Joel Coen

Minnesota Nice

A collection of cast interviews and behind-the-scenes clips from the Coen brother's Academy Award-winning film Fargo.

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

A portrait of the actress Winona Ryder, the great muse of nineties cinema, who, although she has had an atypical and somewhat erratic career, has always offered performances as sensitive as they are honest.

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

A 42-minute making-of documentary, "Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis,'" produced and directed by David Prior. A number of cast and key crew people are interviewed, but, not surprisingly, the Coens, music supervisor T-Bone Burnett, and lead Oscar Isaac dominate the proceedings.

The Way of Folk

In this brand new featurette, executive producer T Bone Burnett and the Coen brothers discuss the history of some of the songs that heard in Inside Llywin Davies and possible origin of the stories they tells, the folk movement during the 1960s and the social and cultural ideas that it represented, the authenticity and the identity of folk music and the balance between the two, the future of folk music, etc. Included with the featurette are illustrations by Drew Christie. The featurette was created exclusively for Criterion in 2015.

A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty

Making of "Intolerable cruelty".

Inside Look: Down from the Mountain

This is a 'making of documentary short focusing on the documentary feature Down From The Mountain (2000).

Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

Making of "The Man Who Wasn't There".

Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

A new conversation between author Dave Eggers and the Coen Brothers about the production, from inception to release, of 'Blood Simple'.

Shooting 'Blood Simple'

Telestrator commentary and interview with Joel and Ethan Coen and Barry Sonnenfeld.

The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet

Conversation between filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and the Coen brothers about the evolution of their approach.

Stephen King's World of Horror

This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45 minutes, was distributed by Front Row Entertainment and is about King himself. Instead, This Is Horror (copyright 1989) was a TV special which ran in four 60 minute increments. This new special used some framing footage from the original 'World of Horror' but is primarily newer interviews and behind-the-scenes footage about what was hot in horror in the late 80s. Here in the U.S., a condensed 90-minute version made its way onto video courtesy of Goodtimes in 1990. Elsewhere, the entire special was released as 2 different tapes running 90 minutes apiece. In the UK these were titled This is Horror: A Video Encyclopedia of Horror (Volumes 1 and 2) and in Germany they were called Best of Stephen King's World of Horror (Parts 1 & 2).

Darkman

Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.

Spies Like Us

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.

The Coen Brothers

During the promotional campaign for "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" in 1999, BBC broadcast a documentary about the Coen brothers, mainly concerning their past. The documentary consists of featured interviews with many of the actors that they have worked with, along with family, friends and crew members.

A Special Day

At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

A piece featuring additional cast and crew interview snippets and behind-the-scenes footage. We find comments from Joel and Ethan Coen, Jones, Bardem, Graf, Brolin, Macdonald, production supervisor Karen Getchell, associate producer Dave Diliberto and actor Woody Harrelson.

Crimewave

Fed up of his business partner, Ernest Trend hires the services of two exterminators. When things go drastically wrong and they murder the wrong man, the race is on to frame an innocent video surveillance man.

Down from the Mountain

On May 24, 2000, the historic Ryman Auditorium was booked to offer Nashvillians an evening of sublime beauty. Label executives and soundtrack producers so loved the music of O Brother, Where Art Thou? that they brought it to life as a benefit concert for the Country Music Hall of Fame. Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen loved it so much that they hired famed documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker to record the show for posterity. The concert that unfolded that night was one of the greatest musical moments in the annals of Music City. Performers: John Hartford, Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Chris Thomas King, The Cox Family, Fairfield Four, Union Station, Colin Linden, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, The Peasall Sisters, Ralph Stanley, David Rawlings, The Whites.

The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'

A short documentary about the production of "The Big Lebowski" (1998).

The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

A look behind the scenes of No Country for Old Men (2007), including interviews with cast and crew.

Finding the Burn

A featurette about the making of Burn After Reading, featuring cast and crew interviews.

DC Insiders Run Amuck

A featurette about Burn After Reading featuring an interview with Joel and Ethan Coen and cast interviews about their characters from the film.

Welcome Back, George

This comedy piece features Mr. Clooney as he returns for his third collaboration with Ethan and Joel.