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Netflix responds to Christopher Nolan’s negative comments about the platform

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Netflix is still keen to work with director Christopher Nolan down the road despite his disparaging comments about the streaming giant, according to chief content officer Ted Sarandos. Christopher Nolan, the director of this summer’s WWII drama Dunkirk, had bashed Netflix in a recent interview. The director isn’t a fan of movies being shown anywhere […]

What Sets Christopher Nolan Apart From Other Blockbuster Directors

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With the release of Dunkirk, Eric Bay-Andersen explores the aspects of Christopher Nolan’s films that set him apart from his contemporaries… Over the past twenty years, Christopher Nolan has amassed a body of work so impressive that a new film by him is now an event in the cinematic calendar. But it’s not just the […]

Christopher Nolan praises Wonder Woman, unlikely to return to the superhero genre

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Although he remained nominally involved with the DC universe following The Dark Knight Trilogy by serving as producer on Man of Steel and receiving an executive producer credit on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Christopher Nolan has now moved away from the DCEU as he focusses on other projects – most notably his latest […]

Christopher Nolan is working on 4K remasters of The Dark Knight Trilogy

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Its probably needless to say, but Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy – made up of Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises – are considered by many to be among the best comic book films made, some even going so far as to say that they transcended the comic book genre. Nolan is currently on the press […]

Movie Review – Dunkirk (2017)

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Dunkirk, 2017. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, Jack Lowden, James D’Arcy, Barry Keoghan, and Tom Glynn-Carney. SYNOPSIS: Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War […]

Dunkirk becomes second highest grosser of 2017 at UK box office, beating Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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Dunkirk has sailed into second position at the UK box office for 2017, overcoming some serious competition on the way. We reported earlier in the month that Dunkirk had out earned Spider-Man:  Homecoming, Wonder Woman, and Logan at the UK box office. But now it can add another impressive achievement to its name, having also […]

Dunkirk debuts to big numbers at the Korean box office

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Dunkirk has debuted extremely well at the South Korea box office, proving once again Nolan’s ability to do top business in the Asian market. On its debut weekend, the WWII drama about the evacuation of over 300,000 allied troops, brought in a hugely impressive $10.3 million, which means Korea is the film’s third biggest market […]

Dunkirk makes a splash at China’s box office

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Dunkirk has made its debut at China’s box office, bringing in significant numbers. The acclaimed WWII drama by Christopher Nolan has been performing well above expectations in various markets around the world. This includes $180 million in the US. Having to sit out the China summer blackout like all western films, Dunkirk has at last […]

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk crosses $400 million worldwide

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Dunkirk has moved past the $400 million milestone at the worldwide box office. Christopher Nolan’s WWII drama, Dunkirk, has been over performing at the box office this summer, accumulating $172 million at the U.S. box office, and in the process making Christopher Nolan the fifth highest grossing director of all time. This tidy sum, which […]

Harry Styles on Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk

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The highly anticipated World War II survival epic Dunkirk is just under two weeks away from release, and the summer blockbuster has just had a press conference revealing some new information about the project. For starters, musician Harry Styles discussed how he always wanted a role in the Christopher Nolan-directed film, stating that: “I think for […]