Tag Archives: Coen Brothers

Coen Brothers Redux

Posted on at by Todd Hunter Starkweather

I am once again re-visiting the Coen Brothers and their work. While I have not had the opportunity to view True Grit, I had been, as I expressed in a previous post, excited about its release. Since then, various reviewers … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, film studies, Reviews | Tagged A Serious Man, Book of Job, Coen Brothers, Ethan Coen, Fargo, Frances McDormand, Joel Coen, religion, Stanley Fish, True Grit, William H. Macy | Leave a comment

The Ken Burns Effect

Posted on at by Peter Schilling

Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld squint, mumble, and take themselves very seriously in the Coen Brothers’ Here’s a question: Do filmmakers have a responsibility to the words that have inspired readers? If you base your movie on a great novel, are you obligated … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews | Tagged Coen Brothers, Henry Hathaway, James Bridges, John Wayne, True Grit | 2 Comments

Anticipation, Disappointment, and the Coen Brothers

Posted on at by Todd Hunter Starkweather

As I sit and anticipate the release of True Grit (2010), I am reminded of my friends, who, over a decade ago, anticipated the release of the first episode of Star Wars. When Star Wars: Episode I (1999) was released, … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Film | Tagged A Serious Man, anticipation, Barton Fink, Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading, Coen Brothers, disappointment, Ethan Coen, Fargo, George Clooney, Intolerable Cruelty, J.K. Simmons, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Joel Coen, Ladykillers, No Country for Old Men, O' Brother Where Art Thou?, Paul Newman, Richard Jenkins, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Taco Bell, The Big Lebowski, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Man Who Wasn't There, Tim Robbins, Tom Hanks, True Grit | 4 Comments

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Coen Brothers Redux

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