Christopher Murney, David Warrilow, I.M. Hobson
Set in 1941, the story focuses on a New York playwright who moves to a seedy L.A. hotel and suffers from writers'' block after being recruited to write a wrestling movie for Wallace Beery.
DVD Release Date: May 20, 2003
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September 2, 2009This is the Coen brothers finest film in my opinion, its certainly my favourite. Its been a huge influence on modern cinema, and Ive seen it been ripped off countless times! As close to perfect film making as you can get! Brilliant.
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August 30, 2009Odd occurrence sets off a strange chain of events: Coen brother's bread and butter - only this time it's a tale of Faust done as only Joel and Ethan could do it. And oh yes, there will be blood.
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June 7, 2009Slow paced gem with career defining performances from Turturro and Goodman. Cracking script full of memorable one-liners is complimented by a wonderful atmosphere at the hotel generated by well crafted sets and a haunting score.
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March 31, 2009reminded me a lot of adaptation - in that things stop making sense near the end - but that is kind of what makes it unique.
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November 21, 2009The Coen Brother's best movie in my opinion. Full of allegories and metaphors that make you think: "genius!"
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November 5, 2009This is most definitely one of my favorite films from the Coen brothers, if not my number one favorite. It's a technically exquisite, wholly unique experience that glows with overwhelming oddity. I am so impressed with the way the film closes in, and the range of feeling that it ...( read more)
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October 25, 2009This may not be the Coen brothers most popular film but it may be the one that makes you think the most. John Turturro and John Goodman are both fantastic in this film. The story is interesting and definitely open to interpretation. This film would certainly be confusing for a lo...( read more)
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October 11, 2009for some reason, even though i have been following the Cohen Brothers career for many years, I have missed their earlier stuff. So, recently I decided to give Barton Fink a chance. After the film was over, I was pissed for two reasons. First, why the hell didn't I get the message...( read more)
Critic Reviews
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It's an assured piece of comic filmmaking. full review
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