Blood Simple
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- Synopsis
- In the first film of brothers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, M. Emmett Walsh plays Visser, an unscrupulous private eye hired by Texas bar owner Marty (Dan Hedaya) to murder Marty's faithless wife Abby (Frances McDormand) and her paramour, Ray (John Getz), ......
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- Starring
- John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh, Samm-Art Williams
- Director(s)
- Joel Coen
- Distributor(s)
- Circle Films
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min.
Critic Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
If you are squeamish, here is the film to make you squeam.Read the full review
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
Savor their technique and the sizzling performances of Frances McDormand as an adulterous wife, Dan Hedaya as her vengeful husband and M. Emmet Walsh as a private detective from hell.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
All in all, Blood Simple looks better than ever.Read the full review
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When Remakes Look Awesome: Zhang Yimou's "Blood Simple" Redo Has a Trailer, Rap Song
11/18/09 The term remake has predominantly negative connotations, but once in awhile we see proof that a redo can be a good thing. | Cinematical.com -
Zhang sizes up competing projects
11/18/09 Chinese helmer Zhang Yimou is mulling whether to follow his comedic take on the Coen Brothers' "Blood Simple" with a World War II movie or a Cultural Revolution drama. | Variety -
'Avatar' Could Earn Back Its Budget From China Alone
11/05/09 I don't know how many moons orbit Cameron's fantasy planet Pandora, but I'm just going to assume they're currently all heading for alignment. | Cinematical.com -
'Simple' remake more funny than bloody
11/04/09 Zhang Yimou says his first movie in three years has shades of comedian Stephen Chow's outlandish humor and marks the first time the "Raise the Red Lantern" director shot in digital format. | The Hollywood Reporter -
'Blood Simple' remake set for December
10/30/09 Chinese director and Beijing Olympics ceremony designer Zhang Yimou's adaptation of the Coen brothers 1984 classic "Blood Simple" is set to premiere in December during the peak holiday moving going season, local media reported Friday. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Coen Bros. latest movie not autobiographical
10/16/09 Joel and Ethan Coen are responsible for some of the more unusual and intelligent movies of the past 25 years. | JAM! Showbiz -
Capone's Art-House Round-Up with the Coen Brothers A SERIOUS MAN, Chris Rock in GOOD HAIR, and Michelle Monaghan in TRUCKER!!!
10/08/09 Joel and Ethan have made what might be my favorite of their films. | Ain't It Cool News -
Mr. Beaks Interviews Joel And Ethan Coen For A SERIOUS MAN!
09/30/09 Some might be tempted to view A SERIOUS MAN as an uncommonly personal film for Joel and Ethan Coen. But while they've carefully recreated the suburban Minneapolis of their 1960s youth, and settled on a professor as their protagonist (both of their parents were college educators), the brothers claim that the similarities end there. | Ain't It Cool News -
'Terribly Happy' is Denmark's Oscar pick
09/24/09 Henrik Ruben Genz's "Terribly Happy," the award-winning drama which has drawn comparisons to the Coen brothers' "Blood Simple," is Denmark's contender for the 2010 foreign-language film Oscar. | The Hollywood Reporter -
“An Education” in the mountains
09/09/09 The Walker marks the 50th Regis Dialogue and Retrospective event with an onstage conversation and a 13-film retrospective of the work of Joel and Ethan Coen--in the 25th-anniversary year of their stunning debut, Blood Simple, and upon the release of the Minnesota-filmed A Serious Man. Films, all in archival 35mm, include: Barton Fink; Fargo; Miller's Crossing; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; | indieWIRE