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BIG LEBOWSKI (USA, 1998) (Other Titles: Grande Lebowski) B5450 THE BIG LEBOWSKI (USA, 1998) (Other titles: Grande Lebowski) Credits: director, Joel Coen ; writers, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston. Summary: Comedy/mystery set in Los Angeles in the 1991. A laid-back, unemployed, ‘stuck in the 70s’ ex-hippie named Jeff ‘Dude’ Lebowski (Bridges) is drawn into investigating threats against Pasadena millionaire Jeffrey Lebowski when he is beaten up by two goons who are really after the ‘big Lebowski.’ One of Dude’s bowling buddies and advisors is Walter Sobehak (Goodman), a Vietnam veteran who can’t engage in a discussion without dragging ‘Nam into it. Adams, Thelma. [Big Lebowski] New York post (Mar 6, 1998), p. 47. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1999] Alleva, Richard. “Real actors v. real slobs” Commonweal 125/7 (Apr 10, 1998), p. 22+ [2 p.] Anderson, Soren. “Movie review: Coen fans may enjoy w-a-a-a-y weird film ‘The big Lebowski’“ News tribune [Tacoma, WA] (Mar 6, 1998), SoundLife, p. SL5. Arnold, Gary. “‘Lebowski’: Aimless bowling, kidnap plot” Washington times (Mar 6, 1998), p. C16. Arnold, William. “Offbeat ‘Big Lebowski’ a little too goofy” Seattle post-intelligencer (Mar 6, 1998), p. 27. Atkinson, Michael. “The Coen method of madness” Interview 28/3 (Mar 1998), p. 94. Baltake, Joe. “Coens stay true to small films in ‘Big Lebowski’“ Sacramento bee (Mar 6, 1998), Ticket, p. TK15. Baron, David. “‘Big Lebowski’ a fresh, Coen-style crime yarn” Times-picayune (Mar 6, 1998), Lagniappe, p. L30. Beaucage, Paul. “Le royaume des paumes” Cine-bulles 17/1 (1998), p. 38-9. Beifuss, John. “Bowling for lollers: Coens score ‘Big’ with slothful dude” Commercial appeal [Memphis, TN] (Mar 7, 1998), p. C1. Belth, Alex. “Strikes and gutters – a year with the Coen brothers” Projections n. 8 (1998), p. 183-205. Bernaers, Hugo. “The big Lebowski” Film en televisie + video n. 481 (Apr 1998), p. 11. Biancolli, Amy. “‘Lebowski’ bowls its way to a mixed score” Times union [Albany, NY] (Mar 6, 1998), p. D1. “The big Lebowski” Ekran 23/3-4 (1998), p. 47-8. “Big Lebowski, The” Film review annual 1999 Englewood, N.J. : J.S. Ozer, 1981- (p. 96-105) Blair, Iain. “Hollywood bowl: The Coen brothers move from ‘Fargo’s’ bleak landscapes to day-glo la-la land in a bowling comedy that’s right up their alley” Star tribune [Minneapolis, MN] (Mar 1, 1998), p. 1F. Britton, Bonnie. “Brother act must settle for split this time” Indianapolis star (Mar 6, 1998), p. F3. Brunner, Rob. “Various artists: The big Lebowski” Entertainment weekly n. 419-420 (Feb 20-27, 1998), p. 117. Bunke, Joan. “‘Big Lebowski’: Slive of surreal lunacy” Des Moines register (Mar 6, 1998), Today, p. 1. Butler, Robert W. “‘Lebowski’ has all the goods: Coen brothers create another quirky smash with detective farce” Kansas City star (Mar 6, 1998), p. 9. Candella, Shawn. “It’s not ‘Fargo,’ but ‘Lebowski’ definitely is the Coen brothers” Stete journal-register [Springfield, IL] (Mar 12, 1998), p. 28. Cannon, Damian. “The big Lebowski” Audience n. 202 ((Aug/Sep 1998), p. 24. Carr, Jay. “Coens have fun with ‘Lebowski’“ Boston