Defiant Success

As the song goes, there's no business like show business. And sometimes the behind the scenes antics are more entertaining than the fi...

The films of Joel and Ethan Coen frequently feature characters whose lives go from bad to worse and, quite frankly, they deserve it. This ...

Jean-Luc Godard once said, "All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun." This is also the guide to make a film noir. (I me...

For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. This is something taught in physics, but it can be applied to life in general....

I'm not much for westerns. I think it's mostly because of all the bloodshed, both justified and senseless. I like the older westerns...

It's amazing that Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) doesn't go mad at some point in Joel and Ethan Coen's A Serious Man . I mea...

The neo-noir. It's a favorite genre of mine. (Hell, I just like crime films in general.) Anyone who can depict a good criminal case ca...

Most directors have a distinct trademark that makes them recognizable. John Waters has the camp factor. Alfred Hitchcock used suspense. Qu...

Joel and Ethan Coen are one of the most compelling duos in the film industry. Their movies are different from others'. I don't mean ...

The gangster movie was popular back in the 1930's when real gangsters were showing who's the boss. Bonnie and Clyde  and The Godfath...

Joel and Ethan Coen are known for the dark humor in their movies. Some notable examples include The Big Lebowski , Raising Arizona  and Farg...

Joel and Ethan Coen are an (cough) "unique" pair of filmmakers. They managed to make movies that are different from other movies. ...