Something Familiar About the Zohan? Jun 6, 2008
Sacha Baron Cohen, left, in Borat, John Turturro in The Big Lebowski, Adam Sandler in Don't Mess With the Zohan Article Tools. When the very first trailers hit the Web for the latest Adam Sandler comedy readying for its North American release this Friday, more than a few movie buffs caught the whiff of something familiar. (Time.com)
Aimee Mann gets @#%&*! happy Jun 3, 2008
Did you know the singer was in The Big Lebowski ... Hirsh: How often do you get recognized for your role in The Big Lebowski ... Mann: Its mostly for music, and every now and then somebody will realize that Im in The Big Lebowski and theyll flip their lid, because people who know The Big Lebowski enough to recognize me are I mean, there is a weird cult following of The Big Lebowski, so if they can recognize me, it means that theyre really into that movie. (MSNBC -- Music)
A bond of brothers May 26, 2008
In his khaki shorts and worn Florida State baseball cap, Eyster looks as if he stepped out of one of his favorite movies, "The Big Lebowski," which he plays on his laptop computer to relieve tension. He spends his free time fishing, playing rugby, and watching movies. (Boston Globe)
Brothers, here art thou May 20, 2008
Also showing is their classic noir comedy "The Big Lebowski" at 5 and 9:30 p.m. This movie really ties the room together. Ties our life together too, actually, which is sort of sad. (Boston Globe)
Getting Rid of My TV May 20, 2008
17, 2008 By Article Tools. There is a certain kind of person who takes pleasure in announcing that he doesn't own a TV. By doing so he implies that his personal life is so rich--so much richer than yours--that he doesn't have to entertain himself into oblivion every night, secretly fantasizing that he is the only man who could bring stability to Liz Lemon's turbulent romantic life on 30 Rock. (Time.com)
Review: Iron Man May 2, 2008
There s also a talented supporting cast, with Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow) as Stark s military buddy and Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski) as his arch nemesis. Heck, even Gywneth Paltrow is respectable as his PA.. (Mirror.co.uk)
Duuuude ... great movie stoners Apr 21, 2008
The Dude in The Big Lebowski ... The exception is The Dude, Jeff Bridges glorious turn in the Coen brothers now classic The Big Lebowski, and it only works because The Dude is acted upon by everyone. (MSNBC -- News)
Internet Pirates Raise Curtain on Al Pacino's `88 Minutes' Before Theaters Apr 20, 2008
com, started March 12 by General Electric Co.'s NBC and News Corp.'s Fox, offers TV programs and movies such as ``The Big Lebowski. . (Bloomberg)
'The Dude': Real-life inspiration for character in 'The Big Lebowski' to appear at NCMC April 22 Apr 19, 2008
The Dude': Real-life inspiration for character in 'The Big Lebowski' to appear at NCMC April 22 ... Friday, April 18, 2008 11:08 PM EDT PETOSKEY Jeff Dowd, the real-life inspiration for the Jeff Bridges The Dude in the Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski, will appear at North Central Michigan College for a Lecture Series presentation on Tuesday, April 22. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Tech Test: Hulu.com Mar 29, 2008
Another time, I opted for one of my favorite films, "The Big Lebowski." Since the movie is rated "R," I had to log in. After that, I had the option of watching a movie trailer in advance or seeing commercials throughout the movie. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hulu brings free TV, movies to one place Mar 27, 2008
Another time, I opted for one of my favorite films, "The Big Lebowski." Since the movie is rated "R," I had to log in ... And, while you can e-mail friends links to videos, when I sent my co-worker Nick a link to "The Big Lebowski," the e-mail didn't include the title of the video being linked to. (MSNBC -- Technology)
George Clooney Tries To Explain 'Insane' Upcoming Comedies From The Coen Brothers Mar 27, 2008
But to focus on either story is to miss the point, the cast insisted, calling the movies, especially "Burn," free-wheeling comedies very much in the vein of "The Big Lebowski.". How free-wheeling. (VHI.com -- Music News)
From 'Starsky & Hutch' to'Lost,' TV moving online Mar 23, 2008
There are also Woody Woodpecker cartoons, clips from the 1990s sketch show "In Living Color," and 37 episodes of "Starsky & Hutch." They're all available for free, supported by unskippable ads - as are dozens of movies, from "The Big Lebowski" to "Sideways." And in a nod to the tech-savvy users that make up Hulu's early audience, an entire Hulu show can be embedded in a blog. "Hulu stands out because it's such an elegantly presented version and it provides so much efficiency," said James... (Boston Globe)
Nash sees filmmaking in future Mar 21, 2008
