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Burn After Reading Burns Weekend Box Office (After Reading)

by Stuart Heritage on September 15, 2008 0 Comments

The Dark Knight had better watch out – come Oscar time the whole world’s going to be in a randy froth about Burn After Reading.

No wonder Burn After Reading is top of the weekend box office today – just look at the pedigree. An Oscar-winning actor, an Oscar-winning actress and the world’s biggest celebrity starring in a movie by the most recent winners of the Best Director and Best Picture Oscars. In fact, never mind the weekend box office – Burn After Reading should be gold-plated and put on God’s mantlepiece forever.

It probably won’t be, because in fact Burn After Reading looks like the sort of self-consciously wacky nonsense that’d go straight to DVD if the Coen Brothers didn’t direct it. But, hey, you can’t argue with a number one spot at the US weekend box office – that’s the Bangkok Dangerous spot, after all.

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The Dark Knight had better watch out - come Oscar time the whole world's going to be in a randy froth about Burn After Reading. No wonder Burn After Reading is top of the weekend box office today - just look at the pedigree. An Oscar-winning actor, an Oscar-winning actress and the world's biggest celebrity starring in a movie by the most recent winners of the Best Director and Best Picture Oscars. In fact, never mind the weekend box office - Burn After Reading should be gold-plated and put on God's mantlepiece forever. It probably won't be, because in fact Burn After Reading looks like the sort of self-consciously wacky nonsense that'd go straight to DVD if the Coen Brothers didn't direct it. But, hey, you can't argue with a number one spot at the US weekend box office - that's the Bangkok Dangerous spot, after all.

Creased or Folded? hecklerspray Tells You the Way it is

by Chris Laverty on August 22, 2008 0 Comments

gillian anderson creased or folded best worst of week burn after reading team gb son of rambow clone wars star warsThis week’s list.

Folded:

Creased:

  • Quantum of Solace teaser trailer (from the looks of this, Daniel Craig is just going to be thumping everyone he meets for two-plus hours)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (enough, George. Enough)
  • The X-Factor (enough, Simon. Enough)
  • This guy (God knows what his lady is so proud of)
  • Karen Taylor and her belt collection (she wears a giant one for every single sketch in her show. Maybe to make her knockers look big, maybe because she’s a bit of a bloater)

Creased or Folded? hecklerspray Tells You the Way it is

by Chris Laverty on July 25, 2008 2 Comments

It’s been summer now for over a month. Yes, really. That’s why it’s sunny.

Folded:

  • The Dark Knight (attach a catheter, sit back and enjoy)
  • Burn After Reading (seen the trailer for this upcoming Coen Brothers comedy yet? It’s more exciting than most whole films)
  • Giles Coran (funny fella, funny writer, looks the business in flares)
  • Sue Perkins (funny lady, funny lesbian, looks foxy in a wig)
  • David Axelrod (legendary jazz-funk composer/arranger. His track Holy Thursday has recently been sampled by rap producer ‘Swizz Beatz’, but don’t let that put you off)

Creased:

  • Death Race (the trailer for Jason Statham’s update makes the movie look sub-Van Damme circa early 1990s)
  • ‘Island Crush’ (an alcoholic fruit drink drenched in sugar. Like drinking toothpaste mixed with throat pastilles)
  • The Lost Boys 2: The Tribe (or ‘twibe’ as that fella off Shipwrecked would say. We don’t need a sequel, not even to laugh at)
  • Free IQ tests online (ever taken one of these? That proves you’re an idiot)
  • The Bourne Conspiracy game (‘This is fun. Oh, I blinked and didn’t press that button to jump over the wall. Hang on a sec; I’m not even Matt Damon!’)
It’s been summer now for over a month. Yes, really. That's why it's sunny. Folded: * The Dark Knight (attach a catheter, sit back and enjoy) * Burn After Reading (seen the trailer for this upcoming Coen Brothers comedy yet? It's more exciting than most whole films) * Giles Coran (funny fella, funny writer, looks the business in flares) * Sue Perkins (funny lady, funny lesbian, looks foxy in a wig) * David Axelrod (legendary jazz-funk composer/arranger. His track Holy Thursday has recently been sampled by rap producer 'Swizz Beatz', but don’t let that put you off) Creased: * Death Race (the trailer for Jason Statham’s update makes the movie look sub-Van Damme circa early 1990s) * ‘Island Crush’ (an alcoholic fruit drink drenched in sugar. Like drinking toothpaste mixed with throat pastilles) * The Lost Boys 2: The Tribe (or ‘twibe’ as that fella off Shipwrecked would say. We don’t need a sequel, not even to laugh at) * Free IQ tests online (ever taken one of these? That proves you’re an idiot) * The Bourne Conspiracy game (‘This is fun. Oh, I blinked and didn’t press that button to jump over the wall. Hang on a sec; I’m not even Matt Damon!’)