One thing I've noticed about Christopher Nolan's interviews in China compared to those with the Hollywood press is that he often gets the opportunity to speak at much greater length in China. The conversations tend to be more philosophical and centered on history, literature, storytelling, and the ideas behind his films.
By contrast, many interviews with the American press are largely promotional. The questions often revolve around IMAX, practical effects, shooting on real locations, film stock, or the scale of the production. Nolan ends up telling the same stories repeatedly, like how a friend took him to watch an IMAX documentary in Chicago when he was sixteen, how he fell in love with the format, and how he eventually fulfilled his ambition of making an entire feature in IMAX. The same happens with the cast, who are repeatedly asked about shooting on real locations, practical effects, and working in IMAX.
I don't think that's a reflection on Nolan himself. It's largely a consequence of the questions being asked. When interviewers move beyond the promotional talking points, Nolan almost always has fascinating things to say about philosophy, history, narrative structure, and filmmaking.
That's exactly why I've created a playlist of interviews like this one. They offer genuine insight into how Nolan thinks, rather than repeating the same promotional questions over and over.
Suki Waterhouse talks about Robert Pattinson going into director mode while helping her record audition tapes! 😹
"It's always really good when he helps me as well. But sometimes he wants to get really into the cinematography, like move around the house. We did this one self-tape where I'm like, 'No, we just need to be against a background.' And he wanted to do it like I was in the bathroom, on the toilet, and wanted to film— and so started the shot with my pants around my ankles, and then I had to pull them up. He wanted to do this twist into the mirror so you couldn't see me do my pants up [...] No, I had lines, then I had to move, and I had to be in heels and a skirt. He got so into it. It was like, 'This cut, this heels. Okay.' It's insane. [Well, he's a director.] He's a director."
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this kinda hit even harder when u grew up and realizing that adults were unnecessarily mean to u as a child when i was just like wow i couldnt even tell my younger self that!
First trailer for ‘WICKER’, starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård.
The film follows an embarrassed fisherwoman who asks a basket maker to make her a husband out of wicker.
In theaters on October 23.
She left this note under her restaurant bill after tipping $9 on a $612 meal, and the staff were p!ssed. 😬 Was she wrong, or does she actually have a point?