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Welcome to the Coen Brothers Wiki
The encyclopedia of all things Coen that anyone can edit

77 articles since Dec. 28, 2007

Joel and Ethan Coen like to give each other reach arounds

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Blood Simple
Raising Arizona
Miller's Crossing
Barton Fink
The Hudsucker Proxy
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Man Who Wasn't There
Intolerable Cruelty
The Ladykillers
No Country for Old Men
Burn After Reading
A Serious Man
The Yiddish Policemen's Union

News

April 28, 2008: Burn After Reading to premiere at Venice Film Festival August 27. (Announcement)

February 25, 2008: No Country for Old Men wins four Oscars, including Best Picture. (Reuters article)

January 26, 2008: The Directors Guild of America selects Joel and Ethan Coen as best feature film directors for 2007 for No Country for Old Men. (Reuters article)

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+:''Burn After Reading'' to premiere at Venice Film Festival August 27. ([http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080428/ap_en_mo/venice_film_festival_2 Announcement])
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+;January 26, 2008
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+:The Directors Guild of America selects Joel and Ethan Coen as best feature film directors for 2007 for ''No Country for Old Men.'' ([http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSN2639853120080127 Reuters article])
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