>Even though we're ten years and five films into the careers of these guys, >I can't find any books about them, or I just haven't been able to run >across one yet. I have the published screenplays by the Coens, but I'm >looking for secondary sources. I haven't seen any books but there have been several newspaper and magazine articles published about the Coens, especially here in Minnesota, as they are natives. Try the Star Tribune and Mpls/St Paul Magazine. > Perhaps too many agree with the main criticism against the Coens that they >are "all style and no heart", or as Baseline's Encyclopedia of Film put it, >they enjoy a success of "undeniable virtuosity and terminal cool", >but..."they lack Hitchcock's obsessiveness and moral seriousness and fail >to match Kubrick's intellect and profound pessimism." >That intrigues me. I working on what might be the difference between >Kubrick's "profound" pessimism and the pessimism I see in the work of the >Coens. Any comments? Just wait until their new film "Fargo" is released. From what I understand, it will defy all previous descriptions of their work. Fiona C. Quick University of Minnesota "To What If" - A Walk In The Clouds ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]