Tarantino (who I'm not even a huge fan of) and Fincher have definitely had as big if not bigger effect than Nolan. He's in the top 3 most important and influential of this century but he's not above the other 2[/quote] Says who?[/quote] Says Pulp Fiction, Se7en, Fight Club. Also forgot The Wachowski...

Yeah absolutely! I think too a lot is simply jealousy and schadenfreude - all the nonentities want Nolan to fail because he's too powerful. Eff 'em!

Interesting article in Den of Geek on the backlash against Chris Nolan.

http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/christop ... ight-rises

If you liked Birdman, watch John Cassavetes' Opening Night and Aronofsky's Black Swan as the stories are so similar, it's surprising the screenwriters didn't thank Cassavetes and Mark Heyman. I hated Birdman. It thought it was trendy and hip and it was empty, superficial and full of the most OTT act...

Don't think this has been posted already. Chris Nolan is interviewed by Rian Johnson:

http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/r ... erview.php

From Variety, more about Chris' presentation to Richard Linklater. Interesting parallels between Interstellar and Boyhood: Linklater was introduced by his sister, Tricia, in addition to sound mixer John Pritchett and “Interstellar” helmer Christopher Nolan. His sister cited Linklater’s patience and ...

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'Birdman' (what??) won the CAS. Hollywood Reporter: Birdman won the trophy for outstanding sound mixing in a live action feature during the 51st annual Cinema Audio Society Awards, Saturday at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. It topped a field of nominees from American Sniper, Guardians of the Galaxy,...

Interview with Bill Irwin in the New York Times today: Voicing a Robot — and Schlepping It Around, Too By CARA BUCKLEY As anyone who has seen “Interstellar” can attest, it’s not difficult to get attached to TARS, the semi-snarky, heroic robot who rarely strays from Matthew McConaughey’s side — even ...

Death and the Compass with McConaughey as Erik Lonnrot and Guy Pearce as Red Scharlach.