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June 20, 2008

The New Burn After Reading Trailer Cuts The Bullshit

The idea of a Coen brothers movie starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, and Tilda Swinton seems like a no-brainer when it comes to marketing. And that seems to be the tactic they (they being Entertainment) used for the new trailer:

The tagline is "Do The Math: You'll Fucking See This." And it's true, I'll fucking see that.

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What is the song in the trailer? Its driving me crazy.

Posted by: G at 06/20/08 11:38 AM | Reply
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Scott

"Grounds For Divorce" by Elbow

Posted by: Scott profile link in reply to G's comment at 06/20/08 12:07 PM | Reply
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Gabe

You should start a music blog.

Posted by: Gabe profile link in reply to Scott's comment at 06/20/08 12:24 PM | Reply
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It's a song by Elbow (can't remember the name of it right now).

Posted by: Matt Ramsey at 06/20/08 12:05 PM | Reply
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cnichols82

Brad Pitt punched in the face = My movie dollars

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