brick

I saw a great movie a few weeks ago, Brick. My son recommended it and it is a fascinating contemporary take on film noir. It's rated R for drug content and violence and it takes place in a high school. Murder mystery. Teen flick. Drama and comedy. All rolled into one, quite seamlessly. If you're into something kind of different, I highly recommend it. It moves a little slow at first, but that is intentional and serves to build the story.

One of the oddities of the film is that although it is violent (mostly fist-fights) and deals with drug content among teenagers, there is virtually no profanity. In fact, I can't actually remember a single foul word.

The dialog is rich and full of creative slang; the story is more complex than you would expect and the direction, acting and cinematography are crisp and riveting. Anyone else seen it?

starting over

I got tired of feeling guilty about paying a fee for my other blog, so I went back to the free one. That way, if I don't post for a while, it's not about money going down the drain. I'm starting over. A fresh start.