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Coen Brothers Bring Pens To ‘Scarface’ Remake, Universal Eyes Replacements For Antoine Fuqua

February 10, 2017 2:45 pm

Over the past few years, the Coen Brothers have been happy to work on scripts for other directors. They penned "Gambit" starring Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz (which you probably forgot existed), put their touch...

The Coen Brothers Are Born To Be Wild, Direct Super Bowl Ad Starring Peter Fonda

Kevin Jagernauth

January 30, 2017 9:08 am

News, Television

Next weekend, the great sport of advertising gets down on Sunday with the Super Bowl (there will also be some kind of game happening too). As always, companies are opening up their wallet to get in on that game...

The Coen Brothers Saddle Up To Write & Direct Western TV Series

Kevin Jagernauth

January 10, 2017 7:45 pm

News, Television

Westerns have been riding hard back onto the big screen over the past few years, and it looks like TV is the next fertile ground for the genre. This year alone we'll have Scott Frank's "Godless" on Netflix and ...

Coen Brothers Log On To Write Internet Thriller ‘Dark Web’

Kevin Jagernauth

October 14, 2016 2:51 pm

News

One small part of the increasingly bizarre presidential election was Donald Trump's rambling thoughts on "the cyber" during the first presidential debate, when he declared, among other things, that "the securit...

25-Minute Video Takes An Odyssey In Style With Coens’ ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ & ‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’

Will Ashton

July 13, 2016 5:25 pm

News

By 2000, nearly two decades into their filmmaking careers, Joel and Ethan Coen had amassed a profile filled with features centered on the past. To simply label those movies as period pieces, however, would be a...

Examining The Coens’ Breakout Classics ‘Fargo’ & ‘The Big Lebowski’

Charles Barfield

July 8, 2016 4:59 pm

News

Filmmaker Cameron Beyl has released the third part of his Director Series centering on the Coen Brothers’ films. The new installment of “The Directors Series” focuses on the Coens’ breakout classic films, “Farg...

The Essentials: The Coen Brothers Films Ranked

The Playlist Staff

July 6, 2016 12:16 pm

Features

If you’re struggling to find something new to watch on the big screen in a sea of underwhelming blockbusters, you’ll be delighted to know that right now, a re-release of “Blood Simple” in newly restored 4K is c...

Re-Release Trailer For The Coens’ Newly Restored ‘Blood Simple’ Reintroduces Their Debut Classic

Kevin Jagernauth

June 29, 2016 12:40 pm

News, Trailers

The movie gods are certainly smiling down upon fans of the Coen Brothers this year. This winter, the duo delivered their zany take on classic Hollywood with "Hail, Caesar!" and starting this weekend, cinephiles...

Check Out The Coens’ Chilling Proof-Of-Concept Trailer For ‘Blood Simple’ That Helped Get It Made

Kevin Jagernauth

June 28, 2016 12:17 pm

Trailers

Filmmakers have all kinds of advice to young moviemakers about how to get their films made, but the Coens' approach to finding financing for their debut feature, "Blood Simple," is something all directors hopin...

The Murder & Mania Of The Coens’ ‘Blood Simple’ & ‘Raising Arizona’

Ryan Oliver

June 18, 2016 2:00 pm

News

After successfully tackling the extensive works of David Fincher and Paul Thomas Anderson, Cameron Beyl over at Raccord has another edition of “The Director’s Series” on the way. This time out, the focus is on ...

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