Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan Feels “Great About the State of the Movie Business” After ‘Oppenheimer’ Success
Christopher Nolan is looking back at his banner year in Hollywood thanks to Oppenheimer as well as the current state of the cinema landscape. The summer box office saw a much-needed resurgence following the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw movie theaters shut down. But Nolan’s film and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie helped bring cinemagoers back in large […]
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Creative Fusion on an Extra-Large Scale: Jennifer Lame on Editing ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Postcard From Earth’
Editor Jennifer Lame’s work has appeared on many of the world’s largest screens this year. Over the summer, her second movie with director Christopher Nolan, his historical epic Oppenheimer, for Universal, had moviegoers scrambling for tickets to Imax’s large-format theaters. And in October, the Lame-edited Postcard From Earth, from director Darren Aronofsky, became the first […]
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Christopher Nolan Lands Saturn Awards Honor (Exclusive)
Christopher Nolan is headed to the Saturn Awards, where the filmmaker will be honored with the genre-focused ceremony’s visionary award. Nolan’s Oppenheimer star Emily Blunt will present the honor at a ceremony on Feb. 4. Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kevin Feige and James Cameron are previous recipients of the visionary award. The Saturn Awards date back to […]
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Christopher Nolan to Get BFI Fellowship
The British Film Institute (BFI) will present English director Christopher Nolan with its highest honor, the BFI Fellowship, in recognition of the Oppenheimer filmmaker’s “extraordinary achievements and enormous contribution to cinema,” the BFI announced Monday. The BFI Fellowship will be presented to Nolan at the BFI Chair’s Dinner in London on February 14, 2024, hosted […]
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‘Oppenheimer’ Composer Ludwig Göransson on Crafting the Music of a Scientist’s Mind
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was the first movie in the director’s career that told the story of the main character in the first person. It’s an intimate portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a physicist credited as the “father of the atomic bomb,” during World War II. And the intimacy is not only reflected in the camerawork, […]
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New York Film Critics Circle Names ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ as Best Film of 2023
The New York Film Critics Circle has named Killers of the Flower Moon as its best film of 2023. The Martin Scorsese-directed movie about the Osage murders was also recognized with the best actress award for star Lily Gladstone. Oppenheimer and May December each received two awards as well. Christopher Nolan won best director for […]
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Christopher Nolan Says He’s Not Directing Next James Bond
Christopher Nolan says he’s not doing a Bond, James Bond, movie as his next project. The director shot down speculation he might pivot to the 007 franchise after the blockbuster success of his summer period drama Oppenheimer. “No, sadly no — no truth to those rumors,” Nolan told The Associated Press in an interview while […]
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Christopher Nolan on the Danger of Streaming-Only Films Disappearing: “It Will Need to Be Fixed”
Christopher Nolan is addressing the concern that filmmakers’ projects could vanish if they are removed from streaming platforms and not available to be seen via physical media. During a conversation with The Washington Post published online Friday, the Oppenheimer director discussed his film’s upcoming home release. Nolan clarified that a comment he made at a […]
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Christopher Nolan Set for Inaugural Sundance Institute Trailblazer Award on Opening Night of 2024 Fest
Christopher Nolan, Celine Song and Maite Alberdi will be feted at a gala fundraiser on the opening night of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, the nonprofit Sundance Institute said Wednesday. The Jan. 18 gathering, which will take place at the DeJoria Center, will “raise critical funds to support independent artists year-round through labs, grants and […]
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AFM Flashback: ‘Memento’ Helped Christopher Nolan Make a Lasting Impression
When Summit Entertainment brought Christopher Nolan’s Memento to the American Film Market in 2000, the British- born director was still a relative unknown. The screenplay he wrote for his second feature proved puzzling as it wove together two timelines, one in reverse chronological order, to tell the story of a man with short- term memory […]
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Returning to Imax After $183M Worldwide Box Office
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is returning to Imax screens on Nov. 3 for a one-week exclusive run. The limited engagement includes six Imax 70mm film projections locations worldwide — four AMC Imax screens in California and New York City, and two more locations in London and Melbourne, Australia. The rare encore run for a Hollywood tentpole […]
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Christopher Nolan Says Hollywood Studios Missed Out by Not Releasing Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’
Christopher Nolan said Hollywood studios missed out by not releasing Taylor Swift’s concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, since she distributed it directly through AMC Theatres. During a recent discussion at a City University of New York event, the Oppenheimer filmmaker noted how the pop star bypassed studios and teamed directly with AMC Theatres […]
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