The Amazing Films of the Cohen Brothers EDITED VERSION.
Yes, we have no popcorn,*** but fun is us in our SDG as we discuss the Coen Brothers’ films of imaginative stories, twists and unpredictable noir U-turns aplenty provided by these highly acclaimed, multi-talented filmmakers. Collaborating on both scripting and direction, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have produced some of the most distinctive films in contemporary American cinema, including Fargo, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski and True Grit. Join us as we journey with the Coens across a mythical American landscape that is the realm of tales tall and strange, yet full of truths about the human condition.
Meet or get reacquainted with some unforgettable characters like Fargo’s Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson, The Big Lebowski’s Jeff Bridges as The Dude, as well as John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julienne Moore and William H. Macy; Raising Arizona’s Nicholas Cage and Holly Hunter; Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin featured in True Grit, and Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin illuminating No Country for Old Men.Many more familiar characters and those as yet unknown.
Beginning with the Coens’ initial 1984 neo-noir, Blood Simple, we will glide through Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, The Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, No Country for Old Men, Burn After Reading, A Serious Man, True Grit, Inside Llewyn Davis andHail, Caesar! Say “YES” to our friendly Wednesday 10am-12pm PT Zoom for stimulating movie discussion, where our core text is the excellent The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together by Adam Nayman, and where your contributions- large or small, frequent or rare- will be welcomed, respected and appreciated. B.Y.O.P.***
