Are the Coen Brothers going to save cinema?
May 8th, 2007 by Eoin
I’ve been reading a lot about Coen Brother’s projects recently. They have No Country For Old Men opening soon and have announced four other projects to be completed over 2008 and 2009. Looking at the quality of work they have produced so far this is great news. The project that excites me the most though is their second next film, Burn After Reading.
I’ve heard critics go on about an amazing cast before but this is the first time I’ve been wowed by a cast list in my life. John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, George Clooney and Brad Pitt. I mean what a cast for such talented film-makers to have. This has got to be good right? Right?
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May 8th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Oooh… hadn’t heard about that. I love the Coen brothers. I am a firm believer that The Big Lebowski is the greatest movie ever.
May 8th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I’m with you there Deborah. I have high hopes for No Country for Old Men but I’m worried that Burn After Reading might take the Intolerable Cruelty route.
May 8th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
I know what you mean James. There’s no Catherine Zeta Jones type in Burn After Reading though. That’s not to say I blame her for Intolerable Cruelty (which I didn’t hate), but just that a certain type of project attracts a certain type of star. Going by their track records the four mentioned above ’should’ be attracted to the type of film I want to see.