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- They called it Miller’s Crossing, their name for the ethereal woodsy setting where that black fedora had tossed and tumbled in their brains for what seemed like an eternity.
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The plot concerns a power struggle between two rival gangs and how the protagonist, Tom Reagan (Byrne), plays both sides against each other. In 2005, Time chose Miller's Crossing as one of the 100 greatest films made since the inception of the periodical.
Sep 22, 2020 · They called it Miller’s Crossing, their name for the ethereal woodsy setting where that black fedora had tossed and tumbled in their brains for what seemed like an eternity.
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- Barton Fink
- Albert Finney
- Peter Stormare
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Sam Raimi
- Danny Boy
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The Coens have often said their ideas for scripts can start from any kind of place. It could be a character, a scene, an image or whatever inspires them at a given moment. For Miller's Crossing, it all started with an image of a fedora hat blowing in the wind among tall trees. For the Coens, this image began to conjure up several ideas that would b...
It seems like these days, any independent filmmaker who makes a name for themselves will be offered a superhero movie immediately. It appears that this is not a new idea as, following the success of Blood Simple and Raising Arizona, the Coens were among the filmmakers considered to helm the big-screen version of Batman. RELATED: Batman: 5 Things Ti...
The Coens often draw from a variety of sources when creating a film, and Miller's Crossingwas no different. One of the biggest influences for this particular tale was Dashiell Hammett's writing. Hammett is an iconic figure in noir literature, and the Coens sought to mimic his language and style for the film's dialogue. As for the plot, the Coens fo...
Writing the complex script for this film proved to be challenging for the Coens. As they struggled with the twists and turns of the plot, they soon found themselves with writer's block. Frustrated, they put aside the script for Miller's Crossing and started writing a second script about a writer suffering from writer's block. In three weeks, they h...
One of the central characters in the film is Leo, Tom Reagan's boss and the leader of the Irish gang. The role was originally meant for Trey Wilson, an actor who played Nathan Arizona Sr. in the Coens' previous film, Raising Arizona. Sadly, Wilson passed away shortly before filming started. RELATED: The Coen Brothers' 10 Most Memorable Characters, ...
Miller's Crossingfeatured the Coens' first collaboration with some of the actors who would become regulars in their films, including John Turturro and Steve Buscemi. Another of their soon-to-be regulars was almost involved in the film as the role of Eddie the Dane was originally written for Peter Stormare. Scheduling conflicts prevented Stormare fr...
This film would mark the last time the Coens would collaborate with Barry Sonnenfeld, the cinematographer who had worked with them on their two previous films. Sonnenfeld would later go on to have a successful directing career of his own, most notably with the Men in Black films. Sonnenfeld later said that this film was his favorite collaboration w...
Early in their career, the Coens were good friends and collaborators with the up-and-coming filmmaker, Sam Raimi. Though this was years before he would be helming big superhero films, Raimi was establishing himself has an exciting filmmaker thanks to his Evil Dead films. RELATED: 5 Things We Miss From Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Trilogy (& 5 That We Don...
Surely, the most memorable scene in the film is the attempted assassination of Leo by Johnny Caspar's men. The thrilling sequence is one of the best action sequences the Coens have made and is made even better by the fact that it is set to an operatic rendition of "Danny Boy." This version of the famous Irish song was sung by Irish tenor Frank Patt...
The dialogue in a Coen Brothers film is always a treat to listen to. They have a distinct way of writing that makes every line so captivating with unusual sayings and word choices. In Miller's Crossing, they infused their writing with slang and terminology of the period which adds an interesting element to the scenes. Some of the frequently used wo...
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- Miller's Crossing was inspired by a single contrasting image. One of the most memorable shots in Miller’s Crossing features a hat belonging to Tom Reagan (Gabriel Byrne's character) floating through the forest on a breeze.
- The Coen brothers turned down Batman to make Miller's Crossing. After Raising Arizona’s success established the Coens as more than one-hit indie film wonders, the brothers had some options with regard to what project they could tackle next.
- Miller's Crossing was the final film the Coens made with Barry Sonnenfeld. Barry Sonnenfeld became a very sought-after cinematographer throughout the 1980s, in part because of his collaborations with the Coens.
- Miller's Crossing was the Coens's first collaboration with Steve Buscemi. Throughout their careers, the Coens have developed a very prestigious company of actors who frequently appear in their films, and Steve Buscemi is among the most prolific.
Sep 10, 2014 · Miller's Crossing is an intoxicating achievement in cinematic chemistry. • In Gabriel Byrne’s Tom Reagan, the Coens offered their most conventional leading man (smart, handsome) to date,...
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Sep 22, 2020 · Miller's Crossing, 30 Years Later: Revisiting the Coen Bros' Gay Irish Gangster Epic 'Miller's Crossing' has always been a Coen outlier. It's easier to see why, and to appreciate its genius, three decades later.
Miller's Crossing: Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. With Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito. Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
