A harrowing story of a war that society is waging on itself, and an enduring meditation on the ties of love and blood and duty that inform lives and shape destinies, No Country for... more
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Cormac McCarthy's novel. Not that there aren't moments of intense violence, butNo Country for Old Menis their quietest, most existential film yet. In this modern-day Western, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is a Vietnam veteran who needs a break. One morning while hunting antelope, he spies several trucks surrounded by dead bodies (both human and canine). In examining the site, he finds a case filled with $2 million. Moss takes it with him, tells his wife (Kelly Macdonald) he's going away for awhile, and hits the road until he can determine his next move. On the way from El Paso to Mexico, he discovers he's being followed by ex-special ops agent Chigurh (an eerily calm Javier Bardem). Chigurh's weapon of choice is a cattle gun, and he uses it on everyone who gets in his way--or loses a coin toss (as far as he's concerned, bad luck is grounds for death). Just as Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), a World War II veteran, is on Moss's trail, Chigurh's former colleague, Wells (Woody Harrelson), is on his. For most of the movie, Moss remains one step ahead of his nemesis. Both men are clever and resourceful--except Moss has a conscious, Chigurh does not (he is, as McCarthy puts it, "a prophet of destruction"). At times, the film plays like an old horror movie, with Chigurh as its lumbering Frankenstein monster. Like the taciturn terminator,No Country for Old Mendoesn't move quickly, but the tension never dissipates. This minimalist masterwork represents Joel and Ethan Coen and their entire cast, particularly Brolin and Jones, at the peak of their powers. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Cormac McCarthy's novel. Not that there aren't moments of intense violence, but No Country for Old Men is their quietest, most existential film yet. In this modern-day Western, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is a Vietnam veteran who needs a break. One morning while hunting antelope, he spies several trucks surrounded by dead bodies (both human and canine). In examining the site, he finds a case filled with $2 million. Moss takes it with him, tells his wife (Kelly Macdonald) he's going away for awhile, and hits the road until he can determine his next move. On the way from El Paso to Mexico, he discovers he's being followed by ex-special ops agent Chigurh (an eerily calm Javier Bardem). Chigurh's weapon of choice is a cattle gun, and he uses it on everyone who gets in his way--or loses a coin toss (as far as he's concerned, bad luck is grounds for death). Just as Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), a World War II veteran, is on Moss's trail, Chigurh's former colleague, Wells (Woody Harrelson), is on his. For most of the movie, Moss remains one step ahead of his nemesis. Both men are clever and resourceful--except Moss has a conscious, Chigurh does not (he is, as McCarthy puts it, "a prophet of destruction"). At times, the film plays like an old horror movie, with Chigurh as its lumbering Frankenstein monster. Like the taciturn terminator, No Country for Old Men doesn't move quickly, but the tension never dissipates. This minimalist masterwork represents Joel and Ethan Coen and their entire cast, particularly Brolin and Jones, at the peak of their powers. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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dvd>dvd>rock&pop>hardcore>punk&heavy metal>house>r&b>soul&rap>alternative rock>brit pop>progressive rock>hard rock>heavy metal>black metal>disco&dance>hip hop>rap>soul>rock>pop>under 10>under 5>10 to 15>5 to 10>cheap dvd>offer dvd>latest dvd>new release>current release>top chart>free delivery>top 100 dvd>hot releases>best sellers>pre release>hot titles>music dvd store>music dvd store online>music dvd>bargain dvd>bangcd>best dvd selections>wide range dvd>upcoming releases>free delivery worldwide>dispatch within 24hrs>3-5 days delivery upon dispatch>super saver delivery>audio dvd>we source our products globally>Acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen deliver their most gripping and ambitious film yet in this sizzling and supercharged action-thriller. When a man stumbles on a bloody crime scene, a pickup truck loaded with heroin, and two million dollars in irresistible cash, his decision to take the money sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of violence. Not even West Texas law can contain it. Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, and featuring an acclaimed cast led by Tommy Lee Jones, this gritty game of cat and mouse will take you to the edge of your seat and beyond - right up to its heart-stopping final moment. Special Features: The Making Of No Country For Old Men, Working With The Coens, Diary Of A Country Sheriff. Language Options: English, Czech, Hungarian, Polish>>2
