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BLOOD SIMPLE
Directed by Joel Coen; with John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya,
M. Emmet Walsh, Samm-Art Williams, and Deborah Neumann
1983
he debut
film of the Coen brothers, a noirish mystery in which a Texas Roadhouse
owner hires a private dick to off his wife and her lover, is full of
stylized, almost self-conscious shots that bring black comedy into the
mix. Since this film was made, we've seen the Coen brothers revisit
these themes again and again, fine tuning their unique style -- a propensity
for intricate plots and grisly murders -- which they took all the way
to the Academy awards in 1996 with Fargo. Blood Simple
was filmed on location in Austin, Round Rock and Hutto, Texas, so keep
your eyes peeled for familiar scenery.
he debut
film of the Coen brothers, a noirish mystery in which a Texas Roadhouse
owner hires a private dick to off his wife and her lover, is full of
stylized, almost self-conscious shots that bring black comedy into the
mix. Since this film was made, we've seen the Coen brothers revisit
these themes again and again, fine tuning their unique style -- a propensity
for intricate plots and grisly murders -- which they took all the way
to the Academy awards in 1996 with Fargo. Blood Simple
was filmed on location in Austin, Round Rock and Hutto, Texas, so keep
your eyes peeled for familiar scenery. 
