This is in my opinion the funniest scene in the whole movie. Note that the film within a film and the film itself are both titled hail, caesar. His latest assignments involve a disgruntled director, a singing cowboy, a beautiful swimmer and a handsome dancer. That tinseltown is a sodom and gomorrah of vice and antiamerican subtexts, and that soviet submarines lurk in american waters, signaled by leftist study groups. Set in an unspecified period in 20 thcentury hollywood some time between the end of world war ii and well, certainly before 1960, although the movie is meticulously determined in certain ways to be as ahistorical as possible, hail caesar.
A hollywood fixer josh brolin springs into action when a movie star george clooney gets kidnapped and an actress becomes pregnant. As a comedy about early 1950s hollywood, the coen brothers hail, caesar. Mannix is advised that studio star baird whitlock has disappeared after not showing up for work on the current production of hail caesar, a. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. The studio system was breaking down, and a supreme court ruling had forced studios to divest their movie. The scene between hobie and the director laurence laurentz. A hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studios stars in line. For coen fans and movietrivia mavens, hail, caesar. The cocaine budget must have surpassed that of the film itself. Starring josh brolin, george clooney, alden ehrenreich, ralph fiennes, jonah hill, scarlett johansson, frances mcdormand, tilda swinton, and channing tatum, hail, caesar. Underneath the laffriot and the hollywood satire, hail, caesar. Oscarwinning filmmakers joel and ethan coen no country for old men, true grit, fargo write and direct hail, caesar. George clooney in the coen brothers starstudded comedy hail.
Josh brolin plays the lead, hollywood fixer eddie mannix, who has to. The first sign that the next coen brothers movie would be something special came from the barest bones of advance publicity. Baird whitlock george clooney, the headliner of the studios tentpole film. Jake gyllenhaals boston marathon bombing movies release. Fourtime oscar rwinning filmmakers joel and ethan coen no country for old men, true grit, fargo write and direct hail, caesar. It follows movie studio mogul and resident fixer eddie mannix josh brolin, who must handle what just might be the most grueling 36 hours of his professional life. And brolin, in a heartandsoul performance, takes this crazy quilt of a movie about a man surrounded by nut jobs and plays it for real. Mar 27, 2017 lionsgate and roadside attractions have set an awardsseason release date of sept. The coen brothers bring us a dark comedy about, hollywood, old hollywood, film sets, film directing, film production. Fandango chief correspondent dave karger breaks them down with a little help from channing tatum and george clooney. The movie itself is a similarly lavish period piece about 1950s america, portraying the united states at the height of its wealth and power after becoming a superpower in the wake of world war ii. George clooney portrays baird whitlock in the film, hail, caesar. The lead figure is a morally upright catholic with his biggest confession to the.
There were times i could not stop laughing, and there are scenes which actually made me quite contemplative. The coen brothers are old pros at lovingly paying tribute to hoary movie conventions while subverting them. Feb 05, 2016 the new coen brothers film, hail, caesar. Metro, the boston herald, nashville scene, time out new york. Uneven at times in plot, the movie makes up for itself with downright hilarious scenes, witty dialogue and poignant heartfilled moments. The film follows a day in the life of 1950s movie studio fixer eddie mannix josh brolin, who must track. In 1950s hollywood, eddie mannix is capital pictures head of physical production and, most importantly, the studio fixer. Just before his climactic speech is filmed for the spartacusy epic hail, caesar. Feb 03, 2016 as a comedy about early 1950s hollywood, the coen brothers hail, caesar. Since the action takes place at an mgmlike studio in the early 1950s, that would make it quo vadis 1951, to which hail, caesar. His latest assignments involve a disgruntled director, a singing. His job is to maintain the clean reputation of the company and its stars, keeping them free from controversy. All hail the coen brothers and their terrific new comedy, hail. The film stars josh brolin, george clooney, alden ehrenreich, ralph fiennes, jonah hill, scarlett johansson, frances mcdormand, tilda swinton, and channing tatum.
Josh brolin plays the lead, hollywood fixer eddie mannix, who has to investigate the kidnapping of his studios. Eddie mannix josh brolin is a fixer for the hollywood studio capitol pictures in the 1950s whos getting tired of juggling the eclectic personalities that his business attracts. Hail, caesar featurette the studio head weekend ticket. Read the hail caesar movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Unlike many of them, you could slip into this starstudded pic with a bucket of popcorn and a box of milk duds and step back out by credits roll with a sense that you had just seen something quirky and eclectic but also light on the language and other content concerns. The coen brothersjoel and ethanhave created an eclectic and highly uneven body of work. Jul 26, 2016 the scene between hobie and the director laurence laurentz.
Allstar cast includes josh brolin, george clooney, alden ehrenreich, ralph fiennes, jonah hill, scarlett. Mannix faces his biggest challenge when baird whitlock gets kidnapped while in costume for the swordsandsandals epic hail, caesar. Lionsgate and roadside attractions have set an awardsseason release date of sept. Dec 20, 2016 it might have been because of its early release date february 1, or its airy, vignetteheavy plot, but when it came out hail, caesar. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life. Hail caesar pop culture news, movie, tv, music and. In the early 1950s, eddie mannix is busy at work trying to solve all the problems of the actors and filmmakers at capitol pictures. During a shot, whitlock drinks from a goblet of wine that was drugged by an extra. Hail caesar pop culture news, movie, tv, music and gaming. Hes considering taking an offer to work for an aviation company, but before he can accept or deny the offer, mannix still has to do. Played by george clooney, baird whitlock is the star of capitol pictures upcoming biblical epic, hail, caesar.
The humor is not inside but rather a take on the times shown in segments of movies under production, the problems of the cast and how the fixer handles a full plate of issues. The coen brothers upcoming release is an addition to the lebowski family of exaggerated, cameoheavy comedies. George clooney in the coen brothers starstudded comedy hail, caesar. As with most of the coen brothers pictures, hail, caesar. Mannix is advised that studio star baird whitlock has disappeared after not showing up for work on the current production of. Is certified fresh feb 03, 2016 but this is a whopper. It is a fictional story that follows the reallife fixer eddie mannix brolin working in the hollywood film industry in the 1950s. Rolling stone theyre not the types to go fumbling for profundity, those coens.
It takes viewers behind the scenes of a busy studio lot in the 1950s. It is a fictional story that follows the reallife fixer eddie mannix brolin. The coens swipe at religion, counterculture, and hollywood. Joel and ethan coen better known as the coen brothers have brought moviegoers some of the most distinctive, quirky movies of. With josh brolin, george clooney, alden ehrenreich, ralph fiennes. Allstar cast includes josh brolin, george clooney, alden ehrenreich, ralph fiennes, jonah hill, scarlett johansson, frances mcdormand, tilda. Feb 05, 2016 the coen brothers bring us a dark comedy about, hollywood, old hollywood, film sets, film directing, film production.
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