From Kyle Tezak’s Four Icon Challenge:
That’s what so great about icons, they’re tiny poems. I decided it would be a fun project to attempt to sum up some of my favorite books, movies, historical events, anything, with just four icons.
McGregor, Clooney, Jedi references, The Dude and Boston on the soundtrack. Gotta be good, right? The Men Who Stare at Goats, directed by Clooney’s writing partner on Goodnight, and Good Luck, Grant Heslov. Out November 6. (via Dean Minifie)
The Decade of the Dude
Rolling Stone’s Andy Greene on how The Big Lebowski became the most worshipped comedy of its generation (full text not yet online). The fact they’re triple-dipping with yet another special edition in September notwithstanding, this is still my favourite comedy ever. Impressive that it’s made twice its box office take on DVD, too. (via Peter McLennan)
How many versions is that now? Still, could be worth it just for the cover art. The Big Lebowski: 10th Anniversary Edition, out 9 September. Mark it zero, dude.
Its triumph can be seen as a victory for cinéastes; love the film or hate it, it’s hard not to be thrilled that the men behind Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Fargo, and The Big Lebowski have been given an Oscar.
— New York Magazine’s Vulture backgrounds the Coens’ Oscar win.
