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Inside Our Movies The Jewish Serious Man

How did the Jewish community react to the Coen’s “Jewish” film?

Slideshow Roger Deakins: Sticking to the Script

The Coen brothers’ favored cinematographer talks about the films he’s brought to screen.

Slideshow Mary Zophres Shows Up and Suits Up

Go behind the scenes with Mary Zophres, the costume designer of A Serious Man, and click through a slideshow of her work.

Inside Our Movies Three Scenes from A Serious Man

The Coen brothers’ screenplay for A Serious Man is up for an Oscar. Find out why.

Slide 1: Jess Gonchor, Production Designer

Slideshow Jess Gonchor: Production Design in Action

The designer of the Coen brothers’ A Serious Man shows us how he works.

Tech and Trends Serious Sounds: Skip Lievsay on Sound Design

Scott Macaulay chats with Skip Lievsay, A Serious Man’s sound designer, about his work on the movie and his 25 years collaborating with the Coen brothers.

Inside Our Movies A Serious Man Production Notes

Production notes from the upcoming Focus Features release A Serious Man, directed by Joel & Ethan Coen.

Movie Music Carter Burwell on A Serious Man's score

The Coen brothers’ regular composer, Carter Burwell, talks about writing the music for their new film, A Serious Man.

Inside Our Movies How to Cast a Coen Brothers' Film

How do you cast a film like A Serious Man? Carefully, according to casting directors Ellen Chenoweth and Rachel Tanner.

Inside Our Movies A Serious Man: A Glossary

Nick Dawson dives into the language of the Coen brothers’ latest movie, A Serious Man, and comes up with a cheat sheet to help you understand exactly what’s being said.

Inside Our Movies Everybody Hurts: the Universal Appeal of the Coen Brothers

According to Cathleen Falsani, religion columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, the suffering in A Serious Man is available for all religions.

Inside Our Movies Behind the Coens' A Serious Man trailer

Scott Macaulay talks to Mark Woollen and Myles Bender, the creative forces behind the trailer for the new Coen brothers movie, A Serious Man.

Great Directors The Coen Brothers: From Blood to Burn, and back again

Nick Dawson maps out the elusive career of the Coen brothers as they attempt to visit every genre under the sun.

Slideshow A Serious Man NYC Premiere

The new Coen brothers movie had its gala premiere at the historic Ziegfeld Theatre as part of the Friars Club Comedy Festival, and FilmInFocus was there to shoot the action.

Slideshow Jews in the USA

Joel Bleifuss looks at a range of Jewish enclaves like the suburbs pictured by the Coen brothers in their new comedy, A Serious Man.

Movie Classics Sleeping and Severed Toes: Ethan Coen & Joel Coen on the Art of Screenwriting

In a further trip into the Faber & Faber archives, we open the pages of Tricia Cooke and William Preston Robertson's The Making of The Big Lebowski to get a rare look at the reclusive Coen brothers creative process.

Slide 3: A Serious Man and Vinedo de Los Vientos 'Alcyone'

Slideshow A Serious Man Photo Gallery

Photos from the production of the film A Serious Man, written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen.

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Posted by Peter Bowen | February 3, 2010

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Posted by Peter Bowen | February 2, 2010

New York Magazine: A Serious Man Is Among Top 10 Movies of 2009

Posted by Rosa U. Cuffetes | January 21, 2010

BAFTA for Serious Man and Coraline

Posted by Peter Bowen | January 21, 2010

InContention Talks About The Crafts Of A Serious Man

Posted by Rosa U. Cuffetes | January 15, 2010

Michael Stuhlbarg a "Virtuoso" at Santa Barbara Film Festival

Posted by Peter Bowen | January 13, 2010

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Posted by Peter Bowen | January 12, 2010

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Posted by Peter Bowen | January 11, 2010

Art Directors have designs on A Serious Man

Posted by Peter Bowen | January 8, 2010

NSFC awards A Serious Man best Screenplay

Posted by Peter Bowen | January 4, 2010

Tablet Takes the Gopniks Seriously

Posted by Peter Bowen | December 29, 2009

The Coen Brothers, NPR and Religion

Posted by Peter Bowen | December 21, 2009

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Posted by Peter Bowen | December 17, 2009

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Posted by Rosa U. Cuffetes | November 20, 2009

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Posted by Nick Dawson | November 16, 2009

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Posted by Sasha Alexander | October 20, 2009

Broadway.com is talking to Michael Stuhlbarg

Posted by yanayak | October 15, 2009

Coen bros. Favorites

Posted by Nick Dawson | October 14, 2009

The Prodigal Son Returns to Boston

Posted by Peter Bowen | October 14, 2009

Michael Stuhlbarg in USA Today

Posted by Peter Bowen | October 12, 2009

A Serious Mensch at JDate

Posted by Peter Bowen | October 8, 2009

The Coens Brothers Talk Home

Posted by Nick Dawson | October 2, 2009

Do You Know Your Coen Brothers Movies?

Posted by Nick Dawson | September 29, 2009

Keeping the Faith with the Coens

Posted by Peter Bowen | September 28, 2009

Serious Consideration give the Coen's Serious Man, Michael Stuhlbarg

Posted by Scott Macaulay | September 27, 2009

The cast of A Serious Man reflects on the movie

Posted by yanayak | September 25, 2009

A Serious Man Tops TIFF indieWIRE Poll

Posted by Nick Dawson | September 23, 2009

Friars Fest Gets Serious

Posted by Peter Bowen | September 22, 2009

A Jewlicious contest for A Serious Man

Posted by Peter Bowen | September 21, 2009

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