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Burn After Reading (2008) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Japanese Poster

blake — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:00:41 +0000

New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, February 9, 2009

I like this reworking of the US poster for the most part… not so much the colors but the collage of deeply irreverent faces with some wink wink imagery in small spots.

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Official artwork that was used in the original Japanese poster for the film.

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No Country for Old Men (2007) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Japanese Poster

blake — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:00:37 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, December 26, 2008

This Marfa, Texas area lensed film grows on me each time I see it. There are a couple of different Japanese posters for the film and this one is by far my favorite as I think it fuses everything together quite well in very minimal fashion and colors.

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Official artwork that was used in the original Japanese poster for the film.

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No Country for Old Men (2007) – Movie Wallpaper – Tommy Lee Jones

blake — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:30:06 +0000

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Soft spoken and pragmatic, Tommy Lee Jones brings Sheriff Ed Tom Bell without a hitch despite being saddled with at times rather intricate and lofty dialogue. He brings poetry and a sense of soulfulness to in hands of other actors could have turned into pretentious misfires. Sure you could say this role fits snugly into the cannon of Jones, but he completely loses himself into the role so he solely exists as Bell without ever offering a glimpse there is an actor behind pulling the strings.

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Cinema is Dope Wallpaper
::: Cannes. No Country for Old Men.

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Official digital still used in its international release.

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Burn After Reading (2008) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – 6 More Images!!!

blake — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:00:02 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Saturday, September 6, 2008

Burn After Reading gets a special advanced screening in Austin on September 10th courtesy of Fantastic Fest (details). Be sure to sign up for a chance to attend.

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Official still that was used in the original international release of the film.

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Burn After Reading (2008) – Movie Wallpaper – George Clooney & Frances McDormand

blake — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:00:24 +0000

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I love this picture of George Clooney and Frances McDormand in a movie theater in Burn After Reading. The most important question for those that prefer their Coen Brothers cinema to be more No Country serious is when will they return to a film like that? At the moment there really isn’t such a film in their pipeline until Hail Caesar (2009 or more likely 2010 after they make dark comedy A Serious Man), which is a 1920’s period piece centered around a William Shakespeare stage play, Julius Caesar (wiki). stage play. As for me, the film of theirs that I most look forward to is their take on one of my all-time favorite films, Gambit. I discovered Gambit at one of the Tarantino film festivals and mark the poster I have for it as one of the most cleverly conceived – you can spoil the ending, just don’t spoil the beginning.

Burn After Reading recently screened at the 65th Venice Film Festival and upcoming will be at the Toronto International Film Festival. The US release follows shortly thereafter.

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Official still that was used in the original international release of the film.

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::: IMDb Profile