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After ten viewings
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"Things I noticed on my tenth viewing of Brick: (with some help from a friend watching it for the first time) Brendan never actually tells Brain that he found Emily dead. And Brain never explicitly acknowledges the he understands this. Stoic as he is, Brendan doesn't seem upset enough at Emily's death, but his brief breakdown much later in the story makes up for this, and we instinctively know it's his grief over Emily's death. Is Brendan faking or exaggerating his injuries in order to mislead Laura or keep he off balance? On his way to the meeting at the flood runoff pipe, he staggers away, seemingly about to collapse. Then he suddenly straightens out and walks steadily and with purpose. I always thought we were seeing his mind's resolve overcome his body's breakdown in real time, but now I think he was faking it. One of the most sympathetic main characters, other than Brendan, turns out to be Emily's killer. This tipped me off to what should have been obvious all along. This is a ... "
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10 Worst Sundance Sensations
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"Getting ready for the Sundance Film Festival can be very exciting. As we await the event’s Thursday opening, we can’t stop wondering what will be the next big thing. Will this year’s hit be the highly-anticipated Michael Cera project Paper Hearts, or will it be something that we as of yet know nothing about? It’s easy to forget, however, that oftentimes the next big thing is also the next lamest thing. Sundance sensations, those films that are much-buzzed-about, that sell for a lot of money, that go on to be marketed like crazy and ultimately receive Oscar recognition, tend to lend themselves most easily to backlashes. Usually such derision is deserved, as in the case of the following ten films, each of which made a big splash at Sundance despite being bad. 10. Brick (Ria "
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The Brothers Bloom Review, Fant ...
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"Fantastic Fest is hosting four “Secret Screenings” of movies that haven’t been released yet, and the first one unspooled last night to a theater full of people who had no idea what they were about to see. Rian Johnson was in town with a print of his movie The Brothers Bloom, and one lucky audience got to see it several months early. It’s hard to watch Bloom and not think about the world that Wes Anderson’s films inhabit. Places where people travel by steamship, are always immaculately dressed, and consist of extreme caricatures. Johnson’s first feature Brick had that quality, and The Brothers Bloom has it in spades. It’s a fantasy world that Johnson himself probably wouldn’t mind living in, and I’m sure he’d have a fair share of people willing to follow him. At least one theater full of people last night wouldn’t have minded. Bloom is the story of two brothers, Bloom and Stephen, who bounce from house to house as foster children while cooking up elaborate confidence schemes to line "
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"Rian Johnson is the director of the innovative modern-day film noir Brick, which premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, and The Brothers Bloom is his impressive followup. While Brick is certainly set in a world of its own, with everyone in a contemporary high school speaking in 30s and 40s detective-speak, The Brothers Bloom takes place in a fantasy world chock full of steamships, fancy cars, and mysterious settings. He gets impressive performances out of Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz reinvents herself nicely, and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi is terrific with an extremely tiny amount of dialogue. It’s well worth seeing when it comes out in January. I sat down with Rian in Toronto and he told me about writing a part for Bob Dylan, his feelings about b "
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"As the Toronto International Film Festival draws to a close, we talk with Karina Longworth and Kevin Kelly about their experience. The Coen Brothers’ new film Burn After Reading gets a mixed reaction, apparently it’s better if you get to see it with Adrien Brody. Brody’s new film, The Brothers Bloom, by Brick director Rian Johnson, is one of Kevin’s favorites. The Fall, a lush surrealist epic directed by Tarsem (yes, he only goes by one name), is out on DVD. Adam and I mull it over, comparing it to the 1973 campy classic Zardoz, starring a half-naked Sean Connery. Lastly, I interview Michelle Byrd, executive director of IFP about Independent Film Week, taking place in New York September 14-1 "
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Brick Take Two
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"This is the second time i've seen it..I wondered if,as the "Film-Geek" that i undoubtedly am, that i would change my mind about this, and just love it unabashedly, but ,no,my views didnt really change.I'm with Leeroy711.Apart from the stylised dialogue,which is a real hoot first time round,it just comes up a bit thin. Some of that dialogue is just plain laughable,i'm thinking of the scenes with Richard Rowntree,at the college?..(they emulate the scenes the "gumshoe" would have with the "official" investigators...like"i've got the D.A's office on my back" etc...)..you see i'm wanting to love it on it's own terms,but when i start laughing AT it,i just wish i was watching "Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid"..the last word in spoof "noir"..but that's just me. "
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"Overall, I liked this film. It had an intelligent plot, better than average camerawork and a couple of pretty descent characters. I didn’t have a problem with the jargon, per se… I only had a problem with the backdrop. I generally think that this would have made an incredible film had it not been told from a high-school student’s point of view. This film has all of the classic clichés and nuances of a great piece of film noir. We have the classic femme fatale, the lead characters spends most of his time getting beat up, and oh yeah, the jargon. The problem with these things is that the fact that these are high-school students playing them out. It really gave me the impression, much of the time that I was watching an elaborate high-school play in which the kids were portraying adults. Unfortunately it was more of the other way around. I really didn’t see any aspect of this story that hinged on the age of the characters. It makes me wonder why it w ... "
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"I knew after seeing a preview of this film that I was going to like it, but I underestimated how much I would "actually" like it. Apart from Charlie Kaufman's oeveur, this is one of the most original films I've seen in years. Who would've thought that Joseph Gordon-Levitt could STAR in something this engaging? Not to mention it co-stars the beautiful Emilie de Ravin (even if she only appears from time to time), this is classic film noir genetically mutated into a modern-day emo high-schooler's existence. I love the muted, dreary, rainy-day look cinematographer Steve Yedlin has achieved here, turning Southern California into what appears to be somewhere like Seattle (or the mid-west, for that matter, but with more hills). I can see how it may alienate some viewers, but I think if you go into it with an open mind (and the subtitle option turned on, if you're not hep to noir-laden lingo), I think you'll enjoy this film as much as I did. Which was a lot. "
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for "brick" read "the package"
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"I found myself preoccupied with the main conceit of this film..that is, the overt "Film Noir"/ Chandleresque(some say Hammet) dialogue,wherein , the main/sympathetic characters speak in a poetic, elliptical , knowing and wise-cracking style.. Go with it ,and it is a familiar and enjoyable ride, with recognisable stock "noir" characters..the "femme fatale" , the geeky "expert" friend,and of course, the main character , the maverick "lone sleuth "/ "gumshoe", taking the law into his own hands, and getting beaten up a hell of alot,in the process....Joseph Gordon-Levitt is great,and this is enjoyable ,but nowhere near as good as it thinks it is... "
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Mixed feelings.
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"Upon seeing this film I generally liked it but after a day or two passed and the more I processed and deigested it, it became clear that the film was pretentious and confusing to the casual movie watcher. One of my problems with the film was the dialogue. I know it is a film and artistic license and all that jazz but most of what happened in the film was to unbelivable in the way it was portrayed. Overall it was a sweet and sour experience. "
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