The Spectator’s Stephen Pollard has already blogged about this weekend’s big cultural draw – the Sunday performance of La traviata at the Royal Opera House. Although, if you haven’t yet bought tickets for this “once in a generation” treat, then you’ll have difficulty in getting to see it – all performances are sold out.
Far more attainable are tickets for this week’s best, new general release film: the Coen Brother’s No Country for Old Men. This gritty, Texas-set thriller merges the violence and hopelessness of classic films noir with the Coen’s own offbeat sensibility, and it’s certainly their most accomplished work to date. Check out Peter Bradshaw’s review in the Guardian (which mirrors my opinion) or Jonathan Rosenbaum’s piece for the Chicago Reader (diametrically opposed to Bradshaw’s review, but a far more interesting piece of criticism).
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