Now Stream This highlights the best movies streaming right now, including Barry Lyndon, Her, The Rock, The Brothers Bloom, and more.
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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…
Read MoreThis Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. THE HURT LOCKER There's a compelling character moment toward the end of The Hurt Locker that takes place in a supermarket, which…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley, discuss the mainstream appeal of Shutter Island, try and fail to get excited about Marcus Nispel (the newly minted director of Conan), and wonder about the possibilities of lost subplots in Pixar's Up. Special guest Alex Albrecht joins us this evening from…
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Nathan Johnson first got into composing movie music when he was asked by his cousin Rian to create the score for Rian's 2005 film Brick. The film was not a high-budget picture, but Nathan was still able to record the entire score using one microphone attached to his Powerbook inside his bedroom. Nathan also used…
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Rian Johnson has recorded an online exclusive audio commentary for his new film The Brothers Bloom, which hit theaters in New York and Los Angeles last week, and expands further nationwide tomorrow. You can download the track now on Apple.com. The idea is to load the mp3 file onto your ipod, iphone or zune (wait,…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley dive into the season finale of Lost, evaluate the acting prowess of Chris Hemsworth, and lament the destruction of the IMAX brand. Special guest Laremy Legel joins us from Film.com and Dan Trachtenberg joins us from the Totally Rad Show. Make sure…
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In this jam-packed episode of the /Filmcast: After Dark, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley are joined by Brick and The Brothers Bloom director Rian Johnson as they discuss their favorite opening sequences, bizarre moviegoing experiences, how to preserve one’s first viewing of a film, more movie conventions that bother them, the facial features…
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Every now and then, a director comes along whose debut film is so inventive and skillful that it heralds the arrival of a bold new creative voice. For director Rian Johnson, that film was Brick, a Dashiell Hammett mystery set in a California high school. With his stylish filmmaking (on a shoestring budget, no less)…
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Summit Entertainment has released a new clip from Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom. If you're already planning to see the film (which I hope is the case), I would recommend saving the experience for the big screen and not watching the video. The two minute-long clip, titled "The Mark", shows the brothers, played by Adrien…
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Summit Entertainment has released a new clip from Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom. The clip shows one of the many wonderful sequences in the film. Rachel Weisz explains to Adrien Brody why she became a shut in, through the help of a magic trick. Any screenwriter knows that exposition is the hardest thing to write…
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It's been a long few years since Rian Johnson's first film Brick but Johnson's follow-up, The Brothers Bloom, is finally about to hit theaters, with a limited release in NY/LA on May 15 and expanding wider in the weeks following. My full review of The Brothers Bloom won't be published until the 15th, but in…
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Rian Johnson's (Brick) "big fun globetrotting con man movie" The Brothers Bloom doesn't hit theaters until May 29th, but right now you can watch the first 7 minutes on Hulu. Things to look out for: One of the young Brothers Bloom is played by Where the Wild Things star Max Records, as Rian points out…
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The new poster for Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom is much like the new trailer -- Summit has basically added a bunch of critic quotes. The big problem now is that the new poster doesn't really tell you much about the tone, genre or story. The poster features a photo of a bunch of actors…
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Rian Johnson's cousin Zach Johnson created an alternative poster for The Brothers Bloom. Zach is responsible for a lot of the hand-drawn artwork included in the film. He created the alternative poster as a free side project, and Summit liked it so much they added it to the film's official website. Check out the full…
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Summit Entertainment has released "Trailer #2" for The Brothers Bloom, Rian Johnson's follow-up to the critically acclaimed indie high school noir film Brick. I use quotation marks around "Trailer #2" because the movie trailer is not much different from the original trailer that was released in July before the film got pushed back. The revised…
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A bit of disappointing news. Summit Entertainment has decided to delay the release of Brick director Rian Johnson's acclaimed con adventure film The Brothers Bloom from early January to May 15th 2009 in select markets, and May 29th wide. Moving the film to film to late May shows confidence in the film, but putting it…
Read More[flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/tor2.flv 300 226] Yesterday morning, I caught Cinematical's James Rocchi off guard, and after totally butchering the pronunciation of his last name (hey, for the last two years I've just been calling him "James"), I got his opinion on Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom and JCVD. Eric D Snider also makes a quick cameo appearance.…
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One of the reasons why I love The Brothers Bloom, is because the film cons the audience. The Brothers Bloom is a story about two brothers, disguised as a love story, disguised as a con movie. The perfect con is where everyone involved gets what they wanted. By the time the credits roll, you will…
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Summit Entertainment has provided us with two new exclusive images for Rian Johnson's Brick follow-up, The Brothers Bloom. We'll be seeing the film on Thursday at the Toronto Film Festival, and we also will be talking with Johnson during the week. So please check back. The Brothers Bloom are Bloom (Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody)…
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After Rian Johnson's audacious debut, Brick (a film that fans of Miller's Crossing should give a try, as it contains significant similarities in style and substance), I started to get psyched for his follow-up, The Brothers Bloom. Bloom features a plot about millionaire grifters and stars Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, and Mark Ruffalo. On the…
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Over the weekend, Summit Entertainment released a trailer for director Rian Johnson's follow-up to the 2006 indie high school noir Brick, The Brothers Bloom. Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz and Mark Ruffalo star in a comedy about the best con men team in the world - The Brothers Bloom, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust…
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