Passages

[hearthesilence]

J. Todd Anderson, storyboard artist for Michael Almereyda, Shane Black, and most notably the Coen brothers, starting with Raising Arizona and continuing uninterrupted thru their solo work (his final credit will be Joel’s Jack of Spades next year). Ethan cowrote his directorial debut The Naked Man, which is trying at something but is unfortunately like watching a goofy Coens movie with a serious head injury.

The New York Times has published a full obituary:

“If you like our movies, a lot of it is him — more than people know,” Ethan Coen said in an interview.

Asked who might replace him, Mr. Coen replied, “I have no idea. It’s too dismal to even think about.”