Russia: Movie clip blamed for violence. A Russian court has upheld a
$10,000 fine imposed on an advertising agency for showing a clip from the
American movie "The Big Lebowski" that the government says contributed to a
rampage by soccer thugs in Moscow.
One person was killed when beer-fueled hooligans fought, burned cars and
smashed shop windows last summer after a giant screen in central Moscow
showed Japan defeating Russia in a World Cup match.
But the Russian government said the violence was spurred by the showing of
a clip from "The Big Lebowski" on the same screen after the match, which
showed a man smashing a car with a baseball bat. It fined the Russian
advertising agency responsible for showing the scene around $10,000.
Moscow's appeals court upheld the government decision last week, officials
said on 13 January.
Reuters news report.
The original riot in pictures from BBC Online.
Tribute site to the film The Big Lebowski.
The Big Lebowski (1998, Joel Coen)
McAlister Auditorium, Fri. April 17
The Coen Brothers' most recent feature The Big Lebowski follows a bizarre
series of events that briefly propel an unlikely hero by the name of "The
Dude" Lebowski (played by Jeff Bridges) out of the comfortable dregs of
unemployment and bowling, only to lead him back in the end. The film's
first half is nearly flawless, but its second half suffers from seemingly
extraneous experimentation and an amorphous plotline. This is not to say
that the entire film is not thoroughly enjoyable; it is. Very memorable
performances from John Turturro and John Goodman also augment the film. The
Coen Brothers' recent film does fall slightly shy of the considerable par
they have established for themselves throughout their career.
3+ fingers
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Sheet,wait till they see Fargo,blood simple or millers crossing!
