A new year, so I thought I'd shake things up a bit with my selection of director of the month. In this special case, the focus will land on Directing brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. I've always been fascinated by the Coen Brother's work, perhaps more than any other contemporary filmmaker. The Coens have been accused (mostly wrongly) of being nothing more than a couple of jesters who jerk the audience around. They have proven time and time again that they are original auteurs who can develop funny, complex, suspenseful, and whimsical stories, sometimes all in the same film. They bow to nobody and I hope you join me this month in a celebration of their work.Thursday, 1 January 2009
January Director's Spotlight: The Coen Brothers
A new year, so I thought I'd shake things up a bit with my selection of director of the month. In this special case, the focus will land on Directing brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. I've always been fascinated by the Coen Brother's work, perhaps more than any other contemporary filmmaker. The Coens have been accused (mostly wrongly) of being nothing more than a couple of jesters who jerk the audience around. They have proven time and time again that they are original auteurs who can develop funny, complex, suspenseful, and whimsical stories, sometimes all in the same film. They bow to nobody and I hope you join me this month in a celebration of their work.
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interested for sure if your director's spotlight.
there were a few coen brother's films i had not seen, so made a point last year of "catching up" -- I'll been interested in seeing your Coen reflections this month.
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