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  • Birth Place: St. Louis Park, MN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/29/1954, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Director; screenwriter; producer
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Coen Brothers to Rewrite Angelina Jolie Project

Angelina Jolie's next project has enlisted some Oscar-winning help. Joel and Ethan Coen will rewrite the script for an upcoming film about Olympian and World War II hero Lou Zamperini, The Hollywood Reporter reports.read more

Joel and Ethan Coen to Produce Fargo TV Series for FX

Joel and Ethan Coen are adapting their iconic film Fargo for television, Deadline reports.

The brothers are teaming with My Generation creator Noah Hawley to executive-produce the project for FX. Hawley will also serve as the series' writer.read more

VIDEO: Charlie Rose - No Country for Old Men / Michael Korda (November 16, 2007)

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Charlie Rose - No Country for Old Men / Michael Korda (November 16, 2007)
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A discussion about the film No Country for Old Men with filmmakers and brothers Joel and Ethan Coen and actors Josh Brolin & Javier Bardem. ; A conversation with author Michael Korda watch

Joel Coen: Videos

A Serious Man - Interview
A Serious Man - Trailer No. 1
The Big Lebowski - DVD Trailer 01
The Big Lebowski - DVD Clip 01

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True Grit (2010)
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Charlie Rose - David Rohde / Jann Wenner (October 26, 2009)
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Charlie Rose - No Country for Old Men / Michael Korda (November 16, 2007)
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Charlie Rose (October 6, 2003)
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Charlie Rose (November 19, 2001)

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Year Title Description
2010 True Grit Movie, Writer
2010 True Grit Movie, Producer
2010 True Grit Movie, Director
2009 A Serious Man Movie, Director
2009 A Serious Man Movie, Producer

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FX Considering TV Adaptation of Fargo

Fargo could live on!

FX is reportedly in early talks with MGM Television to adapt the Oscar-winning film into a TV series, Variety reports.

Get the scoop on all the new and returning spring shows

The Coen brothers' dark comedy... read more

Oscar Snubs and Surprises: Who Missed the Cut?

So what exactly does Christopher Nolan have to do to get an Oscar nomination for best director? The Inception mastermind was snubbed for the third time Tuesday. But that wasn't the only egregious snub or biggest surprise.

Snubs:
Third time is not the charm: Already overlooked for Memento and The Dark Knight, Nolan seemed to be a shoo-in for ...
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The King's Speech Tops Oscar Nominations

The King's Speech leads the 83rd Academy Awards with 12 nominations.

The British drama will vie for best picture alongside Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit and Winter's Bone. True Grit collected the second-highest total of nominations — 10.

King's Speech director Tom Hooper will face off against Darren Aronofsky ...
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No Country for Old Men — Blu-ray Review

When a man stumbles upon a bloody scene and two million dollars in cash, his decision to take the money sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of violence. Hunted by a psychopathic killer, the man tries desperately to put an end to his pursuer while the local Sheriff follows the bodies left behind. No Country for Old Men is the 4-time Oscar-winning movie from Joel and Ethan Coen starring Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem, winner of the Academy Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role."No Country for Old Men arrived at my house as an Oscar-nominated film, and it walked away with 4 awards before I had a chance to watch it. The "best picture" winner is always worthy of viewing, either because it's a great movie, or because you're able to shake your head in disgust after viewing it, proclaiming another movie as being "much, much better." I went in with an open mind, even though I strongly disliked Fargo, the other movie that provided the Coen brothers wi... read more

It's commonly known that A ...

Question: It's commonly known that A Fistful of Dollars is a remake of Yojimbo. But I recall reading somewhere that the inspiration for Yojimbo was the Alan Ladd version of The Glass Key. Is this true?


Answer: I've read that Akira Kurosawa cites the Alan Ladd version of Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key (1942) as one of his inspirations for Yojimbo (1961). But Yojimbo's plot, which revolves around a masterless samurai (Toshiro Mifune) who blows into a lawless town ruled by warring gangs and r read more

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