christopher nolan

Review: Christopher Nolan’s TENET Is A Flawed Cinematic Wonder

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is a film which can be enjoyed, but it’s highly likely that you won’t really understand it. It takes a lot of big ideas – and a lot of big moviemaking techniques to ultimately deliver a film which [...]

April 2, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Diana Galimzyanova’s THE LIGHTEST DARKNESS

Russian writer-director Diana Galimzyanova impresses with 2017’s beautifully obtuse mystery, The Lightest Darkness (Samaya svetlaya tma). The black and white noir is told across two different time frames, one which moves forward, while the [...]

March 22, 2021

Vanity Fair JUSTICE LEAGUE Article

The Vanity Fair article delving into the history of Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a hugely fascinating look at the making of the new cut of the DC Comics team-up, which is set to debut globally on 18 March 2021. It’s a serious deep [...]

February 25, 2021

DUNE Director Denis Villeneuve Attacks Warner Bros/HBO Max Streaming Decision

Hot on the heels of Christopher Nolan blasting Warner Bros for releasing its entire 2021 slate to streaming via HBO Max, comes another brutal attack from Dune director Denis Villeneuve. Dune was to be a crowning glory in Warner Bros’ 2020 [...]

December 12, 2020

Mad At Max: Christopher Nolan Bashes Warner Bros & HBO MAX Hybrid Release Strategy

Christopher Nolan is currently doing home entertainment promo for his sci-fi epic Tenet. The Warner Bros release was the first big film to open on cinema screens during the COVID-19 pandemic and while it grossed $360 million at the global box [...]

December 8, 2020

Behind The Scenes With The Bat & The Cat: Christian Bale’s Batman and Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman On The Set Of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises sees Christian Bale do his best work as Batman/Bruce Wayne. He’s more relaxed and at ease with the character, but this has a lot to do with Anne Hathaway’s Selina Kyle (she’s never called [...]

November 8, 2020

This Is Not A Review: Tentative TENET Thoughts

Movies In Focus finally saw Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet. Like many, it was my first time in the cinema for a long time – and the way things are going it’s going to be the last visit for another while. This isn’t really a review [...]

November 1, 2020

Christopher Nolan’s Swiss Watch

As a director, Christopher Nolan has had a pretty impressive cinematic run: Following (1998) Memento (2000) Insomnia (2002) Batman Begins (2005) The Prestige (2006) The Dark Knight (2008) Inception (2010) The Dark Knight Rises (2012), [...]

September 6, 2020

Tom Cruise Goes Back To The Movies With TENET

The mighty Tom Cruise showed his passion for seeing movies on the big screen by posting a video on social media which shows the star going to see Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. The star is currently in London making the seventh Mission: Impossible [...]

August 26, 2020

Behind The Scenes: Christopher Nolan & Matthew McConaughey On The Set Of INTERSTELLAR

Christopher Nolan’s 2014 release, Interstellar is very clearly inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – the benchmark for this type of science fiction drama. He keeps the CGI to a minimum, choosing to use practical effects [...]

August 10, 2020

A Look Back At Christopher Nolan’s DARK KNIGHT Trilogy

Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins took The Dark Knight and transported Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s iconic creation into the real world. Hauling characters such as Ras Al Ghoul and The Scarecrow into the narrative enhanced the psychological ante [...]

July 29, 2020

IMAX Info, Artwork & Release Dates For Christopher Nolan’s TENET

After what seems like a million delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christopher Nolan’s long awaited Tenet is finally coming to IMAX cinemas in the UK on August 26! Whoop, Whoop! Select engagements of Nolan’s sci-fi [...]

July 29, 2020

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