The Coens’ Hollywood: Welcome To The World of Hail, Caesar !

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February 4, 2016

Film

Joel and Ethan Coen's long-gestating labour of love Hail, Caesar! hits US screens this weekend, featuring a triple A cast: George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton and a delightful list of cameos and special appearances. But the main character is probably Hollywood itself – a very Coen version of Golden Age, late 1940s/early 1950s Hollywood, seasoned with a bit of Barton Fink acidity, some Big Lebowski psychedelia and a spoonful of A Serious Man's existential angst. The real-Hollywood references, however, are indeed very real. Here's some of them.

(Check our exclusive interview with George Clooney, here.)

Text and research: Ana Maria Bahiana