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Alex Haider-Winnett's avatar

The reason why the Coens decided to break up had to do with changes in the Directors Guild rules. Pairs of directors cannot direct solo and then direct together again. You have to pick one or another. So they decided the option with more freedom.

Surprisingly, that rule came about because of Yoko Ono.

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Tony Goldmark's avatar

I still love The Ladykillers. The rest of the world is wrong.

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Matt Heffernan's avatar

I wouldn't say The Ladykillers is good, per se, but it is no worse than Intolerable Cruelty. Shall we say among the least essential?

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Dursin's avatar

To each their own, indeed, but I alwys get a few chuckles out of Intolerable Cruelty, especially when Billy Bob Thornton declares, "I love you like a son-of-a-bitch!"

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Tony Goldmark's avatar

Nah, to the degree that a movie can be considered essential, I consider The Ladykillers extremely essential. We're probably just gonna have to agree to disagree on this.

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Norton C Scrod's avatar

WHOA!! WAAAY too many spoilers in this review! What’s wrong with you, man?!

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Nathan Rabin's avatar

what specifcally do you object to? Let me know and I will change, as there is apparently something wrong with me.

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Norton C Scrod's avatar

I stopped reading after you revealed it was Pedro Pascal’s head in the case. I didn’t trust you not to spoil the rest.

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