Brothers Bloom with Rian Johnson

I stalled on posting this one but oh well.
This Friday, I went to the Angelika Film Center for the first time because they had a few screenings with the director Q & A after with Rian Johnson. BROTHERS BLOOM is Rian Johnson's second feature film, the first was BRICK.

BROTHERS BLOOM is a con man movie which are always a good time for the audience trying to figure out the next trick. Rian(along with a great cast) did it a little different and had a much more character. The script is a lot of fun too. I would say it is the best con man movie since MATCHSTICK MEN, which is one of my favorite films. BROTHERS BLOOM might beat it out for that spot.

It has been a few years since BRICK(2005) until BROTHERS BLOOM. A great portion of that time was finding the cast, which Rian said took just over a year but it was worth the wait. everyone was really good, Rachel Weisz was fun to watch as a heir to a fortune that has nothing but hobbies. Also the film has been completed for a while and was originally slated for a release in fall 2008 but was afraid of getting buried by the Oscar season then move to January then moved again until May 15th. backed up against the wall of summer blockbuster season.

The question and answer period was fun, Rian was laid back. I was lucky enough to get the last question in at the 7:30pm showing(Rian was there for Q&A for three showings). I asked if what part of the process did he prefer screenwriting or the actual production of film making. He said, "I don't think any one likes writing, it is nice to have written but writing is hardly fun. Jumping in at the production is weird too and post production is a lot like finishing the written script. It is hard to separate any section of the process because it is all film making."

If you haven't see any of Rian Johnson's movies go buy/rent BRICK on your way back from seeing BROTHERS BLOOM. [show times]

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