Burn After Reading Review
Burn After Reading | George Clooney and Frances McDormand
It doesn’t make a lot of sense to follow up a movie as dark as “No Country for Old Men” with one as downright silly as “Burn After Reading,” which is why it works for the Coen brothers. Joel and Ethan have done this before — they made “Raising Arizona” after “Blood Simple“; “The Big Lebowski” followed “Fargo” — and if there’s one thing these brothers savor, it’s upending their audience’s expectations. The only thing people didn’t like about the almost uniformly beloved “No Country” was the film’s controversial ending and its handling of a sudden off-screen death of one of the main characters. In “Burn After Reading,” they push it farther, refusing to show you the chain of events that set the film’s entire blackmail plot into motion. Read the rest of this entry
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Great New “Burn After Reading” Photos!
Brad Pitt | Burn After Reading
Great new photos from Focus Features‘ upcoming Coen Brothers comedy/drama “Burn After Reading” has been released. With an all-star cast of Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich, and Frances McDormand, the new photos are definitely worth checking out!
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… Read the rest of this entry
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Venice 2008 After Burning
“Burn After Reading” (George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand) finally had its long awaited premiere at Venice Film Festival.
The movie re-unites Joel and Ethan Coen with George Clooney, who appeared in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and actress Frances McDormand (Joel’s wife) who won an Oscar for her role in their 1996 film “Fargo“.
“I’ve done three films with them and they call it my trilogy of idiots”
Clooney told reporters after a press screening (”O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, “Intolerable Cruelty” and “Burn After Reading”).
He plays a nervous, twitchy federal marshal whose extra-marital affairs bring him into contact with a gym instructor, played by Pitt, desperately seeking to extort money from a sacked CIA analyst whose memoirs go missing.
“After reading the part, which they said was hand-written for myself, I was not sure if I should be flattered or insulted”
said Brad Pitt, whose character the directors describe as a “knucklehead”.
Brad was asked how the chosen ones are doing.
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“Burn After Reading” - “Meet Linda and Osborne”
After “Meet Harry” (George Clooney) and “Meet Chad” (Brad Pitt) you can meet Linda (a single trainer) and Osborne (a fired agent) - Frances McDormand and John Malkovich.
New teaser trailers for Coen brothers’ “Burn After Reading” have been released - “Meet Linda” and “Meet Osborne“.
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“Burn After Reading” - Two New Teaser Trailers
Two new teaser trailers for highly awaited Coen brothers’ new movie “Burn After Reading” have been released - “Meet Harry” (George Clooney) and “Meet Chad” (Brad Pitt).
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 Tilda Swinton and Richard Jenkins.
“Burn After Reading” will have its premiere at the 2008 Venice International Film Festival before arriving in theaters on September 12th.
http://media.kino-govno.com/trailers/burnafterreading/burnafterreading_meetchad_640.flv
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Brand New “Burn After Reading” Poster
Brand new poster for highly awaited Coen brothers’ new movie “Burn After Reading” has been released.
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.
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Exclusive: New “Burn After Reading” Posters
Two brand new posters for highly awaited Coen brothers’ new movie “Burn After Reading”has been released.
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.
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