The Big Lebowski
An Illustrated, Annotated History of the Greatest Cult Film of All Time
2012
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Whether contending with nihilists, botching a kidnapping pay-off, watching as his beloved rug is micturated upon, or simply bowling and drinking Caucasians, the Dudeâ??or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thingâ??abides. As embodied by Jeff Bridges, the main character of the 1998 Coen brothers' film The Big Lebowski is a modern hero who has inspired festivals, burlesque interpretations, and even a religion(Dudeism). In this paperback reissue, film author and curator Jenny M. Jones tells the full story of the Dude, from how the Coen brothers came up with the idea for a modern LA noir to never-been-told anecdotes about the film's production, its critical and commercial reception, and, finally, how it came to be such an international cult hit. Achievers, as Lebowski fans call themselves, will discover many hidden truths, including why it is that Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) is so obsessed with Vietnam, what makes Theodore Donald "Donny" Kerabatsos (Steve Buscemi) so confused all the time, how the film defies genre, and what unexpected surprise Bridges got during filming of the Gutterballs dream sequence. (Hint: it involved curly wigs and a gurney.) Interspersed throughout are sidebars, interviews with members of the film's cast and crew, scene breakdowns, guest essays by prominent experts on Lebowski language, music, filmmaking techniques, and more, and hundreds of photographsâ??including many of artwork inspired by the film.
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Jenny M. Jones
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Jenny Jones was born in Norfolk in 1954 and brought up in Shropshire. She studied Painting in Florence and at Shrewsbury and Farnham Art Schools. She has taken part in Television programmes on painting, and represented Wales at the Inter-Celtic Festival in Brittany. Jenny now lives in Mid-Wales where she makes her living painting and has regular exhibitions of her work. Since 1998, she has also illustrated a number of children’s books. She has won prizes for drawing and painting in England and Wales, and has had paintings in both the 2006 and 2008 biennial Wales Portrait Award exhibitions.
