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Burn After Reading

The title of the new film from the Coen brothers instructs...  read more

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Jason Reitman courts George Clooney for Up in the Air

With Juno, Jason Reitman struck the kind of lightning-rod success that can’t be bought. He took on the film after finding modest success with Thank You for Smoking, his debut, and by the time its run was over, he had become the man behind the word-of-mouth smash of 2007 and a surprise Oscar nominee....  read more

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Coens' Burn After Reading to open Venice Film Festival

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On the evening of August 27, the paparazzi of the world will turn their camera lenses toward the red carpet opening of the Venice International Film Festival, where the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading will hold the festival's honored opening spot....  read more

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Jarvis Cocker to compose for Wes Anderson's Fox

It's been 30 years since Jarvis Cocker formed Britpop should-have-been-a-sensation Pulp, seven since the band broke up, three since he appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as the lead singer of wizard band, The Weird Sisters, two since he entered his solo career phase with Jarvis. The man is unquenchable....  read more

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George Clooney falls into Tourist trap

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After optioning Olen Steinhauer's The Tourist last fall, Warner Brothers recently announced that Anthony Peckham will adapt the book into a screenplay as a star vehicle for George Clooney. Clooney's own Smokehouse production company will produce, with he, Grant Heslov and Nina Wolarsky to helm the project. The plot is about a man who (cue summer-movie announcer guy), accused of a murder he didn't commit, risks it all to unravel a conspiracy....  read more

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Watch the trailer for new Coens project Burn After Reading

Brad Pitt getting jiggy with his iPod. John Malkovich punching Brad Pitt in the face. A bearded George Clooney hitting on his Michael Clayton co-star Tilda Swinton. If these scenes intrigue you to any extent whatsoever, then there's a certain movie trailer you need to see:...  read more

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Michael Clayton

They appeared one by one in a parade across cable news. Old white guys in expensive suits...  read more

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