The seventh annual Independent Film Festival Boston kicked off on Wednesday night with Rian Johnson’s The Brothers Bloom, a romance tucked inside a comedy couched within a confidence scheme (a rom-com-con?).  The romance, predictably, grows between a mark and one of the con men.  The comedy is unexpected and liberally sprinkled throughout.  While not integral to the plot, the humor is always welcome, never off mark and adds appreciably to the appeal of the film.  The cons begin when the ...

the "Capri, Hollywood 2008 - Honda International Film Festival" will open on december with the European premiere of Rian Johnson's "The Brothers Bloom".   The Brothers Bloom is a 2009 caper film written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Mark Ruffalo, Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz, Zachary Gordon, Nora Zehetner and Rinko Kikuchi. Shooting began in Belgrade, Serbia on March 19, 2007 and ended recently. The film is budgeted at $20 million. It will have a lim...

  The Brothers Bloom is a cute quirky film quite reminiscent of The Darjeeling Limited and no it wasn't because the film shared the same NYIndieSeen favorite talent Mr. Adrien Brody. BUT...I digress and say that this movie is what I like to call a smunny flick. Smunny movies are films that are smart and funny at the same time. The film is about two brothers played by Indieseen favorites Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo who are both con-artists. They've been conning since...

 Friday, September 28-------The 45th edition of the New York Film Festival, one of New York's most coveted cultural events, opens tonight with the US Premiere of THE DARJEELING LIMITED, directed by Wes Anderson. The film, which stars Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson, traces the fractured journey of three American brothers on a spiritual quest in India. The trio, who have not spoken to each other in a year, set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and ...

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces that Wes Anderson’s film THE DARJEELING LIMITED will open the 45th New York Film Festival on Friday, September 28th, and the film will then release to New York theaters on September 29th, 2007.    Release: September 29, 2007Directed by: Wes AndersonWritten by: Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman and Roman Coppola Produced by: Scott Rudin, Lydia Pilcher, Wes Anderson and Roman CoppolaCast: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman  THE DARJEEL...

Peter Jackson's King Kong starring Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Jamie bell, Evan Parker, Lobo Chan, Kyle Chandler, John Sumner, Craig Hall had its world premiere in New York as it should be.(L-R) Actors Adrien Brody, Naomi Watts, director Peter Jackson, actors Jack Black and Andy Serkis are photographed with King Kong in Times Square as Mayor of New York Michael R. Bloomberg officially pronounces "King Kong Day" December 5, 2005 as a precur...

Peter Jackson's King Kong starring Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Jamie bell, Evan Parker, Lobo Chan, Kyle Chandler, John Sumner, Craig Hall had its world premiere in New York as it should be.(L-R) Actors Adrien Brody, Naomi Watts, director Peter Jackson, actors Jack Black and Andy Serkis are photographed with King Kong in Times Square as Mayor of New York Michael R. Bloomberg officially pronounces "King Kong Day" December 5, 2005 as a precur...