Emily Blunt asks Anne Hathaway. “This is so embarrassing,” Hathaway replies, “because I remember every second of the first time I met you. I’m so much more into you than you are into me.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Christopher Nolan made headlines earlier this month when he took a playful jab at streaming platforms while discussing the upcoming home release of “Oppenheimer.” The atomic bomb drama, which grossed a staggering $950 million in theaters worldwide, is hitting Blu-ray and other digital platforms this month. Nolan said at a recent “Oppenheimer” screening that it’s important to own the film on Blu-ray so that “no evil streaming service can come steal it from you.” “It was a joke when I said it. But nothing’s a joke when it’s transcribed onto the internet,” Nolan recently told The Washington Post in a follow-up interview.
“There is a danger, these days, that if things only exist in the streaming version they do get taken down, they come and go,” the director added. Streamers have become notoriously known in the last year for pulling original titles from their platforms in order to license them out elsewhere and open up potential revenue streams. When such titles are streaming-only offerings, their removal makes it impossible to view the films elsewhere.
Such was the case this year with the Disney+ movie “Crater,” for instance. The streaming-only family adventure was pulled from Disney+ in June and could not be viewed anywhere until it was reissued as a digital release months later in September. For Nolan, owning physical media is the only way to combat such streaming trends.
Guillermo del Toro agrees, having shared Nolan’s recent quotes on X (formerly Twitter) and adding his own commentary on the issue. “Physical media is almost a Fahrenheit 451 (where people memorized entire books and thus became the book they loved) level of responsibility,” del Toro wrote to his followers. “If you own a
.Emily Blunt asks Anne Hathaway. “This is so embarrassing,” Hathaway replies, “because I remember every second of the first time I met you. I’m so much more into you than you are into me.
Christopher Nolan is to receive a BFI Fellowship, the highest honor bestowed by the UK’s lead organization for film.
Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan is being accorded a BFI Fellowship, the highest honor bestowed by the British Film Institute. “The fellowship recognizes Nolan’s extraordinary achievements and enormous contribution to cinema as one of the world’s most successful and influential film directors, constantly pushing the limits of what large-scale filmmaking can be whilst retaining a reverence for the history of the medium and the primacy of cinema-going,” the BFI said in a statement. The fellowship will be presented to Nolan at the BFI chair’s dinner in London on Feb.
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Christopher Nolan has said that he considers Zack Snyder’s Watchmen to be a film that was “ahead of its time”.Watchmen was released in 2009, based on the DC Comics limited series of the same name by Alan Moore. It was set in an alternate, dystopian version of 1985, following a group of retired superheroes as they investigate the murder of one of their own.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Nolan said: “I’ve always believed Watchmen was ahead of its time.
The Boys, is actually the child of two movie stars, with his father being Dennis Quaid (The Parent Trap).However, in a recent interview with Glamour, Ryan pushed back on the claims that her son might be a child of nepotism privilege, given his parents’ success in the industry.The Sleepless In Seattle actor said: “Jack is really talented. He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be. That nepo stuff is so dismissive of his work ethic, his gifts, and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege.”Quaid, who made his movie debut in 2012’s The Hunger Games, acting opposite Jennifer Lawrence and Stanley Tucci among other famous faces, has always had a gift, according to his mother.“I remember seeing him in a middle school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” she said.
It’s interesting to think of how cinema fans are often forced to pick sides. You’re either pro-cinema and on the side of folks like Christopher Nolan, or you’re maybe someone who likes major franchises and *gasp* comic book movies, so you’re on the side of Zack Snyder.
There’s a whole debate in Hollywood about how much the industry relies on established franchises like superhero movies and how many original films get commissioned. Director Christopher Nolan is weighing in on the matter explaining that there needs to be a balance between all types of movies.
Michaela Zee Christopher Nolan is defending the role of franchises in Hollywood, saying they are a crucial part of the film industry ecosystem. In a recent interview with the Associated Press, the “Oppenheimer” and “Dark Night” director weighed in on the debate over how superhero franchises are affecting Hollywood.
Christopher Nolan has responded to Martin Scorsese‘s assertion that cinema needs to be saved from superheroes, sequels, reboots and franchises.In a recent interview with GQ, Scorsese suggested that such films present a “danger to our culture… because there are going to be generations now that think movies are only those—that’s what movies are”.The Killers Of The Flower Moon director added: “We have to then fight back stronger. And it’s got to come from the grassroots level.
Christopher Nolan has said that he will not be directing the next James Bond film.The Oppenheimer director has long been linked with a possible involvement in the British spy franchise, and has spoken multiple times in the past about his admiration for the films, even expressing direct interest in becoming a part of it.In a new interview with Associated Press, however, he has formally distanced himself from Bond. When asked whether that might be his next project, he said: “No, sadly no – no truth to those rumours.”In July, Nolan had said that it would be “an amazing privilege” to direct a Bond film.“The influence of those movies in my filmography is embarrassingly apparent.
Nothing has taken the pop-culture world by storm like “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” getting released on the same day this summer. The Barbenheimer weekend will go down in history and will forever link the two films.
While it has always seemed so far-fetched, there has been a long-running rumor that Christopher Nolan was in the running to be the next director of a James Bond film. While the filmmaker seems very happy making films outside of the franchise world, fans of Bond have been excited by the prospect of what he might do with the world’s most famous spy.
When Oppenheimer filmmaker Christopher Nolan received the Federation of American Scientists’ Public Service Award earlier this month, in recognition of his cultural contribution by bringing J. Robert Oppenheimer’s story to broader attention through cinema, he made a “plea” to scientists.
Recently, it was announced that Best Buy was cutting out DVDs and Blu-rays from its physical stores. Gone are the days of wandering the aisles and searching for a cool movie to buy.
Christopher Nolan has spoken about the “danger” of films only being available via streaming platforms, stressing that he believes in the ongoing importance of physical media.Speaking to The Washington Post, Nolan expanded on recent comments he made while introducing a screening of his film Oppenheimer, when he urged fans to buy the Blu-ray version, “so no evil streaming service can come steal it from you.”In the new interview, he clarified that he was joking in describing them as “evil”, but he did elaborate that the susceptibility of films disappearing from streaming platforms does concern him.“There is a danger these days that if things only exist in the streaming version, they do get taken down,” he said. “They come and go — as do broadcast versions of films, so my films will play on HBO or whatever, they’ll come and go.”“But the home video version is the thing that can always be there, so people can always access it.
As awards season approaches, many consider “Oppenheimer” a frontrunner for all kinds of awards. But while Christopher Nolan and his film will undoubtedly be in the running for Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars, the director is ready to leave the film behind.
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Christopher Nolan has shared his thoughts on Oppenheimer‘s upcoming release on Blu-ray and digital, urging fans to opt for the former of the two options.While introducing the film at a special screening in Los Angeles on Monday (November 13), Nolan took a jab at streaming services while sharing more about his approach to releasing films on Blu-ray and other physical avenues.Nolan said: “Obviously Oppenheimer has been quite a ride for us and now it is time for me to release a home version of the film. I’ve been working very hard on it for months.
Singer Emeli Sande has been forced to cancel her wedding plans due to the star's 'busy schedule.' The 36 year old announced she was engaged to her classical pianist girlfriend, Yoana Karemova, in September last year, just six months after Emeli revealed she was a part of the LGBT community and in a same-sex relationship with Yoana. However, speaking to The Metro, Emelia admitted that things are uncontrollably on hold for now.