Brick – the 2005 high-school detective noir film – at the Guild Cinema Saturday & Sunday, July 25-26 – 3:45 & 8:15 pm
Directed by Rian Johnson – 2005 – 110m – Valid for Punch Cards.
Part of the Guild Cinema’s 22nd Film Noir Festival!
DOUBLE FEATURED (2 movies for the price of one – see one or both for the same price!) With The 1996 Gina Gershon/Jennifer Tilly thriller, Bound!
Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Lookout, Looper) is a high school loner, someone who knows all the angles but has chosen to stay on the outside. When the girl he loves turns up dead, he is determined to find the “who” and “why” and plunges into the dark and dangerous social strata of rich girl Laura (Nora Zehetner, Beneath), intimidating Tugger (Noah Fleiss, Joe the King), drug-addled Dode (Noah Segan, Deadgirl), seductive Kara (Meagan Good, D.E.B.S.), and the ominous Pin (Lukas Haas, Witness). But who can he really trust? These are the ingredients of Brick, a gritty and provocative thriller co-starring Richard Roundtree (Shaft). Rian Johnson (Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) wrote and directed this clever and twist-filled neo-noir that wowed audiences and critics alike.
“Noir fits “Brick” like a glove, stylishly injecting assured tough talk, vice-grip tension, black humor, striking sound design and gunshots sounding like locker doors slammed on options. A great detective story and, for some, a high-school flashback.” – Nick Rogers, Midwest Film Journal
“Remains one of the most remarkable directorial debuts with his combination of a sharp, energetic script and stylish direction.” – Grant Hermanns, Screen Rant
“A brilliant, bravura and breathtakingly ingenious debut from writer-director Rian Johnson.” – James Croot, The Post NZ
The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Ave NE in the Nob Hill area.
Website: GuildCinema.com