Tag: christopher nolan
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Attending an independent filmmaking workshop – Making food for the soul
I was recently listening to a podcast interview with Jonah Nolan (Christopher Nolan’s brother who’s also a director and writer) about his career. He talked about how he switched from an International Relations-adjacent major to English and his writing career in his 20s. At one point, he was holed up as a screenwriter on the…
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“Can You Hear the Music?”: How Contemporary Movies Use Film Music as a Narrative Tool
Music in contemporary motion pictures remains a highlight for casual filmgoers – with many people recognizing themes from popular franchises like Marvel and Lord of the Rings, and others creating playlists of their favorite film music on Spotify or Youtube. However, considered on a more scholarly approach, film music often acts as a driver for…
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Nolan and the Villanelle (Cinema and Poetry)
So I realised that Nolan’s use of a villanelle for Interstellar is so fitting, considering the poetic form’s mechanics. It’s cyclical in nature, you could say you’re going back in time every stanza…
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What It Felt Like to Watch “Interstellar” In the Cinema
I got in just as the trailers ended. I shuffled through my row in the dark, said goodbye to my friend who got the only seat left near the back – I myself didn’t manage to snag a middle seat, but thought it was okay to be near the side in case I needed to…
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My notes on Tenet: a mind-boggling masterpiece (SPOILERS AHEAD)
I just finished this movie the over the weekend. Initially, it made me fall in love with the action and music, then it engaged my intellect in a way that made me feel really refreshed. It ended with an “emotional gut punch” like the best short sci-fi stories out there, the comparison with which makes…
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This week on film: Five Movie Reviews (Oblivion, Lara Croft, some Clint Eastwood for good measure, and so on)
small update and context: I finally finished my first semester’s classes last Thursday 😱 And that gave me time to rest – although the first days after left me with such low energy since I was doing six presentations back-to-back over the past two weeks. Like, ultimate nerd move just reading an academic anthology of…
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This week on film: Insomnia, pitching, and interview clippings about movies
I watched the 2002 clip of Chris Nolan interviewing Al Pacino and it was really fascinating getting a picture of (oof I am typing this accidentally in my Romanian keyboard and everything is red), okay, fixed it… anyway, a picture of a noob kid interviewing a master. (Oh and this time, early period, Nolan just…
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Christopher Nolan: Time, Obsession, Synesthesia (maybe), and other topics
I used to write about bands, TV shows, characters, and so on. And now I’m surprised, because here I am, writing about a film director. I wasn’t counting on it to be Christopher Nolan – I even avoided considering him as my fave director since he’s so mainstream lol…