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Burn After Reading

2008, Movie, R, 96 mins

Burn After Reading: Review

Joel and Ethan Coen's follow-up to the Academy Award-winning NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) is a return to the smarty pants black comedies that put them on the hipster map. And credit where it's due: The brothers' dark, all-star farce about sex, lies and surveillance is pretty damned funny. CIA Balkan analyst Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) has just quit his job, furious that his smug superiors were about to demote him, ostensibly because he has a drinking problem but more l... read more leave a comment

Burn After Reading: Cast & Details

Year: 2008
Rated R

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Cast
George Clooney: Harry Pfarrar
Frances McDormand: Linda Litzke
John Malkovich: Osborne Cox
Brad Pitt: Chad Feldheimer
Tilda Swinton: Katie Cox
Richard Jenkins: Ted Treffon

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The Coen Brothers Burn Up the Box Office | Movie News | 9/14/2008
Joel and Ethan Coens spy comedy Burn After Reading helped the fall box office get back on track after a terrible opening a week ago outselling three other newcomers to take the weekends top spotAccording to Variety Reading which stars Brad Pitt George Clooney John Malkovich and Frances McDormand took in 196 million this weekend marking the Coen Brothers largest opening ever While that number pales in comparison to the huge openings brought in by some of the summers blockbusters this weekends top films Burn Tyler Perrys The Family That Preys with 18 million and the Robert De Niro and Al Pacino reuniting Righteous Kill with 165 million combined for a 35 percent increase in sales from the same weekend a year agoThe weekends other new release The Women landed in fourth place with 10 million and The House Bunny rounded out the Top 5 with 43 million Last weekends top-grossing flick Bangkok Dangerous dropped a staggering 69 percent and fell to eighth place read more be the first to leave a comment
Which Fall Movie Are You Most Excited to See? | Today's News: Our Take | 9/3/2008
After an explosive and high-flying summer at the box office, Hollywood is now preparing to release its award contenders. But don't worry — there are still a few blockbusters headed your way.Are you ready to take a bite out vampire flick Twilight, or are you taking aim at the latest 007 adventure, Quantum of Solace instead? Are you waiting eagerly for the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading or are you more psyched for the long-awaited reunion of Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino in Righteous Kill? Trust us, there will be plenty of choices this fall, but we want to know: Which fall movie are you most excited to see? Share your answer by voting in our poll, and be sure to share your reasons why in the comments! read more
Brad and George in New Coen Brother's Movie | Movie News | 6/4/2008
Off-screen BFFs George Clooney and Brad Pitt are teaming up for another movie and its not Oceans 14 The duo will be starring in a CIA comedy from the Coen Brothers Burn After Reading premiering this September The film also stars John Malkovich Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton and quite honestly it looks like its going to be awesome read more be the first to leave a comment