Christopher Nolan appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, where he gave a multi-part interview delving into his latest Oscar-nominated film Oppenheimer, as well as some of his most renowned work. During his chat with Colbert, he shared some rare comments about his filmmaking process and personal life.
Colbert made sure to have fun with the director in the cold open, referencing Nolan’s cryptic filmmaking style. “This is going to be straightforward talking. It’s not going to be some sort of existential crisis pondering the nature of the universe or the fate of man,” said the host. “Absolutely,” responded Nolan. “Good, because I was afraid you were going to try one of your, like, multiple-timeline and flash-forward endings and if you did that, I swear—,” joked Colbert, interrupted by an Oppenheimer spoof, featuring him as the film’s titular character. But Nolan cut Colbert’s...
Colbert made sure to have fun with the director in the cold open, referencing Nolan’s cryptic filmmaking style. “This is going to be straightforward talking. It’s not going to be some sort of existential crisis pondering the nature of the universe or the fate of man,” said the host. “Absolutely,” responded Nolan. “Good, because I was afraid you were going to try one of your, like, multiple-timeline and flash-forward endings and if you did that, I swear—,” joked Colbert, interrupted by an Oppenheimer spoof, featuring him as the film’s titular character. But Nolan cut Colbert’s...
- 2/8/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "The Descent" (2005)
Where You Can Stream It: Paramount+
The Pitch: Well before the rise of the "It's actually about trauma" trend in horror and the Jamie Lee Curtis meme that came with it, there was "The Descent."
In Neil Marshall's suffocating, dismal, gooey 2005 subterranean survival movie, there aren't any masked, stab-happy killers tip-toeing about, nor is there a supernatural curse being passed from one individual to another. The only "trauma" in the film is the very literal kind that exists in its characters' heads. It's the type they can't escape no matter where they go and no matter what they do. And when a battle with monsters in the real world forces them to come face-to-face with their inner demons,...
The Movie: "The Descent" (2005)
Where You Can Stream It: Paramount+
The Pitch: Well before the rise of the "It's actually about trauma" trend in horror and the Jamie Lee Curtis meme that came with it, there was "The Descent."
In Neil Marshall's suffocating, dismal, gooey 2005 subterranean survival movie, there aren't any masked, stab-happy killers tip-toeing about, nor is there a supernatural curse being passed from one individual to another. The only "trauma" in the film is the very literal kind that exists in its characters' heads. It's the type they can't escape no matter where they go and no matter what they do. And when a battle with monsters in the real world forces them to come face-to-face with their inner demons,...
- 10/25/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Heartless
Written & Directed by Phillip Ridley
UK, 2009
It’s quite a fare feat for a film, and a horror film at that, to conclude on a note that is cruel, shocking, retrospectively abhorrent and yet uplifting, emotionally overwhelming and metaphysical all at the same time. Naturally, a piece of storytelling simply doesn’t invoke these feelings without sufficient build up, and Phillip Ridley’s almost Buddhist slice of terror Heartless possesses the kind of atmospheric dread and genuine empathetic drama which should serve as a lesson to the current crop of young filmmakers pumping out depthless found footage pulp and pretentious vampire fodder each month. While things may get very convoluted, potentially even undecipherable in the closing stages, you’re still looking at an extraordinary ride that channels the spirit of Clive Barker only with, ironically, more heart.
Young Londoner Jamie (Jim Sturgess) has done little with a life overshadowed...
Written & Directed by Phillip Ridley
UK, 2009
It’s quite a fare feat for a film, and a horror film at that, to conclude on a note that is cruel, shocking, retrospectively abhorrent and yet uplifting, emotionally overwhelming and metaphysical all at the same time. Naturally, a piece of storytelling simply doesn’t invoke these feelings without sufficient build up, and Phillip Ridley’s almost Buddhist slice of terror Heartless possesses the kind of atmospheric dread and genuine empathetic drama which should serve as a lesson to the current crop of young filmmakers pumping out depthless found footage pulp and pretentious vampire fodder each month. While things may get very convoluted, potentially even undecipherable in the closing stages, you’re still looking at an extraordinary ride that channels the spirit of Clive Barker only with, ironically, more heart.
