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    Behold. The Grimy Greatness of The Road.

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    Yes, many folks around Row Three are anticipating John Hillcoat’s cinematic version of the Cormac McCarthy Novel. Here is the first image, express wired from Andrew.

    The Road Still

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  1. Ashley Townsend says:
    May 19, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    :D Sooooooooo excited!!!! I hope this plays at TIFF!

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  2. Jonathan says:
    May 19, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    *head explosion*

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  3. Andy says:
    May 19, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    NOICE!

    Mr. Oscar is knocking on the door already.

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  4. Andrew James says:
    May 19, 2008 at 5:07 pm

    This actually looks really similar to how I pictured it in my head when I read the book.

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  5. Shannon the Movie Moxie says:
    May 20, 2008 at 7:07 am

    That image is fantastic! :)

    Eep! I still ahve to read the book before it comes out though.

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  6. Marina Antunes says:
    May 20, 2008 at 10:10 am

    Nice. VERY NICE.

    We should read the book together. Seriously. Mark the calendar and just start reading. I’m in for it if anyone else is interested.

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  7. Shannon the Movie Moxie says:
    May 21, 2008 at 12:05 am

    I will totally take you up on that Marina!

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  8. smakas says:
    May 21, 2008 at 7:18 am

    Wasn’t it supposed to be really cloudy and dark? As in dark as night during the day?

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  9. Kurt Halfyard says:
    May 21, 2008 at 8:05 am

    Who knows how much further post-production is going to be done on the film. I like the looks of the actors faces and clothes. Seems pretty dark to me.

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  10. Marina Antunes says:
    May 21, 2008 at 10:07 am

    @Shannon – Alright. We should totally do this. I’ll stop by the bookstore this weekend to pick up a copy!

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  11. Whitney says:
    May 22, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    I’m glad it’s Viggo Mortensen playing the father. I didn’t realize it, but that’s exactly how I pictured the novel. This film might be so horrifying, but in the best ways.

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  12. Shannon the Movie Moxie says:
    May 24, 2008 at 7:45 am

    @Marina – I’m picking up the book today! :)

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  13. John Allison says:
    May 24, 2008 at 7:55 am

    I haven’t read the book but you guys are almost convincing me to read it. I used to read a lot but just haven’t had the time in the past few years to sit down and read. I spend all my time with movies, on the web and with the family.

    I am tempted though.

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  14. Kurt says:
    May 24, 2008 at 8:08 am

    Best book I’ve read in the past 10 years. Yes, John, yes. Read this book.

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  15. rot says:
    May 25, 2008 at 8:25 am

    I also liked the book but I have to caution that it is not your typical book, its simple and repetitive and bleak and unrelenting. I think of it as the literary version of something like VanSant’s Gerry, something that pushes you to the limit of comfort in order to feel something unexpected.

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  16. Marina Antunes says:
    May 27, 2008 at 5:44 pm

    A few more photos:

    The Road 1

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  17. Shannon the Movie Moxie says:
    June 2, 2008 at 7:15 am

    Finished the book. Surprizingly good, and quick, read.

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  18. rot says:
    June 2, 2008 at 7:40 am

    Its funny, The Road is McCarthy at his most laconic, limited vocabulary, short and to the point yet it has the same underlying brutal vision of humanity that Blood Meridian has, but which stylistically is on the other end of the spectrum altogether… a page does not go by where I am not learning a new word… the story is caked in description and you realize he is pushing a very specific vision, down to background set-design.

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  19. jon says:
    June 15, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    i did my senior thesis on this book. it was extremely difficult due to the depth of the novel and lack of criticism done. It is an amazing story and it is, like you all said, how i pictured it in my mind. For me this movie cant come soon enough.

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