Show Notes
Johnny: Danny? When I came to you with those calculations, we thought we might start a chain reaction that would record a historical retrospective of Christopher Nolan’s entire filmography that detailed the writing, filming, editing, and reception of movies like Following, Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Tenet, and Best Picture Winner Oppenheimer… Danny: I remember it well. What of it? Johnny: I believe we did. Music: *BWWWAAAAAAAAHBAAAAAAAAAAAA!*
--------------------------------------- Watch on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- Danny’s Instagram: @danny_barker @zatheband --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS:
0:00 – Intro 0:34 – Early Life 6:09 – Tarantella, Larceny, Doodlebug 9:54 – Following 20:25 – Memento 35:41 – Insomnia 49:35 – Keys to the Street and Howard Hughes 52:54 – Batman Begins 1:11:42 – The Prestige 1:24:00 – The Dark Knight 1:41:25 – Inception 1:50:49 – The Dark Knight Rises 2:05:11 – Interstellar 2:23:36 – Dunkirk 2:39:54 – Tenet 2:55:39 – Oppenheimer --------------------------------------- RESOURCES:
Christopher Nolan YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4ng2_XrVMzklA83RUst6wZgF&si=H69VeYeyUwtb7H_g
Books:
The Nolan Variations by Tom Shone: https://a.co/d/iLosaw1 Oppenheimer: The Official Screenplay: https://a.co/d/aiaZt0o Memento & Following Screenplays: https://a.co/d/3YYwm9M
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