Ninja Scooter
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Where are the vests? Nolan is such a sell out.
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Christopher Nolan's next project: sci-fi/time travel film titled 'Interstellar'
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Liquidsnake
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And depending on who you ask, that's either a wonderful thing or a terrible thing.
A blessing. I keep telling you guys we are so lucky to be witness to this in our very lifetime.
No one listens.
I'm with you. Nolan has brought a certain gravitas to epic-scale films. He's tackled so many different subjects and themes, all with a strong emotional and character-driven core. His movies are big, smart, fun, etc.
But for some reason tons of people hate him.
Liquidsnake
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I'm with you. Nolan has brought a certain gravitas to epic-scale films. He's tackled so many different subjects and themes, all with a strong emotional and character-driven core. His movies are big, smart, fun, etc.
But for some reason tons of people hate him.
Well all I can say is you are a smart man, and its nice to know there are others that appreciate his movies, and what he has done in such a short amount of time. Hes still young.
But for some reason tons of people hate him.
Hipsters
His track record speaks for itself.
Following
Memento
Insomnia
Batman Begins
The Prestige
The Dark Knight
Inception
The Dark Knight Rises
Somebody find me a modern filmmaker with a comparable streak.
Liquidsnake
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No one, and all those who can compare him to, have really lost their edge/touch over the years. Of course most of them have gotten up their in age.
equippedwithtowel
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Blood Simple
Razing Arizona
Miller's Crossing
Barton Fink
The Hudsucker Proxy
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
O Brother Where Art Thou?
All of those are better then TDKR by a mile.
+ NCFOM aka top five film of the decade.
I love the Coens. They're in the top 5 for me along with Nolan.
But those are all far different films from TDKR. Comparing them is highly subjective.
reelbigtink
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I love the Coens too but they have a 10+ year head start on Nolan
equippedwithtowel
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I tried to keep it to a fifteen year stretch.
By the same token PTA and Tarantino also have much more spotless runs ongoing during the same amount of time.
Liquidsnake
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I will say this, Paul Thomas Anderson is putting together a nice resume.
reelbigtink
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It's hard to go wrong with any of those directors/films, but I'd personally put Nolan in there with them if only for the fact that his movies tend to be blockbusters and summer tent poles that break the usual brainless mold.
His films may not be as provocative as some of those (I tend to think they're pretty fulfilling myself) but they reach a bigger audience than most Oscar bait and that's worth something to me.
His films may not be as provocative as some of those (I tend to think they're pretty fulfilling myself) but they reach a bigger audience than most Oscar bait and that's worth something to me.
equippedwithtowel
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http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/95...stellar-is-very-story-driven.jhtml#id=1713587
McConaughey is so charming.
McConaughey is so charming.
ThisWreckage
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Nolan is probably one of the best Hollywood directors working right now because he has a lot of say (good and bad) when it comes to his films. But he is a Hollywood system director. His best films were the films that had the lowest budgets. The Coens and PTA are vastly superior filmmakers.
Tim the Wiz
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I want to say it's apples and oranges but you're probably right. Take out Batman and you're still looking at a Hitchcock versus Kubrick comparison between Nolan and the Coens/PTAs of the world. Not a bad place to be, mind.
ThisWreckage
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Never mention Hitchcock and Nolan in the same sentence. Especially since Hitchcock had a knack for casting actresses whereas Nolan regurgitates actresses and rarely gets a good performance out of any of them. I would say Nolan is more similar to Cameron. He makes big, dumb, entertaining blockbuster movies. That's not a mark against him, it's just the truth.
Tim the Wiz
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I don't know; I saw a glimmer of something more in Memento and The Prestige. I don't mind the direction he's taken though. It's amazing how poorly made most blockbusters are.
efyu_lemonardo
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I think it's the classic case of putting an A student in a C class. More often than not the class brings the student down, rather than the student bringing the rest of the class up.
Had Nolan worked in a different environment I feel confident he could shine as a filmmaker.
