The Prestige
How can Chris Nolan's The Prestige (Touchstone, 10.20) be "falling off of the list" of MCN's Gurus of Gold if it hasn't been seen all that much? A friend saw it yesterday for what he believed was the first time (or one of the first times), and feels it's one of the more satisfying commercial rides he's taken in a long while because Nolan is such an expert filmmaker, etc. There may be another screening this week, a Variety series screening and an all-media screening next week.
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 4, 2006 at 2:55 PM
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p.Vice
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"Nolan is such an expert filmmaker"
You need some new friends, hoss.
Posted by p.Vice
at October 4, 2006 4:23 PM
comment #2
ArchiveGuy
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Simple: One person (Greg Ellwood) had it ranked #9, and now he doesn't (looks like he bumped it for "Little Miss Sunshine").
Not much more to read into it than that (though I am looking forward to the film)
Posted by ArchiveGuy
at October 4, 2006 5:07 PM
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Geoff
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Nolan is easily on my list of best directors working today.
Posted by Geoff
at October 4, 2006 5:21 PM
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Hopscotch
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I can't wait for the movie...but that title sucks.
Hey want to see "The Presige" this weekend? doesn't sound good.
Posted by Hopscotch
at October 4, 2006 5:50 PM
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Larry
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Based on trailers and the like, this is one of the few films I'm really looking forward to these days.
Posted by Larry
at October 4, 2006 9:03 PM
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Goulet
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Saw it.
Simply put: it's Nolan's best film, every bit as good as BATMAN BEGINS and then some.
The storytelling is rich and fascinating, the visuals are flawless, and the whole cast (from Bale to Jackman to Caine to Perabo to Bowie to Serkis to...) is at the top of their game.
It's a brilliant tale of lies, secrets, tricks, obsession and rivalry, springing from the Tesla/Edison electricity wars and taking it into the world of magic.
Loved it!
Posted by Goulet
at October 5, 2006 12:35 AM
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Clark Perry
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Haven't seen THE PRESTIGE, but Nolan's one of the smartest filmmakers working today. He always attempts to root any spectacle firmly in human emotions, which is more than I can say for half the directors working in Hollywood.
He spoke Monday night at the Egyptian Theater. I've got a summary up on my website if you're interested:
http://clarkblog.typepad.com
Posted by Clark Perry
at October 5, 2006 7:47 AM
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Eric
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Visit Clark Perry's link on that Q&A. It was a good night, and he really captured it. You can see from Nolan's very first film that he has more talent than most directors have delusions of grandeur.
Posted by Eric
at October 5, 2006 2:59 PM
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D.Z.
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The other magician movie beat "The Prestige" to the punch. Plus Hugh Jackman's the only bankable lead, and (unfair) negative reactions to X3 might have hurt his rep a tad.
Posted by D.Z.
at October 6, 2006 10:12 PM