Blockbusters and Birdwalks
2005, a conversation – “Brick”
Jan 22, 2025
Garrett Chaffin-Quiray
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Gore Verbinski, 2006)
- “Shaft” (Gordon Parks, 1971)
- “Thelma” (Josh Margolin, 2024)
- “Looper” (Rian Johnson, 2012)
- “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” (Rian Johnson, 2017)
- “Blade Runner” (Ridley Scott, 1982)
- “Sin City” (Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller 2005)
- “The Greatest Show on Earth” (Cecil B. DeMille, 1952)
- “Bugsy Malone” (Alan Parker, 1976)
- “The Big Sleep” (Howard Hawks, 1946)
- “A Clockwork Orange” (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
- “Witness” (Peter Weir, 1985)
- “Knives Out” (Rian Johnson, 2019)
- “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Rian Johnson, 2022)
- “The Shining” (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
- “Wages of Fear” (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953)
- “Sorcerer” (William Friedkin, 1977)
- “High School Confidential!” (Jack Arnold, 1958)
Audio quotation:
- “Brick” (Rian Johnson, 2005), including “Emily’s Theme” by Nathan Johnson, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-uEelZadhAUjORNgSynf4dEnFeJ2qgpd
- “Blade Runner” (Ridley Scott, 1982, including “Main Titles” by Vangelis, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3ABE2FBA2900C03E
- “Sin City” (Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, 2005), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRtz8JQw01A
- “Fight On” (Milo Sweet, 1922), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX1YxF8ClgE
- “The Greatest Show on Earth” (Cecil B. DeMille, 1952), including “Prelue (March” by Victor Young
- “Police Siren Sound Effect” by SoundEffectsFactory, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKieGUH9pzg
- “High School Confidential!” (Jack Arnold, 1958), including “High School Confidential” by Jerry Lee Lewis and Ron Hargrave, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xx3RmTNHbE