Interview: Christopher Nolan talks about Insomnia and other future projects
Posted by: Dean Kish • May 7, 2002 @ 1:05am
Dean Kish: Can you tell us anything about your upcoming film, Insomnia?
Christopher Nolan: It's a psychological thriller centering around a veteran cop who is sent up from Los Angeles to a town in Northern Alaska to help the police solve a murder involving a young girl. He goes up there with his partner from L.A.
You walk into a movie theatre and you are greeted by the sight of dozens upon dozens of children holding balloons. Their young voices are piercing the air in a collective whine, and it is your second nature to shudder and briefly consider getting a refund or exchanging your tickets for a film with a harsher rating. However, sometimes this second nature is closed-minded.
Sometime during the course of human evolution there came to fruition the belief that the human male was largely influenced and motivated by his libido. A notion largely held by the female of the species, but one which has also made it's way into the realm of popular belief, and has become widely accepted by not only women, but men alike.
The creators of 40 Days and 40 Nights have turned San Francisco into a complete idiot's utopia where all the girls are easy and stupid, and all the guys are stupid and horny. It seems to be a pretty good arrangement for the citizens seeing as though their loins rule them all.
Despite any vain attempts you make to enter a film that you already know at least a little bit about with no prior expectations, inevitably there will be a preconception that will alter how the film affects you, and consequentially how much you enjoy the film.
I'm sure Meg Ryan is a really nice person. Okay, there's my disclaimer, now onto my review. A Meg Ryan movie about time travel... a Meg Ryan movie about time travel... a Meg Ryan movie about time travel.
Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Posted by: Tom Milroy • December 19, 2001 @ 10:11pm
I have trouble with movies that are three hours long - the Skittles never make it to the end, and unless you get the jumbo drink for eleven dollars, you get thirsty. Having said that, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was time well spent. The movie keeps moving, with only one or two slow parts.
Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Posted by: Jeremy Maron • December 19, 2001 @ 10:01pm
By all accounts the first film installment of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a cinematic success.
Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Posted by: J.S. Lee • December 19, 2001 @ 9:59pm
One would think that in preparation to write a review for one of the biggest movies opening this year, one would have prepared a little. Perhaps one would have read the book that said movie is based upon. Or, given that there wasn't enough time to read the book, one may have done a little research to make up for one's ignorance on the subject.
If you are having "one of those days" - a day when you have 5 essays due, your significant other has told you they "want more space", you were stuck in traffic for 45 minutes because of a train, and by the time you get home you have missed your favourite show - do yourself a favour and go see Amélie.
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