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The Coen Brothers Reporatory Role Call 1984-2008
film babble blog — ... mean she would turn her nose up at the prospect of reteaming with the Brothers. As the fierce Penny in O BROTHER... she seemed right at home. Like Goodman and, well, every one of these folks, I hope to see her in Coen country again someday down the road. Frances McDormand (BLOOD SIMPLE, RAISING ARIZONA, MILLER'S CROSSING, FARGO, THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE, BURN AFTER READING): Obvious why she makes the grade. McDormand ...

Frances McDormand Will Have Her Revenge
Film Experience Blog — ... or the like (I say that with love). Whatever has this poor woman been saddled with? Let's look at how they've envisioned McDormand over the years: (Top Row, left to right: Abby, Blood Simple (1984); Dot, Raising Arizona (1987); The Mayor's Secretary, Miller's Crossing (1990). Bottom Row, left to right: Marge Gunderson, Fargo (1996); Doris Crane, The Man Who Wasn't There (2001); Linda Litzke, Burn After Reading ...

Burn After Reading - Review
Film for the Soul — (Joel/Ethan Coen, 2007) As promised, as expected and as always, the Coen's once again follow up a critically acclaimed, serious film, in the case of 'No Country For Old Men' (2007) an Academy Award winning one, with one of their more slapstick and playful films; just as 'Big Lebowski' (1998) followed 'Fargo' (1996) and 'Intolerable Cruelty' (2003) followed 'The Man Who Wasn't There' (2001). Burn After Reading, completes their ...

A SERIOUS MAN: The Film Babble Blog Review
film babble blog — ... , and Ed Crane's (Billy Bob Thornton) UFO dream in THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE. As perplexing as these seemingly ersatz elements are, they are often the most memorable moments of their movies. Imagine if they concocted an entire film out of such scenes. ...