released Body of Lies on DVD on February 17, 2009. From $17.99. The film wants to be persuasive in its expertise about modern spycraft, terrorism, the CIA and Middle East politics. [39] Overall, while the film grossed only $40 million at the North American box office, it has grossed $115,097,286 worldwide. [10] DiCaprio chose to pursue the role because he considered it a throwback to political films in the 1970s such as The Parallax View (1974) and Three Days of the Condor (1975). [23][24], Body of Lies was Alexander Witt's first credit as a director of photography; he had collaborated with Ridley Scott on six feature films previously, beginning as a second unit camera operator on Black Rain (1989). Streitenfeld also collaborated with Mike Patton and Serj Tankian on the song "Bird's Eye", which was written specially for the musical score of the film. Body of Lies is an extremely well paced, tightly wound, and intensely violent thriller. Get Behind the Scenes with Your Favorite Shows! [5] Bundles containing this item. This placed it as the third highest earning film that weekend, behind Disney's Beverly Hills Chihuahua, which turned out to be No. © 2008 - 2017 Gravy Train Productions, LLC, New Bachelorette 2017 Episode 3 Spoiler Clip Released By ABC, Days Of Our Lives 2016 Bringing On New Valerie Grant Doctor Character,New Details, New Supernatural Season 12,Episode 2 Intense Spoiler Promo Clip Released, New Blacklist Season 4,Episode 5 Intense Spoiler Promo Clip Released, New Grey’s Anatomy Season 13,Episode 5 Spoiler Promo Clip Released. The film is the antithesis of a slick, superficial feature like Eagle Eye.It both demands and rewards thought. Roger Ferris steht der arabischen Welt nah, und über ihn bekommt man als Leser hervorragenden Zugang zu dieser Welt. Ferris and some salvaged discs are rescued by helicopter, but Bassam is killed in the explosion. The Official Facebook Page for Body of Lies. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming … This is part 2 of a 2-part interview with author David Ignatius on the big screen adaptation of his novel “Body of Lies”, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, which releases in theaters this Friday (10/10/08). The basketball stadium in Rabat was used as the U.S. embassy in Jordan: a CIA office set was built inside the stadium, favoured because its design allowed the cameras to shoot both interior and exterior vistas, thus showing the characters looking out on people and tanks passing in the streets. It engages the mind instead of punishing those who use it for reasoning. He desperately asks Salaam for help, admitting he fabricated Omar Sadiki's terrorist cell and the attack. Reviewed in Italy on May 8, 2018. Their previous experience meant they "knew every stone in the desert" and they were allowed access to many locations, including the Ministry of Finance, which was dressed as Jordan's secret service headquarters, Casablanca airport and a military airfield. "[33] Lou Lumenick in the New York Post wrote that, "There's nothing here we haven't seen in many other movies"[34] and Lisa Kennedy in The Denver Post summarised: "Body of Lies is an A-list project with B-game results. Cold Case Files & Body of Lies (NEW STORY) … Cold Case Files & Body of Lies (NEW STORY) part 2/2. “Body of Lies”, adapted from David Ignatius’ novel of the same name, is the latest film from Ridley Scott (“Alien”, “Gladiator”, “Black Hawk Down”) and will be released into theaters this Friday, October 10th 2008. While going to the hospital to receive rabies shots for dog bites he suffered while eliminating the terrorist, Ferris meets a nurse named Aisha (Golshifteh Farahani) and begins developing romantic feelings for her. But Body of Lies does do one thing perfectly: give viewers a chance to see two fine actors go toe to toe. Lie After an awkward silence while you gathered your thoughts, you bit the bullet and give the least painful explanation you can muster. This page was last edited on 23 March 2021, at 09:22. 