http://www.redbrick.me The official website of Redbrick, University of Birmingham student publication. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:41:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-flying-blind/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-flying-blind/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:30 +0000 benjackson http://www.redbrick.me/?p=268983
Flying Blind promises something very interesting: it charts aeronautics engineer Frankie’s romance with a young Muslim, Kahil, as accusations start to fly around the latter’s air(space) of mystery. Once it begins, it teases even more: Frankie is working on the highly controversial military drones which are (as you read this) active across the Middle East [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-flying-blind/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-star-trek-into-darkness/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-star-trek-into-darkness/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:31 +0000 dredwards http://www.redbrick.me/?p=268897
J.J. Abrams’s  Star Trek: Into Darkness hits the ground running from the opening and keeps the audience hooked throughout. The plot in this sequel has a global impact, and is far less personal for Kirk (Chris Pine) than the first film. This is something I really enjoyed, as it truly highlights how determined and destructive Benedict Cumberbatch’s [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-star-trek-into-darkness/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-oblivion/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-oblivion/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 14:17:46 +0000 dredwards http://www.redbrick.me/?p=268464
After watching the trailer for Oblivion I was sceptical more than intrigued. Humans leaving Earth, after a war or invasion, is nothing original when regarding post-apocalyptic settings… However, certain shots in the trailer, and the role(s) Tom Cruise’s character plays in the film, made the watching experience all the more tantalising. As the film opens we have [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-oblivion/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/crowdfunding-whos-paying-for-my-films/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/crowdfunding-whos-paying-for-my-films/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:20:16 +0000 Film http://www.redbrick.me/?p=268376
The world of film funding is changing. For the first time, thanks to websites such as Kickstarter, the public are able to fund creative endeavours. With donations of set amounts earning specific rewards offered by artists, Kickstarter has provided a total of $131 million to fund film projects. However, if a project fails to receive [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/crowdfunding-whos-paying-for-my-films/feed/ 1 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/news-round-up/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/news-round-up/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 11:31:37 +0000 benjackson http://www.redbrick.me/?p=267979
Our team of handsome and the-last-Puple-One-in-the-box writers take you vaguely superhero related news. Becky McCarthy, Patrick Mcateer, Megan Jones, Johnathan Fagg]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/news-round-up/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-iron-man-3/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-iron-man-3/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 10:31:09 +0000 dredwards http://www.redbrick.me/?p=267970
Iron Man 3 follows Tony Stark, and the US government, trying to bring down the Mandarin, a new terrorist threat. Even though it’s not necessary to watch the two previous Iron Man films, or The Avengers Assemble, I think any audience member would benefit by it. Even though the plot is straight forward, a number of things make it stand out, [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/review-iron-man-3/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/review-billy-liar-50th-anniversary/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/review-billy-liar-50th-anniversary/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:54:26 +0000 benjackson http://www.redbrick.me/?p=267655
Billy is a liar. His excessive and inventive fantasies continually get the better of him, his family, his boss and his 3 fiancées. It’s definitely a different kind of comedy – more interesting (perhaps) than the Apatow factory…with the tommy gun Billy imagines firing at the infuriating people around him. I watched Billy Liar with [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/review-billy-liar-50th-anniversary/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/review-white-tiger/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/review-white-tiger/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:48:51 +0000 benjackson http://www.redbrick.me/?p=267504
White Tiger handles a bold concept well, reinforcing it in the a neat, solid, metal hull of a WW2 film. Ivan Neydenov is a tank commander in the Russian army, pushing the Germans back to Berlin. Amidst the struggle, the Russians must suddenly content with a mysterious rouge tank, the White Tiger…which all but rips [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/review-white-tiger/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/review-spring-breakers/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/review-spring-breakers/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:03:47 +0000 DanielMoroney http://www.redbrick.me/?p=267465
Spring Breakers is the latest film from Harmony Korine, a story of four college friends Faith (Selena Gomez), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Brit (Ashley Benson) and Cotty (Rachel Korine) who go on spring break to escape the monotony of their everyday lives. When it goes awry they end up in jail, and are only bailed out [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/review-spring-breakers/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/update-win-brand-new-dvds-competition-open/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/update-win-brand-new-dvds-competition-open/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:56:57 +0000 benjackson http://www.redbrick.me/?p=267283
The Podcast has been released! CLICK HERE to listen! Also, please >Like< the Podcast of the Mohicans. Remember the two prizes are >>>White Tiger>>> courtesy of Metronome. And <<<Lore<<< courtesy of Artificial Eye. Check out the event page for the competition for more. Also check out Rebrick.me/film for updates – reviews of the films will [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/update-win-brand-new-dvds-competition-open/feed/ 0