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No Country coming to DVD and Blu-Ray March 11th

Brent Johnson — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:37:00 +0000

Preorder today!

No Country for Old Men wins Four Oscars

Brent Johnson — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:15:00 +0000

Last night at the 80th annual Academy awards the Coen's latest effort brought home 4 golden statues. Anton Chigurh himself, Javier Bardem, took home the best supporting actor award. The rest went to Joel and Ethan for Adpated Screenplay from Cormac McCarthy's amazing novel, Best Direction, and Best Picture.
Joel did most of the talking in their first two acceptance speeches, with Scott Rudin doing to the thanking for the Best Picture win.

Here is the acceptance speech for Best Direction and Best Picture.

November 9th In Select Theaters

Brent Johnson — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:10:00 +0000

It is upon us, unprepared as always. For those of you in the chosen cities you'll be seeing No Country For Old Men this Friday. I'll be at the dentist. Hope you all enjoy.

Official "No Country For Old Men" Website

Brent Johnson — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:39:00 +0000

And as my first post since the "redesign" I'm going to send you to somebody else's website. REAL SMART. The official page, has a nice trailer.

Feeling Guilty

Brent Johnson — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:24:00 +0000

About a year and half ago I started a site redesign. Needless to say I never finished. Now that I'm hearing about "No Country for Old Men" everywhere I thought I ought to at least get something up here. Something that makes it easy for me to keep things updated. It's now a blog. Hopefully this is a temporary layout because it's pretty bland. Either way, I plan to keep things updated for No Country from here on out.

No Country For Old Men Teaser Trailer

Brent Johnson — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:14:00 +0000

3 Minutes of No Country

Brent Johnson — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:49:00 +0000

Here are three minutes from "No Country For Old Men". You're welcome.

Wii Sports meets The Big Lebowski

Brent Johnson — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:27:00 +0000

Watch, enjoy.
http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=23836

Josh Brolin Joins "No Country" Cast

Brent Johnson — Sat, 06 May 2006 17:10:00 +0000

Variety is reporting that Josh Brolin has been cast to play Llewellyn Moss the main character in Joel and Ethan's upcoming "No Country for Old Men". He joins Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem for the film that has supposedly begun filming this month in New Mexico.

New info on "No Country For Old Men" shooting schedule

Brent Johnson — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:23:00 +0000

An Albuquerque news station has a short article on the status NCFOM shooting. Apparently the governor of New Mexico is the source.
KRQE News

Romance and Cigarettes UK Release Date

Brent Johnson — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 23:16:00 +0000

John Turtorro's Coen produced "Romance and Cigarettes" is set to hit the big screen in the UK on March 24th. No word on Icon Entertainment or IMDB.com on what the release date is for the US. Here's the official from synopsis from Icon Entertaiment.

Directed by John Turturro (ILLUMINATA), executive produced by The Coen Brothers (THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE, O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?, FARGO) and produced by John Penotti (IN THE BEDROOM, SWIMFAN, ILLUMINATA).

ROMANCE & CIGARETTES is the new project from actor, writer and director JOHN TURTURRO. Set in contemporary America, ROMANCE & CIGARETTES is a modern day musical, a dark and passionate comedy which tells the story of one man's journey into infidelity and redemption. It stars JAMES GANDOLFINI as our hero Nick Murder and revolves around the repercussions of his adultery and doomed fascination with the flame haired seductress Tula (KATE WINSLET). For Kitty (SUSAN SARANDON), Nick's long suffering wife, his treachery is the final straw. With faith in her husband shattered she surprises even herself with the ferocity of her anger as she struggles to cope with his betrayal. It is only through a tragic twist of fate that Nick finally understands the extent of the pain he has inflicted on his family. With time running out he discovers the essential value of Kitty's love and respect.

In ROMANCE & CIGARETTES Turturro has crafted a gritty, exhilarating and intense script. He describes the film as a savage musical. "When the characters can no longer express themselves in words, they break into song, lip-synching the tunes that are lodged in their subconscious. It is their way to escape the reality of their world: to dream, to remember, to connect to another human being" says Turturro. The film combines sharp snappy dialogue worthy of David Mamet at his most brilliant with the visual flare and exquisite originality of the Coen Brothers.

"This is a project that we're proud to be a part of" say JOEL and ETHAN COEN Executive Producers of ROMANCE & CIGARETTES.

Employing a fabulously eclectic mix of contemporary and classic songs, and featuring such diverse artists as James Brown, Nick Cave and Bruce Springsteen, ROMANCE & CIGARETTES is a unique tale of sex and mortality that will mesmerise audiences.

Clooney At It Again

Brent Johnson — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:27:00 +0000

In an interview over at Ain't It Cool News George Clooney mentioned something unusual. He states that Joel, Ethan, and he are going to begin work on a project this spring called "Burn After Reading". He discribes it as "really fun, really funny." "No Country for Old Men" is a lock at this point, they will begin shooting in May. What is Clooney talking about? He's the source for 3 different rumored projects "Suburbicon", "Hail, Caesar!", and now "Burn After Reading". Note to self... Never trust a quote from George Clooney.

