The Big Lebowski by Jeff Bridges

The Big Lebowski by Jeff Bridges

The Big Lebowski begins with a case of mistaken identity which escalates when Jeffrey Lebowski-alias The Dude-attempts to seek recompense for the despoliation of his ratty-ass little rug, and then finds himself entangled in a kidnapping caper as a bagman-a situation that goes from bad to worse due to the interference of his hapless bowling partners.

In this film the Coen brothers have taken on the preoccupations of Raymond Chandler, but have given them a postmodern spin, while at the same time leaving Philip Marlowe's ethos intact as The Dude wanders through the fractured world of nineties L.A. trying to do the right thing. Like the award winning Fargo, The Big Lebowski is suffused with a droll humor and a verbal felicity that is as delightful as it is startling.

Jeff Bridges, a seven-time Academy Award nominee and one of Hollywood's most popular performers, won his first Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Bad Blake, a down-on-his-luck, alcoholic country music singer, in Crazy Heart. He has received seven Oscar nominations since his first in 1971 for The Last Picture Show, the most recent being for Hell or High Water (2016). He has appeared in over 65 films over the course of his nearly 50-year career, including Seabiscuit, The Big Lebowski, True Grit, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Starman, and, most recently, Bad Times at the El Royale. He has also produced films and television movies through his firm, ASIS Productions, including the documentary Living in the Future's Pasts, as well as The Giver, American Heart, The Only Living Boy in New York, and Hidden in America. Two of his loves are photography and music.

Bridges' pictures have appeared in magazines such as Premiere and Aperture, as well as gallery shows in New York (at the George Eastman House), Los Angeles, London, Italy, and San Diego's Museum of Photographic Arts. Jeff was honored by the International Center of Photography with the Infinity Award in 2013. Jeff released Sleeping Tapes, a spoken word/ambient album, in February 2015. Keefus Ciancia, a musician who also provided the music, co-produced the project.

Squarespace, a web hosting company, released the album as part of its Super Bowl promotional campaign, with all proceeds going to charity.