Joel David Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957) grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Jewish parents. Their mother, Rena, was an art historian and their father, Edward, was an economist. Joel and Ethan’s legendary career in film has garnered 13 Oscar nominations for the pair and four wins. […]
Year: 2016
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The 10 Best Movies About Mysterious Strangers
Since the beginning of storytelling, the ‘mysterious stranger’ has been one of the most common thematic catalyst, with storytelling using the character to show a change in others. The plots of stories focused on the arrival of strangers hinge on the effect that their presence has on those they visit, often bringing out traits that […]
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10 Directors Who Should Stop Making Movies
The director. Ever since the French New Wave painted the director as the person with the paintbrush, painting their vision on the screen, everyone has had a serious obsession with the director. No other crew member gets anywhere close to the amount of attention a director does. Even horrible directors can keep making movies if […]
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10 Great Movies Influenced by Fellini’s ‘8 ½’
There are works of art that not only capture their moment but also change the language of the art itself. Fellini’s 1964 masterpiece, 8 ½ is one of these. When it was released in Italy, it received mixed reviews and was seen by many as Fellini’s further betrayal of his neorealist roots and the Neorealist […]
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10 Cult Vampire Movies You Might Not Have Seen
Vampires, they suck the good out of life. Yet they are so darn cool. They have been evil, scary, erotic, funny, and have existed in cinematic history for practically one hundred years now. They originated from folklore and were later popularized in literature such as Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Polidori’s The Vampyre. The first film […]
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15 Great Recent Movies With Open Endings
Our century has a new trend concerning the ending a screenwriter chooses to give their film: the love-it-or-leave-it open ending. An open ending seemingly leaves it up to the viewer to finish up the story; the final scene is not comprised of a goodbye or a dramatic explosion, but rather something so normal it could […]