The Coen Brothers are reportedly set to collaborate on a project for the first time in six years, one that they have described as being “a pure horror film”. Revered Fargo and The Big Lebowski filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen haven’t worked on a movie since 2018’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, but now they’ve […]
Perfect Non-Horror Movies for Halloween Viewing
We take a look at some non-horror films that will still creep you out, disturb you or deliver a nightmarish scenario… It’s almost Halloween and so the perfect time to dive into some horror. The genre sees a perfect boost during Halloween season but a film doesn’t need to belong to the horror genre to […]
No Country For Old Men: The best Terminator movie of the 21st century
Tom Jolliffe looks back at No Country For Old Men, the relentless chase film which did ‘Terminator’ better than every 21st century sequel in the Arnold Schwarzenegger franchise… The year is 2022. We’re well into the 21st century. Franchise fascination has never been higher and likewise, the lustre in Hollywood for remakes, reboots and sequels […]
The Coen Brothers and Roger Deakins: From Barton Fink to Hail, Caesar!
Chris Connor looks back over the collaborations between Joel and Ethan Coen and Roger Deakins… Joel and Ethan Coen have had one of the most eclectic careers of the last 40 years with films across an array of genres, blending humour, action and surrealism. One of the defining aspects of the brothers’ success is their […]
A Celebration of Janus Films
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at Janus Films, the iconic distributors of arthouse and World Cinema… It’s not often we as film goers pay much focus on film distributors. We all know the biggies. Those images that precede the big tent pole blockbusters almost seep into our synapses without much notice. Warner Bros., Universal, Disney, […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, 2018. Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen. Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Waits, Harry Melling, Zoe Kazan, James Franco, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Chelcie Ross, and Jonjo O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: A collection of six Western-style shorts set out on the frontier, taking in stories of a […]
In Praise of Frances McDormand
Tom Jolliffe celebrates the career of Frances McDormand… I have a number of favourite actors. If I had carte-blanche to cast a film it would probably be filled up with characters. Maybe brilliant underachievers, who never quite hit their heights for one reason or another (Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Rutger Hauer), or maybe they just […]
The Coen Brothers western series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs to begin production in July
Back in January it was announced that the Coen Brothers are heading to the small screen to write and direct the Western anthology series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and now The Playlist is reporting that production on the miniseries is set to begin next month in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs […]
The Coen brothers rewriting the script for Scarface remake
Last week it was reported that director Antoine Fuqua had exited Universal Pictures’ planned remake of Scarface, and now comes word from Variety that Joel and Ethan Coen have signed on to polish the script for the latest take on the mobster saga. The Coen brothers, who recently polished the screenplays for Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken […]
Coen Brothers to pen Silk Road thriller Dark Web for Fox
THR is reporting that Joel and Ethan Coen have signed on to pen the screenplay for Dark Web, a thriller from 20th Century Fox which has previously been scripted by Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island. Formerly titled Silk Road, Dark Web is based on a Wired magazine article from Joshuah Bearman, […]
