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This Week, On A Very Special Episode Of The Road

HAHAHAHAH, WHAT IS THAT MUSIC? Yay! We did it! We walked around a dun-colored nightmarish hellscape of inhumanly horrifying post-Apocalyptic tragedy! And then the United States came from behind to beat Russia in Olympic hockey! THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BARTLET!...  CONTINUE READING THIS WEEK, ON A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE OF THE ROAD»

Posted on November 2, 2009 in (52 comments)
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The Road Trailer Tries To carry The Fire

Cormac McCarthy's book, The Road is a miserable (in the "good" way) experience; an unrelenting vivid nightmare. One could easily wonder whether they should have ever made a movie in the first place. The human reality of the Apocalypse is...  CONTINUE READING THE ROAD TRAILER TRIES TO CARRY THE FIRE»

Posted on May 15, 2009 in (51 comments)
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Cormac McCarthy's The Road: Omar's Coming, Omar's Coming!

There's a good article in the New York Times today about the movie adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road. It turns out that it's very difficult to make it look realistic that the world is covered in the constantly falling...  CONTINUE READING CORMAC MCCARTHY'S THE ROAD: OMAR'S COMING, OMAR'S COMING!»

Posted on May 27, 2008 in (2 comments)
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Aragorn Shuffled Through The Ash, Pushing The Cart Towards The Coast Of Isildur

The first image from the Viggo Moretnson adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road hit the internet today (Row Three via i09). It looks about right. I see layers of clothing, and Apocalyptic ash. Oh, and child eyes filled with sad...  CONTINUE READING ARAGORN SHUFFLED THROUGH THE ASH, PUSHING THE CART TOWARDS THE COAST OF ISILDUR»

Posted on May 20, 2008 in (0 comments)
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