Network: ABCEpisodes: 215 (half-hour)Seasons: NineTV show dates: September 30, 2009 -- May 22, 2018Series status: EndedPerformers include: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher, Atticus Shaffer, Chris Kattan, Peter Breitmayer, and Brian Doyle-Murray.TV show description: Living in the small town of Orson, Indiana (the "middle" of the country), Frankie Heck (Patricia Heaton) is a supermom. She's kept busy wrangling three quirky kids, trying to keep her husband on track and working to sell cars for a local dealership. Unfortunately, she doesn't do any of the jobs in a way that makes her very proud.At work, she's the third best salesperson but there's only three salespeople and she consistently fails to make a sale. Her grumpy boss, Mr. Ehlert (Brian Doyle-Murray), is constantly threatening to fire her. Her friend and...
- 5/23/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
FX has been promoting Fargo as a "limited series" but that certainly doesn't mean that it can't be renewed for a second season with a new story and characters. Will this show be a ratings success? Stay tuned.
A new take on the classic movie, Fargo follows a drifter (Billy Bob Thornton) who comes to the community of Bemidji, Minnesota and starts influencing the population with his own brand of malice and violence. The cast includes Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks, Allison Tolman, Bob Odenkirk, Oliver Platt, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton, Joey King, Peter Breitmayer, Tom Musgrave, Josh Close, Russell Harvard, Adam Goldberg, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jordan Peele.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
A new take on the classic movie, Fargo follows a drifter (Billy Bob Thornton) who comes to the community of Bemidji, Minnesota and starts influencing the population with his own brand of malice and violence. The cast includes Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks, Allison Tolman, Bob Odenkirk, Oliver Platt, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton, Joey King, Peter Breitmayer, Tom Musgrave, Josh Close, Russell Harvard, Adam Goldberg, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jordan Peele.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
- 4/22/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: FX
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: April 15, 2014 -- Tbd
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks, Allison Tolman, Bob Odenkirk, Oliver Platt, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton, Joey King, Peter Breitmayer, Tom Musgrave, Josh Close, Russell Harvard, Adam Goldberg, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jordan Peele.
TV show description:
This anthology series is an adaptation of the Fargo feature film and follows a new “true crime” case and new characters in Minnesota.
Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) is a rootless and manipulative man who meets and forever changes the life of small town insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman). Duluth Police Deputy Gus Grimly (Colin Hanks) is a single father who must choose between his own personal safety and his duty as a policeman...
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: April 15, 2014 -- Tbd
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks, Allison Tolman, Bob Odenkirk, Oliver Platt, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton, Joey King, Peter Breitmayer, Tom Musgrave, Josh Close, Russell Harvard, Adam Goldberg, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jordan Peele.
TV show description:
This anthology series is an adaptation of the Fargo feature film and follows a new “true crime” case and new characters in Minnesota.
Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) is a rootless and manipulative man who meets and forever changes the life of small town insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman). Duluth Police Deputy Gus Grimly (Colin Hanks) is a single father who must choose between his own personal safety and his duty as a policeman...
- 4/22/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Fargo The Rooster Prince TV Show Trailer. FX’s Fargo Season 1, Episode 2: The Rooster Prince TV show trailer stars Peter Breitmayer, Crystal Brooke, Leah Cairns, Spencer Drever, and Julie Ann Emery. Fargo: Season 1, Episode 2: The Rooster Prince‘s plot synopsis: “Molly begins to suspect that Lester is involved in the murders, but [...]
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- 4/20/2014
- by Nick DeNitto
- Film-Book
(Cbr) If, despite the stellar cast, you’re still skeptical of "Fargo," the upcoming television adaptation of Joel and Ethan Coen’s acclaimed 1996 film, then FX may have something that will ease your mind: the first seven minutes of the series. The show is perhaps not so much based on the film so much as it is inspired by it, as FX pitches this "Fargo" as “an all-new ‘true crime’ story and follows a new case and new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humor, murder and ‘Minnesota nice’ that made the film an enduring classic.” In it, Billy Bob Thornton plays Lorne Malvo, a manipulative man who meets small-town insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman) and forever changes his life. The series also stars Colin Hanks, Allison Tolman, Molly Solverson, Bob Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton, Joey King, Peter Breitmayer, Tom Musgrave, Josh Close, Russell Harvard, Adam Goldberg, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.
- 4/5/2014
- by Kevin Melrose, Comic Book Resources
- Hitfix
The limited 10 episode series Fargo is only a few days away and to get even more excited we can now watch the first seven minutes. The other day we posted a featurette to answer a few question on how this show will differ from the classic Coen Brothers film.
