Podcasts about Inception

The conversation with Howard Polskin of TheRighting covers his journey into journalism, the inception of TheRighting, and his insights into right-wing media. He also discusses the impact of his work on his political views and the challenges of navigating the media landscape.TakeawaysMedia Influence on Political ViewsNavigating Right-Wing MediaThe Impact of Trump's PresidencyBalancing Personal and Voting PoliticsUnderstanding the Fascination with TrumpChapters00:00 The Journey into Journalism02:02 The Inception of TheRighting03:18 The Impact of Trump's Presidency04:51 Navigating Right-Wing Media06:22 Balancing Personal and Voting Politics32:14 Understanding the Fascination with Trump

Inception is a nearly perfect film. It reinvented the summer blockbuster, proved a two-and-a-half-hour original movie about dream architecture could nearly make a billion dollars, and it's the reason Christopher Nolan gets to do whatever he wants in Hollywood. Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo kick off the Christopher Nolan arc with his best original film, the Hans Zimmer score that might be the best since Gladiator, and the one flaw that reveals a fundamental limitation in everything Nolan makes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us Fan MailGood evening and welcome to another episode of Last Call with Three & 1/2 Gentlemen. Just in time for The Odyssey, the hosts count down their Top 6 Christopher Nolan movies of all time, debating the films that have defined one of Hollywood's most visionary directors. From mind-bending thrillers to epic blockbusters, the crew shares their picks, hot takes, and favorite Christopher Nolan movies.Be sure to listen, subscribe, and follow the show on Instagram and YouTube @the.gentlemenpodcast

This week's episode of The Empire Podcast sees one of the most revered Chrises in the movie business finally sit down with the director of The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Oppenheimer and now The Odyssey. Yes, our Chris Hewitt has a lovely chat with Christopher Nolan, as the latter's Odyssey odyssey finally comes to an end. [47:24 - 1:09:28] Either side of that, Chris (Hewitt) is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Alex Godfrey to pay a heartfelt tribute to the great Sam Neill, who passed away this week at the age of 78; make their selections for the Mount Rushmore of Neill films (by popular public demand); discuss the week's movie news, including the trailer for Tom Cruise's Digger; and review Heartstopper Forever, Couples Weekend and, yes, The Odyssey. With the latter review, in particular, proving so epic it might take you ten years to recover. Enjoy.

Movies are dreams, and directors are like the ultimate dreamweavers, if you think about it. Christopher Nolan certainly thinks so, and in his most autobiographical movie, he has Leonardo DiCaprio play man named Dom Cobb (come on, that's not a real name) who is dressed and styled to look a lot like Christopher Nolan, and he must assemble a team of creatives to help a billionaire in his feud with another billionaire. But actually, it's a movie about uncertainty. No one ever really knows whether they're in a dream, or in the Matrix, or being controlled by a demon. And when you understand that the movie is actually about giving you the experience of living with uncertainty, a lot clicks into place. Or at least it did for Matt. Laci might need to watch Inception a few more times.   Before the movie discussion of Inception, Laci and Matt take you behind the scenes, giving a look at the evolution of Inception from Nolan's days as a student at uni all the way to the final version that made nearly a billion dollars at the box office. Watch Matt's video about Fantasia 2000, the "Trump's Ballroom" of Disney movies: https://youtu.be/y5x3zDnjXrg  Watch this Inception podcast in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-XOu8nCE-3g  Get more 1-Week Rental on Patreon: https://patreon.com/1weekrental  Next week (July 24, 2026): The Dark Knight Rises (2012)!   The Summer of Nolan is our summer 2026 miniseries covering the movie career of Christopher Nolan through nine movies on the main feed (plus additional episodes on the Patreon!), presented in chronological order, starting with Memento and going through Oppenheimer. And don't be surprised if our old pal Odysseus drops by to tell us about his long journey home to his wife.   Time stamps: 00:01:24 — Opening thoughts on Inception 00:18:15 — History segment: Christopher Nolan conceives of "dream thief" idea in early '90s and writes early version of screenplay in early 2000s; he rewrites it after The Dark Knight; casting Leonardo DiCaprio; reception & box office; interpretations of Inception 00:57:55 — Movie discussion + Inception film analysis 02:28:35 — Star ratings + final review of Inception   INCEPTION was written and direct by Christopher Nolan. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Eliot Page, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine, Pete Posthlethwaite, Lukas Haas, and Talulah Riley as a woman.   Sources: "The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan" by Tom Shone (2020) - https://amzn.to/4yiNtw0  "A Man and His Dream: Christopher Nolan and Inception" by Dave Itzkoff | The New York Times (2010) - https://bit.ly/4eQFcru  "Crime of the Century" by Dan Jolin | Empire (2010) - https://bit.ly/4fuhz8g  "Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work" by Ian Nathan (2026) - https://amzn.to/4oc2lro  "Inception and Philosophy: Because It's Never Just a Dream" edited by David Kyle Johnson (2011) -  https://amzn.to/4fsoAq5 "Why Christopher Nolan gave in and helped a critic interpret his movies" by Josh Rottenberg | The Los Angeles Times (2020) - https://bit.ly/4bCJ1hI  "This Time the Dream's on Me" by A.O. Scott | The New York Times (2010) - https://bit.ly/3TdPVUo "Dream Factory" by David Denby | The New Yorker (2010) - https://bit.ly/4w6xksa    Transcript: https://1weekrentalpod.com/2026/07/inception/#transcript  Artwork by Laci Roth.   Matt has two monthly spin-off podcasts!  PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). The Sign Post Up Ahead: A Twilight Zone Recap Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4vtO6jG), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4w1qDat), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@TheSignPostUpAhead).   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: "Summer of Nolan" - https://youtube.com/shorts/CAIzthDLrT8  "Winston-Salem" - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM "Snake Drama" - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg "The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet" - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ    The "Summer of Nolan" theme song was written by Matt Stokes. Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by TJ Barends. Performed by: TJ Barends - backing vocals Wade Hymel - drums, percussion, and backing vocals Laci Roth - vocals Matt Stokes - vocals, guitar, and bass   Follow 1-Week Rental, a movie podcast: Twitter: @1weekrental | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Facebook: @1weekrental Instagram: @1weekrental TikTok: @1weekrental | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9 Bluesky: @1weekrental.bsky.social   1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

“The biggest risk in motion pictures is to not take a risk. You have to be putting it out there and offering people something new, and that's what will get them out of their houses.”Katie Razzall speaks to Oscar-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan. The 55-year-old, whose directing credits include Inception, Interstellar and Oppenheimer, is widely considered one of the 21st century's most influential filmmakers.Born in London in 1970, his career began in the mid-1990s, when he would proofread scripts, operate cameras and direct for corporate information films. Barely a decade later, he was chosen to direct Christian Bale as Batman in The Dark Knight trilogy, setting a new standard for how superheroes were portrayed on screen.A string of blockbusters followed, making him one of the highest-grossing directors of all time, and was later knighted in 2024 for his services to film.He's now releasing his latest project, The Odyssey - an ambitious adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek story, starring a Hollywood A-List cast, including Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya.Thank you to the Culture team for their help in making this programme. The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with fellow Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro, tennis champion Martina Navratilova, and legendary musician Sir Paul McCartney. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Katie Razzall Producers: Ben Cooper, Roxanne Panthaki, Alex Stanger and Steven Wright Editor: Damon RoseGet in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.(Image: Christopher Nolan. Credit: Reuters)

Are you listening closely? Because we're back with our next review in our Christopher Nolan series! Between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Nolan went back to 1890s England to look at the professional rivalry of two obsessed magicians. This is a personal favorite of ours, and we're very excited to break it down for you. Next up: Inception!

