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A forthcoming book by Cathleen Falsani is scheduled to be released in October, to coincide with the release of A Serious Man.  In the spirit of The Gospel According to The Simpsons, and the Gospel According to Disney the book will look at the serious existential and theological questions presented in their films.  Cathleen Falsani [...]

It looks as though A Serious Man will not be ready in time for Cannes in May.  Various reports are saying that Joel and Ethan will not be taking their latest film to the Festival that has treated them so well in the past.  Of the Coen Brothers films 8 of 13 went to Cannes.  [...]

I was just thinking about who the Coens could possibly have in mind to play Rooster Cogburn in their upcoming adaptation of True Grit. I’ve seen many names thrown about as possibilities.  Michael Caine, Peter O’Toole, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Nolte, James Caan, and even Steven Segal.  To the latter, I say, please no.  In reading [...]

Ethan Coen is returning to the Atlantic Theater Company with a set of three one act plays entitled Offices directed by Neil Pepe.  Each takes place in the workplace and is focused on white collar workers.  Peer Review, Homeland Security, and Struggle Season are the one acts.  Described as comedies Ethan warned “the audience will [...]

I was browsing over on www.lebowskipodcast.com and noticed an ad for Lebowski Bobble Head and Action Figures. A site I’d never heard of www.entertainmentearth.com has a really great selection of Lebowski "toys". It doesn’t end their they’ve got all kinds of pop culture stuff. Pretty cool site. I ordered the Jesus bobble head.

If you’re looking for a good podcast you might want to check out www.lebowskipodcast.com. They recently celebrated their 2 year aniversary. Focused mostly on The Big Lebowski, however, The Coen’s other projects and film in general gets discussed. It’s worth a listen.

In an article yesterday Variety is stating that True Grit not The Yiddish Policemen’s Union will be the Coen’s next film.  Read the full story.

So after a few years of being out of commission, due mostly to a mysql failure and my laziness, the forum is back.  It’s a great place to start a conversation about anything Coen Brothers.  It’s kind of lonely over there right now, so why not join and get things going.

Just confirmed that A Serious Man will have a US limited release date of October 2nd, 2009.

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