Coen Brothers Reading Due May 11

For Monday May 11 read and annotate the following readings. We will do an in-class write test, and you will need annotations and citations.

You will need to answer the 1 of the following 2 prompts:

     1, Which of the movie scenes we watched best exemplifies the Coen Brothers' Style? Explain,            with examples from the reading and evidence from your movie notes.

     2. Describe the Coen Brothers' auteurship; what exactly is their signature style? Use as many              examples and citations as you need to prove your point.

These are the readings:

 "The Woman who Froze in Fargo" on Grantland (this is about the woman who died looking for the money- you need to be able to explain how this article is relevant to the question...)

"The Coen Brothers Know How to do Murder" on Trans/Plant/Portation and asnwer one fo the above questions on a 1-2 page response, including citations from the reading.

For extra credit, you will need to read and annotate one of the following articles:

• extra credit read "Fargo Forum: Minnesota, masculinity,  Mike Yanagita, and more" on Dissolve
• extra credit (30 page PDF) "from Blood Simple to True Grit" (this is long and will count as two assignments).
• extra credit "Coen Heads" from New York Magazine
• extra credit read "Death in the Snow" from the Guardian