No Country For Old Men
February 24, 2008
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Was it really a surprise that 'No Country For Old Men' won? After sweeping all award shows for Best Picture, it was obvious that the Coen’s flick would take home the Oscar for Best Picture of the year.
The Coen brothers should pop the champagne as they took home Best Director and Javier Bardem won best supporting actor for his role in their flick.
When accepting the award Joel Coen said, "Thank you very much for this. Thank you, Scott Rudin for bringing us this novel and giving us the opportunity to make the movie. I think whatever success we've had in this area has been entirely attributable to how selective we are. We've only adapted Homer and Cormac McCarthy, so thank you."
February 19, 2008
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Actor Javier Bardem has a big week ahead of him. He is up for "Best Supporting Actor" for his portrayal of a serial killer in “No Country For Old Men”. Javier won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA for his performance and many believe he will take home the golden statue this coming Sunday.
Now that we know who might win, here are some quick facts about Bardem.
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem was born on March 1, 1969 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
In an interview for time-out he stated that he lost his virginity at the age of 19.
Before acting professionally, Bardem was a member of the Spanish national rugby team.
Javier is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-, SAG- and BAFTA Award- winning Spanish actor.
Javier has made over two dozen films in his native country.
Javier’s big break was starring in the critically acclaimed "Before Night Falls".
Bardem is currently in a relationship with "Jamón, Jamón" co-star Penélope Cruz.
Javier will go up against Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hal Holbrook, Tom Wilkinson, Casey Affleck at the 80th Annual Academy Awards.
January 27, 2008
Another win for the Coen brothers as their latest flick No Country For Old Men took home 'Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture' tonight at the SAG awards.
Javier Bardem who stars in the movie won the award 'Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.'
Here's the list all the winners from the 14th Annual Screen Actor Guild Awards.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- DANIEL DAY-LEWIS
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
-JULIE CHRISTIE
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
-JAVIER BARDEM
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
-RUBY DEE
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
-NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
January 10, 2008
Miramax and Fox Searchlight have posted the scripts for their movies online for people to read, hoping to create more buzz for the awards show.
Scripts include The Darjeeling Unlimited, Juno, No Country For Old Men, and Gone Baby Gone. The scripts are available on each of their websites.
December 13, 2007
There is nothing that I can write or say that can bring justice to the film “No Country For Old Men.” A wonderful movie, a compelling script, and powerful acting from every single one of the ensemble cast involved in this yet another Coen brother’s masterpiece.
Llewelyn Moss, played by the great Josh Brolin (American Gangster and Grindhouse to name a few) stumbles across a field of dead bodies, abandoned trucks, and a case with two million dollars in cash, which he, without hesitating nabs. This causes a whirlwind of suspense that only the Coen brothers can create. Llewelyn is now on the run from a psychotic killer played by the unbelievable Javier Bardem (The Sea Inside, The Dancer Upstairs, and Love in the Time of Cholera), who judges the faith and outcome of people’s lives that he encounters with a flip of his trusty coin. As Brolin runs and Bardem chases similar to the great Tom and Jerry cartoons but with a lot more violence, brutality, gore, and suspense, others begin to join in this rat race. Tommy Lee Jones plays Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, who is now on the hunt to stop Bardem and his killing spree through the state of Texas, even though he is sick and tired of all the evil that there is in the world. Woody Harrelson also has a fantastic cameo as Carson Wells, a killer hired to kill a killer. Garret Dillahunt is hilarious in his role across Tommy Lee Jones as Deputy Wendell. And, last but definitely not least, Kelly Macdonald, a Glasgow Scotland native, plays Llewelyn’s girl Carla Jean Moss to perfection. It was an honor for me to see Macdonald play this trailer park Texan with such perfection.
Even though, I was not able to criticize anyone about this film, because it was altogether enjoyed by most, if not every, critic who laid his or her eyes on it. It is safe to say that the Coen Brothers, who I suspected were at the top of their game after such greats as Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Man Who Wasn’t There, and Ladykillers to name a few, are able to create their best piece of cinematic work yet with No Country For Old Men. This film is not only Oscar-worthy; it can very well be the Oscar winner for Best Picture and Best Screenplay.
Pat The Movie Critic gives 'No Country For Old Men' --- 5 Scoops.
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