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1998 2:00 AM   • |  The Coens Speak (Reluctantly)  The Coens
Speak (Reluctantly)  by Doug Stone  Jeff Bridges and John
Goodman star in the Coen brothers' latest, "The Big Lebowski."
Photo Credit: Grammercy Pictures  The rascally Coen brothers
have never been the best interview subjects, possibly because
they rankle at the constant questions about their relationship
with each other. (When asked by Elle magazine, "Do you guys ever
fight?" Joel Coen replied, "That's not an interesting
question.") So it can be a somewhat painful experience to see
the brilliant siblings in a hotel hospitality suite being
bombarded with questions from a dozen journalists about
everything except their movies. Awkward silences, long pauses,
and a couple of audible groans were among the responses to
various questions.  But when the topic of conversation narrows
to specific questions about their hilarious new film "The Big
Lebowski" starring Jeff Bridges (as "The Dude", a doo