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Raising Arizona

By GroovyMovieGuy on June 20, 2009

Back in their salad days, The Coen brothers made a movie called “Raising Arizona” that became an instant classic. It also became the film to which I would compare every movie the brothers made from then on — and there were some excellent movies to follow — such as “Fargo,” “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” [...]

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Miller’s Crossing

By GroovyMovieGuy on May 13, 2009

Being a big fan of the Coen brothers, I was looking forward to watching “Miller’s Crossing” on DVD. But I guess I’m more of a fan of the quirky Coen brothers movies such as “Raising Arizona,” “Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski,” “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” and “Burn After Reading.”
“Miller’s Crossing” is a modern take on [...]

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Waking Ned Devine

By GroovyMovieGuy on April 7, 2009

Break out the Irish whiskey and make a toast to the lucky man, Ned Devine. Ned’s luck began and ended with his winning the Irish Lottery. The excitement of winning caused him to die — but with a smile on his face. Friends in his Irish village learn about this turn of luck. Knowing him [...]

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Burn After Reading

By GroovyMovieGuy on February 22, 2009

A Coen brothers’ dark comedy that’s as quirky as one could hope for. Set in DC with CIA operatives and fitness club employees, “Burn After Reading” weaves a tangled web of entertainment.
The cast is great. Frances McDormand shows her ass (or was it a stunt ass?), George Clooney is an ass, John Malkovich can be [...]

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Burn After Reading

By movieMoll on February 22, 2009

Viewers who didn’t enjoy “Raising Arizona” or “Fargo” won’t like “Burn After Reading” either. However, those who are entertained by Joel and Ethan Coen’s distinctively dark comic sensibilities may agree with my assessment that this is their best film since “Fargo.” Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) and Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt) work in a fitness club, [...]

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Keeping Mum

By movieMoll on February 16, 2009

God moves in mysterious ways in the household of Vicar Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson). His wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) is bored and seeking excitement with her American golf pro (Patrick Swayze), his teen daughter is walking on the wild side and his young son is tortured by school bullies. Their saving grace arrives in the [...]

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