You never see the Germans.
Nearly every 70mm frame of Christopher Nolan’s monumental new film is lodged in the heart of the heart of World War II — ticking down the seconds as the Nazis tighten the noose around 400,000 Allied troops who are stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk — but you never see the Germans. Their submarines lurk invisibly beneath the waters offshore, their planes swoop in the distance overhead, and their foot soldiers remain off-camera as they amass on the other side of the dunes and wait for the order to attack.
On the rare occasions when the Axis fighters make themselves known (as they do in the haunted and startling prologue), their bullets whistle towards us like the wind, materializing from nowhere and visible only for the destruction they leave behind. Out of sight, however, is most definitely not out of mind. On the contrary, Nolan makes it...
Nearly every 70mm frame of Christopher Nolan’s monumental new film is lodged in the heart of the heart of World War II — ticking down the seconds as the Nazis tighten the noose around 400,000 Allied troops who are stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk — but you never see the Germans. Their submarines lurk invisibly beneath the waters offshore, their planes swoop in the distance overhead, and their foot soldiers remain off-camera as they amass on the other side of the dunes and wait for the order to attack.
On the rare occasions when the Axis fighters make themselves known (as they do in the haunted and startling prologue), their bullets whistle towards us like the wind, materializing from nowhere and visible only for the destruction they leave behind. Out of sight, however, is most definitely not out of mind. On the contrary, Nolan makes it...
- 7/17/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
As the movie world continues to barrel toward a digital future, there are more than a few, and very prominent, filmmakers who are trying to keep analog formats alive. Christopher Nolan is certainly one of them, and ever since “The Dark Knight,” the director has been playing with larger format film, all the way to this month’s “Dunkirk” which will open on 125 screens in 70mm.
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Continue reading Christopher Nolan Talks 70mm Club With Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino & Zack Snyder at The Playlist.
- 7/14/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Radiohead has released a new mysterious video featuring the digitally distorted voice of a young girl saying a fragment from the song “Climbing Up the Walls,” which hails from the English alternative rock band’s third studio album, “Ok Computer,” released in 1997. The glitchy video also features some text, including “Program: radiohead.”
Read More: Radiohead and Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Daydreaming’ Video: Watch a Wild Fan Theory Analysis Video
The release of this video comes just days after street art featuring “Fitter Happier”-esque lyrics as well as the years 1997 and 2017 surfaced in places like London, Brooklyn and Amsterdam. The posters have Radiohead fans speculating that the English band may be planning some sort of celebration for the 20-year anniversary of “Ok Computer,” which was released on May 21, 1997. Watch Radiohead’s mysterious video below.
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— Radiohead (@radiohead) May 1, 2017
Below are some of the posters seen in some cities,...
Read More: Radiohead and Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Daydreaming’ Video: Watch a Wild Fan Theory Analysis Video
The release of this video comes just days after street art featuring “Fitter Happier”-esque lyrics as well as the years 1997 and 2017 surfaced in places like London, Brooklyn and Amsterdam. The posters have Radiohead fans speculating that the English band may be planning some sort of celebration for the 20-year anniversary of “Ok Computer,” which was released on May 21, 1997. Watch Radiohead’s mysterious video below.
pic.twitter.com/dsmAGh6bkm
— Radiohead (@radiohead) May 1, 2017
Below are some of the posters seen in some cities,...
- 5/1/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
“And Christopher Nolan is coming right behind me,” Quentin Tarantino said in a recent talk with Paul Thomas Anderson about “The Hateful Eight” and 70mm projection. Tarantino was referring to the fact that while The Weinstein Company had convinced 100 theaters in 44 markets to install or refurbish their 70mm capabilities, the director was implying the move was an investment in the future. After all, filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson are shooting in panoramic formats and Christopher Nolan— who often shoots in wide IMAX formats— has an upcoming film set for summer 2017. Now Tarantino or PTA didn’t say what that film was, but the implication is clear: you’ve got 70mm installed and someone like Nolan is going to make good use of it. And while it’s complete speculation as to what format Christopher Nolan is shooting in next — though every film of his since “The Dark Knight” has included...
