See Brick.

next week in Austin

Regal Cinemas Arbor Cinemas @ Great Hills

I *heart* you.

I had a indie break today and watching Inside Man.

Oh come on. Its Spike Lee. That's like, half indie by nature even if it did have a big cast and budget!

good point.

I'm going to the advance screening of On A Clear Day tonight. I have to get my Billy Boyd fix somehow.

And Billy Boyd steals the show!!!

On a Clear Day scored a direct hit on my heart, I actually cried a bit.

*cough*

When were you seeing Brick again?

When I'm in Austin next week.

*tough guy*

Damn right you are, bitch.

I'm putting together my list for Austin

Awesome, I Fuckin' Shot That!
Brick
Summer Storm

Me = jealous

Watched Friends With Money last night. I really enjoyed it despite Jennifer Aniston.

Checking out Brick this afternoon in Austin. I also picked up a Brick Glossary at the Angelika in Houston. Now I know what it means to "take a powder" and what a "burg" and "yeg" are.

I eagerly await your review.

Oh, and isn't that Brick glossary thing the coolest? They were passing them out at the Arclight on opening weekend.

Its not a very necessary addition. There was no language that wasn't easily picked up through context. It wasn't Anthony Burgess or anything like that!

You know, Brick is an interesting situation for me. I'm a huge fan of film noir, everyone knows that. So naturally, Brick should be right as rain.

The problem I had was that Brick felt more like an exercise in style for the first 2/3's of the film. I would compare it to Baz's Romeo and Juliet adaptation. An even better example would be Sally Potter's Yes, where the entire film was spoken in rhymed iambic pentameter.

I found during the closing chapters of Brick that the actors were no longer performing this rigid function and were instead telling a very in-depth noir tale. I only wish the energy and excitement lasted throughout the entire film.

Egads. I must say, I'm a bit surprised that I've been the only one that truly loved this film here thus far. To me, I doubt I'll have a first time viewing experience like it ever again. That's how much I loved it. It makes me feel strange to see these sort of mixed reviews popping up. I feel like I must have seen a completely different film, because I couldn't find a single flaw.

You got a grade, loyal?

Indeed I do. It would have been a solid C without the wham bam closing act. With a heavy heart, I'm giving it a B-.

I think, for me, part of the problem was maybe that its stylistic sourcing was almost too legible, if that makes any sense?

I don't say this often but you're making perfect sense.

Sad day.

So, you think it wore it's inspirations on it's sleeve, then? They were too apparent for you? I get what you're saying, and I agree, but I think it actually helped the film. It was completely aware of what it was and what it was trying to do. Either you were with it or not.

I'm watching The Proposition tomorrow night.

I love westerns so I have high hopes.

Heh, I'm really excited for this one. Nick Cave wrote the script, Guy Pearce has been one of my favorite actors since LA Confidential, and I too have a soft spot for Westerns.

I'm looking forward to your review.