Young Londoner Jamie (Jim Sturgess) has done little with a life overshadowed...
- 3/3/2013
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
Christopher Nolan is known for working with the same talent over and over. Throughout his short but illustrious feature film making career the director has re-teamed with several big stars, most notably recycling Christian Bale and, his good luck charm, Michael Caine. Nolan's only worked with one cinematographer, the Academy Award winning Wally Pfister, and just two composers, David Julyan and Oscar winner Hans Zimmer. Juylan's creative relationship with the filmmaker dates all the way back to his short film Doodlebug and includes the features Following, Memento and The Prestige while the rest, three Batmans and Inception, all fell under the purview of Zimmer. The first three scores that the latter has composed for Nolan have been brilliant, especially his music for The Dark Knight, so it comes as no surprise that this recently released 14+ minute preview of his work on Rises sounds so good. This video is compilation of...
- 7/6/2012
- cinemablend.com
A big week in soundtracks, with five new film soundtracks and two new television soundtracks released.
Avengers Assemble[Soundtrack] by Various Artists
One would think by looking at the track list for this soundtrack that The Avengers came out ten years ago. Avengers Assemble is advertised as music from and inspired by the film. It features new songs from artists like Soundgarden, Bush, Evanescence, Papa Roach, Shinedown and more.
Cabin in the Woods by David Julyan
David Julyan has composed for a number of thriller and horror films, including Memento, Insomnia and The Descent. Cabin in the Woods showcases his experience with a satisfyingly suspenseful score.
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by David Newman
The music for this British comedy about a group of retirees travelling to India is composed by Thomas Newman. Newman has been handling film scores for 25+ years. His latest for Marigold honors the music of India and truly...
Avengers Assemble[Soundtrack] by Various Artists
One would think by looking at the track list for this soundtrack that The Avengers came out ten years ago. Avengers Assemble is advertised as music from and inspired by the film. It features new songs from artists like Soundgarden, Bush, Evanescence, Papa Roach, Shinedown and more.
Cabin in the Woods by David Julyan
David Julyan has composed for a number of thriller and horror films, including Memento, Insomnia and The Descent. Cabin in the Woods showcases his experience with a satisfyingly suspenseful score.
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by David Newman
The music for this British comedy about a group of retirees travelling to India is composed by Thomas Newman. Newman has been handling film scores for 25+ years. His latest for Marigold honors the music of India and truly...
- 5/6/2012
- by Christopher Laplante
- SoundOnSight
By now, if you made the smart choice this weekend, you're thinking to yourself, "damn, 'Cabin In The Woods' was a nice fucking surprise!" An atypical horror film to say the least writer/producer Joss Whedon and director Drew Goddard likely blew a lot of minds this weekend.
However, you might be thinking to yourself. Wait, there's no soundtrack, other than the score by David Julyan of course, and what were all those songs featured in the movie? Well, don't worry, we got you. While no soundtrack disc was released, and curiously enough, the song in the trailer that people dig so much, "Young Blood" by Naked and Famous isn't featured in the deconstructed horror, the film features a vast and eclectic mix of music that includes heavier artists like Nine Inch Nails (from the <i>Broken</i> Ep back in '92), Switchfoot, Eagles of Death Metal and Iggy Pop, but isn't...
However, you might be thinking to yourself. Wait, there's no soundtrack, other than the score by David Julyan of course, and what were all those songs featured in the movie? Well, don't worry, we got you. While no soundtrack disc was released, and curiously enough, the song in the trailer that people dig so much, "Young Blood" by Naked and Famous isn't featured in the deconstructed horror, the film features a vast and eclectic mix of music that includes heavier artists like Nine Inch Nails (from the <i>Broken</i> Ep back in '92), Switchfoot, Eagles of Death Metal and Iggy Pop, but isn't...
