The screenplays of the first two films by the Coen Brothers. Blood Simple is a contemporary noir thriller in which a woman commits adultery and her estranged husband hires a killer to exact revenge. Blackmail...more details Format:Paperback Pages:288
The collaboration of Ethan Coen and Joel Coen has made for some of the finest American films of recent years, and their screenplays, rich in wit and imaginative detail...more details Format:Paperback Pages:544
Winner of the Academy Award as the best Original Screenplay of 1996. Set in the midst of the bleak midwinter snow drifts of the American Midwest, "Fargo "is a story of murder and mayhem. Stylistically, "Fargo"-in its observation of a specific Minnesota community-is at the opposite end of the spectrum from the post-modernism of "The Hudsucker Proxy "and the baroque hallucinations of "Barton Fink," "Fargo "exposes the dark side of existence, but the grimness of the tale is alleviated by the laconic humor with which the characters greet their fates. The plot is executed with brilliance, and yet the writing also reveals a humanity at its core.
Joel and Ethan Coen
ISBN:9780571202447
Set in the midst of the bleak midwinter snow drifts of the American Midwest, Fargo is a story of murder and mayhem. Jerry Lundegaard plots the kidnapping of his wife to rescue his precarious financial situation...more details Format:Paperback Pages:128
The screenplay of the new film from the Coen brothers (Raising Arizona, Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou) updates the screwball comedy style to modern-day Los Angeles...more details Format:Paperback Pages:128
The Coen brothers have delighted us with films such as Barton Fink, Fargo and The Big Lebowski. Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? is equally enjoyable. Set in the American Deep South of the 1930s...more details Format:Paperback Pages:128
When the head of Hudsucker Industries jumps forty-four floors to his death, the Board of Directors devises a devilish scheme to keep control of the company. They appoint as the new President someone who will inspire panic in the stockholders - a puppet, a pawn, a proxy they can push around. The choice falls on the new boy in the mail room, Norville Barnes. But as the plot develops, Norville's presidency becomes an unexpected success, leaving the Board of Directors to plot their revenge.
Using the work of Preston Sturges as their model, the Coen Brothers created a sharp and funny satire on American capitalism. The Hudsucker Proxy is a brilliant post-modern piece, whose unique wit and verbal dexterity make the screenplay a joy to read. Also included in this volume is an interview producer Joel Silver who gives a candid account of the making of the movie.
Joel and Ethan Coen
ISBN:9780571225972
The greatest criminal minds of all time finally meet their match in this, the Coen brothers' riotous Deep South reinvention of Alexander Mackendrick's beloved 1955 Ealing comedy.
Tom Hanks stars as Goldthwait Higginson Dorr...more details Format:Paperback Pages:128
The Coens return to the film noir terrain of their debut Blood Simple in this twisting tale of infidelity, blackmail and death. Set in northern California in the late 1940s...more details Format:Paperback Pages:128