Rian Johnson

I have at different times in my life, sold sand to an Arab and ice to an Eskimo. – Stephen After countless recommendations on different podcasts and on twitter, I am glad that The Brothers Bloom came out on DVD recently. As much I disliked writer/director Rian Johnson’s debut, Brick , I wanted to see this movie when I caught the opening sequence on Hulu before it was released. Watching the movie, I was blown away that I loved the film. The titular brothers, Stephen and Bloom (Mark Ruffalo, Adrien Brody) are con artists that have been at the game since they were little ... Read Full Story

Starring : Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Rinko Kikuchi. Director : Rian Johnson Release Date : July 20, 2009 Running Time : 109 min MPAA Rating : PG-13 Distributor : Summit Entertainment The critical success of Rian Johnson's Brick gave him a lot of freedom for his second feature film The Brothers Bloom. Unfortunately, like a lot of other directors, with this new found freedom of better actors, and a higher budget, this writer/director fell into some of the same pitfalls as directors like Guy Ritchie: all style, very little substance. Johnson himself stated that he based his three main characters on those ... Read Full Story

Debuting in the year 2006 with Brick, Writer-director Rian Johnson is all geared up to give audiences a new taste of con-man comedy with The Brothers Bloom which will get released on May 15, 2009. The movie stars Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Robbie Coltrane, Adrien Brody and others renowned actors. The film revolves around a plot where world’s greatest con men, the Brothers Bloom earn their livelihood by deceiving millionaires with complicated scenarios of lust and vicious deluding activities. The brothers Ruffalo and Brody teamed up with Kikuchi for one final task of conning beautiful heiress Penelope (Weisz) to take her on the tour ... Read Full Story

The follow-up to Rian Johnson 's Brick is The Brothers Bloom , which we're immediately drawn to because the cast includes Rachel Weisz , Adrien Brody , and the sorely underrated Mark Ruffalo . We've had to wait a while, since Bloom was supposed to come out late last year, but it's finally on the horizon. Ruffalo and Brody are con men up for one last job, which involves an eccentric heiress (Weisz) and traveling all over the world. The film played at a bunch of festivals last fall, but the brakes got pumped by Summit Entertainment, which will now release the film next ... Read Full Story

More about this Movie Release Date: May 15th, 2009 (limited); May 29th (wide) MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, some sensuality and brief strong language. Distributors: Summit Entertainment, LLC Production Co.: Endgame Entertainment, Gordonstreet Pictures Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release Genres: Action/Adventure, Romance and Crime/Gangster Running Time: 1 hr. 49 min. Financiers: Endgame Entertainment Filming Locations: Europe Asia Scandinavia Produced in: United States Movie Details: The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust, intrigue and the most complex literary-inspired setups imaginable. Now they've decided to take on one last job -- showing a beautiful and ... Read Full Story