Catch up on all our Fargo coverage here. The show stars Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Adam Goldberg, Oliver Platt, Glenn Howerton, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Joey King, and Julie Ann Emery.
Fargo premieres on FX April 15th, watch the first seven minutes and featurette below:
An original adaptation of the Academy Award®-winning feature film, Fargo features an all-new “true crime” story and follows a new case and new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humor, murder and “Minnesota nice” that made the film an enduring classic. Oscar® winner Billy Bob Thornton stars as “Lorne Malvo,...
Catch up on all our Fargo coverage here. The show stars Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Adam Goldberg, Oliver Platt, Glenn Howerton, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Joey King, and Julie Ann Emery.
Fargo premieres on FX April 15th, watch the first seven minutes and featurette below:
An original adaptation of the Academy Award®-winning feature film, Fargo features an all-new “true crime” story and follows a new case and new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humor, murder and “Minnesota nice” that made the film an enduring classic. Oscar® winner Billy Bob Thornton stars as “Lorne Malvo,...
- 4/4/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
FX has given us a new featurette for the upcoming limited 10 episode series Fargo. If you’re like me and have been wondering what the show will offer in terms of something different, this featurette may have a few answers for you. It’s definitely staying with the dark humor and that’s really the most important aspect they can take from the movie masterpiece. We are getting a new cast and new story in the spirit of Fargo, this should be on your TV radar this month when it premieres on FX April 15th.
The show stars Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Adam Goldberg, Oliver Platt, Glenn Howerton, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Joey King, and Julie Ann Emery.
Watch the trailer and read the official synopsis below:
An original adaptation of the Academy Award®-winning feature film, Fargo features an all-new...
The show stars Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Adam Goldberg, Oliver Platt, Glenn Howerton, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Joey King, and Julie Ann Emery.
Watch the trailer and read the official synopsis below:
An original adaptation of the Academy Award®-winning feature film, Fargo features an all-new...
- 4/2/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
FX has released four new teasers for its upcoming 10-episode limited series, Fargo, which is set to premiere on April 15th. This is sure to be a fantastic series, and it has an incredible cast of actors to bring these characters to life.
An original adaptation of the Academy Award-winning feature film, "Fargo" features an all-new "true crime" story and follows a new case and new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humor, murder and "Minnesota nice" that made the film an enduring classic.
Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton stars as Lorne Malvo, a rootless, manipulative man who meets and forever changes the life of small town insurance salesman Lester Nygaard, played by BAFTA Award winner and Emmy-nominated Martin Freeman. Colin Hanks plays Duluth Police Deputy Gus Grimly, a single dad who must choose between his own personal safety and his duty as a policeman when he comes face-to-face with a killer.
An original adaptation of the Academy Award-winning feature film, "Fargo" features an all-new "true crime" story and follows a new case and new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humor, murder and "Minnesota nice" that made the film an enduring classic.
Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton stars as Lorne Malvo, a rootless, manipulative man who meets and forever changes the life of small town insurance salesman Lester Nygaard, played by BAFTA Award winner and Emmy-nominated Martin Freeman. Colin Hanks plays Duluth Police Deputy Gus Grimly, a single dad who must choose between his own personal safety and his duty as a policeman when he comes face-to-face with a killer.
- 3/5/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
FX has released the first promo spot teasing their upcoming small screen adaptation of the Coen Brothers' Fargo. It's a simple spot featuring Billy Bob Thornton's character, Lorne Malvo, "a rootless, manipulative man who meets and forever changes the life of small town insurance salesman Lester Nygaard, played by Martin Freeman."
The show also stars Colin Hanks as Duluth Police Deputy Gus Grimly, "a single dad who must choose between his own personal safety when he comes face-to-face with a killer." As for the rest of the cast we've got,
Bob Odenkirk as Deputy Bill Olson, a Bemidji deputy with seniority over his younger, smarter and more ambitious fellow deputy, Molly Solverson, played by Allison Tolman, who will be a series regular Oliver Platt will play Stavros Milos, the Supermarket King of Minnesota. Kate Walsh will star as Gina Hess, a former stripper and mother of teenaged twin boys.
The show also stars Colin Hanks as Duluth Police Deputy Gus Grimly, "a single dad who must choose between his own personal safety when he comes face-to-face with a killer." As for the rest of the cast we've got,
Bob Odenkirk as Deputy Bill Olson, a Bemidji deputy with seniority over his younger, smarter and more ambitious fellow deputy, Molly Solverson, played by Allison Tolman, who will be a series regular Oliver Platt will play Stavros Milos, the Supermarket King of Minnesota. Kate Walsh will star as Gina Hess, a former stripper and mother of teenaged twin boys.
