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Feb 10, 2016 · by Peter Suderman. Feb 10, 2016, 6:10 AM PST. George Clooney in the Coen brothers' latest film, Hail, Caesar! Hail, Caesar!, the 17th film from the writer-director-producer team of Joel and...
Jul 7, 2021 · One of the most frequent tropes in the Coen Brothers’ oeuvre is the sheer incompetence of their criminals, often assigned to carry out an illegal, high-stakes task only to fail spectacularly at it. From low-witted hoodlums to boneheaded bureaucrats, chances are if you’re watching a Coen film you’re bound to bump into one clumsy antagonist.
- No Country for Old Men (2007) Among other things, the Cormac McCarthy novel No Country for Old Men is about fate. That’s a very broad description of what goes on in the film adaptation, which won Best Picture in 2008, and tells a seemingly simple story of a West Texas man (Josh Brolin), a suitcase with $2 million, and the consequences of making the choice to spend money that doesn’t belong to him.
- Raising Arizona (1987) Nothing fills me with joy quite like forgetting that Raising Arizona goes on for 11 minutes before we ever even get to the credits.
- Blood Simple (1984) I don’t know if any filmmaker has had a better debut than the Coens did with Blood Simple. It’s one of my favorite neo-noir films, and it’s one of the most fascinating examples of a movie being funny in a way that’s not specifically trying to be funny.
- A Serious Man (2009) Who pivots from Burn After Reading in 2008 to A Serious Man in 2009? Besides having possibly the best and most infuriating ending in the entire Coen Brothers library, A Serious Man is an incredible character study in its depiction of a physics professor (Michael Stuhlbarg as a likable variation of The Bible’s Job) trying to understand why his life is a whirlwind of constant of calamity and collapse.
Nov 15, 2018 · Tom Hanks, who was practically born to deliver the Coens’ wry, furiously odd dialogue, plays career crook Professor G.H. Dorr like Yosemite Sam gone to grad school. This remake of a 50-year-old ...
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- "Yeah, Well, That's Just, Like, Your Opinion, Man." The Dude - The Big Lebowski (1998) During a bowling game, Jesus suggests that The Dude got to the semis by sheer luck.
- "What's The Most You've Ever Lost On A Coin Toss?" Anton Chigurh - No Country For Old Men (2007) Intending to murder a gas station attendant, Chigurh asks him this question first.
- "Mama Says He's Bona Fide." Everett's Daughter - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) When Everett runs into his family after escaping from prison, he realizes his wife has moved on.
- "You Know, For Kids." Norville - The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Hudsucker Proxy Business school graduate Norville Barnes tries to pitch a few ideas to investors.
Jan 26, 2024 · Here is our ranking of the Coen brothers' films from the fine to fantastic. 18. The Ladykillers (2004) J.K. Simmons, Marlon Wayans, Tzi Ma, and Ryan Hurst in 'The Ladykillers'. Touchstone/Courtesy ...
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Jan 14, 2022 · 8. Raising Arizona (1987) The Coens' uproarious farce stars Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter as a couple who help them themselves to one fifth of an affluent family ’s quintuplets. Raising Arizona ...
