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No Country for Old Men (2007)

Directed by Joel Coen•2h 2m•Published Nov 14, 2023•Episode length 4h 30m
Episode 200 - No Country For Old Men
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Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem
Anton Chigurh
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones
Ed Tom Bell
Josh Brolin
Josh Brolin
Llewelyn Moss
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson
Carson Wells
Kelly Macdonald
Kelly Macdonald
Carla Jean Moss
Garret Dillahunt
Garret Dillahunt
Wendell
Tess Harper
Tess Harper
Loretta Bell
Barry Corbin
Barry Corbin
Ellis
Stephen Root
Stephen Root
Man Who Hires Wells
Rodger Boyce
Rodger Boyce
El Paso Sheriff

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Joel Coen
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Overview

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

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You can't stop what's coming - and that's a 4 plus hour runtime. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia (Megs is in the ICU) as we head to West Texas in 1980 in search of fate or nihilism or God or meaning in The Coen Brothers' seminal work "No Country For Old Men." We're also …

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You can't stop what's coming - and that's a 4 plus hour runtime.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia (Megs is in the ICU) as we head to West Texas in 1980 in search of fate or nihilism or God or meaning in The Coen Brothers' seminal work "No Country For Old Men." We're also celebrating our 200th episode with some Friends of the Podcast and with a runtime this high, you know there's probably a special someone coming on.  We're telling you to 'call it' in our 200th episode as we discuss:

  • The difference between active and passive spectatorship and how directors usually manipulate our response
  • Whether or not we as viewers are obligated a story that ties up with any respect to the story being told
  • Who was the original first choice of the Coens for Llewelyn Moss and the backup choice for Anton Chigurh
  • We're building our communal word power as we forsake brevity in the spirit of levity
  • We're joined by Friends of the Podcast: Andy Dickson, James DeGuzman and Hermes Auslander
  • We discuss again how Liam and Georgia watch films as opposed to Ian and Ethan's perspective
  • Someone didn't set a Fantasy Football lineup.  Guess who.
  • The group pick their Mount Rushmore of Scary Disney Scenes
  • Whether or not No Country For Old Men is the Best Film Ever

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We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

  • Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM
  • Hermes Auslander
  • James DeGuzman
  • Lina Oberholzer
  • Ensign Ian Davies
  • Chris Pedersen 
  • Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)
  • Randal Silva
  • The Yeetmeister
  • Nate The Great
  • Rev Bruce
  • Cheezy (with a fish on a bike)
  • Andy Dickson
  • Holly Callen
  • Richard
  • Ryan Kuketz
  • Dirk Diggler
  • Shai Bergerfroind
  • Stew from the Stew World Order podcast
  • Norfolk Dom
  • AJ from Nova Scotia

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Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

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