Cynematik • Cyndi Greening

I love Coen Brothers movies. They’re just so quirky and original. This evening, I watched FARGO for about the 900th time. It never ceases to surprise or delight me. It is well written, well directed, well acted. I first saw the movie with my nephew Jason. Like me, he grew up in Wisconsin. When Margie (Frances McDormand) sees the “Tan Ciera, tan Ciera” and goes to investigate, there was a distinctive sound. Jason leaned over and whispered, “Wood chipper.” I love the wood chipper scene. I always wonder if it hurt when “Pancakes” hit Frances McDormand with the log. (I don’t know if I ever knew the grumpy, pancake-house-loving character’s name.) It didn’t look like it was planned. For Christmas last year, I got a hat like the one Pancakes wears in the wood chipper scene. I love that hat. I look like a total goober in it but it sure keeps me warm. Sometimes, it’s the simple things that make life enjoyable. A good movie and a warm hat.