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Review: The Invention of Lying (2009)
October 4th, 2009 by The Mayor

Director: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson.
Screenwriter: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson.
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Louis C.K., Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hodgman, Jonah Hill, Stephen Merchant.
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Synopsis: The Invention of Lying takes place in an alternate reality in which lying—even the concept of a lie—does not even exist. Everyone—from politicians to advertisers to the man and woman on the street—speaks the truth and nothing but the truth with no thought of the consequences.  But when a down-on-his-luck loser named Mark (Ricky Gervais) suddenly develops the ability to lie, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards. In a world where every word is assumed to be the absolute truth, Mark easily lies his way to fame and fortune.
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ricky Gervais But Were Afraid to Google
September 27th, 2009 by The Mayor

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**UPDATE**

RICKY GERVAIS WEEK is over, gutted.  Look for the biased review of THE INVENTION OF LYING this weekend – and check out the entire post here, plenty of sounds and videos to last you…

I have said here many a times that Ricky is an idol of mine, someone I look up to and who motivates me to get things done.  He is one of the smartest people to listen to – I would love to one day just have a chat with him about everything BUT his work; the man has an extensive knowledge of the world and knowing his ideas reflect those of mine (religion, science, fame) is just another reason for me to look at him as a hero; thank you sir. – The Mayor

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The Invention Of Lying – Karl’s Review
September 21st, 2009 by The Mayor

Fans of Ricky Gervais’ Podcast will know who Karl Pilkington is.  In short, head like a fu*king orange.  Here is his review of THE INVENTION OF LYING which opens October 2nd.  Oh and if you didn’t see Ricky being Ricky at the Emmy’s, here you go.  Jump for his review.

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gervais lying with this poster
July 14th, 2009 by The Mayor

He can look as fabulous as he wants, but there is no way his is the actual poster for THE INVENTION OF LYING.  Is it?  At first when I heard of the film I thought — Liar Liar prequel? Then I heard some more things about the cast and making of the picture, then came the the trailer and it now looks pretty fantastic and original actually.  That’s all I got.  The film is set in a world where everyone tells the truth and Ricky plays a writer who turns to lying to get what he wants.  The film is released on October 2.

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the invention of lying trailer
June 26th, 2009 by The Mayor

Ricky Gervais’ upcoming THE INVENTION OF LYING (formerly known as THIS SIDE OF THE TRUTH) starring Jennifer Garner, Stephen Merchant, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, Louis CK, Rob Lowe, Jason Bateman (Teen Wolf Too), Patrick Stewart, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, and Gervais himself has a trailer.

A man discovers how to lie and uses it to become rich and famous.  I have been following this movie for over a year and from what I read in the script to people’s reviews thus far (like J.J. Abrams), it’s going to the Oscars by the sounds of it.  Gervais deserves a little more gold anyways for being so awesome.
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