- 4/16/2012
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
We have four audio treats in store this week, kicking off with Heartless, a British psychological horror film starring Jim Sturgess. Its soundtrack is composed by David Julyan, who has previously worked on several Christopher Nolan films. The music is brooding and atmospheric but the only tracks that seem to build to anything are ‘Papa B’ and (inevitably) ‘Papa B Returns’, with ‘Run, Jamie, Run!’ adding some sense of momentum and bluster. The rest of the music largely consists of minimalist strings over bassy electronic wobbles, which is okay, but unremarkable.
Following Heartless is Ways to Live Forever, a film about two young boys with leukaemia who long to try all the various life experiences that they won’t live long enough to enjoy. Happy times. Cesar Benito’s score is chirpier than one might expect, but sounds like a Tesco Value Yann Tiersen effort, all quirky strings and plonky piano parts,...
Following Heartless is Ways to Live Forever, a film about two young boys with leukaemia who long to try all the various life experiences that they won’t live long enough to enjoy. Happy times. Cesar Benito’s score is chirpier than one might expect, but sounds like a Tesco Value Yann Tiersen effort, all quirky strings and plonky piano parts,...
- 7/5/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Who would have thought that Nine Inch Nails’ front-man, Trent Reznor would not only compose one of 2010′s best scores in The Social Network, but win an Oscar, and be tapped for more films (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)?
Killer Film revisits five films that we wish Trent Reznor would re-score. Much like how silent films get a modern composer to add a new, daring soundtrack to the film, here’s five films we’d love to hear what Reznor would do. Scores can become an entity in itself for a film, but what if his industrial ear scored these films?
Blade Runner (1982)
No offense to Vangelis, but we believe Reznor would add some ambiance to Philip K. Dick’s story that Ridley Scott adapted. It’s already a cult classic, but we have a feeling Reznor ear would lace the images with music...
Killer Film revisits five films that we wish Trent Reznor would re-score. Much like how silent films get a modern composer to add a new, daring soundtrack to the film, here’s five films we’d love to hear what Reznor would do. Scores can become an entity in itself for a film, but what if his industrial ear scored these films?
Blade Runner (1982)
No offense to Vangelis, but we believe Reznor would add some ambiance to Philip K. Dick’s story that Ridley Scott adapted. It’s already a cult classic, but we have a feeling Reznor ear would lace the images with music...
- 3/9/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
I had been pushing off my neo-noir retrospective review of Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) for numerous reasons. Initially, I kept pushing it off so that we could run it the same week that his latest film, Inception -- one of the most awaited films of the summer -- hit theaters. Well, that week has finally come (I have my midnight tickets, do you?), yet I was still feeling a bout of procrastination when it came to writing about Memento. Despite my rationalizing, the main reason I kept pushing the review off was, regardless of my love of the film and noir in general, I simply did not know what original insights I could bring to the table. Memento, like so many other great films before it, has inspired a great deal of criticism and analysis. That said, I'm tapping out. I'm playing my get out of jail free card. I'm writing my first real-time review.
- 7/14/2010
- by Drew Morton
Year: 2009
Directors: Jon Harris
Writers: J Blakeson / James McCarthy / James Watkins
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 7 out of 10
[Editor's note: Possible Descent spoilers. If you haven't seen the first film yet, why are you reading this anyway? Go watch it... or continue at own risk.]
How inevitable you thought a Descent sequel would be all depends on which version of Neil Marshall's original film you watched. Personally, I never would have imaged it. I saw the UK version and the way I remember it ending is with a nasty twist. You think Sarah has escaped the subterranean nightmare only to discover her escape was all in her head. She's actually lost her mind and is ready to die and be with her daughter in the afterlife. In America, this ending was truncated so that twist was edited out. It's from this version that the Descent: Part 2 springs.
The film starts with Sarah alive and running for her life in the forest. She gets picked up by a backwoods trucker who takes her to the hospital.
Directors: Jon Harris
Writers: J Blakeson / James McCarthy / James Watkins
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 7 out of 10
[Editor's note: Possible Descent spoilers. If you haven't seen the first film yet, why are you reading this anyway? Go watch it... or continue at own risk.]
