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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy stories: 5 news summaries
Movie Review

 Bleak Road Not 
 as Good as Book 

Critics split on adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic epic

Nov 25, 09 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s a thankless job adapting a literary darling like The Road, and, sure enough, director John Hillcoat hasn’t gotten much thanks. Critics have mixed feelings about the bleak post-apocalyptic film. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • Despite good acting, the film is merely adequate, “an
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movie review • Viggo Mortensen • Cormac McCarthy • The Road • The Road reviews

OPINION

 Fall Films Worth Seeing 


Aug 18, 09 5:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Entertainment Weekly looks at the most promising movies for the fall. Here's a sampling:
  • 9: Shane Acker’s Oscar-nominated short about sentient rag dolls gets a big-screen treatment courtesy of producer Tim Burton.
  • The Informant: Matt Damon gained 30 pounds for Steven Soderbergh’s film on corporate
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entertainment • Leonardo DiCaprio • Michael Moore • Viggo Mortensen • Tim Burton • Cormac McCarthy • Megan Fox • Woody Harrelson

ANALYSIS

 In Defense of
 American Blood Lust

'Inheritance' of nation 'born in blood'

Aug 7, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Cormac McCarthy's ascension "from cult writer to Great American Novelist" and the "primordial joy" of Grand Theft Auto IV as backdrop, Stephen Marche reflects on the central role violence plays in the American mythos in Esquire. "Purification through violence has been created and nurtured by figures... More »

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violence • Cormac McCarthy • Grand Theft Auto IV • Esquire

Clooney Sees No Country Sweep

The actor shares  his Oscar picks ahead of tomorrow's ceremony; tells Time he's never wrong

Feb 23, 08 7:19 PM CST
(Newser) - If you’re betting on Oscar results this weekend, Time has an odd piece of advice: Listen to George Clooney. The actor says he's never been wrong about winners, the magazine reports, and he shares this year’s picks: The Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men will... More »

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Academy Awards • George Clooney • Javier Bardem • Cormac McCarthy • Diablo Cody • Joel and Ethan Coen • Paul Thomas Anderson • Julie Christie • Daniel Day-Lewis • Robert Elswit • Amy Ryan • Oscars

No Country Is Thriller Heaven

Coen brothers adapt McCarthy novel to good effect

Nov 9, 07 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - It's a far piece from their Oscar-winning Fargo, but No Country for Old Men, the new thriller from Joel and Ethan Coen, is generating the same kind of buzz. Set in a West Texas border town in 1980, No Country, an adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel about a... More »

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movie review • Tommy Lee Jones • Coen brothers • Joel Coen • Ethan Coen • Fargo • Javier Bardem • Josh Brolin • Cormac McCarthy

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