The cast of the movie "Burn After Reading" yuks it up before the premiere, which opened the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. From left are actors Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton and Brad Pitt. The premiere gave a flash of Hollywood glamor to a festival lineup with a definite art house feel.
Model Claudia Schiffer arrives for the screening of the movie "Burn After Reading" that opens the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. The 21 films competing for the coveted Golden Lion during the world's oldest film festival, which runs through Sept. 6, will provide a snapshot of world cinema.
The designer Valentino waves as he arrives at the premiere of the film "Valentino: The Last Emperor" at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. The documentary looks at the legendary designer's life and career.
Director and jury president Wim Wenders, right, and his wife Donata arrive for the premiere of the movie "Burn After Reading" that opened the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. The role of the festival is "to find films that are truly contemporary and have finger on the pulse of the times," Wenders said.
Designer Valentino, model Eva Herzigova and director Matt Tyrnauer arrive at the premiere of the film "Valentino: The Last Emperor" at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.
Actors George Clooney, left, and Brad Pitt meet fans as they arrive for the premiere of the movie "Burn After Reading" that opens the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Director Ethan Coen, actors Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, director Joel Coen, actors Tilda Swinton and George Clooney pose together at the premiere of the film "Burn After Reading," which opens the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Actor George Clooney gestures as he has his picture taken upon arrival for the premiere of the movie "Burn After Reading" that opens the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Actors George Clooney, left, and Brad Pitt meet fans as they arrive for the premiere of the movie "Burn After Reading" that opens the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Model Claudia Schiffer arrives for the premiere of the movie "Burn After Reading" that opens the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Actor Brad Pitt looks at the 64th Venice Film Festival's Volpi Cup he won in 2007 for his role in "The Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford" and that he received just before the premiere of "Burn After Reading" which opened the 2008 festival on Aug. 27, 2008. "You can run but you can't hide," Pitt joked. "It was an honor to receive this last year and it remains an honor to accept this this year."
Directors Joel and Ethan Coen arrive for the premiere of their movie "Burn After Reading" that opened the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. This is their first film since "No Country For Old Men," which won the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars in February.
Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton, poses for photographers at the premiere of her movie "Burn After Reading" that opens the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Actors George Clooney, right, and Brad Pitt arrive for the premiere of the movie "Burn After Reading" that opened the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Designer Valentino and model Eva Herzigova pose together at the premiere of the film "Valentino: The Last Emperor" at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.
Director Matt Tyrnauer arrives at the premiere of the film "Valentino: The Last Emperor" at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.
Director and jury member John Landis, right, and Deborah Nadoolman arrive for the premiere of the movie "Burn After Reading." The film opened the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Japanese director Takeshi Kitano, center, who won a Golden Lion in 1997, poses with actress Kanako Higuchi, right, and producer Masayuki Mori beforethe movie "Akires to Kame" (Achilles and the tortoise) at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. It is one of three entries from Japan.