DON'T TRY TO UNDERSTAND IT... FEEL IT. As our journey toward Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey continues, John Humphrey & Andrew Gordon experience Tenet (2020) for the first time, reacting to Nolan's most ambitious sci-fi thriller. From the breathtaking opera siege, inverted hallway fight, jaw-dropping 747 plane crash, highway chase, temporal pincer movement, and mind-bending ending, this Tenet reaction is packed with theories, confusion, and appreciation for one of Nolan's boldest films. Tenet Reaction (Full Length Watch Along):   / thereelrejects   Limited Time Offer – Make healthy eating simple. Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code REJECTS at huel.com/REJECTS. New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show! In this Tenet movie reaction, Tenet full movie reaction, and review, John & Andrew react to Christopher Nolan's (Oppenheimer, Inception) time-bending espionage thriller starring John David Washington as The Protagonist (BlacKkKlansman, The Creator), Robert Pattinson as Neil (The Batman, Mickey 17), Elizabeth Debicki as Kat (The Crown, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Kenneth Branagh as Andrei Sator (Belfast, Murder on the Orient Express), and Michael Caine as Sir Michael Crosby (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Interstellar), featuring an unforgettable score by Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer, Black Panther). From temporal inversion and the spectacular practical effects to Neil's emotional arc, the Sator Square mystery, and one of Christopher Nolan's most debated endings, John & Andrew discuss whether Tenet deserves another look and why it remains one of Nolan's most fascinating films ahead of The Odyssey. Follow Andrew Gordon on Socials:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Agor711 Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first of a new series on Popcorn for Dinner, Bankole & Ebuka got together somewhere between the third dream layer and the Library of Love to appreciate the varied and beloved works of visionary filmmaker, Christopher Nolan.Ahead of the highly anticipated release of 'The Odyssey', they discussed their favourite Christopher Nolan films and tried to decide which is his best film.(5:45) - Our Histories with Christopher Nolan(12:30) - Ebuka's Favourite Nolan(40:26) - Bankole's Favourite Nolan(57:30) - The Most Underrated Nolan Films(1:00:45) - Christopher Nolan's Best FilmYou can support us hereAlso available on YouTubeHosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Ebuka Nnamani Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

The Interstellar (2014) Movie Review has finally landed on Born to Watch, the movie review podcast where we don't take ourselves or the movies too seriously, and this week Whitey, Damo and the G-Man strap themselves into the Endurance to tackle one of Christopher Nolan's most ambitious films.Love it, hate it, or spend three hours trying to figure out what a tesseract actually is, there's no denying that Interstellar is one of the most talked-about science fiction films ever made.Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine and an unforgettable surprise appearance from Matt Damon, Interstellar blends emotional family drama with mind-bending science in a way very few films have attempted before. Black holes, wormholes, time dilation, gravity, fifth dimensions and Hans Zimmer's thunderous score all combine to create a cinematic experience unlike anything else.The boys break down whether Christopher Nolan's space epic deserves its place among the greatest films ever made or asks just a little too much of its audience.Whitey shares why this remains one of the most emotional cinema experiences of his life and admits that even after multiple viewings, he still discovers new details every time. Damo dives deep into the science behind the film, the incredible soundtrack from Hans Zimmer and why this is a movie that rewards repeat watches. Meanwhile, G-Man experiences Interstellar for the very first time, proving that even a three-hour runtime can't stop Nolan from delivering one unforgettable ride.Of course, this wouldn't be Born to Watch without plenty of laughs along the way.The boys debate whether anyone actually understands the ending the first time around, discuss the emotional devastation of Cooper's relationship with Murph, marvel at Nolan's practical filmmaking techniques and question whether they'd leave their own family behind if they were humanity's last hope.There's plenty of appreciation for Matthew McConaughey's career-best performance, Anne Hathaway's emotional turn, Jessica Chastain's incredible work as the adult Murph, and Matt Damon's unforgettable heel turn, which completely changes the direction of the film.As always, the crew dive into the IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes scores, compares Interstellar against some of the greatest science fiction films ever made, revisits the incredible year that was 2014 in cinema and discusses Christopher Nolan's unbelievable run of films, including Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception and Interstellar.Expect plenty of discussion around Hans Zimmer's legendary score, practical visual effects that still hold up over a decade later and why Interstellar continues to inspire audiences every time it's re-released on the biggest screens possible.Naturally, the famous Born to Watch segments return, including Overs and Unders, Critical Thinking, Ordinary People, Hit, Sleeper, Dud, The Snorbs Report, Quickfire Questions and plenty more movie nonsense that somehow still makes perfect sense.Whether you've watched Interstellar once or twenty times, or you're still trying to work out exactly what happened inside the tesseract, this episode is packed with laughs, passionate movie discussion and enough Christopher Nolan appreciation to make even Professor Brand proud.So grab your headphones, set your coordinates beyond Saturn and join the crew for one of the biggest movie discussions we've ever had.Join the conversation! What did you think of Interstellar? Is it Christopher Nolan's greatest achievement? Does Hans Zimmer deliver the greatest movie score of the modern era? Let us know your thoughts across our social channels, and don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share Born to Watch with your fellow movie lovers.#Interstellar #ChristopherNolan #MatthewMcConaughey #HansZimmer #MovieReview #BornToWatchPodcast #SciFiMovies #FilmPodcast #Interstellar2014 #MoviePodcast