Cormac McCarthy's novel. Not that there aren't moments of intense violence, butNo Country for Old Menis their quietest, most existential film yet. In this modern-day Western, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is a Vietnam vet who could use a break. One morning while hunting antelope, he spies several trucks surrounded by dead bodies (both human and canine). In examining the site, he finds a case filled with $2 million. Moss takes it with him, tells his wife (Kelly Macdonald) he's going away for awhile, and hits the road until he can determine his next move. On the way from El Paso to Mexico, he discovers he's being followed by ex-special ops agent Chigurh (an eerily calm Javier Bardem). Chigurh's weapon of choice is a cattle gun, and he uses it on everyone who gets in his way--or loses a coin toss (as far as he's concerned, bad luck is grounds for death). Just as Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), a World War II vet, is on Moss's trail, Chigurh's former colleague, Wells (Woody Harrelson), is on his. For most of the movie, Moss remains one step ahead of his nemesis. Both men are clever and resourceful--except Moss has a conscience, Chigurh does not (he is, as McCarthy puts it, "a prophet of destruction"). At times, the film plays like an old horror movie, with Chigurh as its lumbering Frankenstein monster. Like the taciturn terminator,No Country for Old Mendoesn't move quickly, but the tension never dissipates. This minimalist masterwork represents Joel and Ethan Coen and their entire cast, particularly Brolin and Jones, at the peak of their powers. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
A harrowing story of a war that society is waging on itself, and an enduring meditation on the ties of love and blood and duty that inform lives and shape destinies, No Country for Old Men is a novel of extraordinary resonance and power.
Advantages: Compelling and thought provoking Pulitzer Prize winner. Disadvantages: Overly simplictic and impersonal language
...‘The Road’ an admittedly boringly titled book, written by CormacMcCarthy was published in 2006 and won the prestigious Columbia University Pulitzer prize this year.
CormacMcCarthy, an American writer, born 1933, has written many other books including his first novel The Orchard Keeper, which was published by Random House in 1965, All the Pretty Horses (1992) and No Country for OldMen (2005). The Road is the first of his books I have read and I read it in conjunction with my recently joined book club. The book generated some interesting discussions and it was in fact only later that we realised it had won the Pulitzer Prize.
‘The Road’ is set in a post-apocalyptic era in which the sun has been obscured by ash and the ground covered in its dirty residue. Most of world’s population has been wiped out. Murder and canabalism...
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...gets to the reason why you bought the book Roy gives us a brief history of his team playing for Ireland and how when McCarthy took over the managers job he treated some players disgracefully. He told a 30 year old Denis Irwin one of the most professional honest hard working men I have ever met to work harder or leave.
He is working harder than anyone and he is playing week in week out for Manchester United what more did he want. Embarrassed by these comments Irwin retired.
Not happy destroying one great player’s international career after Paul McGrath publicly gave up drinking McCarthy forced Paul to have a drink with his Irish teammates. After that Paul went on a bender and McCarthy never called him up to the team again.
To those of you reading this YES McCarthy was a bully and he was worse than he sounds. When the Irish team...
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Advantages: Insightful, amusing, fascinating Disadvantages: Falls a fraction flat before the end perks things up again
...Is it possible, ponders Pete McCarthy, to belong to a place in which you've never lived? Born and raised in the grim northern English town of St Helens, he insists he doesn't feel English, yet he's only ever spent time in Ireland, the land of his parents, on short childhood holidays. To discover some sort of answer to his doubts, he sets out to drive his battered old car through the Emerald Isle - the country laid claim to by half of America, any number of Englishmen and a gaggle of emigrating Germans; has he any more of a connection to Irishness than them?
His travels take him from Cork in the south to Donegal in the north-west, in a meandering route determined by nothing in particular save a desire to explore his Anglo-Irish identity by immersion. In his dedication to Guinness and living half his life in the pub, the author must...
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