The only reason to go to the cinema this year.....

..well there are probaly more to be honest. But for me it is to see The Road. Adapted from the novel by Cormac Mcarthy, he off No Country For Old Men fame, its really looking good so far. A few pictures have been released and its looking good so far. Its being handled by John Hillcoat ( he of The Proposition direction ) and with Viggo Mortenson in the main role. Superb pairing.

If you have never read the book ( don't speak to me ever again) then its more than worth you aquianting yourself with it. Its a post-apocalyptic tale of a father and son traversing the Midwest of America after a unnamed global disaster. There is enough evidence in the book to suggest it was a nuclear exchange but it is never made clear. The book follows there plan to reach the South-east coast and the ocean in the hope of some salvation. The book details the barren landscape and brings the devestation and despair to vivid image, it is so well written and possible to see what Mcarthy is envisioning. It really stayed with me for a long time after reading. It is in no way a science-fiction or adventure story. As most people have mentioned after reading its more a love story.

Sadly I don't know how long we will have to wait for its release. It is penned in for a November 2009 release in the States so maybe Christmas over here. But I can't see it being a very popular Holiday film.


So in celebration I have uploaded one of the best Sabbath covers I ever heard. Back when The Dillinger Escape Plan where knocking "Calculating Infinity" out they recorded this cheeky version of Paranoid. Complete with swing breakdown, it was meant for some limited Sabbath covers EP ( not the Hydrahead one) but never happened I am led to believe.

DEP - Paranoid

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