Coen Bros: Inside Llewyn Davis part 6
So who is Llewyn Davis? Where does he come from? Does he, like Dylan (and the Coens), come from the bleak, rugged land of the north Midwest, land of farms and iron? (SPOILER ALERT)
Coen Bros: Inside Llewyn Davis part 5
This movie is still in theaters. If you keep reading this analysis, things will be spoiled for you. Just sayin’.
Comic alert!
A comic I created with the incredible R. Sikoryak has just been posted at the high-tone, fancy-schmancy website Slate as part of their 12-Panel Pitch series. Enjoy!
Coen Bros: Inside Llewyn Davis part 4
Now, don’t go a-readin’ this here analysis before you’ve seen the movie, because it’s awesome. The movie I mean.
Coen Bros: Inside Llewyn Davis part 3
Hey guys, be cool, don’t go reading this if you haven’t seen the movie, it’ll just spoil it for you.
Coen Bros: Inside Llewyn Davis part 2
As this excellent movie is still in theaters, let the reader beware: spoiler alert.
Coen Bros: Inside Llewyn Davis part 1
As this excellent film has just started its run in theaters, let the reader beware: spoiler alert.
Todd Alcott: now available in book form!
Attention, people who can read! There are two excellent new books out, Devastator #9 by the editors of The Devastator and Lebowski 101 by Mr. Oliver Benjamin.
What makes these particular books excellent? I am featured in each! Devastator #9, a typically sly and brilliant issue of Geoffrey Golden’s humor quarterly, features one of my rarer-than-hen’s-teeth comics pieces, and Lebowski 101, a volume of smart writing on everyone’s favorite Coen Bros movie, features my own take on the now-classic.
Pick them both up today at your favorite online retailer!
Why zombies?
The current wave of zombie entertainment began with 28 Days Later, moved on to Zack Snyder’s remake of Dawn of the Dead, which spawned a remake of Day of the Dead, and, from George Romero, Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a hit novelty book, and suddenly zombies were everywhere, culminating in The Walking Dead and now World War Z, which became a smash hit in spite of a wave of negative buzz.
Some thoughts on the state of screenwriting in 2013
It was a great weekend for American filmmaking. Gravity is a solid thriller, made by a great director, Alfonzo Cuaron, a man with a bold cinematic vision, backed by a fearless producer, David Heyman, who ushered Cuaron’s vision to the big screen, produced in collaboration with a huge studio, Warner Bros, who supported Gravity‘s vision and ushered it into theaters with a hugely effective marketing push. Miracle of miracles, the movie made a ton of money and will continue to do so. Because Gravity fulfills one of the essential qualities of commercial filmmaking in 2013: you gotta see it in a movie theater. This is a movie that will not be the same experience when you’re watching it on your phone while waiting in line at the grocery store.
Here’s the thing: in an ideal world, Gravity would be an average American movie. Why isn’t it?
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