3 years ago | 3 views. Salaam invites Ferris back to Jordan and shares his suspicions that Omar Sadiki is a terrorist, although Ferris feigns ignorance. In the ensuing shootout and chase, Ferris and Bassam's vehicle is hit by an RPG. Nizar is used as a pawn to draw out the rest of his cell; when Nizar is captured, Ferris is forced to shoot him to prevent his exposing the identities of Ferris and his associate, Bassam (Oscar Isaac). Big thanks to David Ignatius for taking the time to discuss his work and upcoming release of the Ridley Scott directed spy-thriller. [37], Outside North America it opened reasonably well. Warner Bros. had hoped the large budget and Scott's direction could better them, but the film performed relatively poorly compared to his others; analysts attributed this to the film's Middle East setting and exploration of terrorism. Salaam accuses Ferris of having had knowledge of the move on Karami, blames Ferris' duplicity with him for the destruction of the safe house, and exiles Ferris from Jordan. [18][19] Filming began on September 5, 2007 at the Eastern Market, Washington, D.C.[20] Practical locations were used throughout; part of the Capitol Hill neighborhood was converted to resemble a wintry Amsterdam to film a ten- to fifteen-second car bomb explosion. Body of Lies resumes this theme in the context of modern intelligence operations and terrorism. [5][6], Early in the film, Hoffman explains to his superiors that the terrorists' retreat to pre-tech age communication methods renders useless the high specification tools the CIA uses, which increases the worth of Ferris's human intelligence methods. As a result, scenes set in Jordan were instead filmed in Morocco. (=torso, trunk) Lying flat on the floor, twist your body on to one hip and cross your upper leg over your body. This is part 2 of a 2-part interview with author David Ignatius on the big screen adaptation of his novel “Body of Lies”, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, which releases in theaters this Friday (10/10/08). Al-Saleem does not believe Ferris, beats him, turns on a video camera, and orders his execution. It's about Islam, where we are and where we're not, and it's a very interesting, proactive, internalized view of that whole subject.— Ridley Scott Its 1–40 zoom allowed the filmmakers to fly very high and then zoom out of Ferris strolling through a market-place, creating the film's final shot.[19]. My next novel, “The Incremement,” was optioned by Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney. Having recovered from his injuries, Ferris is assigned to Jordan to continue searching for Al-Saleem. HWH: Have you discussed any of your other books going to the big screen? Under interrogation, Sadiki denies any knowledge of the attack. They listened to what I had to say, which is nice. Despite Hoffman's distance, the force and unintended consequences of his schemes are often borne by Ferris. "[19][22] Locations in Baltimore also stood in for Manchester, England and Munich, Germany, although the final cut of the movie did not have any scenes that took place in Munich. In Australia it was the highest-earning film in its opening weekend of October 9–12, 2008 with $2,104,319, ahead of Pixar Animation's Wall-E, which fell to second place, while Beverly Hills Chihuahua held third. It would make a great movie (starring Bruce Willis, if I got to choose). [4], The film puts two contrasting characters on the same side. Al-Saleem is shown arrested in his own SUV by Marwan Se-Kia, Salaam's security officer. The terrorist flees to inform his colleagues of their exposure, and Ferris chases and kills him in such a place and manner that implies the death is a random robbery. Description. Body of Lies, on the whole, is a retrograde fantasy. He praised the "convincing" acting and "realistic locations and terse dialogue" but questioned the verisimilitude of the story and concluded, "Body of Lies contains enough you can believe, or almost believe, that you wish so much of it weren't sensationally implausible. Coroll. "[35], Critics observed the film's adherence to conventions of the spy thriller genre; Ebert called it "a James Bond plot" and David Denby in The New Yorker pointed out the "usual tropes of the genre—surveillance shots from drones, S.U.V.s tearing across the desert, explosions, scenes of torture" but praised Scott's superior management of space and timing. A Warner Bros. executive said he was disappointed with the film's opening and attributed it to its controversial storyline, although Body of Lies fared better than previous pictures about the "war on terrorism" such as Rendition, In the Valley of Elah, and Lions for Lambs, which all performed well below studios' expectations. Its characters are unconvincing inventions. The film was commercially released in the United States on October 10, 2008. HoloLens PC Mobile device Xbox 360 Trailer. 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