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Coen Brothers

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Film incentives: House lawmakers approve $3 million to fund moviemaking in Colorado

    Colorado is one step closer to (hopefully) dominating the silver screen once again. Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved $3 million to fund a bill to increase the state's film incentives. As explained in our cover story, "The Reel West," the number of movie cameras pointed at Colorado ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    The 50 worst sports movies of all time

    Slap Shot 2: Number 28.​The sports movie is rarely versatile: an outsider, or group of outsiders (wrong race, wrong gender, wrong species), have uncanny talent in their field, but the old guard (typically, white, old men), don't like the change the new person represents. So the rebels have to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    The Nix Bros. on comedy, short films and what funny really means

    ​This is one in a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week that salute some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. The Nix Bros. have been busy the last few years doling out comedy films of all shapes and sizes, from the patently absurd Rainbow Chasers, to the music ridiculo ... More >>

  • Film

    August 11, 2011

    30 Minutes or Less Barely Delivers

    ​This is one in a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week that salute some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. The Nix Bros. have been busy the last few years doling out comedy films of all shapes and sizes, from the patently absurd Rainbow Chasers, to the music ridiculo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Jeff Dowd, the dude who inspired The Dude, to appear in person with The Big Lebowski at Film on the Rocks

    No, I'm The Dude. ​Somewhere out there, The Dude abides, taking 'er easy for all us sinners -- no, seriously: There is an actual Dude. His name is Jeff Dowd, his nickname is The Dude, and he was the Coen Brothers's inspiration for their most famous and beloved character by the same name, playe ... More >>

  • Film

    February 24, 2011

    Oscars 2011: The Fighter shows that the Academy establishment is changing

    No, I'm The Dude. ​Somewhere out there, The Dude abides, taking 'er easy for all us sinners -- no, seriously: There is an actual Dude. His name is Jeff Dowd, his nickname is The Dude, and he was the Coen Brothers's inspiration for their most famous and beloved character by the same name, playe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Michael Gira of Swans on the new album and his time as a bassist

    Owen SwensonSWANS​ Emerging in the milieu of the No Wave scene in the New York underground in 1982, Swans became known for the kind of music that was forbidding, terrifyingly intense in its execution and lyrically uncompromising in its depiction of the darker side of human existence. Although ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Oscar nominations for Best Picture: 2011 vs. 2010

    ​The Academy Award nominations are out and they're pretty much what you expected: The King's Speech, Black Swan, The Social Network, etc. This is the second year of the expanded ten movie Best Picture category. And as these things go, the ten nominees are not a bad indication of what stuck wi ... More >>

  • Film

    December 31, 2009

    Crazy Heart

    ​The Academy Award nominations are out and they're pretty much what you expected: The King's Speech, Black Swan, The Social Network, etc. This is the second year of the expanded ten movie Best Picture category. And as these things go, the ten nominees are not a bad indication of what stuck wi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2009

    On a Roll

    Fans of The Big Lebowski know how to party.

  • Film

    March 19, 2009

    Duplicity

    Fans of The Big Lebowski know how to party.

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Yerkish singer's half brother is "Joe the Turkey Killer" in Palin video

    Tim Kaminski, who fronts Yerkish, got an e-mail from his half-brother Brian Tomes a few days ago, with a subject line that read: "Sarah Palin's latest shame." He thought, "Yeah, whatever. I'll watch it later." The next afternoon, he got a call from Tomes: His sibling was suddenly famous. See, T ... More >>

  • Film

    June 26, 2008

    WALL-E

    WALL-E blasts off to the future by boldly going where every sci-fi movie's gone before. And that's a good thing.

  • Film

    April 24, 2008

    Baby Mama

    Neither Tina Fey nor Amy Poehler seem the least bit invested in their surrogate-mommy comedy.

  • Film

    December 20, 2007

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Tim Burton’s gorgeously gruesome Sweeney Todd.

  • Film

    June 7, 2007

    Severance

    Satire and horror make for bad synergy.

  • Film

    May 31, 2007

    Cannes Film Festival 2007

    Cannes 2007 was a success, but how many of its movies will you actually get to see?