Update 2/11/2006
According to ClooneyStudio.com George will finish work on "Michael Clayton" in April. After which he's stating he'll begin work on "Burn After Reading". The Coens will just be starting No Country. It's also to be noted that he's described this project as the third in his "idiot trilogy" with the Coens. Exactly the same way he described "Hail, Caesar!". Is this a new name for Hail, Caesar? Perhaps Clooney is being misquoted and he's actually talking about Spring 2007. This all remains to be seen.

"No Country" budgeted at $25 - $30 million

Brent Johnson — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 15:52:00 +0000

The Hollywood Reporter has a little more information on "No Country For Old Men". Including its budget as well as the news that Heath Ledger was in talks to star but decided to take some time off instead. Check out the story.

Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem to Star in "Old Men"

Brent Johnson — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:16:00 +0000

According to Variety Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem (Collateral) are in talks to star in "No Country for Old Men". Shooting is set to begin in New Mexico and Texas in May. Scott Rudin is going to produce along side the Coens for this joint venture between Miramax and Paramount Classics.
Joel and Ethan adapted this novel by Cormac McCarthy. It takes place in West Texas in 1980. Following the story of a Vietnam vet finds the remnants of a Heroin deal gone bad. He's then hunted by the interested parties who want their money back.

"Hail, Caesar" to start shooting SOON!

Brent Johnson — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 03:57:00 +0000

Word is "Hail, Caesar" is going to start shooting soon. This makes it official. Hopefully it can be ready for the end of the year. Following the story of a 1920's theater troupe putting on, or trying at least, a production of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". George Clooney is the one source we have on this picture, so we can assume he's in the cast. That's all the info we have at this time.
I've put a new page in the movies section dedicated to film number twelve. If you want to see previous posts about the film please go there.

The Dude Abides

Brent Johnson — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 02:54:00 +0000

Just wanted to point all you Little Lebowski Urban Acheivers towards www.jeffdowd.com. It is the personal website of the "real" dude. Jeff Dowd is the producer and publicist that Joel and Ethan based The Dude on. Keep apprised of appearances and the status of his upcoming auto-biography "The Dude Abides".

Clooney to direct Coen Script "Suburbicon"

Brent Johnson — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:50:00 +0000

Empire Online is reporting that George Clooney is going to direct the Coen penned "Suburbicon". Clooney is describing the script as "a really interesting, really funny, and very dark comedy." Check out the full story www.empireonline.co.uk

"Hail, Caesar" and "No Country For Old Men" now in IMDB

Brent Johnson — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:38:00 +0000

Just a quick glance at Joel Coen in IMDB.com shows that Hail Caesar is in pre-production for release in 2006. No Country For Old Men is "announced" for 2007. This is a pretty good indicator that they're planning, at least for now, to do both films. Excellent.

Romance and Cigarettes Trailer Now Available

Brent Johnson — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:12:00 +0000

John Turturro's Coen produced film isn't out yet, and a release date is yet to be determined. However, the trailer is available now.

The Big Lebowski DVD Site

Brent Johnson — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 23:40:00 +0000

Heads up the website for The Big Lebowski: Collector's Edition is now up. Not a whole lot going on but, might be worth a look.

Coens will direct "No Country for Old Men"

Brent Johnson — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 01:11:00 +0000

Chris Hewitt of the St Paul Pioneer Press and Variety are reporting that the Coen Brothers next project will be an adaptation of the recently published "No Country for Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy. The article states that they will direct, not just an adaptation this time. I don't know what this means to the previously rumored next project "Hail, Caesar" with George Clooney. Hopefully, it will happen eventually. Let me know if you know anything reveler@coenbrothers.net

New Pictures from Turturro's Romance and Cigarettes

Brent Johnson — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:32:00 +0000

Official Theater of the New Ear on Sirius Site

Brent Johnson — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 15:00:00 +0000

Sawbones will be playing a few times on Sirius Radio in Early Setptember. Check it out at Sirius Radio.

Lebowski Box Art

Brent Johnson — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:30:00 +0000

The Big Lebowski: Collector's Edition artwork may look like this. I found these images on DVDEmpire.com The Achiever Edition looks pretty cool. Remains to be seen if it's worth the price tag. The box set of four Coen films also has some artwork available. Did Focus Features end up with the Polygram library?

The Big Lebowski Collector's Edition DVD to be released on 10/18/2005

Brent Johnson — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 03:51:00 +0000

Well it's finally confirmed. The Collector's Edition will be out on 10/18/05. It's already up on Amazon.com and is available for pre-order. There will be two versions. One with just the new disc, and a Gift set complete with Coasters, Cards, and Shammy Towel. You can pre-order both right now. As well as the 4 disc box set.