cormac mccarthy

Here's the (late) edition of the weekly best of Tennessee blogs via TennViews. I was especially honored to have my weekly movie feature Camera Obscura honored with some linkage. And a big woot! for Cormac McCarthy and the Coens.

I read an article recently where some film critic was bemoaning the hideous-ugly depressing nature of movies nominated this year for an Oscar award. As if, for instance, last year's winner "The Departed" was a slapstick comedy of errors. Which, okay, it sort of was.

I knew when I saw the title of Cormac McCarthy's book No Country for Old Men that I had to read it.  And so I did.  McCarthy usually isn't an easy read for me.  I'm not sure why but he isn't.  And I've purposely not read his newest The Road because the premise is just too bleak for me.  But when I found out the Coen brothers were doing NCFOM I knew I would have to see it.

I knew when I saw the title of Cormac McCarthy's book No Country for Old Men that I had to read it.  And so I did.  McCarthy usually isn't an easy read for me.  I'm not sure why but he isn't.  And I've purposely not read his newest The Road because the premise is just too bleak for me.  But when I found out the Coen brothers were doing NCFOM I knew I would have to see it.