Venice Film Festival Lineup / “Burn After Reading” World Premiere
The 65th Venice International Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia), organised by the Venice Biennale, will take place on the Venice Lido from August 27th to September 6th 2008.
The world premiere of Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Burn After Reading” opens the Festival on Wednesday, out of competition.
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich and Tilda Swinton are expected to be on Lido’s red carpet.
The festival continues with its first full day including the first competition screenings on Thursday.
The line-up of the 65th Venice Film Festival:
‘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.
Sounds promising.
John Malkovich plays an ousted CIA official whose memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise D.C. gym employees intent on exploiting their find. Tilda Swinton, plays the wife of Malkovich’s character.
Source: ComingSoon.net
Complete List Of Oscar Winners – 80th Annual Academy Awards
Complete list of winners at the 80th annual Academy Awards, presented Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles:
- Best Motion Picture: “No Country for Old Men.”
- Lead Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood.”
- Lead Actress: Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose.”
- Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men.”
- Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton.”
- Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men.”
- Foreign Language Film: “The Counterfeiters,” Austria.
- Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men.”
- Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, “Juno.”
- Animated Feature Film: “Ratatouille.”
- Art Direction: “Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”
- Cinematography: “There Will Be Blood.”
- Sound Mixing: “The Bourne Ultimatum.”
- Sound Editing: “The Bourne Ultimatum.”
- Original Score: “Atonement,” Dario Marianelli.
- Original Song: “Falling Slowly” from “Once,” Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.
- Costume: “Elizabeth: The Golden Age.”
- Documentary Feature: “Taxi to the Dark Side.”
- Documentary Short Subject: “Freeheld.”
- Film Editing: “The Bourne Ultimatum.”
- Makeup: “La Vie en Rose.”
- Animated Short Film: “Peter & the Wolf.”
- Live Action Short Film: “Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets’).”
- Visual Effects: “The Golden Compass.”
First Picture of George Clooney From ’Burn After Reading’
After successful ’No Country for Old Men’ (Ethan and Joel Coen) fans and critics eagerly await their next movie, which happens to be ’Burn After Reading’ smart and funny comedy/drama.
In the new Coen Brothers’ film, Ozzie Coxs (John Malkovich), a former CIA agent whose 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. George Clooney will play an assassin hired by the CIA to take care of the situation.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Writers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich…
More move stills: FilmoFilia Photo Gallery
