The Lost Plum…

 I watch and see a lot of movies, however, one of the biggest movies of last year I didn’t see. I have yet to see No Country For Old Men. (Insert your shock and awe here!) I love, I mean, LOVE Cormack McCarthy, he is one of my favorite author and one of the most important American writers of our time.  He is simply brilliant. The first thing of his I read was The Orchard Keeper, I was in 7^th grade…not really reading material for someone my age, but I used to devour books and after reading that had to read everything he had ever wrote. I also might be one of the only people here in NYC who saw The Sunset Limited (his second play) more then three times. His work is poetry and celebration, and life and death, in one hard (or soft) cover.

No Country For Old Men is one of my go to books when I need a great read. It changes me and eats at my brain like a zombie in heat.  (If you also like this book you must read The Road) However, I have yet to see this movie, at first it was cause I love the book so much and although I’m sure the movie will rock my socks off I still worry it just might not…..and then there is Josh Brolin.  He killed Harvey Milk and I just can’t support him any more!

FACT: I also have a thing for Yates, one of his poems derives the name…I could go into more detail but then you would all know how nerdy I really am!