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2007

    The Final Word From Cannes

    Cannes 2007 was a success, but how many of its movies will you actually get to see?

  • Home Entertainment

    October 20, 2005

    Cape of Good Hope

    Cannes 2007 was a success, but how many of its movies will you actually get to see?

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2005

    Canine Pride

    The GLBT community opens its arms to dogs.

  • Film

    December 9, 2004

    Green Achers

    Undertow pulls in the pain and beauty of a reclusive Southern family.

  • Film

    December 9, 2004

    Faker's Dozen

    A rare superior sequel, Ocean's Twelve entertains with cinematic sleight of hand.

  • Film

    May 6, 2004

    Bar Code

    Laws of Attraction is so generic, it oughtta be illegal.

  • Film

    November 27, 2003

    The "S" Word

    Bad Santa is crude and rude and the jolliest Christmas movie ever.

  • Film

    June 12, 2003

    Brain Freeze

    This peculiar prequel isn't smart enough to be Dumberer.

  • Music

    May 15, 2003

    Hat Trick

    The Tin Hat Trio defies description -- even by its own members.

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Off Limits

    The envelope, please

  • Film

    October 10, 2002

    Silver Anniversary

    Ron Henderson's role in the DIFF deserves top billing.

  • Film

    August 15, 2002

    How Good Can It Get?

    A Friend portrays a voracious cracker everywoman.

  • Music

    June 20, 2002

    Up On the Mountain

    At 75, Ralph Stanley is beginning his career anew.

  • Music

    May 9, 2002

    Minstrel Tension

    From race to religion, Chocolate Genius tells it like it is.

  • Music

    February 7, 2002

    Union Man

    There'll be no sorrow for O Brother multi-instrumentalist Dan Tyminski.

  • Film

    November 1, 2001

    A Black and White Delight

    The Coen Brothers get tongue-in-cheeky in The Man Who Wasn't There.

  • Culture

    September 13, 2001

    Feel His Pain

    Billy Bob has a simple plan: to sing about life and lovin' his wife.

  • Culture

    June 28, 2001

    Chin Up

    Bruce Campbell knows why bad movies happen to great actors.

  • Culture

    May 24, 2001

    Look Ahead

    D.A. Pennebaker doesn't make history, but he's captured so much of it.

  • Film

    May 10, 2001

    A Hard Day's Knight

    As promised, Brian Helgeland's new movie rocks.

  • Film

    April 26, 2001

    Termagant of Endearment

    Liv Tyler makes the boys go crazy in One Night at McCool's.

  • Culture

    February 22, 2001

    Harden's Crossing

    She's finally been invited to the Oscar party, but what will she do after the ball?

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    On the Records

    Backbeat contributors reflect on the releases that helped them survive the year 2000.

  • Film

    August 17, 2000

    Raging Waters

    Inspired by Patty Hearst, Cecil B. Demented rails against the dying of the cinema.

  • Film

    February 24, 2000

    Xmas Marks the Spot

    Director John Frankenheimer delivers a belated gift in the form of Reindeer Games.

  • Film

    July 22, 1999

    Missed Congeniality

    Director John Frankenheimer delivers a belated gift in the form of Reindeer Games.

  • Film

    July 2, 1998

    Pluck of the Irish

    Director John Frankenheimer delivers a belated gift in the form of Reindeer Games.

  • Film

    May 15, 1997

    Red Star

    Director John Frankenheimer delivers a belated gift in the form of Reindeer Games.

  • Music

    October 24, 1996

    Feedback

    Director John Frankenheimer delivers a belated gift in the form of Reindeer Games.

  • Film

    September 19, 1996

    Brother, What a Mess

    Director John Frankenheimer delivers a belated gift in the form of Reindeer Games.

  • Film

    April 19, 1995

    THE BEST OF BERTOLUCCI

    Director John Frankenheimer delivers a belated gift in the form of Reindeer Games.

  • Film

    April 6, 1994

    A CASE OF JOURNALISMO

    Director John Frankenheimer delivers a belated gift in the form of Reindeer Games.

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