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Posts Tagged "Joel Coen"

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Hail, Caesar! *** (2016, Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Scarlett Johansson, Ralph Fiennes, Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Jonah Hill) – Movie Review

Josh Brolin stars as Eddie Mannix, a Hollywood fixer for Capitol Pictures in the Fifties, who solves problems for big Tinseltown names. George Clooney co-stars as studio star Baird Whitlock, who disappears, kidnapped from the […]

Mar, 03

Garfield ** (2004, Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky, voice of Bill Murray) – Classic Movie Review 2226

The real star of director Peter Howitt’s harmless 2004 children’s comedy is the inimitable vocals of Bill Murray, as the jokey voice of computerised fat cat Garfield. Murray is the making of this daft kids’ […]

Feb, 28

Raising Arizona **** (1987, Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson) – Classic Movie Review 1767

Hooray for the Coen Brothers’ second movie, providing a dazzling follow-up to their stunning film noir debut with Blood Simple in 1984. Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter star as a petty crook H.I. McDonnough (‘Hi’) […]

Oct, 13

The Man Who Wasn’t There **** (2001, Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini) – Classic Movie Review 1765

The tenth movie from the Coen Brothers in 2001 sees them returning to the Forties-style film-noir terrain of their debut film, Blood Simple, in a clever, atmospheric, compellingly twisting tale of infidelity, blackmail and death. Billy […]

Oct, 12

Intolerable Cruelty *** (2003, George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones) – Classic Movie Review 1239

Gorgeous George Clooney is the making of the Coen Brothers’ entertaining 2003 old-style Hollywood romantic comedy, but with a deliciously dark, cynical edge. The Coen Brothers dark and cynical? That’s a weird one! Clooney plays […]

May, 22

Bad Santa **** (2003, Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom, Bernie Mac, John Ritter) – Classic Movie Review 545

Oh, is it Christmas already? Then let’s go ho-ho-ho! In director Terry Zwigoff’s 2003 big comedy laughter-raiser, miserable conman crook Willie T Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) and his tiny Little Helper sidekick Marcus (Tony Cox) […]

Dec, 18

Barton Fink **** (John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Jon Polito, Steve Buscemi, Tony Shalhoub) – Classic Movie Review 476

‘There’s only one thing stranger than what’s going on inside his head. What’s going on outside.’ John Turturro stars as the eponymous Barton Fink in the Coen Brothers Joel and Ethan’s clever, witty 1991 Hollywood […]

Dec, 06

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