After the release of The Evil Dead, Raimi moved on to Crimewave, a cross between a crime film and a comedy produced by Raimi and Joel and Ethan Coen.

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Raimi frequently collaborates with Joel and Ethan Coen, beginning when Joel was one of the editors of Evil Dead.

The Big Lebowski is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

The character of Uli originated on the set of Fargo between Ethan Coen and Stormare, who often spoke in a mock German accent.

To achieve the point-of-view of a rolling bowling ball the Coen brothers mounted a camera, " on something like a barbecue spit ", according to Ethan, and then dollied it along the lane.

** Ethan Coen, American film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor

Ethan Coen commented in an interview, " There are whole neighborhoods here of nothing but 1929 architecture.

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are the third pair of siblings to win in this category for No Country for Old Men.

In the history of the Academy Awards, established duos have been nominated for Best Director only four times: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins ( who won for West Side Story in 1961 ); Warren Beatty and Buck Henry ( who were nominated for Heaven Can Wait in 1978 ), and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen ( who won for No Country for Old Men in 2007 and were nominated again in 2010 for True Grit ).

The only siblings to both be nominated are Joel and Ethan Coen, who shared nominations for No Country for Old Men ( 2007 ) and True Grit ( 2010 ).

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Some live-action film directors, such as Joel and Ethan Coen, use storyboard extensively before taking a pitch to their funders, stating that it helps them to get the support they require, since they can show exactly where the money will be used.

It is the birthplace or childhood home of movie directors Joel and Ethan Coen, musician Peter Himmelman, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, Senator Al Franken, songwriter Dan Israel, guitarist Sharon Isbin, writer Pete Hautman, football coach Marc Trestman, and American film director Joe Nussbaum.

Directors Joel and Ethan Coen set their 2009 film, A Serious Man, in St. Louis Park circa 1967.

Fargo is a 1996 American crime film produced, directed and written by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen.

* Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, Blood Simple is a 1984 American neo-noir crime film.

The Hudsucker Proxy is a 1994 screwball comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

Together, they began writing the script for The Hudsucker Proxy in 1981, and continued during the filming of Crimewave ( 1985 ), and post-production on Blood Simple ( 1985 ), in which Joel and Ethan Coen shared a house with Raimi.

* Joel and Ethan Coen, Academy Award-winning filmmakers

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Joel Coen served as an assistant editor on the film.

* The Hudsucker Proxy ( 1994 ), d. Joel Coen

Raimi made cameo appearances in Miller's Crossing, The Hudsucker Proxy, and with Joel Coen in Spies Like Us.

Joel Coen cites Robert Altman's contemporary take on Chandler with The Long Goodbye as a primary influence on their film in the sense that The Big Lebowski " is just kind of informed by Chandler around the edges ".

The Coen brothers shot a lot of the film with wide-angle lens because, according to Joel, it made it easier to hold focus for a greater depth and it made camera movements more dynamic.

Joel Coen commented to Premiere during shooting, " They are acting precisely like the cops that we're depicting in the movie, and they don't even care!

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In the early part of the 21st century, Esopus became known as a haven for artists and performers including actress Frances McDormand, singer and actress Kelli O ' Hara, director Joel Coen and choreographer Joe Langworth, all of whom have homes in Esopus.

It also won the BAFTA Award and the Award for Best Director for Joel Coen at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.

Joel Coen noted: " We weren't interested in that kind of fidelity.

* Robertson, William Preston, Tricia Cooke, John Todd Anderson and Rafael Sanudo, The Big Lebowski: The Making of a Coen Brothers Film, ( 1998, W. W. Norton & Company ), ISBN 0-393-31750-1.

In 1998, he starred as what is arguably his most famous role, " The Dude ", in the Coen Brothers ' cult-classic film The Big Lebowski.

" A Clear Spot song, " Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles ", appeared on the soundtrack of the Coen brothers ' cult comedy film The Big Lebowski ( 1998 ).

* The Coen brothers ' film The Big Lebowski is inspired by the character Philip Marlowe and the style and plot elements of Chandler's novels such as The Big Sleep.

In the Coen Brothers 1998 motion picture The Big Lebowski, the fictional chief of police describes it thus: " We've got a nice, quiet beach community here, and I aim to keep it nice and quiet ".

Their cover version of " Hotel California " is an example of fast flamenco guitar leads and rhythmic strumming ( this version was featured in the Coen Brothers ' movie The Big Lebowski, as well on the HBO series Entourage ).

He is also known for his appearances in many films by the Coen brothers: Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, The Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo, The Big Lebowski and Paris, je t ' aime.

He is also known for his frequent film collaborations with the Coen Brothers, including in Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski and O Brother, Where Art Thou ?.

He first worked with the Coen Brothers in " Raising Arizona " ( 1987 ), he would go on to appear in " Barton Fink " ( 1991 ), " The Big Lebowski " ( 1998 ) and " O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Van Zandt's Roadsongs album version of The Rolling Stones ' " Dead Flowers " was used during the final scene of the Coen Brothers ' 1998 film, The Big Lebowski.

A versatile actor comfortable with both comedy and drama, Turturro also had an extended collaboration with the Coen Brothers, appearing in their films Miller's Crossing ( 1990 ), Barton Fink ( 1991 ), The Big Lebowski ( 1998 ), and O Brother, Where Art Thou?

* 1998 – The Big Lebowski, a film by Joel and Ethan Coen features Jeff Bridges as " The Dude " (" or His Dudeness, or Duder, or, you know, El Duderino, if you're not into the whole brevity thing "), an aging hippie / beach bum, who turns ' dude ' into a philosophy.

" Tumbling Tumbleweeds " was used in the Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski in 1998.

Georgian Voices performed alongside Billy Joel, and the Rustavi Choir was featured on the soundtrack to Coen Brothers ' film, The Big Lebowski.

* Lebowski Podcast Episode 27-Steven Levy's Wish List Interview with Steven Levy about The Big Lebowski and his interview with the Coen Brothers.

* In the 1998 Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski, Jeff " The Dude " Lebowski ( Jeff Bridges ) is dunked in his toilet by thugs who have mistaken him for someone else with the same name.

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With the resurgence of lounge music in the late 1990s, Sumac's profile rose again when the song " Ataypura " was featured in the Coen Brothers film, The Big Lebowski.

Big Enos Burdett ( Pat McCormick ) is attempting to be elected as Governor of Texas against other candidate, John Coen ( David Huddleston ).

Lebowski Fest is an annual multi-city festival that began in 2002 in Louisville, Kentucky celebrating the Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan's 1998 cult film, The Big Lebowski, whose fans ' line memorization and creative attire rival those of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.