‘Tragedy Of Macbeth’: Joel Coen Talks About The “Weird” Situation Of Making A Film Without His Brother

Jonathan Ross and Jane Goodman are doting parents to three children, and on Friday, Jane and daughter Honey headed into London for a spot of lunch.PHOTOS: Jonathan Ross' quirky London home is a world of fun - see insideIn photos shared by the MailOnline, the pair resembled twins as they both sported fiery-orange hair as they braved the winds of Storm Eunice to enjoy some crepes in north London. Although they both rocked the same colour, both opted to go for different styles, with Jane wearing hers in pigtails, while Honey had tied hers up at the back.WATCH: Jonathan Ross shares rare glimpse inside homeAnd both ladies looked very glamorous as they wrapped up warm during their impromptu outing.READ: Who is joining Jonathan Ross on Celebrity Gogglebox? Meet his family hereMORE: Jonathan Ross defends himself over 'genuine mistake' on The Masked SingerJane styled out a black shirt and leggings, topping the ensemble off with a striking red cardigan that featured a bold pattern.Meanwhile Honey opted to go for a pair of black baggy trousers and chunky boots.

Clayton Davis The early days of awards season bring buzz and promise, but they also mean it’s time for studios to develop strategy and brainstorm opportunities to strike.With the Toronto International Film Festival handing out its prestigious People’s Choice prize to Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” the Focus Features drama has the authority to declare itself the best picture front-runner for this awards season — but holding on to the throne won’t be easy.Speaking of thrones, Joel Coen’s adaptation of “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” his first solo directorial helm without his brother Ethan in years, played like gangbusters at the Sept.

Whenever Frances McDormand brought up the notion of her husband and frequent collaborator Joel Coendirecting her in her dream role of Lady Macbeth, he demurred – bluntly. “He said absolutely not,” she recalled; “I had no interested in theater,” he explained, and that was that.

The 59th annual New York Film Festival kicked off Friday night with back-to-back world premiere screenings of Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth as the Frances McDormand, Denzel Washington-starrer met with loving applause at Lincoln Center’s full Alice Tully Hall.

Katie Holmes stole the spotlight at the New York Film Festival's opening night screening of The Tragedy Of Macbeth with her brilliant white dress.The 42-year-old Dawson's creek star put on a sleek and stylish display in the minimalist ensemble while walking the red carpet with the film's stars Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.The Shakespeare adaptation, directed by Joel Coen, debuted to rapturous critical praise and currently sports an impressive 100 percent fresh rating from critics surveyed by Rotten Tomatoes. Woman in white: Katie Holmes stole the spotlight at the New York Film Festival's opening night screening of The Tragedy Of Macbeth with her brilliant white dress.

Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta hit the red carpet with Frances McDormand and Joel Coen at the premiere of The Tragedy Of Macbeth during the 59th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on Friday night (September 24) in New York City.

Frances McDormand was in for a surprise during a panel for her upcoming movie “The Tragedy Of Macbeth”.

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Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand bring their new film, The Tragedy of Macbeth, to the 59th New York Film Festival for its opening night events in New York City on Friday (September 24).

The plot for “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” adapted from William Shakespeare’s classic play, is almost too familiar to waste space for explanation. Even so, the basic premise sees Lord Macbeth (Denzel Washington), a well-respected soldier, spurred by three witches’ prophecy and the aspirations of his wife, the Machiavellian Lady Macbeth (Frances McDormand), transfixed by an ambition for the Scottish crown.

Addie Morfoot ContributorAfter going entirely digital in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns, the New York Film Festival is returning to its Upper West Side home starting today. The 59th edition of the festival, running from Sept.

Historian and politician John Dalberg Acton is quoted saying,  “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”  Is it possible he was reading William Shakespeare’s 1606 play Macbeth when he thought of this? Macbeth has always been a story about power, and corruption of the spirit. How greed could turn two seemingly good people in sociopaths. Was it dormant within them? Or was it an opportunity that sent Lord and Lady Macbeth the two into a power-obsessed frenzy? Director Joel Coen explores the consequences of war, and loss through a fantastical, almost surrealist-like lens, and executes Shakespeare’s work in a way that gains inspiration from other adaptations of the play, while creating a version that is all his own.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn the 18 feature films he has made with his brother Ethan, Joel Coen has proved himself, over and over again, to be as fetishistically visual a director as anyone from the independent film world of the last four decades.

EXCLUSIVE: Tomorrow, the New York Film Festival opens with the World Premiere of The Tragedy of Macbeth, the Shakespearean thriller adapted and directed by Joel Coen, and starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, alongside an accomplished cast. Coen, Washington and McDormand have 10 Oscars between them, and the film from A24 and Apple lands smack in the middle of another awards season and I expect it to quickly establish itself in the race.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaWhen the New York Film Festival opens on Sept. 24, it will not only signal another key stop on the awards season circuit — it will be a key marker in New York City’s long, painful reemergence from COVID-19.“People are so hungry for communal experiences,” says Eugene Hernandez, the festival’s director.

Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand share a tense moment in this first image and teaser for Apple TV+’s The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Denzel Washington teams up with Frances McDormand and her husband Joel Coen to take on an iconic William Shakespeare play in The Tragedy of Macbeth trailer.After making a career of writing and directing alongside his brother Ethan Coen, Joel Coen makes his solo writing and directing debut with this adaptation.The trailer offers the first glimpse of Washington as Lord Macbeth, McDormand as Lady Macbeth and Brendan Gleeson as King Duncan (via A24 YouTube).

“Something wicked this way comes.”

announced his hiatus from film in August — went with a black-and-white motif for his cinematic adaptation for William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” a theatrical critique of blind political ambition and megalomania. It’s also the first time dramatic heavyweights McDormand, as Lady Macbeth, and Washington, playing the titular role, will share the screen.

“By the pricking of my thumbs,/Something wicked this way comes.” Just as the witches anticipate Macbeth’s arrival at their heath, so too do audiences await the world premiere of Joel Coen‘s “The Tragedy Of Macbeth” at the New York Film Festival later this week. The new film debuts on the opening night of the festival’s 59th iteration; there’s nothing quite like a gloomy tale of murder, madness, and corruption to kick off proceedings.

Selome Hailu editorA24 has released a trailer for “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” Joel Coen’s new adaptation of the classic play by William Shakespeare premiering at the New York Film Festival in September.Shot in black-and-white, Coen’s take on the Scottish Play stars Denzel Washington as Lord Macbeth and Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth. As in the source material, the film will follow the couple’s murderous ploys for power over Scotland and their resulting descent into madness. The ominous trailer shows disjointed clips of large black birds circling the sky, Macbeth trudging through the desert, a hand lifting a crown from the ground and Lady Macbeth fearfully looking over her shoulder.