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Aaron is joined by Jordan Fish and Ray Tintori of the preeminent Coen Bros. podcast, To The White Sea, to discuss the chilly, snow-capped neo-noir 'A Simple Plan', directed with uncharacteristic restraint by master stylist and Coen Brothers collaborator Sam Raimi.

We discuss the career of Sam Raimi and the techniques he employs here to generate the unsettling, stern tone of the film. Then, we talk about the long gestation period of the project, and its many iterations attached to various directors (including Mike Nichols, John Dahl, and Ben Stiller!). Finally, we unpack the similarities and differences between Raimi's vision of the snowbound, Midwestern morality tale and that of his pals Joel & Ethan Coen in their 1996 landmark 'Fargo'.

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In this episode, the Jos talk about some of their favorite Nick Cage movies Raising Arizona and Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent! Have you seen them? What do you think? Let us know!
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Actor Noah Segan -- or, should we say, writer/director/producer/actor Noah Segan -- is the star and creative force behind his directorial debut, BLOOD RELATIVES. In it, he plays a century-old, lone-wolf vampire who suddenly has a teenage daughter to think about. Segan, a dad himself, chose another suddenly-a-father character for today's epsiode: H.I. McDonnough (Nicolas Cage) from the 1987 Coen Brothers comedy Raising Arizona. Listen and learn how fatherhood, creative genesis, vampirism, and work/life balance are all mixed into the space between these two films, made 35 years apart.

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about an action movie really straddling that naughty/nice divide: Violent Night.

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Episode 181: Raising Arizona

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Directed By: Joel Coen
Written By: Joel & Ethan Coen
Score By: Carter Burwell
Cinematography By: Barry Sonnenfeld
Budget: $5.5 million
Grossed: $29.2 million

Cast: 

• Nicolas Cage as Herbert I. (H.I.) "Hi" McDunnough
• Holly Hunter as Edwina "Ed" McDunnough
• Trey Wilson as Nathan Arizona, Sr.
• John Goodman as Gale Snoats
• William Forsythe as Evelle Snoats
• Sam McMurray as Glen
• Frances McDormand as Dot
• Randall “Tex” Cobb as Leonard Smalls
• T.J. Kuhn, Jr. as Nathan Junior

Talking Points: 

• Non-spoiler thoughts on Raising Arizona 

Spoiler section: 

• Stand out moments/elements
• Final thoughts

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The film Blood Simple (1984) was a launch pad for a lot of top Hollywood talent including Joel and Ethan Coen, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Frances McDormand. It's also a pretty solid flick. Kinda like the Evil Dead of film noir. Jason Furie and Adam Roth review and discuss this dark, gritty, and violent film featuring an excellent ensemble cast. They also try and figure out if it has anything to do with JTT or The Lion King. Maybe?

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In this very special episode, we celebrate Joel and Ethan Coen in 7 rounds of sports(-themed) competitions... it's the Coen Brolympics! From Fargo to Raising Arizona, The BIG Lebowski to Leonard SMALLS, the Coens have gifted us nearly four decades of regional accents, inept criminals, and wide-angled hilarity, so we pit their 18 films against one another in 7 rounds of (faux) sport! Which films will be showered in gold and silver (and become the next two movies we cover on the podcast)? LET THE COEN BROLYMPIC GAMES BEGIN!

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In this episode Amanda and Desirae are trapped in a ‘Groundhog’s Day’ of media consumption, go hard on Ellen, get into debate #2 regarding the attractiveness of Nicolas Cage, and get drawn into the underworld. (Recorded 8/16/20)

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In this What Is A Movie? March Madness special, Kevin and Dan enlist their friends Jon and Gerry to determine the greatest Nic Cage movie. This task will test not only their strength of character and their determination, but the ties of friendship itself. Eight movies enter, one movie leaves. This is Cage Match.

Today's matchups: 
Con Air v. Raising Arizona

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In this What Is A Movie? March Madness special, Kevin and Dan enlist their friends Jon and Gerry to determine the greatest Nic Cage movie. This task will test not only their strength of character and their determination, but the ties of friendship itself. Eight movies enter, one movie leaves. This is Cage Match.

Today's matchups: 
Con Air v. Face/Off
Raising Arizona v. The Rock

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In this What Is A Movie? March Madness special, Kevin and Dan enlist their friends Jon and Gerry to determine the greatest Nic Cage movie. This task will test not only their strength of character and their determination, but the ties of friendship itself. Eight movies enter, one movie leaves. This is Cage Match.

Today's matchups: 
Raising Arizona v. Gone in 60 Seconds
The Rock v. Ghost Rider

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'Cause he's all in my head. I think about Nic over and over again. And I can't keep stop picturing you with him. And I can't take it. I can't shake it, no. 

I remember the day you recorded. I remember the last film you watched right in front of me. 
And that last film, this last week, was 1987's Coen Brothers classic comedy of errors "Raising Arizona." Holly Hunter, Nic Cage, a baby...Sounds like a recipe for some hijinks, if you ask me!

Before all that, da boiz talk about day weekends. Brian gets real real personal. And Brock develops a problematic plan to fight back against robo-callers. 

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It's our tenth episode, so why not have an argument? This week we argue over Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Rolf de Heer's instant classic Charlie's Country gets a look in. We take a brief look back at Steven Soderbergh's Contagion. And the classic for this week is another Nicolas Cage gem, Raising Arizona.

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