- 12/26/2015
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
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When discussing the long history of cinema, there is rarely any argument over the most important moment in the timeline. The success of Star Wars in 1977 not only pulled 20th Century Fox from the brink of bankruptcy (the studio was generating revenues of $1.2 million a day at one stage) but it fundamentally changed the Hollywood movie, not only aesthetically, but in terms of narrative too. The focus switched from character driven stories based on dramatic conflict to epic, effects-laden blockbusters practically overnight.
Before Star Wars, special effects as we know them today were virtually non-existent, though huge investments were made in the department in the wake of Episode IV’s global success. As that success continued to grow exponentially, so did George Lucas’ influence. Star Wars went on to pioneer the idea of the genre pastiche, create the trilogy model we know and love, start the tradition of the multi-screen summer blockbuster – in short,...
When discussing the long history of cinema, there is rarely any argument over the most important moment in the timeline. The success of Star Wars in 1977 not only pulled 20th Century Fox from the brink of bankruptcy (the studio was generating revenues of $1.2 million a day at one stage) but it fundamentally changed the Hollywood movie, not only aesthetically, but in terms of narrative too. The focus switched from character driven stories based on dramatic conflict to epic, effects-laden blockbusters practically overnight.
Before Star Wars, special effects as we know them today were virtually non-existent, though huge investments were made in the department in the wake of Episode IV’s global success. As that success continued to grow exponentially, so did George Lucas’ influence. Star Wars went on to pioneer the idea of the genre pastiche, create the trilogy model we know and love, start the tradition of the multi-screen summer blockbuster – in short,...
- 12/24/2015
- by Phil Archbold
- Obsessed with Film
Amy Adams drop dead gorgeous on Oscars' Red Carpet Amy Adams at the 83rd Academy Awards Looking drop dead gorgeous, Amy Adams is pictured above donning a scintillating blue dress while arriving at the 2011 Oscar ceremony, held on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in the fast-thumping heart of Hollywood. Adams was – for the third time in six years (more info below) – a Best Supporting Actress nominee. This time around, she was shortlisted for her performance in David O. Russell's The Fighter, a generally well-regarded and surprisingly successful (in the U.S.) boxing drama that earned fellow supporting actress Melissa Leo the evening's Oscar. Another The Fighter actor, Christian Bale (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight), took home the Best Supporting Actor Oscar statuette. In fact, the film's only major cast member left without an Oscar nomination in the acting categories was lead Mark Wahlberg (pictured with wife) – though he did...
- 5/15/2015
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
We take a light-hearted look at a few of the more strange coincidences and quirks of fate in recent cinema history...
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Stories are often built on coincidences and happenstance. Chance encounters at railway stations. Bruce Willis bumping into Ving Rhames while he's out and about in his Honda in Pulp Fiction. But what about those weird patterns we see in our everyday reality, or, more to the point, in cinema history?
When Batman Begins came out, it was widely noted that Christian Bale had already played an unfathomably rich man with a secret double life before, in Mary Harron's adaptation of American Psycho. Bale's character, Patrick Bateman, even has a surname that's basically Batman with an 'e' added to it.
Those are the kinds of strange quirks of fate we're looking at here. If you have any of your own, do share them in the comments section.
10. Instruments...
Top 10
Stories are often built on coincidences and happenstance. Chance encounters at railway stations. Bruce Willis bumping into Ving Rhames while he's out and about in his Honda in Pulp Fiction. But what about those weird patterns we see in our everyday reality, or, more to the point, in cinema history?
When Batman Begins came out, it was widely noted that Christian Bale had already played an unfathomably rich man with a secret double life before, in Mary Harron's adaptation of American Psycho. Bale's character, Patrick Bateman, even has a surname that's basically Batman with an 'e' added to it.
Those are the kinds of strange quirks of fate we're looking at here. If you have any of your own, do share them in the comments section.