C'est sans doute l'un des films les plus attendus de l'année : L'Odyssée débarque ce mercredi 15 juillet sur les écrans français. Porté par une pléiade de stars américaines, Matt Damon en tête dans le rôle d'Ulysse (mais aussi Zendaya, Tom Holland ou encore Charlize Theron), cette adaptation de grande ampleur est signée du Britannique Christopher Nolan. Le réalisateur oscarisé d'Oppenheimer et de la trilogie Batman The Dark Knight revisite cette épopée mythologique avec les codes du blockbuster.  RFI : L'Odyssée est un poème grec d'Homère écrit il y a plus de 2 700 ans. Qu'est-ce qui vous fascine autant dans ce récit et en quoi est-ce qu'il nous parle encore au XXIe siècle ? Christopher Nolan : Je pense que lorsque l'on étudie L'Odyssée d'Homère, on y trouve des vérités universelles et intemporelles. Cette œuvre fondamentale de la littérature est à l'origine de toute la culture occidentale. Ce poème a fasciné génération après génération pendant près de 3 000 ans parce qu'il est simple et possède ces qualités accessibles et intemporelles de la nature humaine. Nos préoccupations humaines n'ont pas tellement changé. En l'adaptant, je me suis rendu compte qu'il y avait des thèmes et des modèles de narration qui faisaient écho à mes précédents films. Ainsi, le récit du retour au foyer est quelque chose que j'avais abordé dans Inception et Interstellar, par exemple. Dans la trilogie sur « Batman, The Dark Knight », on retrouve aussi le thème du voyage du héros. C'est sa simplicité et son approche de la nature humaine qui permettent à chaque génération de l'interpréter d'une manière pertinente pour notre époque. C'est un grand récit d'aventures, avec des éléments fantastiques, des monstres, mais que vous rendez très réaliste. Le réalisme est un terme chargé au cinéma. Je voulais que le film ait néanmoins une texture réaliste pour que les spectateurs croient à l'histoire. Mais c'était un défi : comment aborder les éléments fantastiques ? Pour le cheval de Troie, j'ai réfléchi à la manière dont cela aurait pu fonctionner dans la vraie vie. Mon public et moi savons que le cheval est rempli de Grecs, donc il faut le « vendre » d'une certaine manière. Ma solution a été de me dire : s'il ressemble à un monument déchu, à moitié enterré dans le sable et sur le point d'être détruit par la mer, il ne ressemble pas à quelque chose conçu pour être transporté dans la ville. De même pour le Cyclope, en filmant dans une vraie grotte et en cherchant des solutions concrètes. Comme mon ami Guillermo del Toro l'a bien montré, un monstre n'est jamais juste un monstre. Mais si vous arrivez à exprimer ses émotions, vous commencez à y croire, il y a du poids et de la gravité, et c'est alors menaçant et effrayant parce que cela semble réel. Vous avez réalisé un film de science-fiction, Interstellar, des films de superhéros avec Batman, un film de guerre avec Dunkerque. Là vous vouliez investir un autre genre : le peplum ? J'avais pour référence de grands films épiques comme Lawrence d'Arabie, Gladiator ou Barry Lyndon. Mais il n'y avait pas eu de récit moderne de la mythologie grecque. Des réalisateurs comme Ray Harryhausen s'y sont attaqués, mais avec des budgets et des ressources de séries B. Avoir l'opportunité de faire cela pour la première fois avec une grande échelle, un budget et un casting importants, c'est une occasion unique pour un réalisateur. Pourquoi avoir choisi de tourner en pellicule IMAX ? Je veux tourner un film entièrement en pellicule IMAX depuis que j'ai environ 16 ans et que j'ai vu pour la première fois des documentaires dans des musées filmés en IMAX. La clarté de l'image, la couleur incroyable, l'absence de grain, l'écran large qui vous immerge d'une manière vraiment fondamentale, m'ont semblé immédiatement pertinents pour des superproductions hollywoodiennes. Mais ce sont des caméras massives et bruyantes. Pour ce projet, je suis allé chez IMAX et j'ai dit : « Pouvez-vous trouver un moyen de rendre les caméras silencieuses parce que je veux vraiment faire le film entier de cette façon ? » Ils ont conçu un boîtier high-tech dans lequel je pouvais mettre la caméra, un très grand boîtier, mais qui la rendait silencieuse. Mais il faut changer les bobines au bout de trois minutes. Donc, on a dit aux acteurs : « D'accord, vous allez avoir cette machine massive devant le visage et vous allez devoir vous arrêter au milieu d'une scène et suspendre votre émotion pendant que nous rechargeons la caméra aussi vite que possible, aussi discrètement que possible. » Si les acteurs n'avaient pas voulu le faire ou n'avaient pas trouvé que cela fonctionnait pour eux, nous l'aurions abordé différemment. Mais en fait, je pense qu'ils ont trouvé cela très excitant. Le niveau de concentration sur la performance avec ces restrictions était très intense. Si vous filmez sur un format numérique où vous pouvez filmer pendant des heures, vous pouvez obtenir du bon travail de tout le monde sur le plateau, mais ce sera à des moments différents. Tandis que lorsque vous faites tourner cette caméra et que tout le monde est concentré, sachant que vous avez ce temps limité et que tout doit se rejoindre à ce moment-là, chaque technicien donne le meilleur de lui-même et arrive à ce point de concentration intense. Chaque format que vous choisissez a des avantages et des inconvénients ; la clé est d'essayer de construire le scénario autour des avantages. Et qu'est-ce qui était le plus compliqué sur le tournage ? D'un point de vue physique, être sur des bateaux est toujours extrêmement difficile au cinéma, surtout sur un vaisseau antique reconstitué dans des eaux agitées. Mais certaines scènes calmes, des scènes dramatiques plus intenses, ont été pour moi de loin les plus difficiles à filmer. Il fallait faire en sorte que l'équipe de prise de vue comprenne comment déplacer la caméra comme n'importe quelle autre, alors qu'elle est 50 fois plus grande. Et puis que les acteurs puissent continuer à se concentrer en dépit des interruptions. Ça a été l'un des plus grands défis du film.

