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Barton Fink (1991)
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Movie Journal: Coen Brothers pr ...
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"In honor of Burn After Reading hitting theaters last week I decided my latest mini festival was going to be some of the Coen Brothers movies I have in the library. There are some notable omissions from that collection that I don’t have a good excuse for but I did want to rewatch some of the ones I’ve picked up. First up was Barton Fink, my first introduction to the Coens way back when it was first released. I’d seen bits of Raising Arizona but never really gotten into it. Fink, though, sucked me in and turned me into a fan of the brothers. The darkly comic tale of a writer who migrates from New York to Los Angeles in the mid-40s is always a treat on a number of levels. Not only are all the performances pitch-perfect, but the scene where Barton finally figures out what he wants the wresting picture he’s commissioned to write to be about and he winds up essentially re-writing the play we see in the movie’s opening always kills me. It completely undermines everything that we’ve seen a ... "
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"Everybody remembers the bigger name Coen Bros. regulars, such as John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, John Goodman, Frances McDormand, Billy Bob Thornton and now George Clooney. And of course, there are the one-shot stars, like Nicolas Cage, Gabriel Byrne, Jeff Bridges, William H. Macy, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julianne Moore, Paul Newman, Albert Finney, Woody Harrelson, Tim Robbins and now Brad Pitt and John Malkovich. But who ever talks about Michael Lerner? He received an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in Barton Fink, yet he never seems to get the same kind of respect that Javier Bardem gets, and it’s not just because Bardem won the award for No Country for Old Men. With their new film, Burn After Reading, the Coens have again recast some lesser known character actors that I hope get the recognition they deserve. Both Richard Jenkins and J.K. Simmons have previously appeared in the Coens’ films, but each has seriously risen in notability since their last collaboration with the f ... "
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"This is one of my new favorites of the Coen Brothers’ films. Which isn’t really saying much, considering I’ve loved every single one of them that I’ve seen (I have yet to see The Hudsucker Proxy, and Intolerable Cruelty/Ladykillers—not in much of a rush for those). I found this to delve just as deep into the mind of a writer as Naked Lunch, which also was greatly successful in that aspect. There are a good amount of similarities to each one—most noticeably the insanity and bizarrity brought about by the writing process, but something that I really noticed was the fact that Judy Davis was in both of them. And, even more curious, the fact that her characters’ deaths in both films bring about a new life into the writers minds, and helps them to finish their respective pieces. The film is really meant to be a sa "
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Barton Fink, a Writer's Journey
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"The next couple of entries on the Netflix queue are Coen brother movies, which is good, because the only one I think I have seen of theirs up until now is O Brother Where Art Thou, which made me chuckle but which I did not seem to love as much as other people do. What I will say is that the Coens seem to make thinkers' movies, and I have been looking forward to seeing a few of them, though not necessarily Barton Fink. I queued this up when I read the description of the plot because it is about a writer fighting to be a writer who writes something meaningful in this sometimes meaningless world. Of course, it takes a few twists and turns, but that's what attracted me to the film because I fancy myself a writer (maybe not as much lately but erstwhile and hopefully in the future). Plus, I was intrigued by the potential intelligence of this film. And it was definitely intelligent: not in that earth-shattering genius sort of way, but it was smart and multi-layered and encouraged you ... "
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"Watched Barton Fink again after 15 years. That's 15 years of additional exposure to John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, and Judy Davis. Make a difference? Once the movie was rolling, I don't think so. They all have the chops to make me forget everything that I know about them and accept what I'm seeing on the screen.Which reminds me of recent discussions about whether Angelina Jolie can star in a movie without distracting the viewer with thoughts of her offscreen celebrity; the consensus on "A Mighty Heart" seems to be that she can.Barton Fink holds up for me. Could have been made yesterday. Every shot evokes the 40s. Bright colors but with that dark gold light that sybolizes L.A. and Hollywood back at the end of the Deco days. All right, I have no idea what the hell I'm talking about, but the color and lighting in Barton Fink are as important as any of the actors. A pleasure to just sit and enjoy the look of the film. Is there a word for nostalgia for a tim ... "
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"I'm calling this one my Annie Hall/Barry Lyndon Memorial list (just to keep it interesting).1. Fitzcarraldo (1982) - It's the story of a man who will stop at nothing to pull a ship over a mountain, made by a a man who will stop at nothing to make a film about a man who pulls a ship over a mountain.2. Faust (1926) - Have you seen this film? Seriously, how the heck did they make this thing back then. Very scary.3. Alexander Nevsky (1938) - So unbelievably epic. You can still see it's influence on films Action/Epic films to this day. 4. Ed Wood (1994) - Burton's best film ever. The best biopic film ever. Best film of 1994. One of my favorite films of all time.5. Mary Poppins (1964) - Loved it as a kid. Love it as an adult. It's a classic that never grows old or dated, so shut up!!Here are some of my runners up:Princess Mononoke (1997)Ivan The Terrible Part:I (1944)Barton Fink (1991) "
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inspiration: writer's block
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"Maybe only the Coens could pull off having writer's block and deciding "Hey, we don't know what to write about. So, we'll wirte about a guy who doesn't know what to write about." It was just crazy enough to work and boy did it ever. This is the only move I can think of that kept me thoroughly entertained during the boring parts. And it has a lot of them, but the story is so gripping even though you feel like there really is no story. It's hard to describe. Loved it. p.s. "We're men, we wrestled." "
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Miller's Crossing
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"Revisited this movie last night, and it is probably my third or fourth viewing. I like a film that has a bit of ambiguity to it, which is probably the biggest contributing factor to its repeat appeal. I love the cinematography and the directorial flair that is evident in so many of the major scenes (the 'Danny Boy' sequence, the execution at Miller's Crossing scene and its revisitation, the violent climax with the death of 'the Dane'), and wonderful performances by Finney and Turturro and especially Jon Polito. It was interesting to me on this viewing to notice all the 'bookend' scenes, the Mob boss visited by the mayor and chief of police (once for Finney and once for Polito), the execution march into the woods (once for Turturro and once for Byrne) neither of which works out as expected), the midnight visits in Byrnes sitting room (Finney and Turturro), the police raids (once for Finney and once for Polito) and probably more that I missed.. and I suppo ... "
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