{"product_id":"9781628726244","title":"The Coen Brothers, Second Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBrought completely up to date, this insightful biography remains \"a must for any self-respecting Coen fan\" (\u003ci\u003eScreentrade\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fully updated edition of the first biography of the Coen Brothers includes their complete work so far, from \u003ci\u003eBlood Simple\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eInside Llewyn Davis\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), with a reassessment of their remarkable career as a whole. Joel and Ethan Coen have pulled off the ultimate balancing act. Despite having their movies financed and distributed by major studios, they have managed to remain true independents, rejecting commercial clichés and never giving up on their own fiercely idiosyncratic vision. While doing so, they have established themselves among the world's leading filmmakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom their startling debut, \u003ci\u003eBlood Simple\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), all of their movies reveal a distinctive stamp: a flamboyant visual style, richly conceived characters, crisp dialogue, and brilliant casting. They have revitalized old Hollywood genres such as noir, screwball, and the western, giving them a contemporary sensibility. In this biography, Ronald Bergan traces the brothers' Jewish roots, their beginnings as film geeks in suburban Minneapolis, their battle to get their first feature made and released, through their early features and the movies of their maturity. He gives blow-by-blow accounts of the making of each movie. New chapters cover all those released since \u003ci\u003eO Brother, Where Art Thou?\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), with which the first edition of this book ended.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arcade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130903740656,"sku":"9781628726244","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781628726244_p0.jpg?v=1763867698","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781628726244","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}