Annotated Bibliography

Bakan, Micheal B. "The Abduction of the Signifying Monkey Chant:
Schizophonic Transmogrification of Balinese Kecak in             Fellini's Satyricon and the Coen Brothers" Blood Simple". Ethnomusicology Forum 18.1 (2009): 83-106. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO.web. 30. Apr. 2011.

In the article "The Abduction of the Signifying Monkey Chant: Schizophonic

Transmogrification of Balinese Kecak in Fellini's Satyricon and the Coen Brothers" BloodSimple". by Micheal B. Bakan examines different musical aspects of the film "Blood Simple" . "Balinese kecak performances in two landmark films, Federico Fellini satyricon (1969). and Joel and Ethan Coen's Blood Simple (1984)"(84).  The musical, or sound affects of the movie blood simple, the audio affects are used to give the audience a sensational feeling of the scene.  Micheal mentions " Joel and Ethan Coen's dark, psychological murder- and revenge drama blood simple is relatively sparse heard in just two scenes and for only about a minute in each but its impact on the film is profound nonetheless" (96).    in the article Micheal B Bakan also mentions the features of the film and about the love triangle between Abby, Ray, and Marty.  "Blood Simple was the first features film made by the coen brothers whose more recent efforts have included no c country for old men, winner of the Oscar for Best picture at the 2007 acadamy awards. blood simple is a sinister and macabre Texas tale of an adulterous wife Abby her lover Ray, and husband Marty.  a psychopathic private investigator cum hit cum cold - blooded murder, Visser, who ultimately is reveled to be bet on the destruction of all three members of this severely dysfunctional love triangle" (96).

Corliss, Richard. "Joel and Ethan Coen. (cover story)". Time 171.19 

     (2008):101. Academic search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 1 May 2011.

In the article of "Joel and Ethan Coen" focus primarily on Independent film makers and Academy awards (Motion Picture) by Corliss, Richard.  Joel and Ethan Coen made the Time,  They were able to win three Oscars due to their great films.  " Their appearance to the Oscars, to pick up statuettes for best picture, direction and adapted screenplay...( Richard). Richard Corliss also examines about their film Blood Simple .  "Blood Simple" in 1984, they've lent their acute camera skill to tales of murder kidnapping and other crimes of the heart, perpetrated by lost souls as funny as they are desperate" This passage demonstrates how the Coen brothers develop their new and improved camera skills in their films.  their film Blood Simple involves murder, kidnapping and much more crimes.  Blood Simple was the Coean brothers first filmed they developed and it had much success.

Lee, Chris. "Zhang Yimou remakes the Coen brothers' 'Blood Simple'".  
       Los Angeles Time. web. 1 May 2011.

The article "Zhang Yimou remakes the Coen brothers' " Blood Simple" written by Chris Lee talks about how the film "Blood Simple" made by The Coen brother was a multiple Oscar nominee, and Zhang Yimou wanted to remake a movie but he was not sure what movie to pick.  he ended up choosing the movie Blood simple from the Coen brother.  The movie has a very interesting plot. this movie includes a double crossed and misunderstanding. Chris Lee mentions "the film  situates "Blood Simple" Double-crosses and misunderstandings, grand mal scheming and thivery, in desolate Gansu province, somewhere between the Great wall of china and the silk road, during the late ming gynasty of the 17th century" (1). This article also mentions about the the different lightnings of the film " as well, where "Blood Simple" exist almost as a formal exercise in the cinematic usage of darkness, shadow and light, color fairly explodes from the screen in " A Woman, A Gun" and with several of china's most beloved comedian in prominent roles, it is also shot through with a goofy brand of Peking opera inspired comedy that has proved somewhat baffling to many non Chinese viewers.

Snee, Brian j. " Soft- Boiled cinema: Joel and Ethan Coen's Neo- Classical neo- noirs"  film quarterly  37.3 (2009): 212-223. Academic search premier. EBSCO. wed. 30 Apr. 2011.

The Article " Soft- Boiled cinema; Joel and Ethan Coens' Neo- classical neo- noirs" gives back ground information about the film Blood Simple.  it gives characteristics of noir and neo noir "the cinematic roots of fim noir are found in the radition of Hollywood gangster films, German expressionist films, and french poetic realist films among others"(215). and how the film has developed throughout the years.  The article also talks about the different scenes in the film and how they relate to neo- classical. the scene were the detective kills Marty is a neo- classical because it represents the tendency so it can remind the audience the impresion of being perceived or generated by consciousness. 

Klawans, Stuart. " Blood Simple" Nation 280.5 (2005): 34-36 Academic search premier. EBSCO. web. 1 may 2011.


The article "Blood Simple" written by Klawans Stuart focus on motion picture and a documentary Film.  this article docent focus on the movie " Blood Simple" specifically but it gives detailed description of the different motion picture used in the different neo noir films. Klawans Stuart mentions " He noted, for example that these so called action pictures often showed little more than viwers of men standing around on a sidewalk, waiting for something to happen. the something, when it came, was often an inventive way to torture human flesh" (34).