Tag: No Country for Old Men
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Bill Block out at Miramax (reports)
Former agent assumed reins in 2017.Bill Block is out as CEO of Miramax and his contract will not be renewed this week, according to reports.Block, a former ICM agent who launched financier and sales agent Qed International and served as Artisan Entertainment president, joined the company in 2017. It is 51%-owned by beIN and 49%-owned…
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10 Underrated Crime Movies of the Past 5 Years, Ranked
Crime Dramas have proven themselves to be some of the most effective genres of film when it comes to high tension featuring morally ambiguous characters. While they have always been popular with films iconic films like The Godfather and No Country For Old Men constantly topping all-time charts, films like Joker and Promising Young Woman…
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UTA, XYZ’s Fantastic Fest, Sitges-Bound ‘The Last Stop in Yuma County’ Unveils First Footage (Exclusive)
Crime thriller “The Last Stop in Yuma County” has unveiled its first clip.The debut feature from writer-director Francis Galluppi will bow at Austin’s Fantastic Fest before heading to Sitges. XYZ Films and UTA are co-representing North American sales.The film follows a traveling knife salesman in 1980s Arizona. Stranded and forced to wait at a rural…
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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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The Coen Brothers’ Movies Are a Perfect Fit for This Genre
It can be hard to pinpoint exactly what makes the works of Joel and Ethan Coen so great. They’re hilarious filmmakers, but just reducing them to their wit ignores their accomplishments in darker works like No Country for Old Men. They’re masters at visuals, especially when it comes to figuring out just the right kind…
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Mob Land review – kindly sheriff John Travolta drawn into blood-soaked plot
Very much indebted to No Country for Old Men, punchy thriller brings damnation to smalltown LouisianaFeature first-timer Nicholas Maggio makes an impression with this punchy crime thriller set in smalltown Louisiana. The director himself has cited Tarantino as an influence – though the borrowing is much more obviously from the Coens’ adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s…
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‘Mob Land’ Review: John Travolta Patrols an Indie Crime Drama That Is Strong on Atmosphere but Short on Originality
Writer-director Nicholas Maggio may not have intended to be self-critical when, fairly early in his debut feature “Mob Land,” he has one character observe to another about their failing small Southern town, “This whole place has become a fucking cliché.” But the longer this slackly paced rural noir continues, the more that dialogue seems in…
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15 Gripping Thriller Movies That Have Tremendous Re-Watch Value
A great psychological thriller is notable for containing dark, engrossing, and suspenseful plot-driven stories. It keeps its viewers captivated from the beginning until the end when the plot finally unfolds. Yet sometimes, it is easy to overlook the finer details, which viewers may only pick up after a second viewing. Thrillers such as No Country…
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The Best Cormac McCarthy Villain Hasn’t Been Brought to the Screen Yet
Fans of great literature and movies alike were mourning this past Tuesday with the passing of one of America’s great authors, Cormac McCarthy. McCarthy was perhaps most well known for his breakout novel All the Pretty Horses and the Coen Brothers’ helmed movie adaptation of his neo Western No Country for Old Men (2007). McCarthy…
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Masterpieces and oddities: Cormac McCarthy’s bleak, bold and batty films
From the exemplary adaptation of No Country for Old Men to the offbeat screenplay for The Counselor, McCarthy’s sparse style lent itself to cinemaGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe late and great Cormac McCarthy’s most famous novel is probably The Road, a hauntingly well-written and shattering story of a father and son trekking across…