Category: Director
WHY SO SERIOUS? – Heath Ledger, Chris Nolan, & the Villain of the Century
Heath Ledger is the only Nolan lead actor to reap critical acclaim and top it all off with an Oscar – posthumously. No glad-handing parties, talk show campaigning, no bullshit falderal that puffs from these proceedings like a bad case of gas. It was his performance, pure and simple, that overcame, for one brief moment, AMPAS’ distaste for both the genre and actors his age.
Nolan’s Forgotten Film: Revisiting Insomnia
“A good cop can’t sleep because he’s missing a piece of the puzzle. And a bad cop can’t sleep because his conscience won’t let him….
Interstellar: The Odyssey for the 21st Century
“Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured.” – Homer, The Odyssey. Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is…
Christopher Nolan Week: Where To Stream His 10 Feature Films
About time. Christopher Nolan Week is finally upon us. From today, Saturday 27th January through to Sunday 4th February look out for a variety of…
Ranking Christopher Nolan's 10 Films As Director
As part of the Christopher Nolan Directors’ Week, which starts on Saturday 27th January 2018, we’re running a standard ranking poll. You select your own…
Steven Spielberg Films Ranked: 5-1
Steven Spielberg, a certain Drew Barrymore’s godfather, has still amazed and inspired us, and his peers, with the kind of prolific, excellent range of cinema…
Steven Spielberg Films Ranked: 10-6
In the late 1970s, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were buddies. And both were embarking on huge, game-changing science fiction epics. Believe it or not…
Steven Spielberg Films Ranked: 15-11
Once upon a time, in the condition that Warner Bros. utilize a cast primarily from the UK and Ireland, J. K. Rowling agreed to sell…
Steven Spielberg Films Ranked: 29-16
Okay, your votes are in and counted. Thank you all for participating. I know picking your favorite Steven Spielberg movies is extremely tricky. As is…
Fight or Flight? The Tale Of Two Lovers In Spielberg’s The Terminal
I don’t do romantic comedies, I find them predictable and cliched. But I do like Tom Hanks, because well he’s Tom Hanks. And, I adore…
Listmania – Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg is one of my all-time favorite film directors, and he’s had a major impact on me as a lover of cinema. He’s made…
Steven Spielberg's 'Private' Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan has been a game-changer since the day it came out. It changed the way battles were filmed; the D-Day sequence was studied…
No Gold For Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple
At the very beginning of 1985’s The Color Purple, there is an affecting scene where a woman gives birth. While shooting that very scene (the…
Indiana Jones and His Greatest Hits
I came across the exploits of Indiana Jones in 2008 in the form of the fourth installment of the series, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of…
