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Wim Wenders to head 65th Venice Film Festival jury
German director Wim Wenders will head the main jury of the 65th Venice Film Festival, organizers said on Friday.
Wenders is perhaps best know for his films “The Buena Vista Social Club” (1998) and “Paris, Texas” (1984), both of which scooped up international awards.
Wenders, who won the Venice Golden Lion 10 years later for “The State of Things,” was most recently at the Lido with “Land of Plenty” in 2004.
His first appearing at Venice Film Festival was with the “Goalkeeper’s Fear of the Penalty Kick” in 1972.
“Burn After Reading” Trailer #4
A new trailer for the upcoming “Burn After Reading” has been released. It is really just a shorter and cleaner version of the restricted trailer that hit the net earlier.
“Burn After Reading” International Teaser Trailer!
Focus Features has released an International teaser trailer for The Coen Brothers’ “Burn After Reading” starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, and Tilda Swinton.
“Burn After Reading” poster
An interesting poster for the upcoming “Burn After Reading” film has been released. It features a silhouette of a man looking through binoculars and an arm holding a gun. The tagline states: “Intelligence is relative.”
Written and directed by the Coen Brothers, this new dark-spy comedy stars Academy Award nominee John Malkovich as an ousted CIA official whose memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees (Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand) intent on exploiting their find. The film also features George Clooney, Tilda Swinton and Richard Jenkins.
“Burn After Reading” will premiere at the 2008 Venice International Film Festival before arriving in theaters on September 12th.
Burn After Reading Poster
Yellow Band “Burn After Reading” Internet Trailer
Today we have “Burn After Reading” Coen Brothers ‘R’ rated yellow band trailer, starring George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt and Tilda Swinton.
In the film, Ozzie Coxs (John Malkovich), a former CIA agent whose soon-to-be ex-wife (Frances McDormand) steals a disc containing his memoirs and accidentally leaves it at the gym where it is found by a trainer (Brad Pitt) who believes he can use the info to blackmail Cox. Clooney will play an assassin hired by the CIA to take care of the situation.
‘Burn After Reading’ First Trailer!
Trailer for highly awaited Coen brothers’ new movie is finally online.
We just added the first ‘Burn After Reading‘ trailer and I have to say, I’m more than a little curious.
The dark spy comedy, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton, will launch from the Venice Lido Aug. 27.
‘Burn After Reading’ – New Pics
Five new movie stills from the upcoming Coen Brothers‘ comedy/drama “Burn After Reading,” staring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and John Malkovich have been released.
John Malkovich is Ozzie Cox, a fired CIA vet who takes his revenge by writing some inflammatory memoirs and then loses them. George Clooney is a fellow spy investigating the matter, who meets Francis McDormand via computer dating, who runs a gym where Brad Pitt works. Craziness and zippy wordplay ensue…
The movie hits theaters on September 12th, in wide releas.
‘Burn After Reading’ to open 65th Venice Film Festival
The Coen brothers’ ‘Burn After Reading‘ will open the 65th Venice Film Festival. That will be the world premiere of the dark spy comedy, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton, will launch from the Venice Lido Aug. 27.
‘Burn After Reading’ has its U.K. release on Sept. 5 via Universal Pictures and goes out Stateside via Focus Features on Sept. 12. “Burn After Reading,” which the Coens wrote and directed, revolves around an ousted CIA official, played by John Malkovich, whose memoir falls into the hands of two Washington, D.C., gym employees, who decide to attempt to exploit their find. Highly awaited Coen brothers’ latest is a Working Title production, produced by Joel and Ethan Coen, and executive-produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Robert Graf. It has not yet been decided whether “Burn After Reading” will be in competition or out-of-competition at 65th Venice Film Festival. The Coens were last on the Lido with “Intolerable Cruelty,” starring Clooney opposite Catherine Zeta Jones, in 2003, out-of-competition. The Venice Film Festival will run Aug. 27-Sept 6.
‘Burn After Reading’ Coming in September 12th, 2008
‘Burn After Reading’ will be open on Friday, September 12th.
Joel and Ethan Coen, Academy Award-winning directors of this year’s Best Picture Oscar winner ‘No Country for Old Men’, are writers, producers, and directors of Focus Features and Working Title Films’ ‘Burn After Reading’.
The film stars Academy Award winner George Clooney, two-time Academy Award nominee John Malkovich, Academy Award winner Frances McDormand, Academy Award nominee Brad Pitt, and Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton.