" Nash's next production will debut April 22 for Earth Day. It is a commercial for his "Trash Talk" shoe, the first one Nike has made from manufacturing waste at the behest of the environmentally conscious star. Whenever he retires, the work will be more cinematic. "I like movies that are funny and smart," said Nash, naming The Big Lebowski as a favorite movie and foreign films for another genre. "I like moves that make me think or that I admire the writing, acting, direction, the storytelling.... (AZCentral -- Sports)
Goody's top 10: 'Taxi' at No. 1 Mar 20, 2008
The Big Lebowski: For some reason this keeps popping up here lately in stories as a classic. I remember it as OK, nothing more. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The Poop Presents: 'Surf's Up' Mar 16, 2008
The movie plays like a fake documentary, emulating classic surf movies of past and present, including "The Endless Summer" and Stacy Peralta's "Riding Giants." Jeff Bridges always plays aging slackers well, and his performance as Big Z is second only to the Dude in "The Big Lebowski." The voices of Shia LeBeouf and Zooey Deschanel round out the cast. "Surf's Up," the latest in The Poop Presents series, screens at 3 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Cerrito Theater in El Cerrito. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Harold & Kumar go to SXSW film fest Mar 15, 2008
When we were in college we liked cult movies like Dazed and Confused and Office Space and The Big Lebowski, and these were movies that werent huge box-office smashes but sort of found an audience on DVD the year or two after the movie came out, Schlossberg, 29, told The Associated Press. We felt with Harold and Kumar when it came out in theaters in 2004 that if people saw the box office, it wasnt going to end there. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Online Video Site Brings TV Shows to Web Mar 15, 2008
Users of the service will be able to view more than 250 full-length episodes of shows such as "The Simpsons" and "The Office," as well as some 100 movies, including "The Big Lebowski" and "Ice Age.". Short clips from films and TV shows such as "Napoleon Dynamite" and "Saturday Night Live" are also available through the service, which is accessible at Hulu. (Newsmax)
The Coens have visualized a ride-along program for death Mar 15, 2008
and Fargo, and probably even The Big Lebowski and Barton Fink. No Country's aforementioned intermingling of brutality and lyricism is far from seamless, and the ending as many have complained is a muddle. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Vic Burgess rocks: LaFayette musician isnt on the beaten track Mar 8, 2008
CLOSEUP Family: Parents John and Sue Burgess; grandparents John Burgess and Ella Shaw; brother and sister-in-law James and Beth Burgess; nephew Connor Burgess (and one of the way) Church: Church of Christ Favorite author: Harry Browne Favorite fiction book: A Clockwork Orange Favorite non-fiction book: Why Government Doesn t Work Favorite movies: The Big Lebowski, The Jerk Favorite music: Rock Favorite musician: Gene Simmons Hobbies: Music, watching football Favorite TV shows: The Simpsons,... (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Coens' 'Burn' to open wide Mar 4, 2008
Exceptions include Tom Hanks starrer "The Lady Killers"; "Intolerable Cruelty," starring Clooney opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones; and "The Big Lebowski.". "Everyone feels ('Burn After Reading') has the capability to play wide at that September playtime," said Focus prexy of distribution Jack Foley. (Variety)
Sports Biz:Bowling'scomback Mar 3, 2008
Gramercy PicturesMovies such as "The Big Lebowski" and "Kingpin" have put bowling back on the map ... Still, just as bowling league fanatic The Dude in the The Big Lebowski makes people laugh, there are elements of the pro sport that remain somewhat comical. (MSNBC -- Business)
'Old Men,' Europeans seize Oscars Feb 28, 2008
The Coens, who have been known for their arch style and oddball humor in films such as "Fargo," "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and "The Big Lebowski," received some laughs for Ethan Coen's laconic acceptance speeches. Don't Miss. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Bowling goes beyond blue collar roots Feb 27, 2008
"It smelled musty, like the Big Lebowski," the 23-year-old from Pennsylvania Dutch Country said. "This is like a club.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Oh brothers ... Feb 26, 2008
Casting Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski was an undoubted stroke of genius. Billy Bob Thornton fit the lead of The Man Who Wasn't There like a glove. (Guardian Unlimited)
'Old Men,' Europeans seize Academy Awards Feb 25, 2008
The Coens, who have been known for their arch style and oddball humor in films such as "Fargo," "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and "The Big Lebowski," received some laughs for Ethan Coen's laconic acceptance speeches. After the pair won for adapted screenplay, Ethan Coen gave a brief thanks. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Coen brothers make Oscar history Feb 25, 2008