10. Instruments...
- 7/10/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
You want Eric Roberts in a movie? Just call him. Because seriously, look at his IMDb page—dude will take whatever comes his way and he's got about fifty kajillion projects on the go. He doesn't discriminate either. In the same year he popped up in "The Dark Knight" he also did a stint on "Entourage" and appeared in "Witless Protection" with Larry The Cable Guy. And yet even with all that, one part he's played seems to have flown safely under the radar. Yep, he's in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice." "...a Paul Thomas Anderson film is coming out, and um, uh, I can't talk about it, I can just say it's coming out....," he revealed on the Dr. Drew Podcast about one of his upcoming gigs. "...that was a great experience, and you know, and, and uh... and making movies these days is a lot like making instant...
- 10/15/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The future of film compared to the current state it's in right now is a big topic on today's episode along with reviews for Oz the Great and Powerful and Dead Man Down. In addition we have several voicemails from listeners, questions and our usual array of games. I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll add those to the show and respond directly. An alternative to that option is a new way of leaving us a voicemail directly from your computer. Just click here and no matter where you live in the world, all you need is a microphone and Internet connection and...
- 3/8/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
They favour weighty works over genre fare such as Avatar and The Dark Knight – no wonder the telecast ratings are in decline
The Oscars have always been a lumbering, unwieldy beast. To win a Golden Globe one needs to convince an electorate of fewer than 100; to walk off with an Oscar, an actor, director or producer must pass muster with more than 6,000 voters. The weight of all these members alone makes it hard for the Oscars animal to turn its head and catch sight of objects in its peripheral vision. Instead it appears fixated on what is directly in front of it: usually movies that have been hyped as worthy contenders from the moment the annual awards season begins at the tail end of each November.
There's also a particular type of film that tends to get picked up. The Oscarly movie is generally one with a certain gravitas that...
The Oscars have always been a lumbering, unwieldy beast. To win a Golden Globe one needs to convince an electorate of fewer than 100; to walk off with an Oscar, an actor, director or producer must pass muster with more than 6,000 voters. The weight of all these members alone makes it hard for the Oscars animal to turn its head and catch sight of objects in its peripheral vision. Instead it appears fixated on what is directly in front of it: usually movies that have been hyped as worthy contenders from the moment the annual awards season begins at the tail end of each November.
There's also a particular type of film that tends to get picked up. The Oscarly movie is generally one with a certain gravitas that...
- 2/22/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The first photos from Ken Watanabe in the remake of Unforgiven, a partly Alexa Vega in Machete Kills, an even more naked David Arquette in Orion, Dakota Fanning and Emile Hirsch in The Motel Life, and the first still from Ben Wheatley's A Field in England.
First photo from the set of Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson in Saving Mr. Banks, Matt Damon filming The Zero Theorem, and photos from a sequence being filmed involving Daniel Radcliffe being arrested in Horns.
Posters for Jurassic Park 3D, In Their Skin, Any Day Now, World War Z, Zero Dark Thirty, KIlling Them Softly, and character posters for Rise of the Guardians
An infographic has been cooked up to explain Hfr 3D - high frame rate 3D - for the upcoming select screenings of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey".
"Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced that Zack Snyder’s 'Man of Steel...
First photo from the set of Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson in Saving Mr. Banks, Matt Damon filming The Zero Theorem, and photos from a sequence being filmed involving Daniel Radcliffe being arrested in Horns.
Posters for Jurassic Park 3D, In Their Skin, Any Day Now, World War Z, Zero Dark Thirty, KIlling Them Softly, and character posters for Rise of the Guardians
An infographic has been cooked up to explain Hfr 3D - high frame rate 3D - for the upcoming select screenings of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey".
"Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced that Zack Snyder’s 'Man of Steel...
- 11/8/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Screen Producers Association of Australia has confirmed documentary maker Matt Harlock and multi-screen expert Steve Peters of Emmy Award winning Fourth Wall Studios will address the Spaa Conference on how they’re focusing on the future’s new ways of broadcast, creation of audiences and distribution models through the “Beyond Rear Vision Thinking” plenary session.
Spaa Conference takes place at Melbourne’s Docklands from 12-15 November.
The announcement:
The Screen Producers Association of Australia (Spaa) has confirmed two further international guest speakers for their annual Conference running 12 to 15 November at Central Pier Docklands in Melbourne: British filmmaker of award-winning documentary, American: The Bill Hicks Story, Matt Harlock, and founding partner of No Mimes Media, Steve Peters of the Emmy Award-winning Fourth Wall Studios.
