Empire online are carrying a wee story about the release of the A Serious Man trailer yesterday (as is just about every other site on the internet) and within it they claim that the release date here in the UK is November 20th. A full SEVEN WEEKS behind you lucky Americans!

That’s right everybody- the first trailer for the Coen brothers’ forthcoming movie, A Serious Man is up online. Check it out over at Apple movie trailers in wonderful Quicktime HD or watch below…

I’ll be honest, I don’t know what to make of it. It’s a strange trailer which, I think, is unlikely to draw in anyone who isn’t already interested. There’s just one fleeting shot of Richard Kind, otherwise it completely concentrates on the character of Larry Gopnick played by Michael Stuhlbarg. What do you think?

Thanks to Lachlan for mailing the news in!

Between the 18th September and 19th October the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Coen brothers’ hometown, will screen 35mm prints of all 13 of their movies to date to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of their dazzling debut, Blood Simple. As if this wasn’t amazing enough, they also have Joel and Ethan coming in on 25th September to sit down and discuss their movies and careers. Tickets for the “Regis Dialogue” cost 100 bones or clams or whatever you call them. I suspect they will be in short supply. I SO with I could attend!!!

Here is the full press release;

The Walker celebrates the 50th Regis Dialogue and Retrospective with Minnesota’s own Joel and Ethan Coen in the 25th-anniversary year of their stunning debut, Blood Simple, and prior to the release of their 14th feature, the locally filmed A Serious Man.

A Regis Retrospective will run from September 18 – October 17 and feature 35mm prints of all 13 films the Coens have written, edited and directed, including: Blood Simple; Raising Arizona; Miller’s Crossing; Barton Fink; The Hudsucker Proxy; Fargo; The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou;The Man Who Wasn’t There; Intolerable Cruelty; The Ladykillers; No Country for Old Men; and Burn After Reading

Given the high demand for tickets, you may wish to upgrade to a Contributing-level membership. To join, call 612.375.7641.

Terrific news indeed- the Coen brothers latest creation, A Serious Man, has been confirmed as part of the line up of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival as a “Special Presentation” in what will be its World Premiere. It’ll be showing between 10th and 19th of September though the actual date and time appear to have not yet been set.

Just think- the World Premiere of the new Coen movie is only around 6 weeks away!!! SIX WEEKS!

Thanks to Eugene for the nod.

As any regular reader here will no doubt know there is an annual Lebowski Fest where a lot of Lebowski fans get together, dress up, throw some rocks, knock back some Caucasians and generally have a ball while celebrating the awesomeness that is The Big Lebowski. Filmmaker Eddie Chung has spent five years creating a documentary about Lebowski Fest and the fans that attend, check out the site here. It is due out on DVD on August 18th and it also has some preview showings across the US. Here are the dates (sorry I was a bit late and have missed the first one)…

July 11th
Louisville, Kentucky
Crown Plaza  http://www.crowneplaza.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/sdfpl/transportation?start=1
830 Phillips Lane
3pm

July 23rd
San Francisco, California
Roxie Cinema – Mission  http://www.roxie.com
3117 16th St.
(at Valencia St)
time – TBD

July 30th, 31st & August 1st
Los Angeles, California
Laemmle Theater  http://www.laemmle.com/
11523 Santa Monica Blvd
30th – 10pm, 31st and 1st – Midnight

September 10th
Chicago, IL
Portage Theater http://www.portagetheater.org/
4050 N Milwaukee Ave.
time – TBD

September 18th
Boston, Massachusetts
Coolidge Corner Theater  http://www.coolidge.org/
290 Harvard Ave.
Midnight

September 21st
New York, New York
Cinema Village  http://www.cinemavillage.com/
22 E 12th St.
Time – TBD

September 27th
Washington D.C.
Arlington Cinema and Draft House  http://www.arlingtondrafthouse.com/
2903 Columbia Pike
Arlington, VA
Time – TBD

October 2nd
Dallas, TX
Lakewood Theater  http://www.lakewoodtheater.com/
1825 Abrams Rd # A
Time – TBD

Looks like a blast, especially for people like me who haven’t yet been able to attend.

Thanks to Bunnie for letting me know.

Veteran actor Harve Presnell has succumbed to cancer. He died on Tuesday at the age of 75. He had a long and distinguised career on stage and screen but is best know to us here on YKFK as Jerry Lungergaard’s (William H. Macy) father-in-law, Wade Gustafson in the Coen brothers’ 1996 sleeper hit Fargo.

Harve Presnell 1933-2009

Once again, the frankly awesome, John Turturro is talking about the possibility of a Jesus Quintana Big Lebowski spin-off movie. It seems he really wants to do it and the world really wants to see it so come on, Joel and Ethan- write the thing!!! Check out this brief red carpet interview…