The release of "Drive-Away Dolls" has been marked by most of the trades as the first solo directorial feature of Ethan Coen, following his brother Joel's 2021 outing with "The Tragedy of Macbeth." And sure, it's a catchy headline to acknowledge that one-half of one of cinema's greatest directorial partnerships is stepping out on his own, but that doesn't tell the full story. For one thing, Ethan Coen already made his solo directorial debut with the documentary "Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind." More importantly, "Drive-Away Dolls" may have Coen listed as the solo director, but if you ask him, this was yet another co-directed project, but this time with his wife and longtime Coen Bros. editor, Tricia Cooke.
Cooke first worked with the Coens as an editor on "Miller's Crossing" fresh out of film school, seeking out the job not because they were the esteemed directors of "Blood Simple" and Raising Arizona" fame,...
Cooke first worked with the Coens as an editor on "Miller's Crossing" fresh out of film school, seeking out the job not because they were the esteemed directors of "Blood Simple" and Raising Arizona" fame,...
- 2/23/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Los Angeles-based Level 33 Entertainment and Toronto-based LevelFilm have picked up North American distribution rights to ladies golf documentary The Founders. Directed by Charlene Fisk and Carrie Schrader, The Founders chronicles the stories and impact of the founding 13 members of the Ladies Professional Golf Association as they fought to overcome incredible odds in 1940s America to form the longest running women's sports organization in the world. Although…...
- 3/2/2017
- Deadline
The Founders
Charlene Fisk and Carrie Schrader’s documentary The Founders arrived at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival as hot stuff. What might have slipped under the radar - ostensibly a modest little documentary about women’s golf, though it has a lot more going on beneath the surface – had been given an unexpectedly topical twist by the events of the previous months, when Muirfeld golf club, home of the Open, voted to maintain its ban on women being members. The Founders looks at the women who created the Lpga and first established women’s golf as a professional sport. Carrie is in Edinburgh to promote the film, so I start by asking her if she was interested in the sport before the project began.
“I do not have an interest in golf!” she states emphatically. “In fact, when Charlie asked me if I would work on this.
Charlene Fisk and Carrie Schrader’s documentary The Founders arrived at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival as hot stuff. What might have slipped under the radar - ostensibly a modest little documentary about women’s golf, though it has a lot more going on beneath the surface – had been given an unexpectedly topical twist by the events of the previous months, when Muirfeld golf club, home of the Open, voted to maintain its ban on women being members. The Founders looks at the women who created the Lpga and first established women’s golf as a professional sport. Carrie is in Edinburgh to promote the film, so I start by asking her if she was interested in the sport before the project began.
“I do not have an interest in golf!” she states emphatically. “In fact, when Charlie asked me if I would work on this.
- 6/26/2016
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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