- 2/26/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Fargo, one of the greatest movies of all time is getting the TV treatment and all signs point to greatness with a stellar cast and production team behind it. Executive produced by Joel and Ethan Coen, the 10-episode show is a reimagining of the classic Coen brothers film and stars Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Bob Odenkirk, Colin Hanks, Oliver Platt, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton, Joey King, Tom Musgrave, Peter Breitmayer, Josh Close, Russell Harvard, Adam Goldberg, and Allison Tolman.
This 30-second teaser features Billy Bob Thornton’s character in the frozen North with The Ames Brothers’ “It Only Hurts for a Little While” playing. This bodes well with those hoping the series keeps the dark humor from the movie intact. Check out the full synopsis below with the trailer below:
An original adaptation of the Academy Award®-winning feature film, Fargo features an all-new “true crime” story and follows...
This 30-second teaser features Billy Bob Thornton’s character in the frozen North with The Ames Brothers’ “It Only Hurts for a Little While” playing. This bodes well with those hoping the series keeps the dark humor from the movie intact. Check out the full synopsis below with the trailer below:
An original adaptation of the Academy Award®-winning feature film, Fargo features an all-new “true crime” story and follows...
- 2/26/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
"Fargo," the 10-episode FX limited series based on the Coen brothers' 1996 movie, will premiere on Tuesday, April 15th at 10pm. The series, which Joel and Ethan Coen will executive produce, will not revisit the plot of the film -- instead it will tell a new "true crime" tale involving a new set of characters but keeping to the same humor and Minnesota culture of the feature. Billy Bob Thornton stars in the series as Lorne Malvo, a rootless man who meets and changes the life of small town insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman). Colin Hanks plays Duluth Police Deputy Gus Grimly, a single dad who must choose between his own personal safety and his duty as a policeman when he comes face-to-face with a killer. Allison Tolman is Molly Solverson, an ambitious Bemidji deputy. And Bob Odenkirk (as Deputy Bill Oswalt), Oliver Platt (as Stavros Milos), Kate Walsh (as...
- 1/14/2014
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Yahoo!
FX has released some first look photos for a couple new series that the network is developing. The first two come from Guillermo del Toro's vampire series The Strain. The other two come from the small screen adaptation of the Coen Brothers' Fargo, which stars Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton.
There's a lot to be excited a for about both of these series, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they turn out.
The Strain:
The tale is a high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.
FX has released some first look photos for a couple new series that the network is developing. The first two come from Guillermo del Toro's vampire series The Strain. The other two come from the small screen adaptation of the Coen Brothers' Fargo, which stars Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton.
There's a lot to be excited a for about both of these series, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they turn out.
The Strain:
The tale is a high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.
- 1/9/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Bob Odenkirk ("Breaking Bad"), Glenn Howerton ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"), Kate Walsh ("Private Practice") and Oliver Platt ("X-Men: First Class") have all joined the cast of FX's ten-episode limited series "Fargo".
Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman and Colin Hanks lead the cast of the show inspired by the Coen brothers' 1996 film. Joey King, Peter Breitmayer, Tom Musgrave, Josh Close, Russell Harvard and Adam Goldberg also star.
Odenkirk will play Bill Olson, a police deputy with seniority over his younger, smarter and more ambitious fellow deputy Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman).
Howerton will play an ambitious personal trainer, Walsh a former stripper and mother of teenaged twin boys, and Platt plays a Minnesota supermarket chain mogul.
Filming begins in November in Calgary ahead of a Spring 2014 premiere.
Source: The Live Feed...
Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman and Colin Hanks lead the cast of the show inspired by the Coen brothers' 1996 film. Joey King, Peter Breitmayer, Tom Musgrave, Josh Close, Russell Harvard and Adam Goldberg also star.
Odenkirk will play Bill Olson, a police deputy with seniority over his younger, smarter and more ambitious fellow deputy Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman).
Howerton will play an ambitious personal trainer, Walsh a former stripper and mother of teenaged twin boys, and Platt plays a Minnesota supermarket chain mogul.
Filming begins in November in Calgary ahead of a Spring 2014 premiere.
Source: The Live Feed...
- 10/11/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Before he reprises his role as Saul Goodman in AMC's "Breaking Bad" spinoff, Bob Odenkirk is headed to "Fargo."
Odenkirk is among the latest additions to the cast of FX's limited series, which shares a title with the classic Coen brothers movie -- but not its plot. Glenn Howerton ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia") has also joined the cast, which also includes Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Kate Walsh, Colin Hanks and Oliver Platt.