How inevitable you thought a Descent sequel would be all depends on which version of Neil Marshall's original film you watched. Personally, I never would have imaged it. I saw the UK version and the way I remember it ending is with a nasty twist. You think Sarah has escaped the subterranean nightmare only to discover her escape was all in her head. She's actually lost her mind and is ready to die and be with her daughter in the afterlife. In America, this ending was truncated so that twist was edited out. It's from this version that the Descent: Part 2 springs.
The film starts with Sarah alive and running for her life in the forest. She gets picked up by a backwoods trucker who takes her to the hospital.
- 4/26/2010
- QuietEarth.us
The crawlers are back, and so's their theme music! Although The Descent: Part 2 hasn't reached Us shores as of this writing, MovieScore Media announced they'll be releasing David Julyan's original score next month on CD and digital download. Julyan composed the music for Neil Marshall's original 2005 box-office horror smash, and returns for the sequel directed by Jon Harris. More details lurk beneath, so hit the jump and explore... MovieScore Media follow their recent release of the soundtrack to '80s-style cult favorite House of the Devil with this complete score to the subterranean sequel. Once again combining traditional orchestra and electronic textures, Julyan manages to recapture the nightmarish,...
- 12/14/2009
- FEARnet
MovieScore Media will release David Julyan’s score for The Descent: Part 2, the sequel to the acclaimed 2005 horror hit directed by Neil Marshall, on CD and via download. Julyan was the composer of the score for the first film, a work that is generally considered to be among his finest. Just like the score for the first film, The Descent: Part 2 features a mix of brooding orchestral writing ...
- 12/9/2009
- by Mikael Carlsson
- MovieScore Magazine
In 2005 Neil Marshall’s imagine-if-Alien-were-set-in-a-cave feature The Descent scared the living daylights out of cinemagoers worldwide. Lacking the bawdy humour of his werewolf masterpiece Dog Soldiers, it was nevertheless an honest to goodness horror film that pulled no punches and left no survivors. Unless you watched the American cut.
The folk who decided to make The Descent: Part 2 clearly fall into the latter camp as they have picked up just before we left off with Sarah being kind of…alive. For those among you who have never seen The Descent there is a brief recap after the jump:
Six girls go caving
Things go bump in the dark
Some of the girls die
Some of the girls kill some of the creatures
All of the girls die
The action picks up two days after the events of the first film (with Descent editor Jon Harris at the helm), the...
The folk who decided to make The Descent: Part 2 clearly fall into the latter camp as they have picked up just before we left off with Sarah being kind of…alive. For those among you who have never seen The Descent there is a brief recap after the jump:
Six girls go caving
Things go bump in the dark
Some of the girls die
Some of the girls kill some of the creatures
All of the girls die
The action picks up two days after the events of the first film (with Descent editor Jon Harris at the helm), the...
- 11/30/2009
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Quick, what’s the scariest horror film score out there? I’m sure a couple of no-brainers came to mind, and a few of you probably thought of something wholly original. Thanks to the Cinemagic channel on Sirius Xm, we have an official list to choose from. There are a few shocking inclusions, and a couple of omissions, one that I, myself, deem glaring.
See for yourself:
Halloween John Carpenter 1
Psycho Bernard Herrmann 2
The Shining Wendy Carlos/Assorted 3
Jaws John Williams 4
Alien Jerry Goldsmith 5
Omen, The Jerry Goldsmith 6
Bride of Frankenstein Franz Waxman 7
Thing, The Ennio Morricone 8
Exorcist, The Pendereki 9
Fog, The John Carpenter 10
Rosemary’s Baby Christopher Komeda 11
Hellraiser Christopher Young 12
Friday the 13th Harry Manfredini 13
A Nightmare on Elm Street Charles Bernstein 14
Suspira Goblin 15
Poltergeist Jerry Goldsmith 16
Changeling, The Rick Williams 17
Dawn of the Dead Assorted 18
Haunted Palace, The Ronald Stein 19
Amityville Horror, The Lalo Schifrin 20
Creepshow John...
