the list of 9 for april 20, 2007:
NINE PAIRS OF FILMMAKER BROTHERS
Brother acts have long been a show biz mainstay: Warner, Marx, Smothers, Nicholas, Wayans - canyou think of any of these surnames without adding the word "Brothers" to it? Heck, you can even go allthe way back to the Grimms. But this list is about those brothers behind the camera, the brothersthat almost never make films separately from each other. The brothers that often creditthemselves, like the Marxes and the Smotherses, as Brothers.
- Joel and Ethan COEN. Among the best-known of Americanbrother acts, their impressive filmography includes Fargo, Raising Arizona, BartonFink and the aptly titled O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
- Mark and Michael POLISH. These identical twins makeindependent films that have, through the years, grown in budget and stature, from Twin Falls,Idaho to Northfork and most recently to the Billy Bob Thornton movie The AstronautFarmer.
- Luc and Jean-Pierre DARDENNE. The U.S. does not hold amonopoly on filmmaker brothers. This Belgian duo has been behind some of the best-received filmsin the international community, including Rosetta, La Promesse and l'Enfant.
- Peter and Bobby FARRELLY. From highbrow to lowbrow we go,from the festival-honored Dardennes to the grossout movie kings the Farrellys, the team behindDumb & Dumber, There's Something About Mary, Shallow Hal and the less gross FeverPitch.
- Stephen and Timothy QUAY. Born in Philadelphia, theseidentical twins relocated to England, where they became well known for their dark, surrealanimated shorts, usually starring puppets and dolls. They have directed two live actionfeatures together, Institute Benjamenta and The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes.
- Albert and Allen HUGHES. These brothers, also twins,directed the acclaimed cult features Menace II Society, Dead Presidents and FromHell.
- Albert and David MAYSLES. Groundbreaking documentarianswho made the Rolling Stones concert film Gimme Shelter, the infamous Grey Gardensand several other films before David died in 1987, leaving Albert to collaborate with others.
- Danny and Oxide PANG. Twins from Hong Kong, now based in Thailand, who are best known in the U.S. for their Thai horror film The Eye as well as their American thrillers The Messengers and Time to Kill. And yes, one of them really is named Oxide.
- Andy and Larry WACHOWSKI. Although apparently Larry hasbeen calling himself "Lana" during his rumored gender reassignment over the past few years, theWachowskis still have been billing themselves as brothers throughout their brief but powerfulcareer, making The Matrix trilogy as well as Bound, the upcoming Speed Racer,and V for Vendetta, which they did not officially direct.
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