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In a weird way, great scenes are even more indelible than great movies. When an entire film is awesome - like all of these , for instance - you're often held rapt from start to finish, but you don't see the trees for the forest.

The undisputed king of electric blues is scheduled to play to a packed audience Friday night at Centennial Hall.

Hear Neko Case at Republic New Orleans on Saturday, Nov. 21. SATURDAY, NOV. 21 Singer-songwriter Neko Case is often cast as the poster girl of "alternative country" by virtue of the timbre of her voice and the instrumentation of her albums.

This week on Instant NetFlix: "Barton Fink" After seeing the Coen Bros. newest film, "A Serious Man," I realized one thing was missing - " besides an enjoyable script - " and that's Jesus.

The world's most renowned Dobro player, Jerry Douglas, has released his first ever holiday album, Jerry Christmas, on E1.

The undisputed king of electric blues is scheduled to play to a packed audience Friday night at Centennial Hall.

Published on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Click the photo to enlarge. Courtesy of MovieWeb.com Northern Star "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" starring John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson and George Clooney will play at 7 p.m. today at The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.

THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS I really wanted this movie to be great, and it wasn't - and that may be the worst part about it.

Michael Stuhlbarg gets serious in the Coen brothersa latest. A Serious Man / Films by the Coen brothers usually fall under three genres, unless you make a fourth slot for a oeill-conceiveda -looking at you, The Ladykillers ! But otherwise, therea s the grim crime thriller and the wacky hyper comedy .

A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and it all starts with the disclaimer that opens the movie: "More of this is true than what you might imagine." This wry comment serves as a nod and a wink from the filmmakers, a license to do what they will to Jon Ronson's amusing nonfiction ...

Now that the November winds are blowing and the nights are getting longer, it's time to fly away.

Director: Grant Heslov Screenwriters: Peter Straughn Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey Running Time: 93 mins Certificate: 15 If looks could kill then The Men Who Stare at Goats would be a searing war drama instead of an outrageously funny screwball comedy which just happens to be set against the war in Iraq.

George Clooney meet Dusan Makavejev: Hollywood clown to Yugoslavian art-movie satirist.

George Clooney is in talks to play the lead role in the first feature film Alexander Payne has directed in five years , the follow-up to 2004's Sideways .

One thing you have to admire about George Clooney is his sense of loyalty - even if it isn't always to his fans.

A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and it all starts with the disclaimer that opens the movie: "More of this is true than what you might imagine." This wry comment serves as a nod and a wink from the filmmakers, a license to do what they will to Jon Ronson's amusing nonfiction ...

US directors Ethan Coen, right, and Joel Coen, pose during a photo-call to present their movie "A Serious Man" at the 4th edition of the Rome Film Festival, in Rome, Thursday Oct.

George Clooney is taking the UK by storm with three films showing at the London Film Festival.

It's odd enough seeing the characters that George Clooney and Jeff Bridges play in the oddly titled, Iraq-set satirical film "The Men Who Stare at Goats." Clooney is Len Cassady, a "businessman" with a cloudy past that involves working for the U.S. government as a member of paranormal army of warriors who can become invisible.

As an exercise in futility , let's imagine what might have happened had A Serious Man been made by gentiles, or, Hashem forbid, by Arabs.