Given the Coen brothers’ catalog of great American films, they would have been perfectly suited to a tribute unto themselves at this year’s 40th annual Telluride Film Festival. But when you consider Telluride’s connection to music via the annual Bluegrass music festival held in June, the Coens’ collaboration with T Bone Burnett over the years and particularly how that collaboration has reached a peak with this year’s “Inside Llewyn Davis,” honoring them together made way too much sense.
Telluride: The Coen Bros. and T Bone Burnett celebrated for telling the stories of American music
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:15 pm · August 31st, 2013
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Watch: Oscar Isaac and the Punch Brothers perform 'Inside Llewyn Davis' music at Telluride
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:37 am · August 29th, 2013
Oscar Isaacs and the Punch Brothers perform ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ music at the 40th Telluride Film Festival Thursday night.
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Alfonso Cuarón, Jason Reitman, the Coens and more set for 40th annual Telluride Film Festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · August 28th, 2013
The Coen brothers, T Bone Burnett and Robert Redford are among those to be feted at the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival, which will feature the world premieres of Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day” and Ralph Fiennes’ “The Invisible Woman.” Prestige titles from the 2013 festival circuit so far have been curated for the weekend as well, including Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska,” J.C. Chandor’s “All is Lost” and the Coens’ “Inside Llewyn Davis.”
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25 most anticipated fall festival movies of 2013
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:40 pm · August 27th, 2013
HitFix’s editorial team breaks down the 25 most anticipated films screening at the Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York Film Festivals this fall including “Gravity,” “Labor Day,” “12 Years A Slave,” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and more.
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New trailer for 'Inside Llewyn Davis' further showcases Oscar Isaac's charisma
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:50 pm · August 22nd, 2013
But you’ve still got to wait over three months to see the Coens’ latest.
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2013 New York Film Festival line-up unveiled: 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' 'The Invisible Woman,' 'The Wind Rises'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:08 am · August 19th, 2013
The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the main slate of selections for the 51st annual New York Film Festival, and it’s another choice cross-section of top festival offerings from the year so far.
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Spitballing possibilities for the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:13 am · July 22nd, 2013
HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley puts a finger to the air and makes a few educated guesses on what we might see at the 2013 Telluride Film Festival.
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New 'Inside Llewyn Davis' trailer tunes up awards season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:12 am · July 1st, 2013
A new trailer for the Coens’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” has dropped with one of the songs from the upcoming insta-purchase soundtrack playing throughout and boy is it splendid.
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Off the Carpet: Half-time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:06 am · July 1st, 2013
The mid-way point of 2013 is here. How has the first half of the year shaped up for awards hopefuls? A month-by-month dissection answers that very question.
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'Inside Llewyn Davis' soundtrack, featuring Justin Timberlake and Marcus Mumford, out in September
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:42 am · June 28th, 2013
The T Bone Burnett-produced folk collection is sure to be a hipster favorite.
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Video: Oscar contenders coming out of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:56 pm · May 29th, 2013
Officially wrapping up our Cannes coverage today, it’s time to really break down the Oscar prospects coming out of the 66th annual fest.
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Best and Worst of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:41 pm · May 27th, 2013
HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood and Guy Lodge of In Contention highlight the best and worst films of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
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Cannes 2013 review roundup
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:26 am · May 27th, 2013
The 66th annual Cannes Film Festival is officially over as the winners and losers make their way home from the south of France. Will we be talking about these films during the Oscar season? Time will tell. But for now, a quick cheat sheet of our take on the festivities.
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Diverse, defiant choices from Spielberg's jury put a bow on a satisfying Cannes fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:31 am · May 27th, 2013
‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ a thrilling Palme winner, but there’s more good news.
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Cannes and the Coens
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:12 pm · May 26th, 2013
With the Cannes awards announcement the filmmaker siblings entered a bit of rare air with their latest film, “Inside Llewyn Davis”: Joel Coen joined Michael Haneke and Wim Wenders as the only filmmakers to have netted a Palme d’Or, a Grand Prix and a Best Director award at the festival.
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'Blue is the Warmest Color' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes, Coens take second place
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:51 am · May 26th, 2013
Spielberg’s jury made history by handing top prize to the film’s director and stars.
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Video: Best and Worst of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival's first week
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:51 pm · May 21st, 2013
HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood and Guy Lodge of In Contention break down a few of the most-talked about movies from the first half of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
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Cannes Review: 'Inside Llewyn Davis' finds the Coens singing softly in tune
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:19 pm · May 18th, 2013
Oscar Isaac is a revelation in melancholy study of arrested artistry.
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