To cultists, the directors most essential movie is 1998s The Big Lebowski, for which fans still yearly congregate to celebrate. After a series of box office and critical duds like the remake The Ladykillers and Intolerable Cruelty, No Country has emerged as the Coens biggest financial success, surpassing $60 million in theaters. (MSNBC -- News)
Check out other offerings from Oscar's top filmmakers Feb 25, 2008
Cults within a cult: There was a general feeling that the Coens had gotten off their game in the decade between Fargo and an unambiguous No Country comeback, but a youthful fan coterie has come to embrace The Big Lebowski (Jeff Bridges, slacker high jinks, surprisingly coarse scripting; 1998, Focus/Universal, R, $13). Skewing toward older disciples is O Brother, Where Art Thou. (USA Today -- Life)
Oscars Honor Coens As Best Director(s) Feb 25, 2008
To cultists, the directors' most essential movie is 1998's "The Big Lebowski," for which fans still yearly congregate to celebrate. Fans could be counted on to be toasting white Russians all over town. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Academy Awards a country for old men and foreign performersPosted on Feb. 25 Feb 25, 2008
It s the culmination of a 24-year career for the brothers, whose filmography ( Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Are Thou. is as quirky as it is innately American. (Missoulian, MT)
Amid the darkness, gems shine bright Feb 23, 2008
Masterful work from the Coen brothers, elevating the thriller genre as Martin Scorsese did with The Departed did last year, could win them their first directing Oscar in a career that has included gems such as Barton Fink, Fargo and The Big Lebowski. But an upset is definitely possible given the wonderful inventiveness of Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell And The Butterfly, which takes the viewer inside the mind of a paralysed man, and the critical support for Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Code of Coens: How to succeed in filmmaking Feb 20, 2008
While it clearly ranks alongside Fargo and The Big Lebowski as the brothers best work, No Country has an unusual place among their movies, in some ways perfectly typical of their style and in others an unexpected reinvention of it ... Dashiell Hammetts The Glass Key and Red Harvest were sources for the Coens Millers Crossing, The Big Lebowski lovingly parodizes Raymond Chandler, and Cain inspired not only Blood Simple but The Man Who... (MSNBC -- News)
Coens Country could makehistory Feb 20, 2008
Their 1998 comedy The Big Lebowski, about an overgrown slacker named the Dude who lives for bowling and gets more than he bargained for when seeking compensation for his urine-damaged rug, has spawned its own counterculture that includes fan festivals and T-shirts proclaiming the lead characters laid-back approach to life: The Dude abides. . (MSNBC -- News)
Coens and company Feb 17, 2008
Exactly in which category do films like The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou. and Fargo really fall. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Coens are heading for Oscar Country Feb 15, 2008
Lacking much of the trenchant humor for which the duo has become known in hits like Fargo, Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men hearkens back to their debut feature Blood Simple, a black-hearted neo-noir about a bunch of Texans, none of whom were to be trusted. No Country takes the Coens back to the Lone Star State, armed with the novel by Cormac McCarthy, and the characters are just as shady, if not more so. (MSNBC -- News)
Julianne Moore flick latest to film here Feb 14, 2008
" She said the movie will shoot for two to three months, starting March 31, and indicated more Pittsburgh movie announcements could be coming in the spring. The latest round of movie productions follows the already-wrapped "Adventureland," helmed by "Superbad" director and Carnegie Mellon University graduate Greg Mottola and starring Ryan Reynolds and Kristen Wiig, and "Homecoming," starring Mischa Barton. "Shelter" star Ms. Moore has appeared in almost 50 films since the early 1990s, including... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Nominee's main competition: Himself Feb 8, 2008
He's shot all nine of their movies since 1991's "Barton Fink," creating the signature imagery for films including "Fargo," "The Big Lebowski," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and their latest, "No Country.". He grew up in Devon, England, and began as a still photographer before going to film school and making documentaries. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Digital penguins primped for closeups Feb 7, 2008
Sole exception was legendary surfer Big Z. Pic's creative team based him on the Dude from "The Big Lebowski" and from the outset aimed to land Jeff Bridges to voice him. As a result, Z clearly resembles Bridges' performance in that pic. (Variety)
One Big Party Feb 3, 2008
