Brick (2005)
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levvit, Emilie de Ravin
Setting: San Clemente, California
Plot Summary
The lonely teenager Brendan finds his former girlfriend Emily dead in the entrance of a tunnel of sewage and recalls her phone call two days ago, when she said to him that she was in trouble. Brendan, who still loved Emily, met bad elements of his high-school trying to contact her, and when he succeeded, she told him that she was OK. He hides her body in the tunnel and decides to investigate the meaning and connection of four words, including “brick” and “pin”, that Emily told him to find who killed her. Using the support of his nerd friend Brain, he successively meets the small time drug dealers Kara, Dode, Brad Bramish, Laura and Tugger, to reach the teenager powerful drug dealer The Pin. Slowly, Brendan unravels the motives why Emily was killed and plots a revenge. Written by Claudio Carvalho.
Click the photo for a trailer. I highly recommend this movie. It is so very good. I think you would love it! Watch it, now. You won’t regret it.
Knott’s visitors set corny world record -
ANAHEIM - Nebraskans take note: A group of hundreds walked away from Knott’s Berry Farm on Thursday having minted a world record for the number of people husking corn at once. To certify the record, Knott’s needed at least 250 people. A crowd about a hundred more than that gathered at Calico Square before the event, waving their soon-to-be husked ears of corn in a scene that more closely resembled a Midwestern postcard than a Southern California theme park. Via the Orange County Register. Click title to read more.
Woman accused in penis-slicing hides face in court -
GARDEN GROVE – A woman accused of drugging her estranged husband, cutting off his penis and putting it through a garbage disposal appeared in court for the first time Wednesday. Catherine Kieu Becker, 48, of Garden Grove has been charged with felony torture, aggravated mayhem and sentencing enhancements for great bodily injury and personal use of a knife. Via the Orange County Register. Click title to read more.
Teen: Mentally ill or a calculating criminal? -
SANTA ANA – In a Fountain Valley officer-involved shooting in which the suspect received more than 30 shotgun pellet wounds, jurors must weigh whether the bipolar 17-year-old imagined being a CIA spy or knew he was in a shootout with cops. An exchange of gunfire at an apartment complex in which David Vinh Dinh fired four shots – one as a warning and the other three into the ground – from an AK47 occurred not because he wanted to kill anyone, but because he wanted to get away. Via the Orange County Register. Click title to read more.
Pedestrian crossing PCH struck, killed by SUV -
DANA POINT – An 18-year-old woman was struck and killed by a moving vehicle as she attempted to cross Pacific Coast Highway early Sunday, police said. Police said the victim, 18-year-old Allix Nicole Barz of Cypress, was attempting to walk across PCH with a friend shortly after midnight. Via the Orange County Register. Click title to read more.
O.C. protest targets Syrian government -
ANAHEIM – An American flag draped over his back, Yaman Kahf stood with hundreds of protesters Sunday, roaring a message of solidarity from Orange County’s Little Arabia to the blood-stained streets of Syria. ”The important thing is that the people over there need to know that they’re not alone,” said Kahf, a Garden Grove resident. The rally at Brookhurst Street and Orange Avenue drew more than 300 people, all expressing hope Syria will be the latest Middle East country to witness the toppling of a long-reigning autocracy. Via the Orange County Register. Click title to read more.
Valley students walk out to protest principal's departure -
SANTA ANA − More than 300 Valley High School students stormed out of their school at about 1 p.m. Tuesday and marched along Greenville Street to Glenwood Place to protest the sudden departure of Principal Felicity Swerdlow. Via the Orange County Register. Click title for read more.
Was O.C. teacher murdered in China? -
A terrified phone call. Possibly staged hospital photographs. An autopsy that found signs of a deadly struggle. These are just some of the clues that Maxine Russell says prove that her son was the victim of murder in China. She believes her son, a 35-year-old English-language teacher, was beaten to death. Via the Orange County Register. Click title to read more.
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2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the OC Music Awards, Orange County’s premier annual music even, honoring the best and brightest in local talent. This past Saturday, the awards ceremony took place at The Grove of Anaheim! For those who were unable to attend, here are the results and nominees.