FX has also released a few details about the characters they and other members of the cast will play. Here's a rundown.
Thornton is Lorne Malvo, a "rootless, manipulative man" and the story's central bad guy.
Freeman is Lester Nygaard, a Minnesota insurance salesman who comes into contact with Lorne and has his life turned upside down.
Hanks is Gus Grimly, a Duluth, Minn., police officer and single father.
Joey King ("Bent," "Oz the Great and Powerful") is Greta,...
Odenkirk is among the latest additions to the cast of FX's limited series, which shares a title with the classic Coen brothers movie -- but not its plot. Glenn Howerton ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia") has also joined the cast, which also includes Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Kate Walsh, Colin Hanks and Oliver Platt.
FX has also released a few details about the characters they and other members of the cast will play. Here's a rundown.
Thornton is Lorne Malvo, a "rootless, manipulative man" and the story's central bad guy.
Freeman is Lester Nygaard, a Minnesota insurance salesman who comes into contact with Lorne and has his life turned upside down.
Hanks is Gus Grimly, a Duluth, Minn., police officer and single father.
Joey King ("Bent," "Oz the Great and Powerful") is Greta,...
- 10/11/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Bob Odenkirk, Oliver Platt, Kate Walsh and Glenn Howerton have joined FX's Fargo alongside Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman and Colin Hanks, Joey King, Peter Breitmayer, Josh Close, Tom Musgrave, Russell Harvard and Adam Goldberg. The 10 episode limited series is an original adaptation of the classic Academy Award®-winning feature film Fargo. The show will feature a new “true crime” story which follows a new case and new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humor, murder and “Minnesota nice” that has made the film an enduring classic. Thornton stars as “Lorne Malvo,”...
- 10/11/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Kelsey Grammer's Hank didn't last a full season and Eastwick was cancelled after 13 episodes but the rest of ABC's original Wednesday night schedule seems to be performing just fine for the alphabet network.
At the ABC portion of the TCA press tour, network president Steve McPherson announced that he would be renewing The Middle, Modern Family, and Cougar Town for another season.
The Middle revolves around a struggling family from the Midwest. Reminiscent of Fox's Malcolm in the Middle, it stars Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher, Atticus Shaffer, Chris Kattan, Peter Breitmayer, and Brian Doyle-Murray.
Modern Family centers on three families and their various misadventures, as seen through the lenses of a documentary camera. The single-camera sitcom stars Ed O'Neill, Sofia Vergara, Rico Rodriguez, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Eric Stonestreet.
At the ABC portion of the TCA press tour, network president Steve McPherson announced that he would be renewing The Middle, Modern Family, and Cougar Town for another season.
The Middle revolves around a struggling family from the Midwest. Reminiscent of Fox's Malcolm in the Middle, it stars Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher, Atticus Shaffer, Chris Kattan, Peter Breitmayer, and Brian Doyle-Murray.
Modern Family centers on three families and their various misadventures, as seen through the lenses of a documentary camera. The single-camera sitcom stars Ed O'Neill, Sofia Vergara, Rico Rodriguez, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Eric Stonestreet.
- 1/13/2010
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
See a sneak peek in from the upcoming episode called "The Scratch" of ABC's "The Middle." The clip is called "Questioning" and the episode airs on November 18th. The series stars Patricia Heaton Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher, Atticus Shaffer, Chris Kattan, Peter Breitmayer, Brian Doyle-Murray, Frances Bay andJeanette Miller. Julie Anne Robinson directed the pilot for the Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Helin creation. Emmy-winner Patricia Heaton stars in this warm and witty single-camera comedy about raising a family and lowering your expectations. Frankie Heck is a superhero. Well, no, not an actual superhero - not unless you count getting her kids out the door for school every morning as a superfeat. Middle-aged, middle class and living in the middle of the country, this harried wife and working mother of three uses her wry wit and sense of humor to try to get her family through each day intact.
- 11/16/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
I love this new Coen brothers film, I just love the Coen brothers period! They're one of the most original filmmakers working in Hollywood today, and it's always refreshing to watch their films.
"A Serious Man" will be honored at this coming Oscars. Michael Stuhlbarg, definitely, for Best Actor, and perhaps, Richard Kind for Best Supporting.
Here's my interview with Kind. We talked about:
The Yiddish intro, what does it mean?
How he landed the role?
Who auditioned for what role?
Have fun!
More info about the film from Yahoo:
The story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances,...
"A Serious Man" will be honored at this coming Oscars. Michael Stuhlbarg, definitely, for Best Actor, and perhaps, Richard Kind for Best Supporting.
Here's my interview with Kind. We talked about:
The Yiddish intro, what does it mean?
