2 posts tagged “anniversary”

Geez, who knew?

A half-century mark and no wrinkles, sag, cellulite or gray hair.

Sure, she's been blamed for poor self-images and eating disorders. Banned in Iran (can't enter the country because she's a ''Satanic doll'' due to her Western garb and lifestyle).

Vanity Fair called her ''freakishly proportioned'' and ''a role model to preteens and drag queens, and the Antichrist to feminists and PC parents.''  That's a bit harsh.

She's taken a lot of abuse in the press and at the hands of brothers who would beat her up and do lewd things to her and GI Joe.

And through it all, this 11 ½-inch trooper is still larger than life and smiling.

Luckily, she has a support group. More than 55 relatives and friends, some of them celebs in their own right.

The Coen Brothers' film, The Big Lebowski, has developed a cult following.

It's a

• quirky
  
• comedy-thriller
  
• bowling movie
  
• avant-garde
• art film
• with nihilistic Austrians
• and it has The Dude.

Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski tries to avoid drama in his life  (a job? huh?)

Enter mistaken identity, some thugs break into his place and steal his rug (very important rug - really tied the room together).

QUEST: get that rug back

• Jeff Bridges,
  
• Julianne Moore,
  
• John Goodman,
  
• John Turturro
• Steve Buscemi

The Big Lebowski 2-Disc Anniversary Edition loaded with all-new bonus features - and it's in a bowling ball case!  The Dude would definitely abide.

Amazon.com essential video review
After the tight plotting and quirky intensity of Fargo, this casually amusing follow-up from the prolifically inventive Coen (Ethan and Joel) brothers seems like a bit of a lark, and the result was a box-office disappointment. The good news is, The Big Lebowski is every bit a Coen movie, and its lazy plot is part of its laidback charm. After all, how many movies can claim as their hero a pot-bellied, pot-smoking loser named Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) who spends most of his time bowling and getting stoned? And where else could you find a hairnetted Latino bowler named Jesus (John Turturro) who sports dazzling purple footgear, or an erotic artist (Julianne Moore) whose creativity consists of covering her naked body in paint, flying through the air in a leather harness, and splatting herself against a giant canvas? Who else but the Coens would think of showing you a camera view from inside the holes of a bowling ball, or an elaborate Busby Berkely-styled musical dream sequence involving a Viking goddess and giant bowling pins? The plot--which finds Lebowski involved in a kidnapping scheme after he's mistaken for a rich guy with the same name--is almost beside the point. What counts here is a steady cascade of hilarious dialogue, great work from Coen regulars John Goodman and Steve Buscemi, and the kind of cinematic ingenuity that puts the Coens in a class all their own. Be sure to watch with snacks in hand, because The Big Lebowski might give you a giddy case of the munchies. --Jeff Shannon