The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, 2018. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. Starring Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Tom Waits, Brendan Gleeson. Bill Heck, Zoe Kazan, Tyne Daly, Willie Watson, Harry Melling, Grainger Hines, Jonjo O’Neill, Saul Rubinek, Chelcie Ross, Stephen Root, David Krumholtz, and Clancy Brown. SYNOPSIS: An anthology film comprised […]
The Coens’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs gets a new trailer
Ahead of its limited theatrical release this coming Thursday, a new trailer has arrived online for the Coen Brothers’ western anthology feature The Ballad of Buster Scruggs which features an ensemble cast that includes Tim Blake Nelson, Tyne Daly, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Jonjo O’Neill, […]
Movie Review – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, 2018. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Waits, Harry Melling, Zoe Kazan, James Franco, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Chelcie Ross, and Jonjo O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: Six stories make up Joel and Ethan Coen’s Western anthology epic, taking in everything from singing cowboys, gold […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, 2018. Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen. Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Waits, Harry Melling, Zoe Kazan, James Franco, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Chelcie Ross, and Jonjo O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: A collection of six Western-style shorts set out on the frontier, taking in stories of a […]
The Coens’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs gets a new trailer
Netflix has debuted the first trailer for Joel and Ethan Coen’s western anthology The Ballad of Buster Scruggs which stars Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, James Franco, Zoe Kazan, Tyne Daly, Brendan Gleeson, and Tom Waits; watch it here… The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a six-part Western anthology film, a series of tales about the American […]
Who are the contemporary Masters of Cinema?
Anghus Houvouras on the contemporary Masters of Cinema… Sometimes a good movie conversation can lead you to interesting places. Take the discussion around the wildly overpraised Baby Driver; a good movie that’s being called a ‘masterpiece’ (it’s not). During the discussion my friend Simon Columb posted this on Twitter: Edgar Wright ain't no "master". Bloomin' […]
The Coen Brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is now a movie
Last year, Joel and Ethan Coen began work on The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a Western anthology series featuring six stories, which was subsequently picked up for distribution by the streaming service Netflix. The series would have marked the Coens’ first foray into television, but Variety is now reporting that it has been reworked into […]
Blu-ray Review – Barton Fink: Special Edition (1991)
Barton Fink, 1991. Directed by Joel Coen. Starring John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, and Jon Polito. SYNOPSIS: Barton Fink has been reissued by Kino Lorber in a new Blu-ray edition that doesn’t say “Special Edition” anywhere on the packaging but basically is one (hence the use of “(Special Edition)” on […]
Netflix picks up the Coen brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Netflix has announced that it has picked up the upcoming Western anthology series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs from Joel and Ethan Coen, and is set to premiere the show in 2018. “The Western anthology will feature six tales about the American frontier told through the unique and incomparable voice of Joel and Ethan Coen,” […]
Blu-ray Review – Fargo (1996)
Fargo, 1996. Written and Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, and Peter Stormare. SYNOPSIS: If you’re into collectible steelbooks, this 20th anniversary release of Fargo from Shout! Factory is a worthwhile pick-up. However, be aware that there’s nothing new in this edition when compared to […]
