Wed. May 21 & Thurs. May 22

 Film-making brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have long been hip: Known mostly for their dark and twisted tales and a style of their own. They've never been Hollywood's hottest team, but that changed with "No Country for Old Men," which won the Coens Oscars for best director and also copped the Oscar for best movie. A brutal, harrowing film, it also attracted a suprising mainstream audience - through no fault of the Coens it would seem. At any rate, the time is ripe for the Brattle Theatre's rep series called "A Gathering of Coens." up  through Thursday May 22. The Brattle gives its screen over to the movies that made us twitch and squirm (or in "The Big Lebowski's" case smile and squirm.) Anyway, it's a good time to revisit what you saw long ago or catch up on what you missed. We must warn you, however. This is not a big comprehensive CoenFest.

 You won't find "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" "Fargo," "The Hudsucker Proxy" and "Blood Simple." So, it's a mini-fest. They've already screened "No Country," "Raising Arizona" and "The Big Lebowski." Wednesday has "Barton Fink" at 7 and "Miller's Crossing at 9:45." The same films wrap it up Thursday with "Miller's Crossing" at 4:45 and 9:15 and "Barton Fink" in the middle at 7. Tickets: $9.75.

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