B2F: New 'No Country' Trailer Thrills, Chills

In book-to-film news, AOL Movies posted a new trailer for the Coen brothers' forthcoming adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy classic No Country for Old Men. I have little to add to the trailer except how absolutely, mind-blowingly, kid-at-Christmas excited I am about the film, having read (and recently re-read) the novel and loved every single word of it -- including those brilliant compound words with which McCarthy peppers his dustblown Americana landscapes.

Currently, the author is best known for his award-wininng novel All the Pretty Horses -- which was adapted to film by Billy Bob Thorton in 2000 -- and for his latest bestseller, The Road, which was unexpectedly chosen by Her Majesty (see: Oprah) for her book club. Mark my words, though, the famously reclusive McCarthy will soon gain more notoriety than he's seen in his storied career when this film releases November 21 to critical acclaim and box-office success -- and even more when it cleans up at the Oscars. The Coen brothers have an incredibly keen eye for the Western setting of McCarthy's novel, and a pitch-perfect-black sense of humor to balance the emotional qualities of the film. The casting looks damn-near perfect, too, with none other than Tommy Lee Jones playing the ageing, regretful small-town Sheriff.

 While you're at it, check out the NC-17 red-band trailer on the No Country movie site (NSFW): it shows a side of the film that is harrowing, dark, visceral, and shot-for-shot from the original text.

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Chris is a book nerd who is very selective about seeing movies, but is nevertheless totally stoked about the film he descibed above (and, yes, he's aware that it's weird he doesn't like movie theaters, get over it). He hopes you read and enjoy everything by Cormac McCarthy.