In the essay below, Evans explores the use of language in Raising Arizona, suggesting that a major theme of the movie is the use of language for self-delusion.
Joel and Ethan Coen's film Rai...
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In the following essay, Edelstein describes a visit to the set of Raising Arizona.
If you've ever left something on the roof of a car and then realized the goof several miles down the road, ...
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In the review below, Milne provides a plot summary of Raising Arizona.
Joel Coen is an original, no doubt about that. A B-movie noir with the tang of nightmare terror, Blood Simple led one to suppo...
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In the following essay, Hill suggests links between the themes of Raising Arizona and Of Mice and Men, comparing the psychological roles of their characters.
Little things mean a lot, we often hear...
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Joel and Ethan Coen have proved to be masters at mixing the horrific and humorous, the ominous and outrageous — nowhere more so than in their latest film, the savage crime saga "No Country fo...
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Holly Hunter is well known for playing women teetering on the edge _ be it the wacky babynapper in "Raising Arizona," the high-strung producer in "Broadcast News" or her Oscar-winning role as the m...
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Nineteen million chickens in California produce about five billion eggs a year _ making them the nation's fifth-largest supplier of omelets and scrambled eggs.Now, animal welfare groups hope to cha...
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I'd probably never want to work with Michael Bay. I don't like getting yelled at. Doesn't make me aim to please. But I love hanging out with the guy in doses. He's so Hollywood. He does things his ...
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It seems that now, on New Year’s Eve, everything shifts east. New Jersey stumbles into Manhattan; Manhattan’s riffraff ends up in Brooklyn. (The Transom isn’t sure yet where Brook...
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It seems that now, on New Year’s Eve, everything shifts east. New Jersey stumbles into Manhattan; Manhattan’s riffraff ends up in Brooklyn. (The Transom isn’t sure yet where Brook...
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Critical Essay by Jeff Evans
Coens find new `Country' to roam
