Oppenheimer is at once the Nolan movie with the most distinctive auteur signature and the most impeccable one in terms of writing. There’s simply nothing to criticize about it.
Joyce Carol Oates is defending THE ODYSSEY following acclaimed translator Emily Wilson’s viral review slamming the movie:
“Rather than disagreeing with interpretations of Homer in a collegial manner, this person, who has benefited enormously from Nolan’s film, speaks in the crude language of MAGA folks attacking someone with ideas that differ from hers.”
(via @THR)
James Woods says Christopher Nolan has earned a level of trust no other filmmaker has.
“He’s not just one of the great directors… he’s literally saving film.”
James Woods: “Nolan shoots only on IMAX film. Studios ask, ‘Can we read the script? Can we see the dailies?’ He tells them, ‘You’ll see the movie at the premiere.’”
When Nolan finished the film, he called James Woods with one request:
“Come to Universal at 9:30 in the morning.”
Woods showed up to an empty IMAX theatre and watched the finished movie almost completely alone.
“I was just sitting there in this massive theatre watching it.”
Very few directors have enough leverage to tell a studio, “You’ll see it when everyone else does.”
#TheOdyssey translator Emily Wilson slams Christopher Nolan's movie over "abysmal" writing: “I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script.”
“Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ lacks many of the elements that make the poem great. It has nothing convincing to say about time, memory, history, war, or bout the relationship between one warrior’s glorious return and the lives of his family, adversaries, comrades, friends and neighbors. It lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth. Its narrative structure is gimmicky. The writing is abysmal. None of the characters has convincing motivation for their actions or words. There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible.” (via London Review of Books/The Guardian).
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The biggest flex in modern cinema?
Making audiences line up for a war film, a sci-fi epic, a historical drama, and now an ancient myth… all because your name is on the poster.
That’s Christopher Nolan.
Christopher Nolan explains what happens to IMAX film once it leaves the set.
Watch this and let it completely fk with your brain. Every single frame goes through an insane amount of work before it ever reaches the big screen.
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Kelsey says that she and CC and AB are locked in (chemistry is clicking again)
Watch out league 😮💨
And Kelsey credits CC for bringing so many fans to the WNBA. Just an awesome vet for CC to have.
Oh Kelsey isn’t going ANYWHERE ❤️🥰🔥
“We’re like a trio, man. We’ve built bonds over time & for so many years to come. The more and more we gel together, the greatness is going to show itself. And our relationships as humans will make the greatest things happen.”
This is by far the most insightful review of The Odyssey I've read--it meets the movie on it's own terms and genuinely engages with the theme of civilizational collapse that Nolan is addressing.