'Burn After Reading' Gets a Release Date
Filed under: Comedy, Mystery & Suspense, Distribution, Focus Features, Brad Pitt, Movie Marketing, George Clooney
Even though a lot of fans of The Coen Brothers haven't been all that happy with the results of their collaborations with George Clooney (I think I was one of the eight people in the world who actually enjoyed Intolerable Cruelty.), I've still got a good feeling about their CIA comedy, Burn After Reading. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Focus Features will release the dark comedy on September 12th of this year.Burn has an all-star cast including Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, and Tilda Swinton. I would guess that it's been like 'old home week' on set; we all know that Clooney and Pitt are buddies, and Swinton could be an honorary member of the boys club after her Oscar winning performance in Michael Clayton (and judging by her acceptance speech, she seems comfortable with a little verbal rough-housing).
The comedy stars Malkovich as Ozzie Cox, a CIA vet who gets fired for being an alcoholic, and writes out his revenge in a memoir. His soon-to-be ex-wife (Swinton) accidentally leaves the memoir at a gym, where it falls into the hands of a trainer, Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt), and the gym's owner Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand), who want to exploit the discovery. It sounds like a pretty 'fluffy' flick, but I think we could all use a break from the Coens' more "intense" point of view, wouldn't you agree, friendo?
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3-04-2008 @ 2:33PM
Mikey-o said...
whatever, that reviewer of o brother obviously had no appreciation for the adaptive techniques the coens applied in making that resonating film. Not only did they make a great film but also make the odyssey appealing to a new generation. As far as intolerable cruelty, it was very enjoyable to say the least.
both the coens and clooney are on a hot streak right now. Bring it
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3-04-2008 @ 5:13PM
blake said...
oh, that just burns my acid reflux...
clooney's slapstick performance in intolerable cruelty was second to none. screw the nay-sayers.
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3-20-2008 @ 6:56AM
Armine Abrahamyan said...
I am sure this movie will be nominated for Oscars Award:)
-armine
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