Dunkirk has already out earned Interstellar, Christopher Nolan’s previous blockbuster release, at the UK box office. Bringing in a total of $35.4 million in Nolan’s home territory, Dunkirk has flown past Interstellar’s grand total of $31.3 million in just ten days. Dunkirk was always going to do relatively well in the UK, the tale of […]
Christopher Nolan bans very specific items on set, according to Dunkirk stars Mark Rylance and Barry Keoghan
Christopher Nolan is as enigmatic as he is talented. From the way he shows up to every set in a suit, his sometimes mysterious marketing for his films, to the inspired/ controversial casting choices he continually makes: Nolan is in a league of his own in many ways. Which is why it comes as no […]
The top 5 protagonists of Christopher Nolan movies
Samuel Brace with his top five protagonists of Christopher Nolan’s movies… Christopher Nolan had established himself as one of the defining directors of the 2000’s by the time The Dark Knight was released, and in the current decade he has gone onto further enhance his filmography, cementing his place in the list of greatest living […]
Dunkirk debuts to big numbers at the Korean box office
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 […]
Hans Zimmer’s greatest non-Christopher Nolan soundtracks
With Dunkirk out now, Sean Wilson selects those Zimmer soundtrack classics that have been overlooked… Christopher Nolan’s astonishing, overpowering World War II epic Dunkirk is on release now and there’s a common thread running through the laudatory reviews: the music is inseparable from the visuals. Indeed, Hans Zimmer’s keening, groaning, growling compositions help blur the […]
Justice League trailer, Valerian flops hard, Thor: Ragnarok trailer and more – Weekend News Roundup
YOU CAN’T SAVE THE WORLD ALONE While Marvel Studios (again) didn’t release their trailer for Avengers: Infinity War from San Diego Comic Con, Warner Bros. put up a whopping four-minute trailer for this November’s Justice League. The trailer features Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), The Flash (Ezra Miller), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and Aquaman […]
Dunkirk scores $106 million global opening, but Valerian flops hard
Christopher Nolan’s latest film, the World War II epic Dunkirk, has been a huge hit with critics, and it’s also enjoyed a solid debut at the box office, with the film grossing $105.9 million around the world in its opening weekend. Domestically, Dunkirk opened in top spot with $50.5 million, with the comedy Girls Trip […]
What Sets Christopher Nolan Apart From Other Blockbuster Directors
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 […]
Dunkirk: Its Greatness and Its Finest Moments
Samuel Brace on Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, its greatness and its finest moments… This is what cinema looks like. Greatness is a word that gets thrown around a lot, used and abused until it means very little at all. But Dunkirk, the WWII drama/thriller by Christopher Nolan is indeed greatness; in fact, greatness is a descriptor […]
Movie Review – Dunkirk (2017)
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 […]