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David Packer, Trainspotting
"Several years ago on a trip to Marfa Texas, Packer was impressed by the enormous freight trains that seem to be omnipresent in that landscape. At any time, day or night, one would be aware of these extremely long trains whose contents are completely unknown to outsiders. Packer could not help but draw linear conclusions to American corporate culture, with its ethos of secrecy and greed. The presence of these trains in such a pristine landscape also created a connection between corporate activity and the abuse of the environment..."
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Coen brothers spin a murderous Texas tale
"The American siblings’ latest film, “No Country for Old Men,” is a tale of murder that has impressed audiences and critics at Cannes Film Festival. At its center is an aging sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) trying to catch a killer and make sense of a world in which violence seems to have no end..." “Like the novel, like the story, with the landscape you wonder: Is it really incredibly bleak or is it beautiful? It’s kind of both.”