The original script by director Rian Johnson was set in France in 2047.

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The young director Rian Johnson, after raising money from his friends and parents, pulled off his dream project, a film noir.

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The organizing principle of Rian Johnson's " Brick " is genially simple, and clever enough to make you smile before you've seen the movie.

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"Time travel doesn't make sense, " says "Looper" director Rian Johnson.

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Lena Dunham won the TV comedy directing prize for Girls, about the lives of a group of girls in their 20s, while Rian Johnson won in the drama series series category for Breaking Bad.

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