The Film Cynics » Coen Brothers http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog Welcome to the podcast for the modern movie watcher. The Film Cynics were once a pair of surly video store clerks that eventually worked their way into the biz. After bouncing around in the industry for a while, they decided to stay true to the adage of: Those who can’t do, teach. And those who can’t find teaching jobs, create websites so they can spout off about movies and TV and anything in pop culture that catches their short attention spans. In our podcast you’ll be able to tune into our radio show on CFAX 1070. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:08:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Welcome to the podcast for the modern movie watcher. The Film Cynics were once a pair of surly video store clerks that eventually worked their way into the biz. After bouncing around in the industry for a while, they decided to stay true to the adage: Those who cannot do, teach... and those who cannot find teaching jobs, create websites so they can spout off about movies and TV and anything in pop culture that catches their short attention spans. In our podcast you can tune into past episodes of our radio show on CFAX 1070. Qutopian Productions no Qutopian Productions steve@thefilmcynics.com steve@thefilmcynics.com (Qutopian Productions) 2006-2009 The podcast for the modern movie watcher. movies,TV,pop-culture,DVD,reviews,gadgets,radio The Film Cynics » Coen Brothers http://www.thefilmcynics.com/Cynics_Main/BRian_steve_300.jpg http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog The Coen Brothers Collection http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/11/the-coen-brothers-collection/ http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/11/the-coen-brothers-collection/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:08:25 +0000 eastmav http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/?p=587 Unrivalled in their ability to tell modern American classic films, this latest box set of their material tends to focus more on the Coen Brothers’ later work with The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, The Man Who Wasn’t There, Burn After Reading, A Serious Man, and Intolerable Cruelty. Is their assemblage up to the task up triumphing over the other box sets?

]]> http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/11/the-coen-brothers-collection/feed/ 0 A Serious Man,Big Lebowski,Burn After Reading,Coen Brothers,Intolerable Cruelty,Man Who Wasn't There,No Country for Old Men The Coen Brothers Collection was the second box set to engage in our battle this week. The Coen Brothers Collection was the second box set to engage in our battle this week. Qutopian Productions no 8:57 Battle of the Box Sets! http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/11/battle-of-the-box-sets/ http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/11/battle-of-the-box-sets/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:08:51 +0000 eastmav http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/?p=579

This week we cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war with a battle of the box sets, Oliver Stone vs. The Coen Brothers vs. Terry Gilliam vs. er… Buddy the Elf. Christmas season brings all kinds of treats to entice the compulsive collector – and we’ve got 2 more of our cents to offer about four of them. All this, plus The Fisher King and The Devil & Daniel Johnston from the Vault, and the trailers for Hall Pass and Sucker Punch too. Dig in!

  1. First up is the Oliver Stone collection on Blu-ray. There’s only 3 flicks in this set, but they’re all director’s cuts. Does it have the chops to take on the competition?
  2. The Coen Brothers collection’s got 6 editions from their repertoire, but they’re not all exactly what we would deem classics. Can the one-two punch of Joel and Ethan win the top spot?
  3. 6 of Terry Gilliam’s films have been collected to form his set, but there are a couple glaring omissions as far as Steve’s concerned. Is this fractured set still worthy of winning this battle?
  4. For a special Christmas treat Jon Favreau’s Elf has been released in a special tin case with all kinds of festive accouterments. Can a solo film rise above the other sets?
  5. Finally Brian offers up The Devil & Daniel Johnston and Steve moons over The Fisher King for their Vault picks, and we discuss the trailers for Hall Pass & Sucker Punch.
]]> http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/11/battle-of-the-box-sets/feed/ 0 blu-ray,box sets,Coen Brothers,Devil & Daniel Johnston,DVD,Elf,Fisher King,Hall Pass,Oliver Stone,Sucker Punch,Terry Gilliam The gloves come off with week with a Battle of the Box Sets! Stone vs. Coens vs. Gilliam vs. Buddy the Elf! The gloves come off with week with a Battle of the Box Sets! Stone vs. Coens vs. Gilliam vs. Buddy the Elf! Qutopian Productions no 40:51 A Serious Man – Bite Sized http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/02/a-serious-man-bite-sized/ http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/02/a-serious-man-bite-sized/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:03:32 +0000 eastmav http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/?p=311

The Coen Brothers’ semi-autobiographical story about life in Minneapolis in the 60′s tries to examine whether there’s any divine meaning to our lives – maybe they should have tried to make a good movie.

]]> http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/02/a-serious-man-bite-sized/feed/ 0 A Serious Man,Coen Brothers,DVD,movie The Coen Brothers' semi-autobiographical story about life in Minneapolis in the 60's tries to examine whether there's any divine meaning to our lives - maybe they should have tried to make a good movie. The Coen Brothers' semi-autobiographical story about life in Minneapolis in the 60's tries to examine whether there's any divine meaning to our lives - maybe they should have tried to make a good movie. Qutopian Productions no A Serious Man takes a Couple’s Retreat where he falls in love with The Time Traveller’s Wife http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/02/a-serious-man-takes-a-couples-retreat-where-he-falls-in-love-with-the-time-travellers-wife/ http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/02/a-serious-man-takes-a-couples-retreat-where-he-falls-in-love-with-the-time-travellers-wife/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:34 +0000 eastmav http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/?p=309 Despite our listenership dwindling to almost nil for the Super Bowl (why didn’t anybody tell me about this thing?) we had a jam packed show after Steve over-ordered movies to review. So besides our opening commentary about the Oscar nominations, we have reviews for the Coen Brothers’ semi-autobiographical A Serious Man, Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau’s “passion” project Couples Retreat and Eric Bana’s temporally challenged romantic adaptation The Time Traveller’s Wife. You won’t believe which one we liked best until you hear it, and even then you might not believe it. We round out the show with our Picks from the Vault, One Week and The Last Boy Scout and then trailer suggestions for The Losers and Cemetery Junction.

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]]> http://thefilmcynics.com/audioblog/2010/02/a-serious-man-takes-a-couples-retreat-where-he-falls-in-love-with-the-time-travellers-wife/feed/ 0 A Serious Man,Cemetery Junction,Coen Brothers,Couples Retreat,Last Boy Scout,One Week,Oscars,The Losers,Time Traveller's Wife This week we review the Coen Brothers' A Serious Man, Peter Billingsley's Couples Retreat & temporally interrupted adaptation The Time Traveller's Wife. This week we review the Coen Brothers' A Serious Man, Peter Billingsley's Couples Retreat & temporally interrupted adaptation The Time Traveller's Wife. Qutopian Productions no