Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Never Judge A Book By Its Cover

I am totally and entirely guilty of this habit... I will often decide to read a book based on its cover and blurb on the back of the book jacket. It's not the only way I pick books, but it's certainly a nice way to get variety, since I often stick with authors I like and make my way through all their books and then just kind of float in a vacuum until whacks me with a good book.

But I do judge. And for all intense purposes Burn After Reading had a really good cover and trailer...
1. Coen Brother's
2. John Malkovich
3. Conspiracy
4. Frances McDormand
5. J.K. Simmons (for those of you who like The Closer and the Spiderman movies)
6. George Clooney
7. Brad Pitt

And I know I laughed when I watched it, but I really can't remember it a few, short days later (maybe I was pre-occupied).
I do remember certain scenes:
1. Far and away my fave, Cox doing aerobics, completely priceless
2. George's "secret" hobby reveal
3. Any of Brad's little dances (he's come a long way since Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
4. Frances' trip to the Russian embassy
5. JK's befuddled state of certainty

It must have been OK, since it was #1 this weekend, or I have temporary amnesia.
Oh, I remember one more thing... I positively COVET Tilda Swinton's gold link necklace. To quote Rachel Zoe, "I Die."

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