Archive for 'Other Projects'
First Draft of “Gambit” remake by the Coen Brothers
This is old news but according to IMDB the Coens wrote the first draft of the upcoming remake of Gambit. Bo Welch is attached and will be directing from his own rewrite of the Joel and Ethan’s first draft. Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley are slated to act. Apparently it’s a remake of the 1966 [...]
Posted: June 27th, 2005 under Other Projects.
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Coens to produce “Seasons of Dust”
Tim Blake Nelson’s next directorial project “Seasons of Dust” will be executive produced by Joel and Ethan. According to IMDB it is the story a girl who’s life is turned upside down when her father leaves the family farm. Nelson wrote the film which will begin shooting in August in Oklahoma, and it should be [...]
Posted: May 15th, 2005 under Other Projects.
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Coen Brothers to Appear at Apple Store
Joel and Ethan will be appearing at the Soho Apple store in New York City on 5/10/05 at 8:00PM. It’s all part of Apple’s “Made on a Mac” filmmakers series. The Coens used Final Cut Pro to edit their last films Intolerable Cruelty and The Ladykillers which they will be discussing. They will be questions [...]
Posted: May 5th, 2005 under Other Projects.
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Tim Blake Nelson on Dinner for Five
The Latest Episode of Dinner for Five on the Independent Film Channel has Tim Blake Nelson on. They discuss briefly how he got the role of Delmar in O Brother, Where Art Thou? Interesting show if you don’t have an intense desire to punch Jon Favreau in the face. David Duchovny and Steven Root from [...]
Posted: May 1st, 2005 under Other Projects.
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Joel and Ethan Directed a Portion of the upcoming Paris, je t’aime
The little information I have is straight from IMDB. It appears that there are 20 different segments. Joel and Ethan are listed as having directed the first. Gus Van Sant, Jean-Luc Goddard, and Alexander Payne are some of ther other notable American filmmakers involved. Not surpisingly Steve Buscemi is in the Coen directed arrondissement. If [...]
Posted: April 17th, 2005 under Other Projects.
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John Turturro’s Coen Produced Romance and Cigarettes is due out later this year
Once rumored to be the next project for Joel and Ethan Romance and Cigarettes wound up being directed by the Coen’s Favorite Acting Machine John Turturro. Being described as Pennies From Heaven meets The Honeymooners. This musical promises to be an interesting departure for Tony Soprano.
Posted: April 16th, 2005 under Other Projects.
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Joel and Ethan direct sound play called Sawbones in late April
THEATER OF THE NEW EARLive Music Conducted by CARTER BURWELLSawbones Written & Directed by JOEL COEN and ETHAN COENHope Leaves the Theater Written & Directed by CHARLIE KAUFMANFoley Artist MARKO COSTANZOSound Design by DAVID SCHNIRMANLighting Design by MANUEL LUTGENHORST Featuring: STEVE BUSCEMI | HOPE DAVISPETER DINKLAGE | JOHN GOODMANMARCIA GAY HARDEN | PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMANJOHN [...]
Posted: April 1st, 2005 under Other Projects.
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