C'est sans doute l'un des films les plus attendus de l'année : L'Odyssée débarque ce mercredi 15 juillet sur les écrans français. Porté par une pléiade de stars américaines, Matt Damon en tête dans le rôle d'Ulysse (mais aussi Zendaya, Tom Holland ou encore Charlize Theron), cette adaptation de grande ampleur est signée du Britannique Christopher Nolan. Le réalisateur oscarisé d'Oppenheimer et de la trilogie Batman The Dark Knight revisite cette épopée mythologique avec les codes du blockbuster.  RFI : L'Odyssée est un poème grec d'Homère écrit il y a plus de 2 700 ans. Qu'est-ce qui vous fascine autant dans ce récit et en quoi est-ce qu'il nous parle encore au XXIe siècle ? Christopher Nolan : Je pense que lorsque l'on étudie L'Odyssée d'Homère, on y trouve des vérités universelles et intemporelles. Cette œuvre fondamentale de la littérature est à l'origine de toute la culture occidentale. Ce poème a fasciné génération après génération pendant près de 3 000 ans parce qu'il est simple et possède ces qualités accessibles et intemporelles de la nature humaine. Nos préoccupations humaines n'ont pas tellement changé. En l'adaptant, je me suis rendu compte qu'il y avait des thèmes et des modèles de narration qui faisaient écho à mes précédents films. Ainsi, le récit du retour au foyer est quelque chose que j'avais abordé dans Inception et Interstellar, par exemple. Dans la trilogie sur « Batman, The Dark Knight », on retrouve aussi le thème du voyage du héros. C'est sa simplicité et son approche de la nature humaine qui permettent à chaque génération de l'interpréter d'une manière pertinente pour notre époque. C'est un grand récit d'aventures, avec des éléments fantastiques, des monstres, mais que vous rendez très réaliste. Le réalisme est un terme chargé au cinéma. Je voulais que le film ait néanmoins une texture réaliste pour que les spectateurs croient à l'histoire. Mais c'était un défi : comment aborder les éléments fantastiques ? Pour le cheval de Troie, j'ai réfléchi à la manière dont cela aurait pu fonctionner dans la vraie vie. Mon public et moi savons que le cheval est rempli de Grecs, donc il faut le « vendre » d'une certaine manière. Ma solution a été de me dire : s'il ressemble à un monument déchu, à moitié enterré dans le sable et sur le point d'être détruit par la mer, il ne ressemble pas à quelque chose conçu pour être transporté dans la ville. De même pour le Cyclope, en filmant dans une vraie grotte et en cherchant des solutions concrètes. Comme mon ami Guillermo del Toro l'a bien montré, un monstre n'est jamais juste un monstre. Mais si vous arrivez à exprimer ses émotions, vous commencez à y croire, il y a du poids et de la gravité, et c'est alors menaçant et effrayant parce que cela semble réel. Vous avez réalisé un film de science-fiction, Interstellar, des films de superhéros avec Batman, un film de guerre avec Dunkerque. Là vous vouliez investir un autre genre : le peplum ? J'avais pour référence de grands films épiques comme Lawrence d'Arabie, Gladiator ou Barry Lyndon. Mais il n'y avait pas eu de récit moderne de la mythologie grecque. Des réalisateurs comme Ray Harryhausen s'y sont attaqués, mais avec des budgets et des ressources de séries B. Avoir l'opportunité de faire cela pour la première fois avec une grande échelle, un budget et un casting importants, c'est une occasion unique pour un réalisateur. Pourquoi avoir choisi de tourner en pellicule IMAX ? Je veux tourner un film entièrement en pellicule IMAX depuis que j'ai environ 16 ans et que j'ai vu pour la première fois des documentaires dans des musées filmés en IMAX. La clarté de l'image, la couleur incroyable, l'absence de grain, l'écran large qui vous immerge d'une manière vraiment fondamentale, m'ont semblé immédiatement pertinents pour des superproductions hollywoodiennes. Mais ce sont des caméras massives et bruyantes. Pour ce projet, je suis allé chez IMAX et j'ai dit : « Pouvez-vous trouver un moyen de rendre les caméras silencieuses parce que je veux vraiment faire le film entier de cette façon ? » Ils ont conçu un boîtier high-tech dans lequel je pouvais mettre la caméra, un très grand boîtier, mais qui la rendait silencieuse. Mais il faut changer les bobines au bout de trois minutes. Donc, on a dit aux acteurs : « D'accord, vous allez avoir cette machine massive devant le visage et vous allez devoir vous arrêter au milieu d'une scène et suspendre votre émotion pendant que nous rechargeons la caméra aussi vite que possible, aussi discrètement que possible. » Si les acteurs n'avaient pas voulu le faire ou n'avaient pas trouvé que cela fonctionnait pour eux, nous l'aurions abordé différemment. Mais en fait, je pense qu'ils ont trouvé cela très excitant. Le niveau de concentration sur la performance avec ces restrictions était très intense. Si vous filmez sur un format numérique où vous pouvez filmer pendant des heures, vous pouvez obtenir du bon travail de tout le monde sur le plateau, mais ce sera à des moments différents. Tandis que lorsque vous faites tourner cette caméra et que tout le monde est concentré, sachant que vous avez ce temps limité et que tout doit se rejoindre à ce moment-là, chaque technicien donne le meilleur de lui-même et arrive à ce point de concentration intense. Chaque format que vous choisissez a des avantages et des inconvénients ; la clé est d'essayer de construire le scénario autour des avantages. Et qu'est-ce qui était le plus compliqué sur le tournage ? D'un point de vue physique, être sur des bateaux est toujours extrêmement difficile au cinéma, surtout sur un vaisseau antique reconstitué dans des eaux agitées. Mais certaines scènes calmes, des scènes dramatiques plus intenses, ont été pour moi de loin les plus difficiles à filmer. Il fallait faire en sorte que l'équipe de prise de vue comprenne comment déplacer la caméra comme n'importe quelle autre, alors qu'elle est 50 fois plus grande. Et puis que les acteurs puissent continuer à se concentrer en dépit des interruptions. Ça a été l'un des plus grands défis du film.

L'imminente uscita di Odissea rappresenta l'occasione ideale per tornare a parlare di Christopher Nolan. Nella puntata di oggi, analizzeremo quindi tre suoi titoli sci-fi, che, forse più di tutti gli altri, appaiono divisivi tra i cinefili del web: Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) e Tenet (2020). Grandi film o giocattoloni inutilmente complicati? Cerchiamo di capirlo insieme.(02:42) Inception(01:03:15) Interstellar(01:36:05) TenetIscriviti al canale YouTube del podcast per non perderti le registrazioni in live e contenuti ulteriori rispetto a quelli settimanali pubblicati qui su Spotify: https://youtube.com/@blowupodcast?si=I1-WJcv_pDSZaACd

In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled "Worse or Better," Josh White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide if today is... worse or better. This episode's topic is the biggest party of the summer: Summerslam. Despite repeatedly saying they couldn't and shouldn't discuss every single Summerslam, Josh and Steph proceeded to discuss every single Summerslam. They highlighted some of the great, ridiculous, and iconic moments and matches over the nearly forty years of history. Eventually, the conversation made its way to how Summerslam 2026 is shaping up, leaving Steph and Josh to determine whether Summerslam is currently worse or better.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support.

Aujourd'hui, je reçois Christopher Nolan pour la sortie du film L'Odysée.———

Inception is the next film under the Redshirt Cinema Club spotlight, the cerebral 2010 sci-fi action movie Christopher Nolan somehow made in-between The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. It's generated memes and hot takes galore since then, with audiences loving to hate it as much as they love to… love it. On which side of the fence do we fall? It's time to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ARE YOU WATCHING CLOSELY? As the journey toward Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey continues, Tara Erickson, Jackie Bonsignore & Paige Kimsey experience The Prestige (2006) for the first time, reacting to one of Nolan's most mind-bending and emotionally devastating films. From the unforgettable rivalry between two magicians, Tesla's mysterious machine, and the jaw-dropping twists to the film's haunting ending, this The Prestige reaction is packed with theories, surprises, and unforgettable reveals. Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/REJECTS #sponsored The Prestige Reaction (Full Length Watch Along):   / thereelrejects   In this The Prestige movie reaction, The Prestige full movie reaction, and review, Tara, Jackie & Paige react to Christopher Nolan's (Inception, Oppenheimer) psychological thriller starring Christian Bale as Alfred Borden (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Ford v Ferrari), Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier (Logan, Les Misérables), Michael Caine as Cutter (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Interstellar), Scarlett Johansson as Olivia Wenscombe (Black Widow, Marriage Story), Rebecca Hall as Sarah Borden (The Town, Godzilla x Kong), Piper Perabo as Julia McCullough (Yellowstone, Coyote Ugly), and David Bowie as Nikola Tesla (Labyrinth, The Man Who Fell to Earth). From "The Pledge, The Turn, and The Prestige" to the diary deception, Tesla's incredible invention, the shocking final reveal, and one of Christopher Nolan's greatest endings, Tara, Jackie & Paige discuss why The Prestige remains one of Nolan's most brilliantly constructed films and how it continues to surprise audiences nearly two decades later. Follow Jackie Bonsignore: https://www.instagram.com/jackiebonsignore/ Follow Paige Kimsey https://www.instagram.com/paige.popcorn?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D Follow Tara Erickson: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TaraErickson Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/taraerickson/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/thetaraerickson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can screenwriters learn from one of the greatest filmmakers of our time?In this episode, we explore five inspiring quotes from Academy Award-winning writer and director Christopher Nolan and break down the storytelling principles behind his remarkable career. From Memento and The Dark Knight trilogy to Inception, Interstellar, and Oppenheimer, Nolan has built a reputation for creating emotionally powerful, intellectually challenging films that captivate audiences worldwide.Before diving into his writing philosophy, we also discuss Nolan's upcoming epic The Odyssey, the first major studio feature filmed entirely with IMAX cameras, and what makes the project so ambitious.In this episode, you'll learn:Why embracing your limitations can make you a more creative storyteller.How creating your own storytelling rules is more powerful than simply breaking existing ones.Why point of view is one of the most important decisions a writer can make.Christopher Nolan's "inside-out" approach to writing believable characters.Why stepping away from a script can often be the key to solving story problems.How high-concept ideas only work when they're grounded in universal human emotions.We also discuss:Christopher Nolan's remarkable filmmaking career.His long collaboration with his brother Jonathan Nolan and producer Emma Thomas.The groundbreaking production of The Odyssey and its all-IMAX format.The film's star-studded cast, including Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong'o, John Leguizamo, Elliot Page, and Mia Goth.How Nolan spent years developing Inception before discovering its emotional core.Whether you're writing your first screenplay, revising a novel, or simply looking for creative inspiration, these five lessons from Christopher Nolan offer timeless advice on crafting stories that are both intellectually engaging and emotionally resonant.

