Ethan Coen

'Bling Ring's' Sofia Coppola to be honored at Crystal + Lucy Awards

2013-05-24 08:57:00

Oscar-winning writer-director Sofia Coppola, whose latest film "The Bling Ring" screened at the Cannes and opens June 14 stateside, is this year's winner of the Crystal + Lucy Awards' Dorothy Arzner Directors Award. The award is named after the...

Cannes Film Festival: Kickstarter kids make an unlikely trip

2013-05-22 00:00:00

CANNES, France — A few months ago, Jeremy Saulnier had risen early for a flight to Cleveland when he saw a message in his inbox. It was in French. The 36-year-old New Yorker was traveling to the Buckeye State to shoot corporate videos, which the...

With Bill Hader leaving 'SNL,' here's 5 movie roles we want for him

2013-05-21 07:00:00

For Bill Hader fans, Saturday was a dark day, as it marked the actor's last episode as a regular cast member of "Saturday Night Live." Hader, 34, takes with him beloved characters like enthusiastic "Weekend Update" city correspondent Stefon, creepy...

Oscars: Seth MacFarlane leaves host gig open, but who wants it?

2013-05-21 06:00:00

Now that Seth MacFarlane has tweeted that he simply can't find the time to host the Oscars again, is it too early to say: "Tina Fey, come on down!" "I think that's too hard," Fey tells The Times over the phone, when asked if she'd take the job. "Too...

Cannes 2013: Jia Zhangke's 'Touch of Sin' gets U.S. distribution

2013-05-21 11:46:00

Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin," which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last week, will be coming to U.S. screens in late fall or early winter. The New York-based company Kino Lorber announced Tuesday that it had picked up the U.S....

'Star Trek Into Darkness' finishes first. Yahoo buys Tumblr.

2013-05-20 07:05:00

After the coffee. Before going through two weeks' worth of mail. The Skinny: Well, I didn't win the Powerball lottery, which means I'll be heading back to the office today after a long trip to New York. Ask me around Thursday if it's good to be home....

Cannes 2013: Oscar Isaac sings fresh tune in 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

2013-05-20 07:05:00

CANNES, France — The British reporter at the press conference had a question for Oscar Isaac--the same question on a lot of reporters’ minds. “Where have you come from?” It was a logical query for Isaac after seeing him in the...

Cannes 2013: The musical side of the Coens' 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

2013-05-19 13:53:00

CANNES, France -- In close to three decades of filmmaking, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have shared a lot of looks. But with "Inside Llewyn Davis," which had its� premiere in Festival de Cannes competition Sunday, one particular glance said it all. "At...

Cannes Film Festival projects cross-cultural cinema

2013-05-15 05:00:00

— Invariably, the Cannes Film Festival chooses a striking image for its official annual poster. But the 2013 version can be seen as a particularly apt metaphor for the dual nature of the world's most essential cinema event. Paris-based graphic...

Cannes 2013: Ang Lee, Nicole Kidman to join Steven Spielberg on jury

2013-04-24 02:27:00

If any competitive spirit remains between directors Ang Lee and Steven Spielberg over their hard-fought contest this Oscar season, it will need to disappear quickly -- the two are about to spend a lot of time together. The “Life of Pi” helmer...

Hollywood studios pack in titles at Cannes Film Festival

2013-04-18 16:03:00

The Cannes Film Festival has a long tradition of showcasing independent global cinema. But in a twist, this year's lineup also includes movies from a wide range of Hollywood entities: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., CBS Films, the Weinstein Co., even...

Cannes 2013: Coen brothers, Alexander Payne bound for film festival

2013-04-18 04:29:00

The Cannes Film Festival is making a statement at this year's gathering: We still really like Americans. The main competition will feature four directors from the U.S. -- Alexander Payne (“Nebraska”) Joel and Ethan Coen (“Inside Llewyn...

Oscar Isaac in the Coen brothers movie "Inside Llewyn Davis."

2013-05-19 13:26:30

The Coen brothers chose Prohibition-era America as the setting for their 1990 gangster film "Miller's Crossing." The film centers on Tom Reagan, played by Gabriel Byrne, and his alliance to two rival gangs in a major city.

2013-04-10 15:10:48

Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries are unfairly portrayed as slackers gaming the system like the Coen brothers' Jeff Lebowski, whiling away his life at the bowling alley.

2013-04-02 15:10:25