He's making the movies he wants to make. He LIKES blockbusters, no one is forcing anything on him.
efyu_lemonardo
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Do you mean he likes making money or working with big name actors and big budgets?
Can't blame him for that but I always come out of his movies feeling like they were purposefully dumbed down... It's like he encourages you to think, but only a little bit.
I'm sure he does, but what I meant was that he likes blockbusters, period. He likes those kinds of movies. There was an interview some time back where he talked about how he loved movies like those as a kid and likes making them now as an adult.
I know tons of people think he's a sell-out for not doing a career of Mementos, but he's actually doing what he loves here. There's no sacrificing of dreams or creative control for the sake of paychecks; he gets all three.
http://collider.com/interstellar-score-hans-zimmer-dark-knight-trilogy/
Zimmer has been working on Interstellar for a while now.
Zimmer has been working on Interstellar for a while now.
thehypocrite
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Good. Don't tell me, show me.
CitizenVectron
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So basically the same "BWAAAAH" style, but this time with flutes.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Zimmer said he would lose the drums for MoS as well. Said he probably couldn't do something bombastic again like he did for Batman.
Zimmer lied.
Zimmer lied.
Jeff Nichols
Shotgun Stories - 91%
Take Shelter- 93%
Mud- 98%
He may not have as many movies under his belt, but as you can see he only gets better with every new film he makes.
SCULLIBUNDO
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So you're looking for a comparatively schizophrenic streak that is slowly declining in quality?
I have high hopes for Interstellar. I really want Nolan to recapture the potential he's shown in the past.
Can't say much but this is the space pod that Matt Damon flies out of in the new movie by Chris Nolan. CATCH IT
Hmmm. I had no idea that Interstellar was shooting on the Sony studio lot.
Interesting (likely to no one but me) that Nolan is shooting on the Sony lot again. The Warners lot was probably too busy to accommodate a production of this size and (IIRC) the Paramount lot is mostly used for TV now so may not have been suitable.
I heard that Nolan is a big fan of 'old Hollywood' and wanted to work on the old MGM studio lot, which eventually became Sony studios, with WB going as far as to accommodate him by shooting the Batcave stuff for TDKR on a sound stage at Sony despite the fact it could have been done on the WB lot.
Does anyone know of any good (non paid/subscription) websites and/or blogs that detail what productions are shooting on what studio lot in LA? I've been trying to find a reliable one for years.
Interesting (likely to no one but me) that Nolan is shooting on the Sony lot again. The Warners lot was probably too busy to accommodate a production of this size and (IIRC) the Paramount lot is mostly used for TV now so may not have been suitable.
I heard that Nolan is a big fan of 'old Hollywood' and wanted to work on the old MGM studio lot, which eventually became Sony studios, with WB going as far as to accommodate him by shooting the Batcave stuff for TDKR on a sound stage at Sony despite the fact it could have been done on the WB lot.
Does anyone know of any good (non paid/subscription) websites and/or blogs that detail what productions are shooting on what studio lot in LA? I've been trying to find a reliable one for years.
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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Shotgun Stories is so fucking good.
Derek Cianfrance, even though he only has a few films, is looking to be just as good.
Dang, that is crazy. I know Warner Bros and Paramount are distributing the film, right? Or am I confusing things.
Extra Sauce
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You are right about WB and Paramount distributing Interstellar but it's not unusual for studios to shoot their productions on rival studios sound stages because as at the end of the day they are facilities that are available for hire.
NBC's Community for example (a Universal and Sony tv co-production) shoots on the Paramount studio lot. The early seasons of The Voice (produced by a division of Warners TV) were filmed on the Sony studio lot IIRC before moving to the WB studio lot.
While these are TV shows it just shows that all studios have facilities for hire and willingly hire them out to rivals.
Teaser trailer coming with The Hobbit (shock and awe)
https://twitter.com/movie_maniac_/status/397090962683355136
https://twitter.com/movie_maniac_/status/397090962683355136
God damn maybe I'll actually see it this year
Shit I have to go watch that slumberfest now.
Yes.
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