Tag: Raising Arizona

  • Is ‘The Big Lebowski’ a True Story?

    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…

  • 10 Best ‘The Big Lebowski’ Quotes, Ranked

    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…

  • How No Country For Old Men Landed In The Coen Brothers’ Lap

    How No Country For Old Men Landed In The Coen Brothers’ Lap

    Throughout their career, the Coen Brothers have excelled at writing verbose characters and snappy dialogue. You have the screwball back-and-forth in “The Hudsucker Proxy,” John Goodman’s folksy salesman in “Barton Fink,” and Frances McDormand’s overbearing gossip in “Raising Arizona,” to name just a few examples. There are exceptions, of course. Billy Bob Thornton’s smalltown barber…

  • Nicolas Cage Is Confused Why Hollywood Hasn’t Offered Him Comedies: ‘Where’d That Option Go?’

    Nicolas Cage Is Confused Why Hollywood Hasn’t Offered Him Comedies: ‘Where’d That Option Go?’

    Sure, there’s “Cage Rage” but where’s the Cage comedy?Screen legend Nicolas Cage revealed that even he is surprised it’s been a minute since his comedic chops have been on the big screen. The “Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” actor told the Los Angeles Times that with his decades-spanning career, it’s confusing that there seems to…

  • Nicolas Cage Wants to Make a Musical, Open to Reviving Scrapped Superman Movie

    Nicolas Cage Wants to Make a Musical, Open to Reviving Scrapped Superman Movie

    The hype surrounding Nicolas Cage’s performance as himself in “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” has led to his recent filmography being viewed in a more favorable light, but Cage has his sights set firmly on the future.In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Cage spent plenty of time reflecting on his most iconic roles,…

  • Zachary Levi and Alison Pill Lead ‘Raising Arizona’ Table Read to Benefit Homeless Youth

    Zachary Levi and Alison Pill Lead ‘Raising Arizona’ Table Read to Benefit Homeless Youth

    Want to relive a Coen Brothers classic with a fresh spin and some new cast members? The Pandemic Players, a troupe of stage and screen actors volunteering their time and talents to help fellow Americans impacted by Covid-19, will host a table read of the 1987 comedy “Raising Arizona” this Wednesday, November 25. The video…

  • My streaming gem: why you should watch Private Life

    My streaming gem: why you should watch Private Life

    Continuing our series of writers highlighting underappreciated films: a bittersweet comedy drama about infertilityHollywood’s depiction of infertility over the years has been, well, let’s say sporadic. When it does make it on to the screen, it’s usually played for laughs. Whether it’s adoption in Juno, surrogacy in Baby Mama or infertility in Raising Arizona, when…

  • Karlovy Vary Film Review: ‘Blossom Valley’

    Karlovy Vary Film Review: ‘Blossom Valley’

    Thrumming with the woozy, hangover energy of a strung-out, sleepless night, “Blossom Valley” may sound like a brand of supermarket rosé, but its spirit, as embodied in its female lead, is a lot more punk than that. Hungarian debut director László Csuja finds beauty in his bruised, beer-can aesthetic and gives this small-scale, ostensible social-realist…