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Feature: The enduring legacy of ‘The Big Lebowski’

Feature: The enduring legacy of ‘The Big Lebowski’

Update: 2025-11-26
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For our most recent FilmWeek screening event, where we show quintessential L.A. films across the city, we went to the family-owned Garden Cinema to present the Coen Brothers’ classic The Big Lebowski. The 1998 noir-comedy opened to mixed reviews during its initial release, but has since gained cult status and even mainstream praise. In 2014, it was designated a "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” film and added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. After the screening, Larry Mantle spoke with LAist FilmWeek critics Christy Lemire and Wade Major about the impact of the film and their personal love for ‘The Dude.’

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Feature: The enduring legacy of ‘The Big Lebowski’

Feature: The enduring legacy of ‘The Big Lebowski’

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