Christopher Nolan
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After the completion of INSOMNIA, Nolan used his newfound access to studio resources to develop an ambitious project on the life of Howard Hughes. The film would purportedly have starred Jim Carrey as the reclusive billionaire, if he hadn’t scrapped it following his discovery that Martin Scorsese was about to embark on shooting THE AVIATOR…
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MEMENTO caught the eye of many established Hollywood players– most notably, actor/director George Clooney and indie iconoclast Steven Soderbergh. Their frequent collaborations together, especially as producers, cultivated a shared taste in talent, and they both saw in Nolan the perfect candidate to helm a project they had in development over at Alcon Entertainment– a remake…
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![Christopher Nolan [5.2] — The Blockbusters Begin](https://thedirectorsseries.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cn5-2.jpg)
5.2: THE BLOCKBUSTERS BEGIN is the second chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES’ examination into the films and careers of director Christopher Nolan, covering his trailblazing forays into big-budget studio filmmaking: INSOMNIA (2002) BATMAN BEGINS (2005) THE PRESTIGE (2006)
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Inducted into the National Film Registry: 2017 As if shooting and releasing his first feature film (1998’s FOLLOWING) wasn’t momentous enough an undertaking, around this time director Christopher Nolan was also undergoing a big move across the Atlantic to pursue his aspirations as a filmmaker in Los Angeles. He stopped first in Chicago to meet…
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Around the time of the making of his short DOODLEBUG (1997), director Christopher Nolan found himself the victim of a burglary. Whereas most people would be understandably distraught if their apartment had been broken into and their belongings stolen, Nolan’s chief reaction was curiosity. He wondered what the burglars were thinking as they rifled through…
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Christopher Nolan has built a reputation in the film industry as a grand showman and visual magician firmly in command of his craft. He’s infamous for assembling his complex and intricately layered plots like a puzzle, presenting them in such a way that respects the audience’s intelligence while simultaneously indulging their desire for exhilarating escapist…
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![Christopher Nolan [5.1] – The Non-Linear Neo-Noirs](https://thedirectorsseries.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cn5-1.jpg)
5.1: THE NON-LINEAR NEO-NOIRS is the first chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES’ examination into the films and careers of director Christopher Nolan, covering his pair of breakout independent neo-noirs: 03:20— DOODLEBUG (1997) 04:11— FOLLOWING (1998) 14:00— MEMENTO (2000)