LEADER 04593nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910459345703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-56636-9 010 $a0-313-35599-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000017148 035 $a(EBL)497021 035 $a(OCoLC)647905195 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000370776 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11265754 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000370776 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10375872 035 $a(PQKB)11284241 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC497021 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL497021 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10377217 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL256636 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000017148 100 $a20090812d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Brothers Coen$b[electronic resource] $eunique characters of violence /$fRyan P. Doom 210 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. $cPraeger$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 225 1 $aModern filmmakers 225 1 $aIntroduction: 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) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-35598-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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) 327 $a10 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; Index 330 $aThe Brothers Coen: Unique Characters of Violence spans the career of the two-time Oscar-winning producer/director team, exploring the theme of violence that runs through a genre-spanning body of work, from the neo-noir of Blood Simple to the brutal comedy Burn After Reading (2008).||In chapters focusing on major characters, Ryan Doom looks at the chaotic cinematic universe of the Coens, where violent acts inevitably have devastating, unintended consequences. The remarkable gallery of Coen characters are all here: hardboiled gangster Tom Regan from MillerO?s Crossing (1990), overmatched amateur 410 0$aModern filmmakers. 410 0$aIntroduction: 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) 606 $aViolence in motion pictures 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aViolence in motion pictures. 676 $a791.4302/330922 700 $aDoom$b Ryan P$0963619 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459345703321 996 $aThe Brothers Coen$92184887 997 $aUNINA