Coen Bros: A Serious Man part 2
After the Eastern-European parable that precedes the titles, A Serious Man shifts it focus to Danny Gopnik. The Coens literally put us inside Danny’s head, tunneling outward toward the tiny speaker stuck in his ear.
Who is Todd Alcott?
Todd Alcott is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles with his wife and his kids and his cats and his dogs. He has worked on many feature films and has sometimes been credited for thus. You may have seen one.
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- Some thoughts on Frankenstein (2025) November 16, 2025
- Some thoughts on One Battle After Another September 30, 2025
- Some thoughts on Caught Stealing August 30, 2025
- Weapons August 28, 2025
- 11/6/24 November 6, 2024
- Unexpectedly edifying double feature of the week: The Apprentice and Heaven’s Gate October 17, 2024
- Joker: Folie a Deux October 7, 2024
- Trap August 5, 2024
- Some thoughts on Furiosa May 31, 2024
- Some thoughts on Civil War April 16, 2024
- The Etruscan Horse February 18, 2024
- Some thoughts on the screenplay for Oppenheimer January 23, 2024
- The Beekeeper January 15, 2024
- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde October 5, 2023
- Some thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 May 7, 2023
- What does the screenwriter want? May 3, 2023
- The first time the WGA changed my life May 3, 2023
- Black Summer March 20, 2023
- Some thoughts on Elvis (2022) August 7, 2022
- Halloween 2021 November 2, 2021
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