Coen Brothers

The 10 Best Concerts in New York This Weekend, 9/27/13

For more shows throughout the weekend, check out our New York Concert Calendar, which we update daily.

The 51st New York Film Festival Is as Varied as Its Hometown

Cannes: The Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis

BACK TO SCHOOL

Take a class (sort of) 
with Fred Armisen

Doctored

MODERN FAMILY

Beware: Nicolas Cage wants your offspring

Bath Salts: Six Myths Dispelled

If you had thought that bizarre, bath salts-related news would have subsided by now, you certainly would have thought wrong: Bath salts-dealing gangs are apparently a thing in Muncie, Indiana; Cops found a Utica man, reportedly under the influence of bath salts, hiding on the roof of his girlfriend' ... More >>

Headhunters

OH BROTHER

Ethan Coen takes it to the bar

Woody's New Play: Guess What It's About? (Spoiler Alert)

​Don't read this if you don't want to know what happens in Honeymoon Motel, the Woody Allen playlet that appears in the Broadway evening Relatively Speaking, alongside works by Elaine May and the Coen brothers.

Allegedly Fake Diamond Heist Sounds Complicated, Fails

jurvetson​Two jewelers are accused of hiring men to fake-rob their Midtown offices in order to collect insurance money, the New York Post reports. Mahiveer Kankariya and Atul Shah went on trial today, and the specifics of their alleged scheme sound pretty fun, if not short-sighted and poorly e ... More >>

Red Hill a Poor (Aussie) Man's Coen Bros. Western

CALL ME ‘THE DUDE’

Can the real Lebowski please stand up?

Remake of Blood Simple: A Woman, A Gun and a Noodle Shop

Leaves of Grass Goes Up in Smoke

THE KNAVE ABIDES

A blend of Coen brothers and Shakespeare

Oscar Nominees Announced; Extended Best Picture List Includes Up, Inglourious Basterds, A Serious Man

In another February 2 ritual, the 2010 Oscar Nominees were announced this morning. The Best Picture list, expanded to ten nominees this year, are: An Education Avatar The Blind Side District 9 The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire A Serious Man Up U ... More >>

Which Best Picture Oscar Nominees Wouldn't Have Made It Under the Old Rules?

​ 10! 10! 10! What happens when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences radically shakes things up, nominating not five but TEN films for best picture? A Sandra Bullock movie makes the list. So: Which five of the ten are the real nominees, and which are just padding? Let's make an u ... More >>

Oscar Winner Turned Away From Gay Beer Hall

​That's just one of many spicy items in this week's column, a smorgasboard of earthly delights, pink tights, and quick bites, all served sans remorse. CLICK HERE and you'll also be asked to wonder:

Film Poll 2009: An Introduction

As the '00s become history, an Iraq war movie finally wins us over. How fitting.

SLACKER HOLIDAY

The Dude abides for Thanksgiving

Your Favorite Coen Brothers Movie?

​A Serious Man, the new Coen brothers film, is a darkly funny, Kafkaesque tale of a Jewish man in Minnesota, whose marriage, job, and life are all simultaneously in jeopardy. It's a keenly observed, absurdist gem--though it's so odd I have a feeling it'll be a lot of people's second or third ... More >>

For A Serious Man, Coen Brothers Aim Trademark Contempt at Themselves

Self-hating or just everyone-hating?

Five Must-See Films From the New York Film Festival

The Ninth Annual Film Poll

Critics turn into optimists, pick WALL-E as year's best.

THE DUDE ABIDES

Raise a White Russian to a Coen brothers classic

This Week's Voice: Brooklyn Book Festival, MySpace Music, the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading, Sue Williams, and More

Midway Through the Toronto Film Fest, and Things are Looking Bleak

Oh, Canada

The Coen Brothers Make Another Mockery with Burn After Reading

Remarkably consistent, there's nothing these boys can't hold up to ridicule

Fargo

The Coen Brothers Were Never Better Than with Barry Sonnenfeld

The Gruesome Threesome showcased at the MOMA

LET'S GO DOWNTOWN!

Another (yes,  another) cool outdoor film festival

Oscar Wild! Predictions For This Year's Award Winners

The 2007 Village Voice/LA Weekly Film Poll: There Will Be Consensus

Violence Is Golden

And stunning, where Bardem and the Coens are concerned. Plus other dark visions, and peaceful chats with Mamet and Lauper.

Badlands

Coen Brothers transcend themselves with No Country for Old Men

Greetings from Toronto . . .

Where old masters, drunk teenagers, and Asia Argento make the fest's first week a blast

Romance & Cigarettes

Going for the Gold

Palm d'Hoberman

Our one-man jury bestows honors on the best of Cannes 2007

Everyone’s a Winner

Cannes jury spreads out awards, giving Romanian the big prize

What's Stranger Than Paradise?

Or, How We Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the 'Burbs

Dud Simple

The Coens dispense incidental gospel music and diarrhea jokes in a desperate remake

Being Here

The United States of Anxiety

Scars and Bars

Turkish Anomie and Anonymity

Toy Stories

Night and the Cities

Pot of Gold

Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Licensed to Sell

Why Jingles Died and Licensed Pop Rules