-- In addition to the festival's always-solid lineup of documentaries, shorts and animation films, Ross is also throwing the fifth anniversary of the Big Lebowski Bowling Party on Feb. 16 at Space Gallery ... Those who show up in costume as their favorite character from the film "The Big Lebowski" get in free ... The Big Lebowski Bowling Party: 9 p.m. Feb. 16 at Space Gallery, 1141 Polk St. $10. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Roger Deakins up against himself for Oscar Jan 31, 2008
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Bowling, Vegas-Style Jan 27, 2008
Fans of the 1998 movie "The Big Lebowski" would hardly recognize this place. Unlike the nameless bowling alley that appears in the movie and epitomizes nondescript, Red Rock Lanes is sleek and modern, with 18-foot ceilings, natural wood and stone accents and more than 120 televisions. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
No Country for Old Men Jan 18, 2008
Aside from Fargo and certain sequences in The Big Lebowski, their work has seemed cold, affectless, smug and a struggle to sit through. Heresy, I suppose. (Independent)
Jeff Bridges: The Dude abides Jan 3, 2008
That man is Jeffrey Leon Bridges - better known to bowlers and The Big Lebowski faithful as The Dude ... After five years and 25 bowling interviews, I'd come too far to let The Big Lebowski off the hook ... We kept bowling and chatting, but much like The Big Lebowski, it wasn't about the bowling. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The hottest 'fat' man on film Dec 31, 2007
Monday December 31, 2007 TODAY'S WEATHER: CLOUDY 35. Philip Seymour Hoffman works his retro outfit while stealing "Charlie Wilson's War" from Tom and Julia. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
* Coen brothers back on form Dec 27, 2007
Their searing adaptation of Cormac McCarthys most approachable, albeit most pulpy, novel, No Country for Old Men, has earned admiration and mainstream attention in America of an intensity which hasnt come the Coens way since the Oscar success of Fargo or the rapturous cult that has coalesced around The Big Lebowski. After two comedies X Intolerable Cruelty and a remake of Alexander Mackendricks The Ladykillers X generally deemed the least interesting outings of their career, the Coens... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Dressing up the Wilma: Theater's offerings will be similar but improved, owners say Dec 26, 2007
Duckwitz said he also hopes to bring special movie events to the Wilma say, for example, a screening of The Big Lebowski complete with the titular character's signature White Russians. We have a really broad perspective on arts and the opportunities for what we present, from poetry to rap to banjo to the ballet, Wishcamper said. (Missoulian, MT)
In for the kill Dec 21, 2007
the untamed Midwest (Fargo) or the bowling alley (The Big Lebowski). Now for the first time they have adapted a novel, Cormac McCarthy's No Country For Old Men. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'The Amateurs': Hollywood.com Talks Exclusively with Jeff Bridges and Ted Danson Dec 15, 2007
The Big Lebowski was like that, people would say 'That sounds so natural. But you always go back and get every 'man' and every ellipses in there, the way those guys write it. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Cowboy Icon Sam Elliott Abides in 'The Golden Compass' Dec 11, 2007
HW: College students throw festivals dedicated to The Big Lebowski. SE: I know. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
The Bloody Best Nov 25, 2007
" Hi narrates his transformation from criminal to loving husband and back to criminal using Garrison Keillor-like folksy phrases. There's a lot of story to tell as the couple are paid an unexpected visit by two of Hi's pals who've escaped from prison and mess up the couple's domestic bliss. The best moments are provided by a hyperactive Cage. But the Coens never settle into a mood that draws you into the story and makes you care about the family's fate. If the DVD set's packagers wanted to... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Break out of the downtown bar scene Nov 22, 2007
Film screenings have included "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," "Evil Dead" and "The Big Lebowski." Caterers such as Hot Dog on a Stick and Weeneez have been selling munchies, and skating coquettes from the Angel City Derby Girls hawk beer cozies and popcorn. Night, 37, is dedicated to showing films that, according to their most rabid fans, can never get enough love. (Los Angeles Times)
'No Country For Old Men' promises to be among best movies of 2007 Nov 18, 2007
After two missteps - one minor ("Intolerable Cruelty") and one major ("The Ladykillers") - the Coen brothers return to form with their best film since "The Big Lebowski." Harkening back to "Blood Simple" and "Miller's Crossing," the Coens adapted Cormac McCarthy's stripped down novel into what could be called a masterpiece. From the opening scene, it's quite clear that Javier Bardem's assassin, Anton Chigurh (with a bowl haircut that is equal parts ridiculous and ever-so-menacing), is the... (The Daily Texan, TX)
