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getthebigpicture.net - 2/27/2009

Coen Brothers Direct Anti-Clean Coal Ad

— getthebigpicture.net — Joel and Ethan Coen have made a new commercial that aims to debunk some supposed myths about... clean coal technology. And then at the end, somebody gets thrown in a wood chipper. Coen Brothers Direct Anti-Clean Coal Ad

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latimes.com - 3/2/2009

Coen brothers' TV ad ridicules 'clean coal' - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen, known for their grimly comic portrayals of human nature, are... poking fun at a new target: the coal industry. The filmmaking brothers have directed a TV spot for an environmental coalition that's trying to ... Coen brothers' TV ad ridicules 'clean coal' - Los ...

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dailyradar.com - 2/27/2009

Clean Coal Gets Coenized

— dailyradar.com — The dynamic director duo joins forces against the evil empire.... Clean Coal Gets Coenized

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Coens Commercial Claims Clean Coal Campaign Is Claptrap
The Screengrab — The next feature from the Coen brothers, A Serious Man, is set for release this fall, but in the meantime, the Coens have made time to direct a public service announcement for The Reality Coalition, a recently minted organization composed of five environmental groups, whose mission is to combat the idea that there is such a thing as "clean coal." The Coens didn't write the ad, but they must have decided that the script was a neat fit for them after it was sent to them by Crispin Porter + Bogusy, the ad firm representing the Coalition. The firm also put out the short making-of film ...

Video: Coen Brothers Direct A PSA Debunking Clean Coal
Cinema Blend News — Video: Coen Brothers Direct A PSA Debunking Clean Coal For most of their careers the Coen Brothers have been some of the most apolitical filmmakers out there. Even with their last film, Burn After Reading , set in Washington, D.C., the most political they got was a final message of "There's a whole lot of incompetence to go around." But the Coens' latest project isn't a movie, but a PSA for the group This Is Reality ...