FilmoFiliaFilmoFiliaFilmoFilia
  • News
  • Posters
  • Trailers
  • Photos
  • Red Carpet
  • Cannes Film Festival
  • More
    • Box Office
    • OSCAR Awards
    • Venice Film Festival
    • Movie Reviews
    • Interview
Reading: Venice 2008 After Burning
Share
FilmoFiliaFilmoFilia
  • News
  • Posters
  • Trailers
  • Photos
  • Red Carpet
  • Cannes Film Festival
  • More
    • Box Office
    • OSCAR Awards
    • Venice Film Festival
    • Movie Reviews
    • Interview
Follow US
llusion is the first of all Pleasures. Copyright © 2007 - 2024 FilmoFilia
FilmoFilia > Red Carpet > Venice 2008 After Burning
Red CarpetVenice Film Festival

Venice 2008 After Burning

Fiona November 10, 2024 Add a Comment

“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”.

img_12
img_5
img_9
img_7
img_6
img_8
img_10
img_4
img_3
img_13
img_2
img_14

Brad was asked how the chosen ones are doing.

“The twins are fine. They can speak 10 languages, they are on their way to finding the cure for cancer and they just qualified for the Olympics in 2012. They will compete in every single event,” he said.

Joel Coen said he and his brother had “a long history of writing parts for idiotic characters.”

Although there are five U.S. films in the main competition lineup of 21, they represent “independent” cinema as opposed to the big studios, which are not in Venice this time around.

Festival director Marco Mueller said that writers' strike that ended in February hurt the selection for Venice and added: “American cinema is very much at the centre of the program.”

But, the last two years, there was a surprise in-competition announced at the last minute. So, everything is possible.

“Burn After Reading” is not in competition, but U.S. films in the main lineup include “Rachel Getting Married“, directed by Oscar-winner Jonathan Demme and starring Anne Hathaway and Debra Winger, who has been nominated three times for an Academy Award.

Kathryn Bigelow directs Iraqi drama “The Hurt Locker“, a year after Brian De Palma‘s “Redacted” stunned audiences in Venice with its brutal reconstruction of events from the war.

Mickey Rourke stars in Darren Aronofsky‘s “The Wrestler” while acclaimed Mexican screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga makes his directorial debut with “The Burning Plain” starring Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger.

Natalie Portman‘s directorial debut will open the Venice Film Festival's short-film sidebar – Corto Cortissimo, with the actress-director expected to be on hand for the event's Sept. 1 opening.

Portman's 17-minute “Eve,” which Venice organizers called “a civilized comedy,” stars Lauren Bacall and Ben Gazzara.

You Might Also Like

Brad Pitt Eyes Paul Thomas Anderson Collaboration

Brad Pitt Praises “Maestro” as Decade’s Best

Why F1 Let Sonny Win—and What the Alternate Ending Reveals About Hollywood’s Comfort Zone

Tom Cruise vs. Brad Pitt: Kosinski’s ‘Days of Thunder’ and ‘F1’ Mashup Is Hollywood’s New Fast Fixation

The Cliff Booth Chronicles: When Fincher Meets Tarantino in a $100M+ Epic

TAGGED:Brad Pittburn after readingFrances McDormandGeorge ClooneyJoel and Ethan CoenJohn MalkovichTilda Swinton
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Threads Copy Link
Previous Article “The Day the Earth Stood Still” New Movie Still
Next Article “Dragonball” Trailer in October With “Max Payne”
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest News

mostly empty theater
The 34-Minute Pre-Show Is Killing the Trailer — And Studios Know It
Movie News July 5, 2025
Dune Messiah
Dune: Messiah Production Starts in Budapest
Movie News July 4, 2025
Disney Abandoned Shows List
Disney+ Abandoned Shows List
Movie News July 4, 2025

Latest Trailers

Neuralize This!
Fan Film ‘Neuralize This!’ Revives Men in Black
Movie Trailers July 5, 2025
Chainsaw Man The Movie
Chainsaw Man – The Movie Reze Arc US Trailer
Movie Trailers July 4, 2025
Hold the Fort
Hold the Fort Teaser Trailer Drops
Movie Trailers July 4, 2025

Latest Posters

Bad Guys Posters
3 New Bad Guys 2 Posters
Movie Posters July 4, 2025
Fantastic Four First Steps Character Posters
Fantastic Four First Steps Character Posters
Movie Posters July 3, 2025
Jaws
Jaws 50th Anniversary Re-Release Trailer
Movie Posters Movie Trailers July 2, 2025

You Might also Like

Venice
Movie News

Venice 2025: Auteurs, Streamers & a November Frankenstein

June 19, 2025
Tom Cruise Days of Thunder
Movie News

When Lightning Strikes Twice? Tom Cruise Revs Up Days of Thunder 2

June 17, 2025
Carla Gugino
Movie News

Carla Gugino Boards Fincher’s Dark Spin‑Off of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

June 17, 2025
Brad Pitt F
Movie News

Brad Pitt Is Down to Re-Team with Tom Cruise—Just Keep Him on Solid Ground

June 16, 2025

FIlmoFilia HOMEIllusion is the first of all Pleasures. Copyright © 2007 - 2025 FilmoFilia.

  • About FilmoFilia
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?