New On Blu-Ray: 'Joker', 'The Lighthouse', 'Brick', 'Body Parts'
This week's round-up of new Blu-ray releases includes Joker, The Lighthouse, Brick, and Body Parts.
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You Need To Watch 'Brick' Before Seeing Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out'
On the list of movies to watch before Knives Out is director Rian Johnson's 2005 debut: the high school film noir classic Bricl.
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Rian Johnson's 'Brick' Being Released On Blu-Ray For The First Time In The U.S. This May
Brick, Rian Johnson's debut film, will be released on Blu-ray for the first time ever this May.
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'Brick' Parody Addresses 'The Last Jedi' Controversies Using Imagery From Rian Johnson's First Film
A fan film called Star Wars: Revenge of the Incels uses the style and structure of Rian Johnson's debut movie Brick to tackle The Last Jedi controversies.
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The Best Movies Of Sundance Film Festival History Part 2: 2000-2017
Lets take a look at the best movies from the last 15 years of the festival as Park City became a launching pad for hundred million dollar award contenders.
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Cool Stuff: Mondo Posters For 'Where The Wild Things Are' And 'Brick'
Sure, Mondo does posters for some of the biggest movies: Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Back to the Future and others. But the Austin-based company is at their absolute best when they make posters for smaller movies. This week, they're back on that kick. The incomparable Ken Taylor has tackled Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are,…
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/Filmcast Ep. 151 - Super 8 (GUEST: Director Rian Johnson)
This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam continue their discussion about Tree of Life, find something redeemable about the Pirates sequels, and get excited about Darren Aronofsky's next project. Special guest director Rian Johnson returns. Check out Rian's films on Netflix and Amazon. His newest film, Looper, will be in theaters September 2012. You can always e-mail…
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Page 2: Transformers, Brick, Justin Bieber, Star Trek, Federico Fellini, Gremlins, Dogma, Neil Gaiman, Superman
Mini-LOL: Is Disney trying to sell their latest animated film Tangled with subliminal sex messages? [brew] What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 40 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles…
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Breaking Bad Recap: Episode 9 "Kafkaesque" Takes A Hard Look At Death, Taxes, And Chicken
/Film will be recapping and discussing each episode of the third season of Breaking Bad. A spoiler warning applies after the jump for the recaps and for the comments section. Meth heads welcome. For previous recaps, click here. The calamitous, nail biter episodes that were "Sunset" and "One Minute" were followed by two quieter if unsettling installments. The first,…
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Sam Mendes To Direct 'Oz The Great And Powerful' With Star Robert Downey, Jr?
Update: The LA Times mentions that another director who is a top candidate for the film is Adam Shankman (Bedtime Stories). So let that temper your excitement a bit, at least for now. Guess this answers the question about what Sam Mendes is doing while EON Productions figures out the future of James Bond. While…
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The Original Festival Trailer For Rian Johnson's Brick
I remember getting chills after watching the trailer for Rian Johnson's Brick back in 2005, and watching this newly unearthed pre-Sundance trailer for the film is giving me similar vibes. Maybe it's the brilliant use of Ennio Morricone's "Paying off Scores", or the way the trailer is cut to a conversation between Brendan and Brain…
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The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 47 - Michael Mann And Rian Johnson's Brick (GUEST: Dan Trachtenberg)
The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient…
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Stage Adaptation Of Rian Johnson's Brick
I always find it interesting when school drama departments choose to adapt movies into stageplays. Sure, the end result never ends up half as good as the big screen version (it's a high school production after all), but it's still fun. The J.L. Mann High School Drama Program is putting on a stage production of…
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