As many of you know, The Big Lebowski is one of my favorite movies. Since I started up the podcast, I’ve been working to make myself a little bit more knowledgeable about the movie and its creators to maybe sound a little bit more intelligent when people tune in. My most recent accomplishment has been finishing The Coen Brothers by Ronald Bergan. This was the first officially sanctioned biography about the writers and directors of the film, Joel and Ethan Coen.
For those of you who are strictly Lebowski fans, this may not be the book for you because most of it is about Joel and Ethan, and their previous six films. If you’d like to learn a little more about their childhood, families and professional life this would be something good to pick up. It was interesting to learn a little bit more about Blood Simple, Barton Fink, Miller’s Crossing, Raising Arizona, The Hudsucker Proxy and Fargo. I can’t say I’ve even seen them more than twice, if that. Some I like better than others, but above all, understanding their work as a whole helps you to understand any one piece of their art.
I’ve now started on The Big Lebowski: The Making of a Coen Brother Film. This one is a bit more interesting to me since it deals completely with favorite film of theirs. I’ll let you know all about it after I finish it.
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