ATR #21: Director Spotlight – Christopher Nolan




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Summary: On this special collaboration episode, That Guy Named John is joined by the creators and hosts of The Curly Nerd podcast; Jess O’Brien and Damien Randle! They shine a spotlight on one of the best directors of this generation: Christopher Nolan.<br> They talk about everything from his first film, 1997’s “Doodlebug”, all the way to his latest release “Interstellar” from 2014, and how his style has changed the way movies have been made over the past 20 years. Plus they pay respect to Gene Wilder who passed away recently. He was a comedic icon who will be missed.<br> Timecodes:<br><br> 0:00 – 10m:45s: Introduction of The Curly Nerd podcast and how they got started<br><br> 10m:45s – 15m:50s: Talking about our first exposure to Christopher Nolan and his work<br><br> 15m:50s – 20m:00s: Nolan’s early work<br><br> 20m:00s – 1h:27m: Nolan’s rise to fame and current projects<br><br> 1h:27m – 1h:31m: RIP: Gene Wilder<br><br> 1h:31m – 1h:35m: Wrap up and final thoughts<br> A huge thanks goes out to The Curly Nerd podcast for being on the episode and gushing about how amazing Christopher Nolan is!<br> Twitter links for the guests on this episode:<br><br> You can find Jess on <a href="https://twitter.com/Jdcobrien">Twitter: @Jdcobrien</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jdcob/">Instagram: @jdcob</a>.<br><br> Damien can be found on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/damienrandle">@damienrandle</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/damienrandle/">Instagram: @damienrandle</a><br><br> Also, you should absolutely check out their podcast; The Curly Nerd Podcast which is on iTunes and Soundcloud: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/curly-nerd">https://soundcloud.com/curly-nerd/</a> plus follow the show on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Thecurlynerd">@Thecurlynerd </a><br> Make sure to follow this podcast on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/abouttoreview/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/abouttoreview" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/abouttoreview/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @abouttoreview<br><br> Click here to subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/about-to-review/id1101973331?mt=2">iTunes</a>!<br> If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com<br>