Posts Tagged ‘Ethan Coen’
Trailer Exam | The Coen Brothers’ True Grit
Apple has released the trailer for Joel and Ethan Coen‘s upcoming adaptation/remake of True Grit, and it is a amazing spectacle. Running only a minute long, the trailer is the perfect taste of what is to come. It sets up the story with a sure hand and allows us to be thrust into the amazing images photographed by Coen regular Roger Deakins. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, and opens on December 25, 2010. Check out the trailer below.
Under the Radar | Jeff Bridges
This is a new column that will focus on little known films, directors, writers, and actors. The column does not exist to tell you what to watch, but to simply help raise interest in the great art and talent that goes unseen year by year. So let’s begin.
In honor of one of my favorite actors’ recent (and first) oscar win; I will be profiling “The Dude” himself… Jeff Bridges. The following films showcase some of Bridges’ greatest performances, that you may have missed. Read the rest of this entry »
Life’s a Bitch (And Then You Die): Oscar Review of “A Serious Man”
One of the most interesting film experiences I had in 2009, was brought to me by none other than Joel and Ethan Coen. Now, the Coens are no strangers to Oscar gold. In 1996 they won for best original screenplay for “Fargo“, and in 2007 they struck gold in a big way for their masterpiece “No Country For Old Men”. Well they are back in the running again with their most odd ball work of art since “Barton Fink”.
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