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- Born: November 29, 1954 (Joel); September 23, 1957 (Ethan)
- Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Education: New York University (Joel); Princeton University (Ethan)
- Spouses: Frances McDormand (Joel); Tricia Cooke (Ethan)
- Directorial debut: Blood Simple (1984)
- Academy awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, No Country for Old Men; Best Adapted Screenplay, Fargo
- Often cast Steve Buscemi, Frances McDormand, Jon Polito, John Goodman, George Clooney
- Joel Coen's wife McDormand won the Best Actress Oscar for Fargo
- Coen and McDormand have two children
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The Coen Brothers, Joel and Ethan Coen, are collaborative filmmakers known for their unique interpretation of classic movie genres, especially that of film noir.
It was announced in March 2009 that the Coens would remake John Wayne's iconic film True Grit, but that they would adhere more closely to the original Charles Portis novel than the 1969 film.Variety: Coen brothers to adapt 'True Grit' (March 23, 2009)
Background
Their works range from cult films like Raising Arizona and the increasingly acclaimed The Big Lebowski to Academy Award-winners Fargo and No Country for Old Men. After winning a screenwriting Oscar for Fargo in 1997, the brothers won that award again as well as awards for Best Director and Best Picture in 2008 for No Country. Their film Burn After Reading premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was released in theaters on September 12, 2008.Clean Coal Air Freshener
In February 2009 the Coen brothers directed an advertisement for the Reality Campaign. The ad features a salesman promoting the new "clean coal" air freshener. As the family in the ad gets inundated with the smell and pollution from the can of air freshener, the commercial ends with the message that there is no such thing as clean coal.Huffington Post: Coen Brothers Direct New "Clean Coal" Ad (February 26, 2009)-
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The Coen Brothers on Amazon
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? [Region 2] - $25.59
Only Joel and Ethan Coen, the fraternal director and producer team behind art-house hits such as The Big Lebowski and Fargo and masters of quirky and ultra-stylish ...Amazon
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The Coen Brothers Questions
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What is your favorite Coen Brothers film? 3 AnswersHands down "The Big Lebowski" http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Biglebowskiposter.jpg Can you think of a better movie about nothing!!! I mean, this ... read more -
What is your favorite Coen brothers film? 1 AnswerFargo. The best of the Cohen brothers - hilariously dark humor, perfect balance of psychological realism, suspense, gore, and of course the FUNNY. Amazing perf... read more -
Raising Arizona, a film by the Coen brothers starring Nicholas Cage, what are the best/favorite/funniest lines from this movie? 4 AnswersGreat question! My top 2 favorite exchanges from one of my absolute favorite movies: "You ate SAND?!" "We ate sand." and "What did the pajamas look like?" " I ... read more
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The Coen Brothers Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- Born: Joel - November 29, 1954 | Ethan - September 21, 1957
- 1984 Blood Simple: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1987 Raising Arizona: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1990 Miller's Crossing: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1991 Barton Fink: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1996 Fargo: IMDb | Mahalo Rotten Tomatoes
- 1998 The Big Lebowski: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2001 The Man Who Wasn't There: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2003 Intolerable Cruelty: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2004 Ladykillers: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2006 Segment "Tuileries" of Paris Je T'aime: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2007 No Country for Old Men: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2008 Burn After Reading: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2009 Gambit: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
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Oh + BTW, the new Coen brothers' film, A Serious Man? Don't bother. Have rarely seen such unmitigated self-indulgent tripe.
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A Serious Man was an absolute delight to watch. Effortless mastery from the Coen Brothers
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@MarieNorwynn "A Serious Man", the new Coen brothers' film.
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which brings me to this tiny glimpse of the Coen brothers & Malkovich at their best: http://tiny.cc/6Ae1x
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serious man very good. the coen brothers can do no wrong.
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