Annotated Bibliography: Brick

Dark 'Brick' high school noir, but is it homage or satire?

In this review it talking about the language the film and how it relates to the storyline. It is a hardboiled detective story set in an affluent Californian high school where everyone speaks a wonderful mixture of teen slang and 70-year-old pulp lingo. Example “bulls," "pipers," "scrapers," "yegs" and "saps"

Curtright, Bob. "Dark 'Brick' high school noir, but is it homage or satire?." Wichita Eagle, The (KS)(2006): Newspaper Source. EBSCO. Web. 9 May 2011.

Dark sarcasm in the classroom

Rian Johnson's stylish teen noir murder flick “Brick” gets a gold star from JAMES CHRISTOPHER. This article is basally about the plot of the movie and then it turns out to be about the hero, Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), review. It gives details in the plot and Joseph talks about it too. It also gives some informant on hot much the movie cost at Wal-Mart.

James, Christopher. "Dark sarcasm in the classroom." Times, The (United Kingdom) n.d.: Newspaper Source. EBSCO. Web. 9 May 2011.

OLD NOIR FOR A NEW GENERATION

This article is about the film “Brick” and how it is related to film noir. It talks about the style and some elements of noir. It says that people not and days don’t really know the genre film noir and how it’s becoming new again. Neo noir is the new term for it. It also talks about the film itself. The plot of the film and how it I rated.

Rainer, Peter. "OLD NOIR FOR A NEW GENERATION." Christian Science Monitor 98.92 (2006): 14.Newspaper Source. EBSCO. Web. 9 May 2011.

She's more of a 'Brick'-out hit

This article is about Nora Zehetner, who plays Laura, a rich girl who helps high school gumshoe Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) find his ex-girlfriend's killer. She plays a high school femme fatale in the Sundance hit “Brick”. The review is about her and what she thinks of the film. And a little of her background and how she got the part in the film.

Sharon, Knolle. "She's more of a 'Brick'-out hit." USA Today n.d.: Newspaper Source. EBSCO. Web. 9 May 2011.

Here's looking at you, kid (and your film)

"Brick" is a teen movie like no other, because it carries the elaborate plot and staccato dialogue of a film noir straight out of the 1940s. The guy with the most to say is Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a moody detective who cracks heads and tracks down clues. The article talks about how this film is one of the best film noir because of the storyline. In the article it says that the detective is a young boy in high school and its perfect for film noir.

Villarreal, Phil. "Here's looking at you, kid (and your film)." Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) (2006):Newspaper Source. EBSCO. Web. 9 May 2011.