globe (Mar 6, 1998), p. D5. Chanko, Kenneth M. “Far-out dude: In ‘The big Lebowski,’ Jeff Bridges draws on his sixties self in portraying an aging hipster who is mellow to the core” The record [Bergen County, NJ] (Mar 5, 1998), Your time, p. Y1. Cherchi Usai, Paolo. “Il grande Lebowski” Segnocinema n. 91 ((may/Jun 1998), p. 51-2. Ciment, Michel and Niogret, Hubert. “Joel et Ethan Coen” Positif n. 447 (May 1998), p. 8-11. Cling, Carol. “Through the gutter” Las Vegas review-journal (Mar 6, 1998), p. 24J. “Con te tutto diventa grottesco: ‘Il grande Lebowski’ (1998)” Castoro cinema n. 193 (Jan/Feb 1999), p. 101-13. Connors, Joanna. “New Coen film almost makes it to ‘Fargo’“ Plain dealer (Mar 6, 1998), p. 4. Dargis, Manohla. “The brothers freak: In which the Coens sing the praises of dope, bowling, loyalty and sloth” LA weekly (Mar 6, 1998), p. 33. Degoudenne, Laurence. “The big Lebowski” Grand angle n. 214 (Apr 1998), p. [9- 10] Delmont, Jim. “‘Big Lebowski’ tries too hard for laughs” Omaha world-herald (Mar 7, 1998), p. 57. Denby, David. “The big Lebowski” New York 31/10 (Mar 16, 1998), p. 55. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1999] Denerstein, Robert. “Fringe element: Dated ‘Big Lebowski’ hits and misses on the fun level” Denver Rocky Mountain news (Mar 6, 1998), p. 8D. Distelmeyer, Jan. “The big Lebowski” EPD Film 15 (mar 1998), p. 31-2. Dottorini, Daniele. “La resistenza al tempo: Gli attori mortali e il tempo sospeso” Filmcritica 48/490 (Dec 1998), p. 524-30. Dudek, Duane. “‘Lebowski’ big fun, but not a strike” Milwaukee journal sentinel (Mar 6, 1998), p. 4. Early, Emmett. The war veteran in film Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2003. (p. 7, 127, 132-4, 227) Ebert, Roger. “‘Lebowski’ big on fun: Rambling plot is no flaw in Coens’ latest” Chicago sun-times (Mar 6, 1998), p. 37. Elliott, David. “The Coens roll a strike with ‘Lebowski’: Jeff Bridges plays post-’60s dopey Dude as never before” San Diego union-tribune (Mar 5, 1998), Night & day, p. 4. Erstein, Hap. “Disjointed ‘Big Lebowski’ is amusing bit pointless” Palm Beach post (Mar 6, 1998), p. 7. Esposito, Lorenzo. “Iconografia del genere” Filmcritica 48/489 (Nov 1998), p. 460- 62. Fadda, Michele. “La segatura e le carriole” Cineforum 38/374 (May 1998), p. 6-10. Fenster, Bob. “‘Lebowski’ thin on laughs, but big on LA weirdness” Arizona republic (Mar 6, 1998), Preview, p. D2. Fornara, Bruno. “Gira, rimbalza e rotola” Cineforum 38/374 (May 1998), p. 11-13. Gajan, Philippe. “La theorie du chaos” 24 images n. 91 (spring 1998), p. 40-41. Gallo, Bill. “Worth the ransom” Denver westworld (Mar 5, 1998), p. ? Gleiberman, Owen. “The big Lebowski” Entertainment weekly n. 422 (Mar 13, 1998), p. 52. _______________. “Pin heads” Entertainment weekly n. 421 (Mar 6, 1998), p. 52+ [2 p.] Gritten, David. “Cover story: The Coen mystique” Los Angeles times (Mar 5, 1998), Calendar, p. 6. Guthmann, Edward. “Weird stuff, dude: Coen brothers up to the same old shtick with crime caper ‘Big Lebowski’“ San Francisco chronicle (Mar 6, 1998), Daily datebook, p. D1. Hartl, John. “Loopy ‘Lebowski’ will charm Coen fans - but mystery will be a hit-or- miss with many others” Seattle times (Mar 6, 1998), p. G6. Henricksson, Lisa. “The big Lebowski” GQ 68/3 (Mar 1998), p. 121. Hoberman, J. “Fool’s paradise” Village voice 43/10 (Mar 10, 1998), p. 61. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1999] Holden, Stephen. “Neo-noir’s a fashion that fits only a few” New York times (Mar 8, 1998), sec. 2, p. 15. Holleman, Joe. “The Dude (Jeff Bridges) and John Goodman are right up the Coenheads’ alley” St. Louis post-dispatch (Mar 6, 1998), p. E1. ___________. “It’s a funny story” St. Louis post-dispatch (Mar 6, 1998), p. E1. Hopp, Glenn. “The big Lebowski” Magill’s cinema annual Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, 1982- (1999, p. 43-5) Howe, Desson. “‘Big Lebowski’: Rollin’ a strike” Washington post (Mar 6, 1998), p. N50. Janusonis, Michael. “Hey Dude, don’t make it bad: ‘The big Lebowski’ won’t bowl you over with its frenetic, but pointless plot” Providence journal-bulletin (Mar 6, 1998), p. 3E. Jewett, Dave. “‘The big Lebowski’ reaches brand new heights in quirkiness” Columbian [Vancouver, WA] (Mar 5, 1998), p. F13. Johnson, Brian D. “Gutterballs, strikes” Maclean’s 111/11 (Mar 16, 1998), p. 65+ [2 p.] Kalina, Paul. “The big Lebowski” Cinema papers n. 124 (May 1998), p. 33-4. Kauffmann, Stanley. “Cops and perpetrators” New republic 218/14 (Apr 6, 1998), p. 26+ [2 p.] Kehr, Dave. “Coen brothers’ latest is a big Letdownski comedy about druggie bowler strikes out and its tired film noir plot is a turkey” Daily news [New York] (Mar 6, 1998), p. 49. Kempley, Rita. “‘The big Lebowski’: Laughs to spare” Washington post (Mar 6, 1998), p. D1. Keogh, Jim. “‘Lebowski’ strolls loopy, funny path: Coens again show love for the absurd” Telegram & gazette [Worcester, MA] (Mar 7, 1998), p. A8. Kies, Sue. “Little color in ‘The big Lebowski’“ Telegraph herald (Apr 24, 1998), p. ? Klawans, Stuart. “Sex and bowling” Nation 266/11 (Mar 30, 1998), p. 34+ [3 p.] Kroll, Jack. “All-purpose parody” Newsweek 131/11 (Mar 16, 1998), p. 72. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1999] Lachat, Pierre. “Der nicht genommene Abschied” Filmbulletin 40/1 [215] (1998), p. 10-12. ___________. “Supergewandte Kerle beherrschen das Kino auch ohne uns” Filmbulletin 40/1 [215] (1998), p. 12-13. Larsen, Dave. “Warped drive” Dayton daily news (Mar 6, 1998), p. 4. Lidz, Franz. “Down mean alleys with John Goodman” New York times (Mar 8, 1998), sec. 2, p. 15. Lothery, Todd. “Likable, loopy ‘Lebowski’“ News and observer [Raleigh, NC] (Mar 6, 1998), What’s up, p. WUP9. Lucas, Gonzalo de. “Joel y Ethan Coen” Dirigido por 294 (Oct 2000), p. 44-62. Macor, Alison. “Light on plot, heavy on characters: Bowled under by ‘Lebowski’“ Austin American-statesman (Mar 6, 1998), p. E1. Major, Wade. “The big Lebowski” Boxoffice 134 (may 1998), p. 78. Martin, Philip. “‘The big Lebowski’: Ethos and the Coen brothers” Arkansas democrat-gazette (Mar 19, 1998), p. E1. Maslin, Janet. “Review: A bowling ball’s eye view of reality” New York times (Mar 6, 1998), sec. E, p. 31. Matthews, Jack. [Big Lebowski] Newsday (Mar 6, 1998), pt. II, p. 6. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1999] McCarthy, Todd.
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