How he landed the role?
Who auditioned for what role?
Have fun!
More info about the film from Yahoo:
The story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances,...
- 10/29/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Check out new clips from ABC's "The Middle" as well as "Modern Family." "The Middle" stars Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn , Charlie McDermott , Eden Sher , Atticus Shaffer, Chris Kattan , Peter Breitmayer, Brian Doyle-Murray, Frances Bay and Jeanette Miller. Created by Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Helin, the series airs on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30 p.m. Et. "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofía Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex and Rico Rodriguez as Manny. Jason Winer directed the pilot. The series is created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd and airs on Wednesday from 9:00-10:00 p.m. Et...
- 10/27/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See a sneak peek clip from the upcoming episode called "The Trip" from ABC's "The Middle." The comedy airs on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30 p.m. Et and stars Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn , Charlie McDermott , Eden Sher , Atticus Shaffer, Chris Kattan, Peter Breitmayer, Brian Doyle-Murray , Frances Bay and Jeanette Miller. Emmy-winner Patricia Heaton stars in this warm and witty single-camera comedy about raising a family and lowering your expectations. Frankie Heck is a superhero. Well, no, not an actual superhero - not unless you count getting her kids out the door for school every morning as a superfeat. Middle-aged, middle class and living in the middle of the country, this harried wife and working mother of three uses her wry wit and sense of humor to try to get her family through each day intact. Frankie has a job selling cars at the town's only surviving car dealer; her husband,...
- 10/19/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chicago – “A Serious Man” isn’t the story of Joel and Ethan Coen’s lives. But you might not necessarily know it. While the brothers continue to turn their films into Hollywood gold, this 1967-set black comedy is among the more personal projects in their repertoire.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
That gamut is growing into a serious catalog with “Burn After Reading,” 2007 best-picture Oscar winner “No Country for Old Men,” “The Ladykillers,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “The Big Lebowski,” “Fargo” and “Raising Arizona” now under their yamakas over the course of two decades.
While the yamaka is designed to signify deference to god, “A Serious Man” pays homage to the Coens’ culture in an authentically Jewish way. But this is more than just one of the more Jewish films you’ve seen since “Schindler’s List”. “A Serious Man” is powered by a highly internal script and actors who externalize a series of very unfortunate events.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
That gamut is growing into a serious catalog with “Burn After Reading,” 2007 best-picture Oscar winner “No Country for Old Men,” “The Ladykillers,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “The Big Lebowski,” “Fargo” and “Raising Arizona” now under their yamakas over the course of two decades.
While the yamaka is designed to signify deference to god, “A Serious Man” pays homage to the Coens’ culture in an authentically Jewish way. But this is more than just one of the more Jewish films you’ve seen since “Schindler’s List”. “A Serious Man” is powered by a highly internal script and actors who externalize a series of very unfortunate events.
- 10/11/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – In our latest comedy/drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the Chicago screening of the highly anticipated new film “A Serious Man” from Oscar-winning directors Joel and Ethan Coen!
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are the creators of “Raising Arizona,” “Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “No Country for Old Men” and “Burn After Reading”. “A Serious Man” stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Aaron Wolff, Jessica McManus, Peter Breitmayer and Alan Mandell.
To win your free pass to the Chicago screening of “A Serious Man” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our question below. That’s it! This screening will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
“A Serious Man...
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are the creators of “Raising Arizona,” “Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “No Country for Old Men” and “Burn After Reading”. “A Serious Man” stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Aaron Wolff, Jessica McManus, Peter Breitmayer and Alan Mandell.
To win your free pass to the Chicago screening of “A Serious Man” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our question below. That’s it! This screening will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
“A Serious Man...
- 10/3/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Here's the new poster and UK trailer for the Coen Brothers latest movie entitled A Serious Man to accompany the Us trailer that we've posted previously. It's set for release in the UK November 20th and stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Peter Breitmayer and Alan Mandell.
Synopsis: Larry Nidus is a good man. He is a loving husband, a committed father, and a dedicated professor who always does the fair and just thing in the face of daily temptations. But one day, everything starts to go wrong. His wife leaves him for reasons she can’t explain, and her smug new lover manages to convince Larry that he should be the one to move out of the house and into a cheap motel – all for the children’s benefit, of course.
Synopsis: Larry Nidus is a good man. He is a loving husband, a committed father, and a dedicated professor who always does the fair and just thing in the face of daily temptations. But one day, everything starts to go wrong. His wife leaves him for reasons she can’t explain, and her smug new lover manages to convince Larry that he should be the one to move out of the house and into a cheap motel – all for the children’s benefit, of course.
- 9/18/2009
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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