Al Pachino gears up to take down Robin Williams in a Nolan movie that we b\never realized existed until a few weeks ago: Insomnia. You won't be able to sleep on this one!!

Critic reviews...

Roger Ebert (Roger Ebert reviews May 24, 2002) **3 and 1/2 stars out of 5** -

Hyperlink: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/insomnia-2002

David Edelstein (Slate on May 24, 2002) ’NOT RATED’ -

Hyperlink: https://slate.com/culture/2002/05/insomnia-s-nerve-jangling-perpetual-sunset.html

Our second week of the Nolanthon Deep Cut Discussion series, brings us to the film movie your friend that went to film school talks about incessantly - Memento!

Also, we thought we'd include hyperlinks to two youtibe videos that are very insightful..

Nolan Explaining Hairpin structure:

https://youtu.be/67e_jl4flpE

24 minute Documentary into Memento:

https://youtu.be/w5YZSQ5m9NY

First week of our Nolanthon Deep Cut Discussions! Each week until we reach the end of his filmography, we will be doing In Depth reviews of all of Christopher Nolan's work. This week, it's his barely feature-length premiere: Following.

Hyperlinks for reviews....

Mick LaSalle (The San-Francisco Chronicle on July 2, 1999) ’NOT RATED’:

Hyperlink: https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Creepy-Following-Does-More-With-Less-Unusual-2920832.php

Marc Savlov (Austin Chronicle January 21, 2000) **2 and 1/2 stars out of 5**

Hyperlink: https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2000-01-21/following/

Just a little update on the podcast with some apologies for the missed week last week, and a tribute to the legend - Ennio Morricone.

I do not own the clip of song I use at the end (The Trio from the Good The Bad and The Ugly), and was only intended for tribute purposes. I am not monetizing the use of this song, and any proceeds would go towards Ennio Morricone's family or EMI-Manhatten Records.

Since we haven't been able to do anything other than play the latest sequel for The Last of Us, we thought we'd take the time to talk about some of our hopes for the future HBO adaptation.

This week we thought we'd see if we can answer some lingering questions about what the plans are for theaters to reopen, and when the dates will be!

Links to articles....

https://deadline.com/2020/06/beijing-cancels-plans-to-reopen-movie-theaters-sports-events-1202958504/

https://deadline.com/2020/06/movie-theaters-california-reopening-governor-newsom-1202953969/

https://deadline.com/2020/05/as-san-francisco-targets-mid-august-reopening-for-theaters-wall-streeter-sees-second-half-release-schedule-in-flux-1202946418/

https://deadline.com/2020/06/marcus-open-six-theaters-june-19-harry-potter-classic-films-runs-interrupted-1202956460/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-ent-tenet-delayed-movie-theaters-reopening-20200613-uyx3rsx2u5hvtayveb3lwx6noe-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/business/coronavirus-amc-movie-theaters-reopening.html

This week we thought we'd give into our political side a bit, with the vivaciously vibrant film - V For Vendetta.

Hyperlinks for reviews....

Rick Groen (The Globe and Mail on March 16, 2006):

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/v-for-violence-v-for-verbose-v-for-very-very-ordinary/article728449/

Lou Lumenick (New York Post March 16, 2006):

https://nypost.com/2006/03/16/a-man-for-all-treasons-provocative-thriller-lets-viewers-judge/

This week we wanted to take an opportunity to discuss a movie from 1996 that still speaks volumes today. Mamoru Oshii's Ghost In The Shell is still one of the most breathtaking films about self discovery, and the concepts of individuality and the collective consciousness.

Links to Reviews..

Roger Ebert (Roger Ebert.com April 12, 1996):

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ghost-in-the-shell-1996

Joey O’Bryan (Austin Chronicle March 22, 1996):

https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1996-03-22/138252/

The Zach Snyder cut has been officially announced, and it spurns us to ask the question: Is right to Re-Cut and Re-Release movies?

We just have one question. Is there a plan to try and reopen this industry, and if so, when?