Category: Coen Brothers
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Barber Aims to Be a Dry Cleaner, Blackmail, Murder and Suicide Result
Frances McDormand, Billy Bob Thornton, “The Man Who Wasn’t There” (2001). Why Did an Acclaimed Coen Brothers Noir Tank at the Box Office? Contains Spoilers By Paul Parcellin ‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’ (2001) Ed Crane (Billy Bob Thornton) is the kind of guy who can enter or leave a roomful of people without a…
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Crime in the New Wild West
A lot of people say that “No Country for Old Men” is Joel and Ethan Coen’s best film so far. I’d find that a difficult choice to make. But I’ll say that “No Country” is one of my favorites. Javier Bardem has gotten all the kudos for his portrayal of devil incarnate Anton Chigurh —…
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Son of a Satire: ‘Chain Gang’ Rattles On
I n 1932’s “I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang,” Paul Muni stars in the real-life story of a poor schlump who gets roped into years of hard prison labor for no reason at all. “Chain Gang” is one of the “socially conscious” movies of that time. It was meant to publicize the brutal…