Few movies have penetrated the general pop culture landscape like Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. And few characters have resonated the way the Joker, as brought to life by Heath Ledger, did when Nolan's movie came out in the summer of 2008 and became the biggest movie of all time. For their 200th episode, Matt and Laci dive deep—and I mean deep—into The Dark Knight. And in a surprise that could have been conceived by the Joker himself, it turns out Laci loves this movie. Matt, meanwhile, continues to feel extremely mixed about all three of Nolan's Batman movies—there's so much to love, and so much more to be confused and baffled by.  For the history segment, the podcast goes behind the scenes to talk about the casting of Heath Ledger and his process for becoming the Joker. Ledger famously isolated himself in a hotel room for a month, journaling his weird thoughts to turn into a version of the Crown Prince of Crime we'd never seen before. We also talk about the history of the Joker as a character, going all the way back to the 1940s. What exactly is it about the Joker that appeals to so many people? And, even putting aside the tragic circumstances behind Ledger's performance, what about the Nolan Joker resonated with so many people?  Then, we talk for two hours about the movie itself, celebrating what we love, rubbing our temples about what we hate, and ultimately trying to figure out what exactly Bruce Wayne believes. How has he become so enchanted by a tough-on-crime prosecutor? Isn't Harvey Dent just Rudy Giuliani, but handsome? And the Joker's philosophy was extremely appealing to people, but does it actually make sense? We spend a lot of time unpacking it, and theorizing about where the Joker would have gone in a sequel, and if he would have done some maturing in between movies. If we have a contrarian take on The Dark Knight, it is this: The Joker isn't a reaction to Batman, he's a reaction to Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne rules the world of this movie so insivisbly that he poisons everything without anyone noticing.    Watch this episode in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OFrmrdTeHX4  Get more 1-Week Rental on Patreon: https://patreon.com/1weekrental  Next week (July 17, 2026): Inception (2010)! The Summer of Nolan is our summer 2026 miniseries covering the movie career of Christopher Nolan through nine movies on the main feed (plus additional episodes on the Patreon!), presented in chronological order, starting with Memento and going through Oppenheimer. And don't be surprised if our old pal Odysseus drops by to tell us about his long journey home to his wife.   Time stamps: 00:01:24 — Opening thoughts on The Dark Knight 00:15:10 — History segment: Initiatal development of the Batman Begins sequel; a brief history of the Joker; Heather Ledger and the Joker; the legendary viral marketing campaign Warner Brothers ran to introduce the world to Ledger's Joker; Ledger's tragic death and the pall that cast over the movie; the release and legacy of The Dark Knight and the Ledger Joker 01:12:28 — Movie discussion + The Dark Knight film analysis 02:51:15 — Star ratings + final review of The Dark Knight   The Dark Knight was directed by Christopher Nolan. Screenplay by Nolan with his brother Jonah; screen story by Nolan with David Goyer. Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts, Chin Han, Nestor Carbonell, Joshua Harto, Michael Jai White, Ritchie Coster, Colin McFarlane, Monique Curnen, and Anthony Michael Hall as a news anchor.   Sources: "Dark Knight Review: Nolan Talks Sequel Inflation" by Anne Thompson | Variety (2008) - https://bit.ly/3RsQ7yy  "Batman's Burden: A Director Confronts Darkness and Death" by David M. Halbfinger | The New York Times (2008) - https://bit.ly/4glGzQ4  "The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture" by Glen Weldon (2016) - https://amzn.to/4aNZi2Y  "Christopher Nolan (Iconic Directors)" by Dan Jolin (2026) - https://amzn.to/4oEtmE3  "The Making Of The Joker" by Dan Jolin | Empire (2009) - https://bit.ly/44MKjmz  "A look inside Heath Ledger's sinister 'Joker journal' for The Dark Knight" by Christopher Hooton | The Independent (2015) - https://bit.ly/4eKswSY  Interview with Christopher Nolan by Steven Weintraub | Collider (2008) - https://bit.ly/3QZqR2Q  "Why is the Joker so popular?: A psychological look" by Byron Lafayette | Bam! Smack! Pow! (2019) - https://bit.ly/4xZCJCu  "Why So Serious? Warner Bros.' Use of the Joker in marketing The Dark Knight" by Kim Owczarksi | from "The Joker: A Serious Study of the Clown Prince of Crime" edited by Robert Moses Peaslee & Robert G. Weiner (2015) - https://amzn.to/4gqECC0  "Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work" by Ian Nathan (2026) - https://amzn.to/4oc2lro  "Heath Ledger died of accidental overdose" | The Associated Press (2008) - https://bit.ly/4p7oebP  "Showdown in Gotham Town" by Manohla Dargis | The New York Times (2008) -  https://bit.ly/4fjtaad  "The Joker Didn't Inspire the Aurora Shooter, but the Rumor Won't Go Away" by Yohana Desta | Vanity Fair (2019) - https://bit.ly/4vmCAXq    Transcript: https://1weekrentalpod.com/2026/07/the-dark-knight/#transcript  Artwork by Laci Roth.   Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/  Matt has two monthly spin-off podcasts!  PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). The Sign Post Up Ahead: A Twilight Zone Recap Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4vtO6jG), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4w1qDat), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@TheSignPostUpAhead).   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: "Summer of Nolan" - https://youtube.com/shorts/CAIzthDLrT8  "Winston-Salem" - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM "Snake Drama" - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg "The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet" - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ    The "Summer of Nolan" theme song was written by Matt Stokes. Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by TJ Barends. Performed by: TJ Barends - backing vocals Wade Hymel - drums, percussion, and backing vocals Laci Roth - vocals Matt Stokes - vocals, guitar, and bass   Follow 1-Week Rental, a movie podcast: Twitter: @1weekrental | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Facebook: @1weekrental Instagram: @1weekrental TikTok: @1weekrental | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9 Bluesky: @1weekrental.bsky.social   1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

"DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH?" Before Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey arrives, Aaron Alexander & Andrew Gordon experience Inception (2010) for the first time watching, diving into Nolan's mind-bending sci-fi masterpiece. From the iconic hallway fight and breathtaking dream heists to Hans Zimmer's unforgettable score and the legendary spinning top ending, this Inception reaction explores one of the greatest blockbuster films ever made.Inception (2010) Reaction (Full Length Watch Along):   / thereelrejects   The best businesses aren't built in boardrooms. They're built by people who just started. Free trial at https://www.SHOPIFY.com/rejects In this Inception reaction, Inception (2010) movie reaction, and review, Aaron & Andrew experience Christopher Nolan's (Oppenheimer, The Dark Knight) visionary sci-fi epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb (Titanic, The Wolf of Wall Street), Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur (500 Days of Summer, Looper), Elliot Page as Ariadne (Juno, The Umbrella Academy), Tom Hardy as Eames (Mad Max: Fury Road, Venom), Cillian Murphy as Robert Fischer (Oppenheimer, Peaky Blinders), Marion Cotillard as Mal Cobb (La Vie en Rose, The Dark Knight Rises), Ken Watanabe as Saito (The Last Samurai, Godzilla), Dileep Rao as Yusuf (Avatar, Drag Me to Hell), and Michael Caine as Professor Miles (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Interstellar). Featuring unforgettable moments like the Paris dream-folding sequence, the gravity-defying hallway fight, the rotating hotel battle, the snow fortress assault, the emotional journey between Cobb and Mal, Hans Zimmer's thunderous score, layered dream worlds, and one of cinema's most debated endings with the spinning top, Inception remains a landmark of modern science fiction. As excitement continues to build for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Aaron & Andrew revisit the film that cemented Nolan as one of Hollywood's most visionary filmmakers and redefined what blockbuster storytelling could achieve. Follow Aaron On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaaronalexander/?hl=en Follow Andrew Gordon on Socials:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Agor711 Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heists have been a part of cinema since at least 1903, when The Great Train Robbery became one of the most successful movies of its time. There's something intrinsically compelling about people stealing things – the thrill of transgression, the desperation that leads to the act, the anxiety of getting caught. Heist films have changed tremendously over the intervening 120-plus years, but the best of them still retain that sense of excitement and danger, and in many cases have us actively rooting for the thief to win. So join the Great Pop Culture Debate as we attempt to name the Best Heist Film of all time – at least until mid-2026, when we're recording this.Movies discussed: Ocean's 11 (2001), Baby Driver, Reservoir Dogs, The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Heat, Inception, The Italian Job (2003), Point Break (1991), Three Kings, The Great Muppet Caper, Inside Man, Jackie Brown, Dog Day Afternoon, Now You See Me, A Fish Called Wanda, The TownJoin host Eric Rezsnyak, GPCD Panelists Karissa Kloss and Kevin Dillon, and special guest panelist Paul Caiola from the That Aged Well Podcast as they discuss and debate 16 of cinema's most memorable heist films.For the warm-up to this episode, in which we discuss additional movies featuring robberies that didn't make the bracket, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast today. EPISODE CREDITSHost: Eric RezsnyakPanelists: Karissa Kloss, Kevin DillonSpecial Guest: Paul Caiola, That Aged Well PodcastProducer: Bob ErlenbackEditor: Bob ErlenbackIntro/Outro Music: "Dance to My Tune" by Marc Torch#movies #film #heistfilms #heistmovies #oceans11 #thetown #jackiebrown #reservoirdogs #theitalianjob #thomascrownaffair #babydriver #heat #inception #nowyouseeme #dogdayafternoon #insideman #greatmuppetcaper #threekings #afishcalledwanda #podast #popcultureSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

LUKAS HAAS: Surviving Child Stardom, Working with Harrison Ford on Witness & Nick Cage & Spider-Noir #135 Join this channel to get access to perks: EARLY Access, EXCLUSIVE Episodes & Much More! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpeD7roEp99UANH0HVZ3dOA/joinOur guest today is an American actor and musician whose remarkable career has spanned more than four decades. He first captured international attention as a child, starring opposite Harrison Ford in the 1985 thriller Witness, and has since built one of Hollywood's most quietly impressive and enduring careers. Along the way, he's earned an Emmy nomination and delivered memorable performances in films including Inception, The Revenant, First Man, Brick, and Mars Attacks!Renowned for his subtle, deeply nuanced performances, Lukas Haas has collaborated with some of cinema's most celebrated filmmakers while also forging a successful career as a musician.In this episode, we discuss beginning his acting career at just five years old, what it was really like working with Harrison Ford before he even knew who he was, navigating the inevitable highs and lows of an acting career, surviving the gaps between jobs, and the invaluable lessons he's learned from working alongside some of the greatest filmmakers and actors of his generation.What's Your Story - Actor Lukas Haas? LIFE IN FILM PodcastCredits Include Witness / Mars Attacks! / Inception / Testament / Zoolander / The Revenant / 24 / Last Days / Alpha Dog / Entourage / Red Riding Hood / Contraband / Lincoln / Jobs / Transcendence / First man / Widows / War of the Worlds / Babylon / Cash Out / Spider-Noir / Fortitude ...etc-----------------------------Host - Actor/Writer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elliot James Langridge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Please contact (Scott Marshall Partners) -----------------------------Our SponsorsMoviePosters.com is the #1 place for movie posters old and new! use our affiliate link https://www.movieposters.com/?sca_ref=8773240.c977RvLKKpL& Get 10% off with code LIFEINFILM10⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ provides you with access to the largest online therapy service in the world. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get 10% off⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your first month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠betterhelp.com/lifeinfilm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-----------------------------Thank you to our guest Lukas and thank you to his team Laura and the team at Advantage PRAs always thank you to our sponsors MoviePosters.com & betterhelp -----------------------------If you enjoyed this episode, please review and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You Tube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠etc and please share. It makes a huge difference. -----------------------------Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @LIFEINFILMpod. Check out the ⁠Patreon⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Lifeinfilmpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Join this channel to get access to perks: EARLY Access, EXCLUSIVE Episodes & Much More! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpeD7roEp99UANH0HVZ3dOA/join ---------------------------Please don't forget to⁠ LIKE & SUBSCRIBE⁠! ╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝Thanks for watching this episode ... see you in the next video!

