There goes the neighbourhood… Directed by George Clooney, Suburbicon is a satirical look at the suburban world of the late 50s, as racial integration was truly beginning to break down social barriers. The film tells the story of Garner Lodge (Matt Damon), a family man who lives with his wife, paralyzed as a result of… [Read More]
Blood Simple (1984) Criterion Collection: Light & Sound #TBT
Back in 1984, director brother Joel and Ethan Coen teamed with first-time cinematographer Barry Sonnefeld to deliver their first feature film, Blood Simple. They would go on to work together again on Raising Arizona and Miller’s Crossing, but their combined filmography includes O Brother, Where Art Thou?, No Country For Old Men, Men in Black, Fargo, Get Shorty, and a host… [Read More]
Hail Caesar!: Hello, Hollywood
We are all looking for something until we find it. With their typical humor and wit, the Coen Brothers have delivered a film about the quest for that thing (whatever it may be) for a cast of characters ripped out of 1951 Hollywood, with its Communists, Cold War, and economics. And, as can’t be ignored,… [Read More]
Hail, Caesar – Golden Days of Hollywood a la Coen Brothers
The Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar is an entertaining look at the old Hollywood Studio System with a load of insider references. (I would love to have a Cliff Notes type of resource to identify all those references.)
