O Brother, Where Art Thou

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: Scabby Douglas
Date: 14 Oct 00 - 02:19 PM

I saw this in Glasgow a couple of weeks ago, and, yes, it's as good as everyone has been saying it is..

The music is awesome. The best version of "Man of Constant Sorrow" I have ever heard..

Go and see it and enjoy it..

regards

SD

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: Lepus Rex
Date: 14 Oct 00 - 12:40 AM

Oh, but you're gloating TWICE, Margaret... Dublin AND O Brother, Where Art Thou? That's not fair! Oh, wait... I kinda gloated about Hedningarna too, din I? Ok, we're even, you EVIL woman, you! >:)

---Lepus Rex

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: Margaret V
Date: 14 Oct 00 - 12:20 AM

I'll see it for you when I'm in Dublin in two weeks, rabbit, since you were good enough to see wimme for me! Margaret

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: Lepus Rex
Date: 13 Oct 00 - 11:42 PM

Aaaagh, it's STILL not playing here! You have no idea how much I want to see this movie...

---Lepus Rex

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: BanjoRay
Date: 13 Oct 00 - 08:43 PM

Of course it's based on Homer's Oddyssey - which of you recognized the relevant characters from it, like the sirens and the cyclops - how many more were there? Also the worksongs from the lines of convicts were straight out of the Lomax recordings from the thirties - terrific stuff
Cheers
Ray

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Oct 00 - 08:12 PM

Just been to see this in our local cinema. Great stuff. I never buy soundtrack records, but this one I definitely will.

Wonderful music. And bits from all kinds of favourite films scrambled up together like a lucky dip. The Wizrds of Oz. Bonnie and Clyde. Laurel and Hardy. Moby Dick. And of course Sullivan's Travels, where the title comes from, and one of the key scenes. And I disagree JTT, in its way I think it is pretty deep.

The only thing is, it's the kind of movie that makes me astonished at why people put up with, and even seem to enjoy so much total crap the rest of the time.

But everyone, go and see this one.

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 17 Sep 00 - 06:56 AM

Yes, the three convicts and the bluesman make up an ad hoc band and call themselves the Soggy Bottom Boys - great in-joke :)

The people in the cinema told me that they hoped to have the CD of the film's music for sale next week; they seemed to be getting lots of requests. Strangely, it's not listed on CDNow or Amazon, though another album called O Brother Where Art Thou is.

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: Lepus Rex
Date: 16 Sep 00 - 07:13 PM

Here's what I'm told is the official site. Might not be, but it'sgot cool stuff. Neat little record player... turn it on and touch the record, and it plays 'Man of Constant Sorrow' by 'The Soggy Bottom Boys,' which I think is the escaped convicts' band in the movie, JTT? Plus there's a trailer, which has some more music on it. And you're right, JTT, I don't see Chris Thomas King's name in the trailer credits. Odd...

---Lepus Rex

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 16 Sep 00 - 06:32 PM

Oh, and the guy who plays Tommy Johnson:

http://www.christhomasking.com/Advocate.htm

But the sad thing is that in various sites around the net about the film, for example

http://www.ravecentral.com/obrother.html

he doesn't get equal billing with the other three stars, or even with the usual evil sherrif, coon-huntin' suthn boy etc.

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 16 Sep 00 - 06:18 PM

Sorry, just realised I should have said I'm in *Ireland*.

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 16 Sep 00 - 06:16 PM

I'm in Dublin, where it's playing in Santry, the city centre and the Liffey Valley Centre.

Don't know who plays what, but it's solid great music and very funny, if not awfully deep.

Subject: RE: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: Lepus Rex
Date: 16 Sep 00 - 05:40 PM

JTT, LUCKY! Where are you, that this is playing already?! I thought it wasn't out 'til January... :( And how was the guy who played Tommy Johnson?

---Lepus Rex (Coen Bros. fan)

Subject: Brother, Where Art Thou
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 16 Sep 00 - 05:17 PM

I've just been to see Brother, Where Art Thou, by the Coen Brothers, and it's wall-to-wall old timey music, a real feast and a treat

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