Comments on: The Ladykillers http://www.moviezeal.com/the-ladykillers/ The official podcast of MovieZeal.com, where film is always best discussed under the gentle influence of fine wine (as fine as $10 will get you). Each week Evan, Heather, and Luke pick a theme, discuss a theatrical release based on that theme, pop the cork and drink a wine that fits said theme, and finally subject one another to The Gauntlet, where forcing others to watch painful films nets you fabulous prizes. There is not anything else on the internets like it (literally). Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:35:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: [review]: O Brother, Where art Thou? « …yet made of stars http://www.moviezeal.com/the-ladykillers/comment-page-1/#comment-34646 [review]: O Brother, Where art Thou? « …yet made of stars Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:29:44 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=435#comment-34646 [...] by celebrated producer T Bone Burnett, who also worked with the Coens on The Big Lebowski and The Ladykilers) practically reads like a who’s-who of modern roots music—Allison Kraus and Union Station, the [...] [...] by celebrated producer T Bone Burnett, who also worked with the Coens on The Big Lebowski and The Ladykilers) practically reads like a who’s-who of modern roots music—Allison Kraus and Union Station, the [...]

]]> By: Rick Olson http://www.moviezeal.com/the-ladykillers/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 Rick Olson Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:55:51 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=435#comment-1005 Good review of what is indeed arguably the brothers' weakest film. I think that the brothers use stereotypes to advantage in many a flick; problem with doing this is you sometimes step over the line. As a denizen of the deep south (currently Alabama, but formerly Mississippi where parts of the film were filmed) I thought this went over the edge, especially in its depiction of African Americans. (I'm thinking of Irma Hall, here). Not that they're all negative stereotypes, mind you, but they're stereotypes nonetheless. Strangely, I didn't feel that way about that other movie of theirs shot in Mississippi, O Brother. Maybe if that had been a marginal flick like this one, I wouldn't have been so charitable. Good review of what is indeed arguably the brothers’ weakest film. I think that the brothers use stereotypes to advantage in many a flick; problem with doing this is you sometimes step over the line. As a denizen of the deep south (currently Alabama, but formerly Mississippi where parts of the film were filmed) I thought this went over the edge, especially in its depiction of African Americans. (I’m thinking of Irma Hall, here). Not that they’re all negative stereotypes, mind you, but they’re stereotypes nonetheless.

Strangely, I didn’t feel that way about that other movie of theirs shot in Mississippi, O Brother. Maybe if that had been a marginal flick like this one, I wouldn’t have been so charitable.

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