'Fargo' waffle wagon comes to Cleveland for the RNC

Hello! Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has a tasty opportunity tied to the critically acclaimed FX Series, FARGO! The fictional true-crime story of Fargo is invading Cleveland during the RNC with the #FargoWaffleWagon, in celebration of the Blu-Ray and DVD release of Fargo (Year Two).

Here are some of the locations the truck will be popping up throughout the week for Clevelanders to enjoy FREE WAFFLES – they won’t want to miss it!

Tuesday, July 19^th Capitol Theatre (Gordon Square) 4:00PM – 8:00PM

Wednesday, July 20^th SouthPark Mall (Main entrance) 11:00AM – 3:00PM

Thursday, July 21^th Liquid Cleveland (West 6^th Street) 8:00PM – 12:00AM

Ranking the Coen Brothers 17 Films

 This last week saw the release of HAIL, CAESAR!, the 17th feature film from brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. For the last 32 years, the Coen brothers have assembled a filmography that includes every type of genre there is. Their output is compelling, creating work that is accessible to the masses while never compromising its quality to do so (save for a film or two). The brothers make movies in and about America. Most share the narrative: the folly of man, particularly in the pursuit of greed. Underneath that narrative simmers humor, tragedy, gripping dialogue and beautiful photography to create an experience unique to the Coen’s.

Ranking their films (not including their wonderful short-film in PARIS JE T’AIME) is a fool's errand. Of their 17 films, 10 can be considered classics or masterpieces (not to use the term lightly), and the rest an assortment of fine filmmaking. Often, mood determines the Coen brothers film I need that day, or maybe that year. The past decade of Coen brother releases still feel fresh. The Coen’s produce work that grows and matures on you. They give you so much to think about that there is no right way of compiling this list (in the pursuit of ranking their films, you’re sure to offend a few). Having seen HAIL, CAESAR! only a day ago, its inclusion is perhaps absurd. But like any good Coen brothers character, I’ll proceed on despite my own absurdity.

Repost: Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (opens in Akron April 10th at the Nightlight Cinema)

[KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER opens in Akron on Friday April 10th exclusively at the Nightlight Cinema.]

Review by Pamela Zoslov

I was immersed in the first season of Fargo, the television series based on the Coen Brothers' landmark 1996 film, when KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER fell into my hands. The film, directed and co-written by David Zellner and his brother, Nathan,, explores FARGO's influence from a new angle: the supposedly true story of a Japanese woman who froze to death in pursuit of the buried ransom money shown in the movie. It's strange, isn't it, that the Coens' bleak, snow-swept Minnesota landscape, with its bland, folksy inhabitants, has inspired its own mythos, still resounding nearly twenty years later.

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (opens in Cleveland April 3rd at the Capitol Theatre)

[KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER opens in Cleveland on Friday April 3rd exclusively at the Capitol Theatre.]

Review by Pamela Zoslov

I was immersed in the first season of Fargo, the television series based on the Coen Brothers' landmark 1996 film, when KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER fell into my hands. The film, directed and co-written by David Zellner and his brother, Nathan,, explores FARGO's influence from a new angle: the supposedly true story of a Japanese woman who froze to death in pursuit of the buried ransom money shown in the movie. It's strange, isn't it, that the Coens' bleak, snow-swept Minnesota landscape, with its bland, folksy inhabitants, has inspired its own mythos, still resounding nearly twenty years later.

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter Double Feature with Oscar-winning Fargo at the Capitol Theatre

[Press release from Cleveland Cinemas.]

The Capitol Theatre (1390 W. 6^th St., Cleveland) continues its bold film programming with its exclusive engagement of KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER starting Friday, April 3^rd. Additionally, The Capitol Theatre will host a special double-feature of KUMIKO with the Oscar-winning film FARGO on Saturday, April 4^th.

KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER stars Oscar-nominee Rinko Kikuchi as a dissatisfied Japanese officer worker who leaves her job on a personal quest to find the buried ransom money from the film FARGO. Kumiko believes that FARGO is a documentary and a veritable treasure map.