Welcome to the sophomore installment of Movie Death Match. Host Chris Klimek presides as two Christopher Nolan films go head to head in anticipation of The Odyssey. Arguing for Inception is Bilge Ebiri (Vulture), while Abigail James (@popculturescientist) advocates for Interstellar. Which film offers the more emotionally resonant lead performance and better captures Nolan’s vision of time — its dilation and psychological weight? Vote now at moviedeathmatch.com. Intro (00:00:00-00:12:22) Opening Statements (00:12:23-00:23:21) In Their Time (00:23:22-00:48:11) In Our Time (00:48:12-01:07:36) For All Time (01:07:37-01:22:20) The Verdict / Close (01:22:21-01:29:45) LINKS – ABI -The biggest plot hole in Interstellar? -Can We Escape Gravity? | Interstellar’s Biggest Lie Explained LINKS – BILGE -The Hidden ‘Inception’ Within Inception -When to hit the Bathroom During Inception -Six New Things We Learned From the Inception Blu-ray -How Many Times Each Inception Character Dies -You Can Hate Inception All You Want LINKS – CHRIS -'Interstellar': Stunning And Bold, With Lots Of Corn | NPR, Nov. 6, 2014) -Interstellar’s Scientific Fact-Checker | Air & Space / Smithsonian, Nov. 13, 2014) -Wartime Terror And Valor Thread Together In Nolan's Gripping 'Dunkirk' | NPR, July 20, 2017) -A Degree Absolute! | An Entire Podcast Series About The Prisoner, the cult British spy-fi series Nolan has periodically threatened to adapt for the [very] big screen.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if the person you're holding captive through unforgiveness is actually you?This week we explored a powerful truth: "To forgive is to set a prisoner free and to realize that the prisoner was you." Like Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Inception, we often trap ourselves in the prison of unforgiveness, thinking we're holding others accountable when we're really holding ourselves hostage.The early church in Ephesus struggled with this too. Paul reminded them: "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you" (Ephesians 4:32). Here's the key—we can't offer forgiveness until we truly receive God's forgiveness. At your worst moment, Christ died for you. That's where freedom begins.Forgiveness isn't about feelings—it's about truth. Step into the truth first, and trust the feelings will follow. Otherwise, you'll stay trapped in an anger prison forever. So which do you choose: freedom or vindication? Freedom or being right?

Part two of our Christopher Nolan recap takes us from Inception - the movie that made his name as an “IP” director - all the way to the present day and our hellish scramble to get IMAX tickets for The Odyssey. If you haven't got yours yet, what are you waiting for? On our next and final episode, we'll be concluding our 5-year run of Groovy Movies with a special episode discussing this most major cinematic event. References The Film Data Scientist (not the film stats guy, as we called him)The Amazing Digital CircusPatrick H Williams on How IMAX made Nolan a better directorAtonement Dunkirk scene, directed by Joe WrightWatch Mussolini: Son of the Century, directed by Joe Wright on Sky or Apple TVIf you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review!Produced and edited by Lily Austin and James BrailsfordOriginal theme music by James BrailsfordLogo design by Alfie GarlandFollow us: Instagram, TikTok & LetterboxdEmail us: groovymoviespod@gmail.comWebsite: groovymoviespod.co.uk

Today we start our Selected Christopher Nolan series attempting to speed-run to The Odyssey as quickly as possible! Nolan's first non-micro budget feature, Memento, kicks us off. One of Conor's favorite movies, we break down the plot, structure, and what it all means. The rest of the series will consist of The Prestige, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Oppenheimer, and The Odyssey. Very excited to get this one started!

Christopher Nolan has never mentioned Paprika. Not once. The dream heist machine, the corridor where people fall through shifting gravity, the entering of dreams to steal information, the characters who are shockingly similar. Inception came out in 2010, the same year Satoshi Kon died of pancreatic cancer at 46. He never got to respond. Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo break down why Paprika is the masterpiece Inception borrowed from, why Kon might have been the best director of the 21st century, and why almost nobody has seen the proof. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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James Woods is a con man you desperately want to punch, Louis Gossett Jr. fights 10 men at 48 years old, and Gene somehow thought this was a New Jack City knockoff. This week, Steven M. commissions the 1992 sports comedy con film Diggstown, and we ask the question: Is it actually clever, or does everybody in the room just think they are? We break down the complicated long con, the overcrowded cast, a dead man in the locker room that nobody seems particularly upset about, and whether Oliver Platt's truck is the real star of the film. Plus: is Inception a hustle movie? Would you fight Louis Gossett Jr.? And Dick watches every movie twice now, apparently. Subscribe Now Android: https://www.shatpod.com/android Apple/iTunes: https://www.shatpod.com/apple Help Support the Podcast Contact Us: https://www.shatpod.com/contact Commission Movie: https://www.shatpod.com/support Support with Paypal: https://www.shatpod.com/paypal Support With Venmo: https://www.shatpod.com/venmo Shop Merchandise: https://www.shatpod.com/shop Theme Song - Die Hard by Guyz Nite: https://www.facebook.com/guyznite

Diane and Sean talk about the Inception of Matrix of multiverse movies... EEAAO. Episode music is, "This is a Life", written by Ryan Lott, David Byrne, and Mitski. Performed by Son Lux, with Mitski and David Byrne from the OST.-  Our theme song is by Brushy One String-  Artwork by Marlaine LePage-  Why Do We Own This DVD?  Merch available at Teepublic-  Follow the show on social media:-  BlueSky: WhyDoWeOwnThisDVD-  IG: @whydoweownthisdvd- Tumblr: WhyDoWeOwnThisDVD-  Follow Sean's Plants on IG: @lookitmahplants- Watch Sean be bad at video games on TwitchSupport the show

This lively podcast episode features a group of friends engaging in a fun and competitive movie ranking game, discussing their favorite films, debating rankings, and sharing insights on cinema. With spontaneous banter and deep movie knowledge, it offers entertainment and industry insights for film enthusiasts. In this lively episode, the hosts discuss their favorite movies, rank them, and share insights on film appreciation, sequels, and iconic scenes. They also delve into personal favorites and industry opinions, making it a fun and informative watch for movie buffs. Join us for a lively discussion on movie rankings, favorite films, and pop culture debates. Our panel dives into iconic movies, ranking strategies, and personal favorites, making it a fun and insightful episode for movie lovers.00:00 Introduction and Game Setup05:44 Blind Rankings Explained09:09 Discussion on Movie Choices13:44 Ranking Our Favorite Movies17:51 Iconic Childhood Films20:41 Debating Sequels and Remakes24:57 Fantasy Films and Their Legacy29:31 Andor: Expectations and Reactions32:42 Breaking 2: Electric Boogaloo and Its Legacy35:44 The Nightmare Before Christmas: A Holiday Debate38:59 Animated Classics and Their Impact42:32 Romantic and Dramatic Themes in Cinema45:49 Adult Themes in Classic Films48:27 The Evolution of Adult Film Narratives49:54 The Impact of Will Smith's Movies50:52 Debating the Best Beverly Hills Cop52:24 The Players Club vs. Hustlers53:37 The Anticipation of Little Shop of Horrors Remake54:26 The Significance of 8 Mile in Hip-Hop Culture55:49 Clue and Its Musical Adaptation58:07 Movie Madness Begins59:04 House Party Debate01:00:58 Home Alone Showdown01:03:19 Baby's Day Out Discussion01:03:51 The 40-Year-Old Virgin Ranking01:05:44 Rush Hour and Def Jam's How to Be a Player01:06:19 Final Movie List Review01:13:35 Movie Recommendations and Nostalgia01:15:15 Debating Movie Rankings01:16:39 Rock, Paper, Scissors for Movie Choices01:19:58 Finalizing the Movie List01:20:44 Binge-Worthy Shows and Personal RecommendationsYouTube - The Truman Show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uexk7U7k7z4Kill Bill Volume 1 & 2 on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kill+bill+volume+1+2Harry Potter Series on HBO Max - https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GVy7vQw4k7k8Zombieland on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=zombielandV for Vendetta on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=v+for+vendettaGrease on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=greaseLean on Me on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=lean+on+meHarry Potter Books on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=harry+potter+booksTop Gun: Maverick - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/The Godfather - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/Inception - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/The Shawshank Redemption - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/The Dark Knight - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/Movie Ranking Strategies Guide - https://example.com/movie-ranking-strategiesIconic Films Collection - https://example.com/iconic-filmsPop Culture Debate Panel - https://youtube.com/examplepanel

