Author:
Redmon, Allen, 1972-
Imprint:Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Descriptionxviii, 173 pages ; 24 cm
Note:"It's a problem of 'perception'": identifying the Coens' constructivist sensibility -- "You don't want to be tried and found wantin'": triggering the ongoing adaptation of the the Ladykillers -- "I will destroy him": negotiating the image in Barton Fink and Raising Arizona -- That gag's got whiskers on it: achieving narrative coherence in the Hudsucker proxy and The man who wasn't there -- "The coin don't have no say": examining intertextuality in the Hudsucker proxy, Intolerable cruelty, and No country for old men -- "A lotta ins, a lotta outs": interweaving genres in the Big Lebowski and O brother, where art thou? -- "Appearances can be deceptive" : investigating sexuality in O brother, where art thou?, Intolerable cruelty, and Burn after reading -- "I haven't done anything funny": scrutinizing gender in the Coens' arrangements of a bunch of men around one woman -- "Accept the mystery": resisting final construction and A serious man -- Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-160), filmography and index.