Burn After Reading (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2008)

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Barmy · #26 Post by **Barmy** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:15 pm

Beyond terrible. It's back to the shouty schtick I see. Only the two chicks emerge unscathed.

tavernier · #27 Post by **tavernier** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:18 pm

Barmy wrote:shouty schtick

Once again, Barmy distills their essence in two words.

exte · #28 Post by **exte** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:24 am

That is an ALL-STAR cast! Its the most likable I've perhaps ever seen Brad Pitt. And I'm glad to see the Coens added JK Simmons to their roster. (Does he in fact repeat the 'who's the father' line here from Juno?)

flyonthewall2983 · #29 Post by **flyonthewall2983** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:39 am

J.K. was in Ladykillers too. It really shows his range that I barely think about his character on Oz whenever he's in something. That guy was a bonafide sonofabitch.

AWA · #30 Post by **AWA** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:35 pm

Jeff wrote:The Coens did make a point of using Lubezki instead Deakins, and are apparently going for a "handheld verite-style" style production, so the RED would make sense.

While this is obviously not shot on a Red, I would like to add the Red weighs a massive amount and one of it's drawbacks is that it makes handheld and stedi-cam shooting almost impossible when fully assembled. I was looking at one tonight and it weighs a TON.

There is a great thread over at RedUser.net called "Ask David Mullen Anything", and it lives up to it's name - 117 pages worth. If anyone is interested in cinematography, specifically digital / RED camera work, that is worth checking out.

miless · #31 Post by **miless** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:02 am

maybe with the Red camera we'll go back to the old days of splitting a set apart to accommodate for a dolly shot.

#32 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:16 pm

moviscop · #33 Post by **moviscop** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:22 pm

I like the cover, it kinda reminds me of Branded to Kill's cover. The font and also the sort of feeling it gives off, comedic.

kaujot · #34 Post by **kaujot** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:28 pm

Great poster.

#35 Post by **Jeff** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:31 pm

That's great. The font has a fun Saul Bass vibe, but the figures are lifted from someplace else that I can't put my finger on. Good tagline too.

rumz · #36 Post by **rumz** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:35 pm

Fucking shit that's the coolest poster I've seen for a new film in years

Antoine Doinel · #37 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:21 pm

International teaser trailer.

Max von Mayerling · #38 Post by **Max von Mayerling** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:08 am

I think this is by far the best trailer I've seen in a while. It could easily be better than the film, but I hope not. I don't think they've hit it out of the park since the Big Lebowski, Oscars notwithstanding, and I smell the possibility that they might be on to something here. They crafted a fine trailer in any case, which is worth its weight in shit. Or whatever else you care to weigh.

Len · #39 Post by **Len** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:26 pm

Am I the only one who's just absolutely thrilled to see David Rasche getting some work every now and then?

#40 Post by **Jeff** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:34 pm

Len wrote:Am I the only one who's just absolutely thrilled to see David Rasche getting some work every now and then?

I grinned when he showed up in the trailer. The Coens have a knack for casting character roles like this with unusual choices. Good job getting the gig, Sledge!

Magic Hate Ball · #41 Post by **Magic Hate Ball** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:29 pm

Amazing poster. With our luck, the DVD will be a bunch of big heads.

#42 Post by **domino harvey** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:07 pm

Two more posters

Antoine Doinel · #43 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:12 pm

Magic Hate Ball wrote:Amazing poster. With our luck, the DVD will be a bunch of big heads.

Or that ugly poster above with Brad "Hang Ten" Pitt.

dave41n · #44 Post by **dave41n** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:00 pm

moviscop wrote:I like the cover, it kinda reminds me of Branded to Kill's cover.

The poster reminded me immediately of Penguin's Raymond Chandler covers. Must be the same designer (Steve Marking), no?

#45 Post by **domino harvey** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:10 pm

They're all Saul Bass riffs

Dylan · #46 Post by **Dylan** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:18 pm

The poster's great, but... can we hope for a Saul Bass-style title sequence to go with it?

#47 Post by **Jeff** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:01 pm

slightly different trailer

#48 Post by **Finch** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:18 pm

So far, the posters have made a greater impression on me than any of the trailers. If I hadn't known beforehand that this is a Coens film I'd have passed this up because the trailers just aren't selling it for me. So far, the "shouty schtick" reminds me of the likes of Raising Arizona which has always been a lesser Coen effort for me but I'm hoping that the trailer stuff will work much better in context. What I do like so far is that it goes against expectations of what the next Coens film should be after No Country for Old Men (which I've seen only once so far and need to see a few more times before I can decide where to place it within their body of work: I thought it was good but it didn't floor me). To me, it feels like 1998 again when The Big Lebowski followed on Fargo, and Burn After Reading, to me, provokes a similar "Huh? What is THIS?" reaction.

Max von Mayerling · #49 Post by **Max von Mayerling** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:32 pm

Well, certainly, this could suck, but from my small corner of the Earth, the Big Lebowski is their best effort to date, so your comparison is encouraging in that regard. Best when they don't take themselves too seriously, because methinks they surrender their gift for baking an absurd cake o' life.

margot · #50 Post by **margot** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:27 pm

I don't know what happened but I saw the trailer in theaters instead of on my computer and I'm now intensely excited for this movie.