Joel Coen News
This week's new cinema previews
guardian.co.uk –
2009-11-20
(Ethan & Joel Coen, 2009, US) Michael Stuhlbarg, Sari Lennick, Richard Kind. 105 mins. A "proper" Coens movie after the brothers' recent, atypical efforts, and it's one of their, and the year's, best, striking that contradictory, tragicomic, mundane-surreal tone only... ... Full Article
If a schlub is funny, this one sure is
dispatch.com –
2009-10-30
With apologies to Michael Moore and Oliver Stone, the most delightfully divisive of big-name American filmmakers might very well be Ethan and Joel Coen -- for reasons that have nothing to do with politics or conspiracy theories. ... Full Article
Miramax president Daniel Battsek (center) with (left to right), Edgar Wright, Joel Coen and Javier Bardem at the L.A. premiere of "No Country for Old Men" two years ago. ... Full Article
Latest Coen brothers movie at Rome fest
examiner.com –
2009-10-22
The Coen brothers aren't sure whether their latest movie is a comedy or a tragedy - that is for the viewers to figure out. "We don't even think about it in those terms," Ethan Coen said Thursday, as he and... ... Full Article
Interview Joel and Ethan Coen
avclub.com –
2009-10-14
Joel and Ethan Coen have never been personal filmmakers in an obvious sense, but A Serious Man is as close as they're ever likely to get to autobiography. ... Full Article
The Coen brothers: Benevolent gods
theglobeandmail.com –
2009-10-09
A word of advice: Don't try to get too serious with Joel and Ethan Coen or you'll risk looking stupid. After watching their new film, A Serious Man , I suggested to them that the film initially seemed emotionally devastating,... ... Full Article
Taking It Seriously
tabletmag.com –
2009-10-02
Michael Stuhlbarg stars as Larry Gopnik in writer/directors Joel & Ethan Coen's A Serious Man There once was a Jew who felt his life was spiraling out of control. ... Full Article
MTV Movies Blog
mtv.com –
2009-09-30
By rights, Ethan and Joel Coen should not be the massively successful filmmakers they are. I'm not impugning their talent, skill or artistry with that statement; it's more that their movies are very, very strange. ... Full Article
A couple weeks back, the Coen Brothers, Joel and Ethan, returned to the Toronto Film Festival with A Serious Man , their third movie in three years. ... Full Article
EXCLUSIVE: 'Big Lebowski' Jesus Spin-off 'Could Happen' But Not Yet, Say Ethan And Joel Coen
mtv.com –
2009-09-21
Who can forget The Jesus? John Turturro 's crazed, pedophile bowler in "The Big Lebowski" is an unforgettable character, even with no more than five or 10 minutes of screen time. ... Full Article