June 23 is Frances McDormand's birthday and I celebrated the work of this wonderful actress by watching one of my favorite films, Fargo. I recently picked up Fargo on Blu-Ray and the sound and picture are excellent.
It's amazing how memorable McDormand was in this movie. She does not appear on screen for the first 33 minutes, but when she does she raises the movie to a whole new level. It is one of the best and darkest thriller/black comedies ever made and it's because everyone place it perfectly straight. The film also belongs to William H. Macy. This was one of his best performances. he actually has more screen time than McDormand, but was nominated as a Best Supporting Actor (he lost to Cuba Gooding Jr. for Jerry Maguire). McDormand received a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Marge Lundergaard. She has also been nominated for Best Supporting actress for the films Mississippi Burning, Almost Famous and North Country.
She has worked with the Coen brothers on six films; Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Fargo, The Man Who Wasn't There and Burn After Reading. She also did voice work for Barton Fink. She has been married to director Joel Coen since 1984. Her upcoming films are Transformers 3 and This Must be The Place, both scheduled for release in 2011.
Fargo - At The Movie House rating **** stars
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