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‘The Ladykillers’ is another example of the Coens loving the old school

The Ladykillers is the forgotten Coen brothers project. Released in early 2004, the star-studded (as per usual) picture was met with a tepid reception and to this day is looked upon on with dubious eyes, if mentioned at all when discussing their career. More to the point, the entire period between O Brother Where Art Thou and No Country for Old Men is not one that film fans in general or Coen fans in particular are very fond of bringing up

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Watch BBC’s 40-Minute Documentary on The Coen Brothers

Joel and Ethan Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last month to raving reviews, which shouldn’t be a surprise. The brother-filmmaking-team seems to only get better with age delivering some of their best work in recent years with True Grit, No Country for Old Men and A Serious Man. While you …

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“True Grit” – two movies; a generation apart

‘True Grit’ 1969, written by Marguerite Roberts and directed by Henry Hathaway. Starring John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Jeff Corey and Kim Darcy. ‘True Grit’ 2010, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Screenplay by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on True Grit by Charles Portis. Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and introducing Hailee Steinfeld.   …

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