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AICN & ALAMO & AFS & SXSW present Josh Brolin and a screening of NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN!!!

Josh Brolin by skimn	Oct 17th, 2007 06:51:19 PM
got a nice write up in EW.
If I dont get a confirmation by tonight... by TheRealSeveren	Oct 17th, 2007 06:58:57 PM
its on LARS! I know where youll be tonight...in space!
wait... by TheRealSeveren	Oct 17th, 2007 07:08:29 PM
youre not in space... youre in bangkok!
Can't wait to see this by RipVanMarlowe	Oct 17th, 2007 07:18:04 PM
I've got a Friday morning press screening and a round-table interview with Brolin Wednesday...psyched out of my mind...
WAIT A SEC... by The Real MiraJeff	Oct 17th, 2007 07:45:46 PM
Harry, my man, No Country was VERY GOOD, but the only GREAT thing about it was Javier Bardem's performance. I mean, the direction is solid and it's suspenseful as fuck for the first two-thirds but it climaxes too early (I have the same problem myself) and the end strives for this metaphoric mumbo-jumbo that it doesn't pull off. It's one of the better films of the year but it's not the BEST and frankly that's what I was expecting when I sat down to see it, based on the early word of mouth and that trailer. Granted, maybe my expectations were too high but I'm not the only one who doubts that this one has the legs to make it to the final 5 Best Picture nominees. I'll be reviewing it soon, and for the record, I think Bardem has created an iconic embodiment of evil, a character that will be remembered on almost the same level as Hannibal Lecter, but there's no way anyone can look me in the eye and tell me that No Country is a better film than Fargo, or even Blood Simple. It just isn't. No way, no how. But it's still something to get excited about.
the cast by The Real MiraJeff	Oct 17th, 2007 07:49:41 PM
is solid, top to bottom, but the script gets a little self-important at the end. It's a very well directed, first-rate thriller that stumbles at the finish line, like a lot of prestige films have, from Eastern Promises to In the Valley of Elah.
I'd love to go. by jrbarker	Oct 17th, 2007 08:01:55 PM
Pick me!
Josh Brolin has a GIANT fucking head! by Batutta	Oct 17th, 2007 08:20:53 PM
I saw him at the Elah premiere, and couldn't stop staring at his huge fuckin' noggin.
I HAVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE! The book was great and Javier seems by eggbeater	Oct 17th, 2007 09:21:53 PM
like he is totally in the zone with his performance.
Shouldn't there be an Austin-only area of the site? by gruntybear	Oct 17th, 2007 09:44:46 PM
I'm just saying.
"I'm going to hit you so hard that when you wake up..." by Osmosis Jones	Oct 17th, 2007 09:59:14 PM
"...your clothes will be out of style!"
Gruntybear! Quit Making Sense. by georges garvaren	Oct 17th, 2007 09:59:32 PM
This is the internet, for Pete's sake.
gruntybear by HEADGEEK	Oct 17th, 2007 10:00:05 PM
Believe it or not - people sometimes travel great distances for things like this. Like THE PIXAR STORY screening I had... Guy drove in from Arkansas - and another fella drove in from Atlanta. For BNAT - people have come from all over the world. Sometimes people travel for cool events.
Sometimes People Travel For Cool Pants, Too. by georges garvaren	Oct 17th, 2007 10:03:16 PM
I did once. Four and one whole half-n-hour for some MC Hammer pants. My, my, my, can't touch this!
READ THIS BOOK!!! by CarmillaVonDoom	Oct 18th, 2007 01:15:55 AM
If this movie is 1/10th of the greatness of the source material, expect to have your mind blown out of your ass!
Keep the Austin news please by CarmillaVonDoom	Oct 18th, 2007 01:18:11 AM
Some of us are also just NOSY and curious about things for no reason. :^) Wish I could get down there myself!!
Huzzah for Austin news! by delatao	Oct 18th, 2007 02:37:13 AM
But I'm biased I'm here(big up for the 45!)Harry, just between us, what's the very first Terror Thursday at the Ritz gonna be? I wont tell a soul I swear!
Got an RSVP.... by McJakeG	Oct 18th, 2007 05:01:42 PM
But I still didn't get in? Damn.
McJakeG by AugustusGloop	Oct 18th, 2007 05:42:36 PM
I hear ya. Responded at 9pm yesterday, evite sent at 11:30 today, checked email at 5:30, and 0 slots left. :(
Well I thought by McJakeG	Oct 18th, 2007 05:55:07 PM
that when I got the evite that it meant I was in, but then saw I needed to RSVP but it was too late.
Not really first come/first serve by coconutgroves	Oct 18th, 2007 06:13:35 PM
Harry - I appreciate this type of even through AICN, but I am a bit let down here about the tickets. I emailed a few minutes after this story posted. Alamo sent out an email on accident to those accepted, then sent a second email with an Evite. By the time I clicked the Evite, all "invites" were full. What is the point of first come/first serve email list when there is a second first come/first serve Evite. I bit wonkey if you ask me. I've been looking forward to this movie and I knew I was one of the first to email, so excuse me if I am a bit pissed there was a secondary RSVP system where people could take a person's spot, regardless if they emailed AFTER you did. Plus, to add insult to injury, I was informed I could wait in the stand by line.
Coconut Groves by Rustle	Oct 18th, 2007 08:13:41 PM
I feel your pain.. Same thing happened to me.. Seems like this one could have been handled better..
Hmmmm, happened to 2 others by coconutgroves	Oct 18th, 2007 09:56:31 PM
Makes you wonder how many tickets were actually available once it rolled around to the AICN'rs...
Make that 3 others by coconutgroves	Oct 19th, 2007 12:18:04 AM
Get an evite, find out now more tickets are available. I was actually told that I was "good" for tickets by Alamo, just to find out about the evite crap. Guess I'm not blowing the right person... :)
Shit, that makes 4 by tornin2	Oct 19th, 2007 05:36:28 PM
What the hell, I hope someone pulls their heads out of their ass. Each submission was not good for 1 or 2. According to the evite, my submission was good for 0. Thanks for nothing AICN and ALAMO.
Someone should post who did get tickets by coconutgroves	Oct 21st, 2007 12:28:43 PM
Sounds like everyone was screwed - did anyone actually get tickets?
Make that 5 by supersize	Oct 23rd, 2007 09:51:42 AM
So very dissapointing come home to check my email I have an Evite I figure awesome I click on it 0 spots left Why even send out invitations like this.Not cool not cool

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