UK based Harlock together with his partner, Paul Thomas, produced the feature length documentary American: The Bill Hicks Story, which was a huge commercial success. The...
Spaa Conference takes place at Melbourne’s Docklands from 12-15 November.
The announcement:
The Screen Producers Association of Australia (Spaa) has confirmed two further international guest speakers for their annual Conference running 12 to 15 November at Central Pier Docklands in Melbourne: British filmmaker of award-winning documentary, American: The Bill Hicks Story, Matt Harlock, and founding partner of No Mimes Media, Steve Peters of the Emmy Award-winning Fourth Wall Studios.
UK based Harlock together with his partner, Paul Thomas, produced the feature length documentary American: The Bill Hicks Story, which was a huge commercial success. The...
- 11/5/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
It was a busy week of reviews as we disagree on Ted and People Like Us, agree on Magic Mike and I give my thoughts on To Rome with Love, which Laremy didn't see. Of course, on top of that we get to several of your questions, over/unders, buy or sells, a new Good Comments segment, more Good Tweets and just all around randomness. This episode runs just over 86 minutes and will hopefully keep you satisfied until our July 3 episode where we'll dig into The Amazing Spider-Man. As always, I have broken down this episode on a minute-by-minute basis if you would like to skip ahead and below I have featured the information on how to download the podcast, find us on iTunes or merely just listen in your browser. 00:00-5:15 - Introduction and the ease of podcasting vs. writing 5:16-8:48 - [Listener Question] In the wake of Nora Ephron's death,...
- 6/29/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Is that Joaquin Phoenix walking on water? Perhaps he shouldn't have shaved his beard off if he's going to play the Jesus figure
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With the possible exception of The Dark Knight Rises, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master is arguably the most highly anticipated film of the year. It marks Anderson's first film since the beguiling There Will Be Blood, Jonny Greenwood is returning to score it, and – since it's rumoured to be a highly critical allegory about the birth of Scientology – it's likely to nark off Tom Cruise something rotten.
And yet that's just about all we know. So far, plot specifics are notably thin on the ground, and the first teaser trailer was as enigmatic and context-free as it's possible to be. However, the second teaser for The Master is a little more forthcoming, so let's comb through it for clues.
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With the possible exception of The Dark Knight Rises, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master is arguably the most highly anticipated film of the year. It marks Anderson's first film since the beguiling There Will Be Blood, Jonny Greenwood is returning to score it, and – since it's rumoured to be a highly critical allegory about the birth of Scientology – it's likely to nark off Tom Cruise something rotten.
And yet that's just about all we know. So far, plot specifics are notably thin on the ground, and the first teaser trailer was as enigmatic and context-free as it's possible to be. However, the second teaser for The Master is a little more forthcoming, so let's comb through it for clues.
- 6/27/2012
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart got wet and wild over the weekend as though the main shoot had had already wrapped, some additional shooting on "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part One" took place in the Caribbean this weekend. Set photos are up at KStewartSource.
Other key set photos came out recently including the first shot of the cast in John Hillcoat's The Wettest County in the World, and a shaved head Jake Gyllenhaal shooting David Ayer's gritty cop drama End of Watch.
"The trailer for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" will debut on ABC Family during a showing of "Happy Gilmore" this Wednesday, April 27th at 7 Pm Us-est..." (full details)
"Actor Alex Winter, better known as the non-Keanu Reeves half of Wyld Stallyns from the two "Bill and Ted" movies, has revealed on his Twitter that he's just got the script for the third film.
Other key set photos came out recently including the first shot of the cast in John Hillcoat's The Wettest County in the World, and a shaved head Jake Gyllenhaal shooting David Ayer's gritty cop drama End of Watch.
"The trailer for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" will debut on ABC Family during a showing of "Happy Gilmore" this Wednesday, April 27th at 7 Pm Us-est..." (full details)
"Actor Alex Winter, better known as the non-Keanu Reeves half of Wyld Stallyns from the two "Bill and Ted" movies, has revealed on his Twitter that he's just got the script for the third film.
- 4/25/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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