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August 6th, 2012: The Big Lebowski (1998)

Aug6 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Crime, Detective, Fish-Out-of-Water, Indy, Mistaken Identity, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Slapstick, Spoof, Stoner Tagged Aimee Mann, art, artists, Ben Gazzara, bowling, California, Carter Burwell, David Huddleston, dream sequence, Ethan Coen, film within a film, Flea, Jeff Bridges, Joel Coen, John Goodman, John Turturro, Jon Polito, Julianne Moore, Kenny Rogers, kidnapping, Los Angeles, mix-tape soundtrack, nihilists, Peter Stormare, Philip Seymour Hoffman, PolyGram, porn, porn stars, ransom, Roger Deakins, Sam Elliot, sex offender, Steve Buscemi, stoners, Tara Reid, Vietnam veterans, Working Title Films

August 1st, 2012: True Grit (2010)

Aug1 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Coming of Age, Movie of the Day, Remake, Revisionist Western, Western Tagged alcoholic, apprentice/mentor relationship, Barry Pepper, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Editing Nominee, Best Sound Mixing Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Carter Burwell, children of famous people, comedic alcoholic, Ethan Coen, Hailee Steinfeld, hanging, Indian Territory, Jeff Bridges, Joel Coen, Matt Damon, Paramount Pictures, Roger Deakins, Scott Rudin Productions, snakes, Steven Spielberg, teens, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshall

July 20th, 2012: No Country for Old Men (1999)

Jul20 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Chase, Crime, Hit Man, Movie of the Day Tagged Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director, Best Editing Nominee, Best Picture, Best Sound Editing Nominee, Best Sound Mixing Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Carter Burwell, Cormac McCarthy, Ethan Coen, Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture Nominee, Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture - Drama Nominee, Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Javier Bardem, Joel Coen, Josh Brolin, Kelly Macdonald, Palme D'Or Nominee, Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson

May 9th, 2012: Miller’s Crossing (1990)

May9 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Crime, Drama, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Thriller Tagged "Looks like I'm just gonna have to Yojimbo it", 20th Century Fox, Albert Finney, alcoholic, Barry Sonnenfeld, before they were famous, Carter Burwell, double cross, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, Gabriel Byrne, hit man, homage, J.E. Freeman, Joel Coen, John Turturro, Jon Polito, Marcia Gay Harden, Michael Badalucco, Michael Jeter, Mike Starr, mob, mob war, mobsters, moll, Sam Raimi, Steve Buscemi, tommy gun

November 29th, 2011: Raising Arizona

Nov29 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in Arthouse, Comedy, Crime, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball Tagged 20th Century Fox, baby, bank robbery, bounty hunters, covenience store robbery, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, Holly Hunter, Joel Coen, John Goodman, low-budget, M. Emmet Walsh, Nicholas Cage, prison, prison break, quintuplets, Randall "Tex" Cobb, robbery, robbery gone wrong, Sam McMurray, trailer park, Trey Wilson, William Forsythe

May 11th, 2011: Fargo (1996)

May11 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Arthouse, Black Comedy, Comedy, Cops, Crime, Indy, Movie of the Day, Spoof Tagged Best Actress, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Carter Burwell, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, Joel Coen, kidnapping, Peter Stormare, PolyGram, pregnancy, Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy, wood chipper, Working Title Films

True Grit (2010)

Jan6 by professormortis

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4 Comments Posted in Based on a Book, Full Reviews, Remake, Reviews, Western Tagged Barry Pepper, bounty hunters, Ethan Coen, Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Joel Coen, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon, Paramount Pictures, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshall

January 5th, 2011: Intolerable Cruelty

Jan5 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Courtroom, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball, Slapstick, Workplace Tagged Billy Bob Thorton, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cederic the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Ethan Coen, Geoffrey Rush, George Clooney, homage, Joel Coen, Richard Jenkins, scam, trial, twist, Universal Pictures

A Serious Man

Mar13 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Quick Reviews, Reviews Tagged Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, biblical allusion, Book of Job, Ethan Coen, Fyvush Finkel, George Wyner, Joel Coen, Richard Kind, Simon Helberg, Studio Canal, Working Title Films

Intolerable Cruelty

Feb19 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Full Reviews, Reviews, Romance, Screwball Tagged Billy Bob Thorton, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cederic the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Ethan Coen, Geoffrey Rush, George Clooney, Joel Coen, Richard Jenkins, scam, trial, twist, Universal Pictures

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