A Serious Man

The Coen Brothers Don't Get Too Serious With 'A Serious Man'

By Shannon Nystedt
movieset.com

The Coen Brothers Joel and Ethan are responsible for instant classics including: Fargo, The Big Lebowsk, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, No Country for Old Men and Burn After Reading only to name a few.  Their most recent film A Serious Man, is surely to follow suit as they take things back to their roots with the closest they'll ever get to doing a personal biopic. It's set within a Jewish community in an unnamed Midwestern suburb much like the Minneapolis neighborhood in which the brothers grew up.  Set in 1967, A Serious Man follows Larry Gopnik who has somehow insulted the universe, resulting in his wife leaving him, his children disrespecting him, and his job stressing him out. Struggling for equilibrium, Larry seeks advice from three different rabbis. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a righteous person; a mensch, a serious man?

What do the Coens have against poor Larry? Read the full article to find out.

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Simon Helberg: The Heeb Interview

His father worked for Mel Brooks, and that’s a tough act to follow. But Simon Helberg doesn’t need a daddy complex (nor he be reminded that his pops Sandy had bits in High Anxiety, History of the World Part 1 and Spaceballs), because, as a lead on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory and with a role in the Coen Brothers’ upcoming comedy A Serious Man (scheduled for an October release), Helberg is not concerned with filling his father’s shoes. Heeb spoke with Helberg about his recent gigwork.

"...I grew up around the business and hanging out at the Groundlings my whole childhood, so I think it sort of engrained itself into my bones. But I didn’t want to be an actor until the end of high school. I was really going to go down the music road..."

Read the full interview here.

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