See for yourself:
Halloween John Carpenter 1
Psycho Bernard Herrmann 2
The Shining Wendy Carlos/Assorted 3
Jaws John Williams 4
Alien Jerry Goldsmith 5
Omen, The Jerry Goldsmith 6
Bride of Frankenstein Franz Waxman 7
Thing, The Ennio Morricone 8
Exorcist, The Pendereki 9
Fog, The John Carpenter 10
Rosemary’s Baby Christopher Komeda 11
Hellraiser Christopher Young 12
Friday the 13th Harry Manfredini 13
A Nightmare on Elm Street Charles Bernstein 14
Suspira Goblin 15
Poltergeist Jerry Goldsmith 16
Changeling, The Rick Williams 17
Dawn of the Dead Assorted 18
Haunted Palace, The Ronald Stein 19
Amityville Horror, The Lalo Schifrin 20
Creepshow John...
- 10/30/2009
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We haven't talked about Christopher Nolan's new project Inception in quite a while and, well, that's just not right, so here's something to chew on! This isn't all that surprising, considering Hans Zimmer scored both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, but it is still exciting to hear. The Upcoming Film Scores blog has confirmed that Zimmer is scoring Inception via a press release recently released by Warner Brothers (which I can't seem to find online anywhere else). Nolan previously used David Julyan as the composer for his other non-Batman movies, including Memento and The Prestige, however Zimmer is also a fine choice! Inception started shooting a few weeks ago with a cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Ken Watanabe, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, and Tom Berenger. If you're trying to uncover where it might be shooting, good luck, because I heard he's in...
- 7/30/2009
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Warner Bros. has revealed in a recent press release that Hans Zimmer is composing the score for Christopher Nolan's upcoming science fiction opus Inception, starring Leonardo di Caprio, Ellen Page, Ken Watanabe, Michael Caine and Tom Berenger. This means that Nolan continues his working relationship with Hans Zimmer after their two Batman films together rather than returning to David Julyan, who scored his other films, including Memento and The Prestige. Principal photography on the film began a couple of weeks ago and the film is scheduled to premiere next summer.
- 7/30/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
Ilan Eshkeri is attached to score Neil Marshall's upcoming action adventure Centurion, starring Dominic West and Olga Kurylenko. The historic epic, which takes place in Britain, A.D. 117, tells the story about Roman legionnaires who fight for their lives behind enemy lines. Eshkeri, who has penned a number of epic scores including Stardust, is also doing the music for From Time to Time, Ninja Assassin and Kick-Ass. Director Neil Marshall has previously worked with composers Mark Thomas (Dog Soldiers), David Julyan (The Descent) and Tyler Bates (Doomsday).
- 4/26/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
As part of a bumper crop of Halloween theatrical releases, two movies dealing with young people have arrived—one that explores and elicits anxieties over out-of-control teenagers, and one aimed directly and simplistically at the mindset of that age. Guess which one is better? And guess which one is getting the wider break?
Eden Lake, the directorial debut of My Little Eye scripter James Watkins, is slinking into very token theatrical release like a beaten child—in the New York area, its sole venue is somewhere in Queens—prior to its wider DVD exposure in January. Like so many films granted such negligible big-screen treatment, it deserves better. In the film, it’s the children who deliver the beatings, as writer/helmer Watkins presents a scenario ripped from British headlines about violent youth sometimes referred to as “chavs,” junior hooligans who have no respect for authority or compunctions about reacting...
Eden Lake, the directorial debut of My Little Eye scripter James Watkins, is slinking into very token theatrical release like a beaten child—in the New York area, its sole venue is somewhere in Queens—prior to its wider DVD exposure in January. Like so many films granted such negligible big-screen treatment, it deserves better. In the film, it’s the children who deliver the beatings, as writer/helmer Watkins presents a scenario ripped from British headlines about violent youth sometimes referred to as “chavs,” junior hooligans who have no respect for authority or compunctions about reacting...
- 10/31/2008
- Fangoria
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