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ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
HBOeTue, Jul 7, 8:00 PMBurn After ReadingBuy
SUNDeWed, Jul 8, 11:30 AMParis je t'aimeBuy
HBO2eThu, Jul 9, 10:00 AMBurn After ReadingBuy
HBO2eThu, Jul 9, 9:00 PMBurn After ReadingBuy
IFCFri, Jul 10, 10:15 AMMiller's CrossingBuy
IFCFri, Jul 10, 3:30 PMMiller's CrossingBuy
ENCFri, Jul 10, 11:45 PMNo Country for Old MenBuy
ENCSat, Jul 11, 8:35 AMNo Country for Old MenBuy
ENCSat, Jul 11, 3:45 PMNo Country for Old MenBuy
ENCSun, Jul 12, 8:00 PMSpies like UsBuy
HBOeMon, Jul 13, 1:00 AMBurn After ReadingBuy
HBOeThu, Jul 16, 3:35 AMBurn After ReadingBuy
IFCThu, Jul 16, 8:00 PMFargoBuy
SUNDeThu, Jul 16, 8:00 PMParis je t'aimeBuy
IFCFri, Jul 17, 1:35 AMFargoBuy
HBOSGeFri, Jul 17, 6:15 PMBurn After ReadingBuy
HBO2eSun, Jul 19, 10:15 AMBurn After ReadingBuy

Joel Coen Biography

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  • Birth Place: St. Louis Park, MN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/29/1954, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Director; screenwriter; producer
Joel Coen Fast Facts:
  • Made directorial debut with 1984's Blood Simple, which earned him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Director.
  • Won the 1991 Cannes International Film Festival Golden Palm for best film for Barton Fink, and was nominated in 1994 for The Hudsucker Proxy and in 1996 for Fargo.
  • Won Best Director for Fargo at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards, the London Film Critics Awards, the National Board of Review Awards, the San Diego Film Critics Awards and the Florida Film Critics Awards.
  • Has codirected commercials for the Gap, Budweiser and H&R Block with his brother Ethan Coen.
  • Prior to 2004's The Ladykillers, he was billed as director while his brother Ethan Coen was credited as producer, when in fact they shared both duties.
    Joel Coen Relationships:
  • Debbie Coen - Sister
  • Edward Coen - Father
  • Ethan Coen - Brother
  • Frances McDormand - Wife
  • Pedro McDormand Coen - Son
  • Rena Coen - Mother

  • Joel Coen Awards:
  • 1997 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1996 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 2000 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1996 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Winner
  • 2008 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 2007 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 2007 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Winner
  • 2007 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner

  • College:
  • New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY (BA in Film, 1978); attended University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; attended Simon's Rock College of Bard, Great Barrington, MA
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Ethan Coen and Joel Coen: Collected Screenplays 1: Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink
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The Brothers Grim: The Films of Ethan and Joel Coen
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