Tag: Coen
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Is ‘The Big Lebowski’ a True Story?
“The Dude.” These two, simple words conjure up so much within the minds of moviegoers, and specifically, fans of the Coen brothers. Joel and Ethan Coen have created some of the most memorable characters in the history of film. From H.I. McDunnough (Nicolas Cage) in Raising Arizona, to Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) in No Country…
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Poolman Review: Chris Pine’s Chinatown-Inspired Neo-Noir Bellyflops [TIFF 2023]
Chris Pine is one of our best currently working actors, a performer who understands his assignments, capable of adding sincerity to both ridiculous genre roles like Edgin the Bard in the “Dungeons and Dragons” movie or Steve Trevor in “Wonder Woman,” while also delivering gripping dramatic performances in films like “Hell or High Water.” Now,…
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France’s Arp Selection Buys Sofia Coppola’s Venice Prizewinning ‘Priscilla,’ Deauville Festival’s Big Winner ‘Laroy’ (Exclusive)
Paris-based leading distribution company Arp Selection has bought a pair of U.S. indie gems from the fall festival circuit, Shane Atkinson’s feature debut “Laroy” and Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla.”“Laroy,” a neo-noir Western comedy with Coen brothers influences, just won three major prizes at the Deauville Film Festival, including the Grand Prize, Audience Award and Critics Prize;…
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Shane Atkinson’s Dark Comedy ‘Laroy’ Wins Top Awards at Deauville Festival
Shane Atkinson’s “Laroy,” a crime thriller laced with dark comedy, swept three major prizes at the 49th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival.The movie, which marks Atkinson’s feature debut and showcases Coen brothers influences, won the Grand Prize, the Audience Award and the Critics Award. It stars John Magaro as Ray, who decides to…
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10 Best ‘The Big Lebowski’ Quotes, Ranked
The Coen Brothers are an incomparable screenwriting, directing, and producing duo, who have showcased their aptitude for writing unforgettably hilarious lines of dialogue since the release of their first out-and-out comedy, 1987’s Raising Arizona. From Fargo to Burn After Reading, to A Serious Man the Coens know their way around a gleefully unabashed farce or…
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Ethan Coen Says ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Has Something A Coen Brothers Movie Never Had
Drive-Away Dolls marks Oscar-winning filmmaker Ethan Coen’s first solo feature film since his rise to notoriety as one-half of the Coen Brothers alongside Joel Coen. Co-written with partner and long-time collaborator Tricia Cooke, the comedy thriller is set to open in theaters this fall, and with the long-anticipated trailer dropping today, Collider’s Steve Weintraub had…
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Trailer Watch: Ethan Coen’s Drive-Away Dolls
After more than 30 years of collaborating as a writing-directing duo, the Coen brothers have decided to embark on solo projects for the foreseeable future. Joel Coen helmed The Tragedy of Macbeth back in 2021, and Ethan Coen debuted Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind last year at Cannes. While that documentary still awaits a…