04593nam 2200601 a 450 991045934570332120200520144314.01-282-56636-90-313-35599-1(CKB)2670000000017148(EBL)497021(OCoLC)647905195(SSID)ssj0000370776(PQKBManifestationID)11265754(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000370776(PQKBWorkID)10375872(PQKB)11284241(MiAaPQ)EBC497021(Au-PeEL)EBL497021(CaPaEBR)ebr10377217(CaONFJC)MIL256636(EXLCZ)99267000000001714820090812d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Brothers Coen[electronic resource] unique characters of violence /Ryan P. DoomSanta Barbara, Calif. Praegerc20091 online resource (226 p.)Modern filmmakersIntroduction: violently original -- Murder most simple: Blood simple (1985) -- Babies, bikers, and buffoons: Raising Arizona (1987) -- The professional kill: Miller's crossing (1990) -- Life of the imaginary mind: Barton Fink (1991) -- Reinventing the circle of suicide: The Hudsucker proxy (1994) -- What's the deal with greed and wood chippers?: Fargo (1996) -- Abiding by Chandler: The big Lebowski (1998) -- Three convicts and the KKK: O brother, where art thou? (2000) -- Cutting Cain's law: The man who wasn't there (2001) -- Cruel intentions: Intolerable cruelty (2003) -- The killing joke: The ladykillers (2004) -- The unrelenting country: No country for old men (2007) -- Burning paranoia: Burn after reading (2008)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-35598-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Violently Original; 1 Murder Most Simple: Blood Simple (1985); 2 Babies, Bikers, and Buffoons: Raising Arizona (1987); 3 The Professional Kill: Miller's Crossing (1990); 4 Life of the Imaginary Mind: Barton Fink (1991); 5 Reinventing the Circle of Suicide: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994); 6 What's the Deal with Greed and Wood Chippers?: Fargo (1996); 7 Abiding by Chandler: The Big Lebowski (1998); 8 Three Convicts and the KKK: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000); 9 Cutting Cain's Law: The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)10 Cruel Intentions: Intolerable Cruelty (2003)11 The Killing Joke: The Ladykillers (2004); 12 The Unrelenting Country: No Country for Old Men (2007); 13 Burning Paranoia: Burn After Reading (2008); Notes; Filmography; Academy Awards and Nominations; Bibliography; IndexThe Brothers Coen: Unique Characters of Violence spans the career of the two-time Oscar-winning producer/director team, exploring the theme of violence that runs through a genre-spanning body of work, from the neo-noir of Blood Simple to the brutal comedy Burn After Reading (2008).||In chapters focusing on major characters, Ryan Doom looks at the chaotic cinematic universe of the Coens, where violent acts inevitably have devastating, unintended consequences. The remarkable gallery of Coen characters are all here: hardboiled gangster Tom Regan from MillerÕs Crossing (1990), overmatched amateurModern filmmakers.Introduction: violently original -- Murder most simple: Blood simple (1985) -- Babies, bikers, and buffoons: Raising Arizona (1987) -- The professional kill: Miller's crossing (1990) -- Life of the imaginary mind: Barton Fink (1991) -- Reinventing the circle of suicide: The Hudsucker proxy (1994) -- What's the deal with greed and wood chippers?: Fargo (1996) -- Abiding by Chandler: The big Lebowski (1998) -- Three convicts and the KKK: O brother, where art thou? (2000) -- Cutting Cain's law: The man who wasn't there (2001) -- Cruel intentions: Intolerable cruelty (2003) -- The killing joke: The ladykillers (2004) -- The unrelenting country: No country for old men (2007) -- Burning paranoia: Burn after reading (2008)Violence in motion picturesElectronic books.Violence in motion pictures.791.4302/330922Doom Ryan P963619MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459345703321The Brothers Coen2184887UNINA