Coen brothers keep it real Nov 16, 2007
Still, thesps like Billy Bob Thornton ("The Man Who Wasn't There"), Jeff Bridges ("The Big Lebowski"), George Clooney ("O Brother Where Art Thou?") and Tom Hanks ("The Ladykillers") line up to be in their movies. And the brothers know when to press their case with the studios. (Variety)
The urban jungle Nov 16, 2007
Better, I think, to add to Chinatown other, gentler movies that work neighbourhood by neighbourhood, like the Coen brothers' The Big Lebowski (Hollywood, Malibu), Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep (Watts), PT Anderson's Boogie Nights and Magnolia (San Fernando Valley), Towne's adaptation of John Fante's Ask the Dust (old, demolished Bunker Hill) and the movie that subsumes all other movies about LA: Thom Anderson's essay-film masterpiece Los Angeles Plays Itself, which examines how the movies... (Guardian Unlimited)
Coen brothers combine humor, violence Nov 16, 2007
At its core, the story seems a bit conventional for the filmmakers who made yodeling the musical backdrop for baby-snatching in "Raising Arizona" and turned a urine-stained carpet into a key plot catalyst for a crime comedy set among bowlers in "The Big Lebowski.". But the balance of black humor and brutish violence, the sense of an otherworldly America in the vast Texas panorama, and the abrupt turns McCarthy sneaks in late in the story set the novel squarely on Planet Coen. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Tumbleweeds drift into Fairburn Nov 15, 2007
Jack Palance sang it in "City Slickers," and it was featured in the 1998 film "The Big Lebowski.". If anybody was singing it in Fairburn on Tuesday and Wednesday, the lyrics were probably drowned out by the wind. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Turturro, Gandolfini talk Cigarettes Nov 13, 2007
Joel and Ethan Coen (who have directed Turturro in numerous films, including Barton Fink and The Big Lebowski) are executive producers. Adam Sandler, a friend and co-star in Sonys upcoming You Dont Mess with the Zohan, helped persuade the studio to allow Turturro to release it himself. (MSNBC -- News)
Review: 'Country' one of best of the year Nov 11, 2007
As Walter Sobchak shrewdly observed in the Coens' "The Big Lebowski," it's the nihilists you have to be afraid of. McCarthy's novel is a straight-up thriller interspersed with the somber musings of the otherwise laconic Ed Tom (a role that fits Jones like a glove). (CNN -- Showbiz)
Is 'No Country For Old Men' The Coen Brothers' Best Flick Yet? Nov 10, 2007
"Oh, I love 'The Big Lebowski' because of the white Russians," laughed Josh Brolin, thinking back to the anticlimactic adventures of the Dude. " 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' is probably their movie that I've seen the most of ... but I love 'Miller's Crossing,' I love 'Barton Fink,' and then there's 'Blood Simple.' ". (MTV.com)
Welcome to Planet Coen enjoy your stay Nov 8, 2007
Theres nothing predictable about thisAt its core, the story seems a bit conventional for the filmmakers who made yodeling the musical backdrop for baby-snatching in Raising Arizona and turned a urine-stained carpet into a key plot catalyst for a crime comedy set among bowlers in The Big Lebowski. . (MSNBC -- News)
Coens are back with 'No Country' Nov 8, 2007
Their weed-happy comedy The Big Lebowski did a middling $17. 5 million when it came out in 1998. (USA Today)
No Country is for Coen brothers fans only Nov 7, 2007
Granted, the Coens are a specific taste for everyone who finds their movies insufferably smart-alecky, theres someone else who can recite every single line from The Big Lebowski. If youre a Coen fan, youll enjoy No Country for Old Men as one of their best. (MSNBC -- Movies)
The many faces of Philip Seymour Hoffman Nov 5, 2007
A fawning houseboy in The Big Lebowski, Tom Cruise's frightening psychopathic tormenter in Mission: Impossible 3, a loathsome preacher in Cold Mountain. The bereaved husband of a suicide in the little seen, but very affecting Love Liza. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Dream On ... Nov 1, 2007
According to the Dreambank, fantasies of flying may be a mainstay of movies like "The Big Lebowski," 'but it turns out that anxiety - as portrayed in Woody Allen's "Stardust Memories" - is a far more frequent sentiment in our slumber. Dreaming is as natural as breathing. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Virginia Film Festival Returning To Charlottesville Oct 30, 2007
Turturro - famous for his roles in "Quiz Show," "The Big Lebowski" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" He and will present his work as a writer and director, including his first film , "Mac," and his latest, "Romance and Cigarettes." The festival is hosted by the University of Virginia. It opens Thursday and will feature 90 film s centered around the theme of "Kin Flicks" - movies that explore the dynamics of family life. (WTVR.com, VA)
