The Coen Brothers

The Coen Brothers are the collective name for the film makers Joel and Ethan Coen. They have written and directed a number of critically acclaimed movies since their debut Blood Simple in 1984. Their most recent film No Country For Old Men won the Academy Award for best movie of 2007.

Their movies are noted for their black humour and frequently bloody violence. They are Jewish and their movies exhibit a typical Hollywood liberal bias of celebrating deviancy and disrespect for the military e.g The Dude in the Big Lebowski is a sympathetically drawn 60's dropout but his friend Walter a Vietnam veteran is portrayed as belligerent and stupid. Christians are often portrayed as hypocritical and self serving.

Noted collaborators include liberals George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Tim Robbins.