Archive for NEEPS North East Eco-friendly People's Site
|
wildgarlic
|
O Brother Where art thou - Tin Hut, Gartly 17/8/09 | Quote: | Hello everyone,
A chance to see and hear on film some of the bluegrassy sounds so familiar to Tin Hut concert goers...and a very funny film too:
The next film showing is O Brother Where Art Thou
on Monday August 17th at 8pm (doors open 7.30) at The Tin Hut, Gartly.
The film is a 12 certificate and lasts 107 minutes. £3 at the door.
(review from BBC films):
This is a Coen Brothers film from 2000 starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Holly Hunter
"O, Brother" is resolutely uncategorisable. A combination of musical, comedy and fantasy, it is set in Depression-era Deep South and follows hair-obsessed smart-alec Ulysses (Clooney), Pete (Turturro) and dopey Delmar (Blake Nelson) - a trio of convicts who escape from a chain gang to find some hidden treasure.
But as usual with the Coens’ movies, things are never what they seem. For the film is also loosely based on Homer’s 'Odyssey' and as such the boys bump into all manner of folk on their quest, from a one-eyed bible salesman (John Goodman) to a campaigning mayoral candidate (Charles Durning).
But what really gives "O Brother" a spin is the constant hum of bluegrass music. Not simply content with using it as soundtrack, the Coens often decide to bring it closer to the surface, which results in the friends inadvertently becoming a hit pop group called The Soggy Bottom Boys.
All in all, a thoroughly eclectic and always entertaining mix. Once again, the brothers' sharp eye for casting is confirmed with the three leads giving superb performances that bounce off the screen. Tim Blake Nelson in particular - in fact a director who was only offered the part because he’s mates with the Coens - makes the film as the endlessly thick Delmar.
HuntlyFilm.Community
Building community through film
http://www.huntlyfilmcommunity.blogspot.com |
|
wildgarlic
|
I have seen this film and really enjoyed it - definitely worth a trip to see it, especially as the company at the Tin Hut makes it all the more worthwhile.
|
Smooth Hound
|
i love bluegrass, sounds good, what is this tin hut 
|
wildgarlic
|
Mike - you'd LOVE it.
http://www.tinhutsessions.co.uk/
|
Smooth Hound
|
the 17th, maybe 
|
|