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After steamrolling in the previous season with\u00a0No Country for Old Men<\/i>, the Coen Brothers quickly returned to movie theatres with the brilliantly silly\u00a0Burn After Reading<\/i>. Though financially successful, the film proved divisive over the high dosage of standard Coen misanthropy despite brilliant, off-type casting for Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, and George Clooney. A veiled satire of the Bush administration, the film had a decent showing among precursors from the Golden Globes to the AARP Movies for Grownups, but still was shown no love by Oscar.<\/p>\n
This episode, we look broadly at the odd particulars that kept\u00a0Burn After Reading<\/i>\u00a0from nominations, from Pitt being overshadowed by\u00a0Benjamin Button<\/i>\u00a0and an Original Screenplay field that proved surprisingly competitive even for the Oscar-favored Coens. We also look at McDormand\u2019s evolution into\u00a0\u201csalt of the earth\u201d roles and the 2007 Oscar ceremony as the launch pad for this film.<\/p>\n
Topics also include Kate Winslet competing with herself, WGA ineligibilities, and what constitutes a\u00a0\u201cbuddy drama\u201d.<\/p>\n
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