Burn After Reading to Open Venice Fest

The AP reports that the new Coen Bros. joint will open the most romantic festival of the season, the Venice Film Fest at the Lido (truly one of the prettiest places in Italy) on August 27. According to Variety, Working Title released Atonement in Venice and look at how that turned out? No Country launched from Cannes, which is probably why it’s not a great idea to launch Burn After Reading, which is probably not an Oscar movie (though never say never).