Tag Archives: Christopher Nolan

HOLLYWOOD TAKE 2: PRAYERS FOR AURORA COLORADO

21 Jul

In light of the tragic event, where 12 moviegoers were killed and 50 wounded after a gunmen opened fire during a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado on Friday, July 20th, 2012. LinkedinHollywood wanted to pay special tribute and pray for all the victims who attended the film in Aurora on Friday.  This special edition will cover Christopher Nolan and Michael Moore’s response to the tragedy. Plus we will look into how movie theaters are increasing  security around the country.

SIGNIFICANT STORIES:

  • CHRISTOPHER NOLAN: MESSAGE TO AURORA
  • MICHAEL MOORE: STATEMENT ABOUT AURORA SHOOTING
  • HOW MOVIE THEATERS ARE INCREASING SECURITY

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Batman: The Bellwether of Super Hero Films

10 Jul

Opening July 20th, 2012, you may recognize that the The Dark Knight Rises is the last in Christopher Nolan’s trilogy of Batman films.  Now almost a Hollywood tradition, I would like to underline a few attributes you may be overlooking.  The first major out crop of super hero films began in the 1930’s.  If you thought otherwise, do not feel bad (in most online articles) this is one way these movies are frequently described:

“Here’s a rundown of what the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One – Avengers Assembled set will include… [1]”

After all with Marvel Entertainment calling The Avengers the conclusion of phase one of their recent spate of movies (not including the 20th Century Fox Films) it would be easy to assume the super hero film phenomenon was new.  In fact it is not.

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