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Jan/14

COUNTRY BRUNCHIN’: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

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Jan/14
Javier Bardem is coiffed to kill in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

Javier Bardem is coiffed to kill in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

COEN BROTHERS — BEFORE FARGO: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2007)
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave. between Berry St. & Wythe Ave.
Saturday, January 4, and Sunday, January 5, 11:30 am
718-384-3980
www.nitehawkcinema.com

Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, the Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men is a gripping thriller dominated by the mesmerizing performance of Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh, a psychopathic killer who believes in chance. When Llewelyn Moss (an outstanding Josh Brolin) accidentally stumbles upon the site of a drug deal gone terribly wrong, he walks away with a satchel of cash and the dream of making a better life for him and his wife (Kelly MacDonald). He also knows that there will be a lot of people looking for him — and the two million bucks he has absconded with. On his trail are the Mexican dealers who were ripped off, bounty hunter Carson Wells (Woody Harrelson), and the cool, calm Chigurh, who leaves a bloody path of violence in his wake. Meanwhile, Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) philosophizes on the sorry state of the modern world as he follows the proceedings with an almost Zen-like precision. Though it struggles to reach its conclusion, No Country for Old Men is an intense noir Western, an epic meditation on chance in which the flip of a coin can be the difference between life and a horrible death. Nominated for eight Oscars and winner of four — for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Bardem), Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay — No Country for Old Men is screening January 4-5 at 11:30 am as part of Nitehawk Cinema’s “Country Brunchin’” and “Coen Brothers Before Fargo” series and will be preceded by a live performance by NYC band Tatters & Rags. Yes, the Nitehawk knows that No Country for Old Men actually came after Fargo, which is part of the month-long festival along with Miller’s Crossing, Raising Arizona, Blood Simple, and The Hudsucker Proxy.