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"Burn After Reading": The trades say yes! And no!
Wed, Aug 27 2008 1:58 PM

The early reviews of the Coens' "Burn After Reading," which opens the Venice Film Festival tonight, are out, and they're up, down and all over the place. Todd McCarthy at Variety thinks the film finds the brothers C retreating "to sophomoric snarky mode," bemoaning the fact that the "seriously talented cast has been asked to act... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Festivals, Joel Coen, Critic wrangle, Burn After Reading, Venice 2008, Ethan Coen

"The Road" to nowhere.
Tue, Aug 19 2008 1:40 PM

The complete Toronto line-up has finally been unveiled -- Eugene Hernandez at indieWIRE has the long list of 312 films from 64 countries, 249 of those features. Among the last round of announcements is the Paris Hilton documentary no one knew they wanted, Adria Petty's "Paris, Not France," a film that's intrigued Spout's Karina Longworth... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Festivals, Toronto 2008, Burn After Reading, Paris Hilton, John Hillcoat, The Road, New York Film Festival 2008, Cormac McCarthy

Venice 2008 lines up.
Tue, Jul 29 2008 10:29 AM

The 65th Venice Film Festival announced its line-up today -- among the juicy offerings are the new Darren Aronofsky film "The Wrestler," with Mickey Rourke playing Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a retired pro wrestler struggling to get back into the ring; Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq drama "The Hurt Locker"; Takeshi Kitano's comedy... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Festivals, Goodbye Solo, Burn After Reading, Nelson Yu Lik-wai, In Paraguay, Ross McElwee, Plastic City, Achilles and the Tortoise, Agnés Varda, Hayao Miyazaji, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, Venice 2008, Claire Denis, The Hurt Locker, The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky, Kathryn Bigelow, Ramin Bahrani, Takeshi Kitano