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1001 Movie Club: Raising Arizona

November 29th, 2009 2 Comments

This is the second post for the 1001 Movies You Must See Club. And it was actually my pick. Which makes the fact that I hated Raising Arizona extra annoying.  To all those of the film club that didn’t like this movie, I apologize and promise to make better picks in the future.
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A Serious Man

November 1st, 2009 2 Comments

Up until A Serious Man, I don’t think many would call Ethan and Joel Coen serious men.  Looking at Fargo, Burn After Reading, and Raising Arizona, it’s clear the Coens prefer to brandish their wickedly black, and sophisticated  humor  than make forays into stone-faced dramas.  Even last year, when the two adapted Cormac McCarthy’s heavily philosophical [...]

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Burn After Reading

September 15th, 2008 3 Comments

Burn After Reading is a seriously good time. And who wouldn’t believe that with it’s ridiculously long list of bitchin’ actors/directors? Last year the Coen brothers took us to a much darker place with the Best Picture winning No Country For Old Men, but this year, they show us a much lighter side [...]

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