Quick takes:
- There’s a good representation of historical stuff on here; I’m interested in seeing “Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day” and “The Dragon Painter”.
- Also a good representation of horror, with “Rosemary’s Baby” and the 1953 “House of Wax”.
- “Ruggles of Red Gap” sounds like a whole lot of fun. I’d love to see that, too.
- You know, I liked “The Big Lebowski” okay when I saw it. I still think it’s a good movie, and I often quote lines from it, but I really don’t get what seems to be the passionate worship of it. In terms of just Coen Brothers films, I think “True Grit”, “No Country For Old Men”, “Fargo”, and “Miller’s Crossing” are all better movies. (“Fargo” is already on the list, of course.)
- I kind of want to see “Down Argentine Way” for one reason: Carmen Miranda. Same with “The Gang’s All Here”. Maybe we should have a Carmen Miranda movie night one night. (If we do, I’ll try to let everyone know in advance. You might even say I’ll give folks a Miranda warning.)
- Yes, I will be here all week. Try the veal and remember to tip your waitress.
- I’d also really like to see “Rio Bravo” and “Little Big Man”. I saw parts of the latter on TV when I was a child, but I’ve never seen either one start to finish.
- Other things I’d like to see: “Unmasked”, “The Power And The Glory”.
Add Blood Simple and Raising Arizona to the list of Coen Brothers films that are better than The Big Lebowski.
It might be easier to list the Coen Brothers films that aren’t better than Lebowski.
I’ll start with “Barton Fink”.