As reported here back in March, Joel and Ethan Coen were planning to make a film based on the book, “True Grit” by Charles Portis. Those that are expecting a rehash of the John Wayne/Glen Campbell movie will be disappointed, for the book was quite a bit different than the movie.  As usual, the cast [...]

The Daily Helping is proud to present our personal favorites for the past ten years.  Now please note that this in no way implies that these are the best artistic efforts for the decade. That’s a bit pretentious.  Instead these are personal favorites that speak to a particular taste.
If you’ve taken the time to put [...]

“Up in the Air,” starring George Clooney as a man who flies about the country firing  people for a living, nabbed six Golden Globe nominations on Tuesday, including best drama.
“Up in the Air” had the most nominations this year,  followed by the musical “Nine,” with five, including top musical or comedy.  The recently released science-fiction [...]

The films of Joel and Ethan Coen have been mentioned a number of times at Daily Helping.  Their exquisite collection of work is diverse, complex and visually stunning. It’s always exciting to see what they’ve come up with next, and with the breakout box office success of “No Country For Old Men”, the Brothers Coen [...]

For all of the critical acclaim that American novelist Cormac McCarthy had has earned over the past twenty-five years, it wasn’t until the Coen brothers put his novel, No Country For Old Men on the screen that he became something of a household name.  Considered by some to be our generation’s William Faulkner, he’s widely [...]

The Daily Helping always keeps an eye on whatever Joel and Ethan Coen are doing. The brothers from Minneapolis have been a steady source of cinematic adventure. Some of it works, some of it doesn’t; but more often than not it’s original and smart.
Joel and Ethan studied film at NYU, and upon graduation, Joel scored [...]