Saturday, January 07, 2012

Logging

Film: The Big Lebowski

Imagine if the Coen Brothers had only made this one movie. We'd still remember and talk about them. Now consider they also made Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, and the Man Who Wasn't There -- three movies which - if they were their three best movies - would put them up there among the most important working directors. But of course, these aren't their three best movies, these are their second tier because they also made No Country For Old Men and Fargo. I don't even need to mention their other good, but what I consider minor, work. Let's put it another way - I've never felt like anyone has heaped too much praise on the guys. I'm not sure I can say that about any other working filmmakers.

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