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Touch Of Noir: The Apathetic Noir Loser In ‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’

May 19, 2013 by Katherine Springer

There is no better film to finish our discussion of the noir loser in the Coen brothers’ films than The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001). With the film’s protagonist, Ed Crane, the Coens take the noir loser archetype to its extreme. Whereas previous Coen losers were anxious, unsure men who let people walk all over […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Features, Movies, Touch Of Noir Tagged With: Classic Films, Classic Movies, Column, Film Noir, Opinion Piece, The Coen Brothers, Touch Of Noir

Touch of Noir: The Bumbling Noir Loser in ‘Fargo’

May 12, 2013 by Katherine Springer

The Coen brother’s films frequently share film noir’s basic philosophical assumptions: power corrupts all, evil is pervasive, and fate cannot be controlled or avoided. Their films illustrate this philosophy through stories of simple people with complex problems. These characters are tempted by greed and corruption and ultimately begin a downward spiral that can only result […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Features, Movies, Touch Of Noir Tagged With: Classic Films, Classic Movies, Column, Film Noir, Opinion Piece, The Coen Brothers, Touch Of Noir

Touch Of Noir: The Noir Loser Loses His Mind In ‘Barton Fink’

May 5, 2013 by Katherine Springer

The films of the Coen brothers present strangely familiar yet bizarre and inexplicable characters. Just as their films subvert conventions, their protagonists are average people driven to extremes, and frequently exaggerated and surreal extremes. Although the Coens’ films typically defy genre, this characterization is clearly influenced by the classic noir loser – an ordinary man […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Features, Movies, Touch Of Noir Tagged With: Classic Films, Classic Movies, Column, Film Noir, Opinion Piece, The Coen Brothers, Touch Of Noir

In ‘True Grit,’ The Coen Brothers Ditch Darkly Comic Reinvention

December 20, 2010 by Russell Espinosa

Jeff Bridges in True Grit

With beautifully meticulous art direction and costume design shot by master cinematographer Roger Deakins, True Grit looks like it was painted in 1870.

Filed Under: Book Adaptation, Drama, Entertainment, Movie Review, Movies, Western Tagged With: Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Roger Deakins, The Coen Brothers

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