In this piece first published in our May 1996 issue, the Coen brothers talk through six key scenes from their wintry modern classic Fargo, now re-released to mark its 25th anniversary.
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Now rereleased for its 25th anniversary, Ethan and Joel Coenâs perfectly flavoured comedy-thriller Fargo has become an established classic noir. Or maybe noir-blanc, a tale of criminal wickedness and weakness in the vast, snowy-white landscapes of Minnesota and North Dakota. Since 1996, something in Fargoâs macabre black comedy â the Garrison-Keillor-meets-James-M-Cain approach â has proved fertile: it inseminated a streaming-TV property now spanning four seasons. But the original film now looks better than ever, and itâs down to its keeping the quirkiness relevant and in check (something the Coens maybe havenât always been able to achieve), and its brilliance in making the forces of law and order look as interesting and funny as the bad guys.
Lena Heady, 47, appeared to step back in time to the early 1970s as she was pictured for the first time on set for the upcoming HBO miniseries about the Watergate scandal, The White House Plumbers.
Lena Heady, 47, appeared to step back in time to the early 1970s as she was pictured for the first time on set for the upcoming HBO miniseries about the Watergate scandal, The White House Plumbers.