Joel Coen

Win one of two copies of Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy

On September 1st, Chicago Review Press will release Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy by Saul Austerlitz. Another Fine Mess takes a thorough look at what the author calls “the bastard stepchild of American film… that [still] has one of the richest veins of American cinematic culture.” To celebrate the release of ….

House of Flying Daggers director to remake the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple?

Back in February, Shockya reported that Spider-Man director Sam Raimi was attached to produce a remake of the martial arts film House of Flying Daggers. Now comes a report from Empire, that Zhang Yimou – director of that seminal kung fu epic as well as Jet Li’s Hero, and choreographer of the amazing display at ….

No Country For Old Men 2 Disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray review

The 2007 Oscar winner for Best Picture, No Country for Old Men, arrives in a new collectable 2-disc Blu-ray edition tomorrow, April 7th, from Miramax Films, Paramount Vantage and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, No Country For Old Men is easily Joel and Ethan Coen’s ….

Win one of two copies of No Country for Old Men: Collector’s Edition on DVD

Next Tuesday, April 7th, Miramax Films and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release No Country for Old Men: Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray and DVD. The 2007 Oscar winner for Best Picture arrives with more than five hours of bonus features including extensive interviews with the filmmakers and an unauthorized trip backstage with star Josh ….

Film details and two trailers for indie comedy The Great Buck Howard

“I love this town!” – Buck Howard After causing more than a few bursts of uncontrollable laughter as C.I.A. operative Osbourne Cox in The Coen Brothers’ Burn After Reading, John Malkovich returns to the humor genre with The Great Buck Howard. The Sean McGinly (Two Days, Brothers) written and directed film, originally screened at Sundance ….

Release dates picked for arthouse favorites Ang Lee, Coen Brothers, Sam Mendes, Jim Jarmusch and more 2009 features

Focus Features has set release dates for movies by some big names in pop-arthouse cinema, including The Coen Brothers, Ang Lee and Jim Jarmusch, along with a Tim Burton-produced animated fantasy simply titled 9, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Below are details I put together on Focus’ crop of features that will be gracing arthouse ….