Comenzamos con Miguel Moraleda donde nos trae su Biblioteca Oculta, con unas historias que no te dejará impasible. En este episodio también entrevistamos a Manuel Plata, quien nos sumerge en el fascinante universo de uno de los directores más complejos y visionarios del cine actual. ¿Es Christopher Nolan un maestro del entretenimiento o un auténtico místico moderno? Hablamos sobre los símbolos ocultos, los juegos temporales, los laberintos de la mente y las preguntas filosóficas que recorren películas como Inception, Interstellar, The Prestige, Tenet y Oppenheimer. Sueños dentro de sueños, reversibilidad del tiempo, el peso de la conciencia y esa sensación constante de que hay algo más allá de lo que vemos en pantalla. Una conversación profunda, reveladora y llena de sorpresas que te hará ver las películas de Nolan con otros ojos. #LaRuedaDelMisterio #ChristopherNolan #ManuelPlata #MisticaNolan #Inception #Interstellar #Tenet #ThePrestige #Oppenheimer #CineMistico #RealidadesAlternas #SueñosYTiempo #FilosofiaDelCine #MisterioEnElCine #CineDeAutor laruedadelmisterio2010@gmail.com ®© La Rueda del Misterio

On episode 160 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by AwardsWatch contributors Cody Dericks and Josh Parham to discuss the next film in their Christopher Nolan series, Interstellar (2014). Welcome back to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, the boys attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of some of cinema's greatest auteurs. In doing so, they will look at their filmographies, explore what drives them artistically and what makes their decision-making process so fascinating. Add in a few silly tangents and a fun game at the end of the episode and you've got yourself a podcast we truly hope you love. After hanging up his cape and cowl Dark Knight pictures, Nolan set his sight on the stars, for a space epic that defined a generations taste in cinema. With Interstellar, the famed director takes us on a trip through time and space with a rescue mission to save the human population as Earth slowly dying and decaying. In this trip through a wormhole to investigate prospective, future inhabitance, one engineer (and former pilot) will stop at nothing to finding a solution to not only save humanity, but his family he left back on Earth. In making this bold, ambitious film, Nolan created his most emotional, thrilling, technically daring film of his career so far, but much like Inception, had detractors who took issue with the explanation of the science in the film, as well as feeling emotionally manipulated by the film's ending. Ryan, Jay, Cody, and Josh break down both sides of the Interstellar argument, why they love or dislike it, the score from Hans Zimmer, the use of time in the ending, the film's set piece, the importance of the McConaissance, Anne Hathaway's speech about love, a few impressions of Michael Caine, and why this film is the one that resonates the most with younger cinephiles. You can listen to the Director Watch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music and more. You can also listen on the AW YouTube page. This podcast runs 2h32m. The guys will be back next week to continue their series on the films of Christopher Nolan with a review of his next film, Dunkirk. You can rent it via iTunes and Amazon Prime rental in preparation for the next episode of Director Watch. Till then, let's get into it. Music: MUSICALIFE, from Pond5 (intro) and "B-3" from BoxCat Games Nameless: The Hackers RPG Soundtrack (outro).

Mark Hutchinson, Managing Director of creative agency INCEPTION, joins the Event Industry News Podcast to discuss how his team designs trade show stands, retail activations and product launches with commercial outcomes front of mind. They cover using data and technology—dwell time, heat mapping and interaction tracking—to measure event ROI, the importance of authentic creative over theatrical gimmicks, and embedding sustainability through reuse and smarter planning. Mark also shares client work highlights, including global projects with Pokémon, and explains how clear metrics help clients increase investment when activations drive real business growth. This episode of the Event Industry News Podcast is sponsored by Present Communications. Present provides broadcast-quality live, hybrid and virtual event production, trusted by organisations where reliability really matters. From corporate town halls and conferences to high-profile live streams, they design and deliver fully resilient systems that work first time. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form.

The third hour of Reaction Monday on 3 Man Front featured our thoughts on Wyndham Clark's second US Open victory, Molly's highly anticipated review of 'Inception' and TONS of your texts on a busy sports weekend!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Movie of the Year: 2006BrickThe Brick podcast episode of Movie of the Year arrives just in time to appreciate one of 2006's most audacious genre experiments. Ryan, Mike, and Greg are joined by Pete Wright of TruStory FM to dig into Rian Johnson's neo-noir debut, a film that transplants the hard-boiled world of Dashiell Hammett into the hallways and parking lots of a Southern California high school. Few films from this era take a bigger swing, and fewer still land it this cleanly.About Brick (2006)Brick is a neo-noir mystery thriller written, edited, and directed by Rian Johnson in his feature directorial debut. The film opened in New York and Los Angeles on April 7, 2006, distributed by Focus Features. It stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Brendan Frye, a teenage loner who pushes his way into the criminal underworld of his high school to investigate the disappearance -- and eventual murder -- of his ex-girlfriend Emily, played by Emilie de Ravin. The supporting cast includes Lukas Haas as the drug kingpin known only as the Pin, Nora Zehetner as the duplicitous Laura, Noah Fleiss as the enforcer Tug, and Richard Roundtree as a vice principal navigating the chaos from the margins.Johnson wrote the first draft in 1997 immediately after graduating from USC School of Cinematic Arts. He spent the next seven years trying to get it made, with every financier asking him to set it in college instead of high school. He ultimately raised approximately $450,000 from friends and family, shot the film in 20 days, and spent three months rehearsing with the cast beforehand. The score -- inventive and deeply atmospheric -- was composed by Johnson's cousin Nathan Johnson using traditional instruments alongside improvised ones including filing cabinets, kitchen utensils, and tack pianos, all recorded on an Apple PowerBook.The film drew on hardboiled classics, particularly the novels of Dashiell Hammett, and won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. It holds an 80% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and earned three stars from Roger Ebert, who called it a rich source of dialogue and behavior. You can read Ebert's full review at RogerEbert.com. Brick has since become a cult classic and a clear blueprint for Johnson's later work on Knives Out.Find the full cast and crew listing at Brick on IMDb.Guest Panelist: Pete WrightPete Wright is a podcaster, author, educator, and co-founder of TruStory FM, a podcast production network he has built over more than three decades in media. He has logged thousands of episodes across more than three dozen shows covering film, ADHD, creative process, brand storytelling, and the craft of audio production. His work spans journalism, corporate communications, and graduate-level teaching, where he spent fifteen years working with students on storytelling and media production.Among his best-known projects is The Next Reel Film Podcast, a deep-dive film discussion series that serves as his primary film-critical home. He also co-hosts Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast alongside Nikki Kinzer, an award-winning show with over a million annual downloads and 29 seasons of episodes since its 2010 launch. In 2024, Pete and Nikki co-authored Unapologetically ADHD: A Step-by-Step Framework for Everyday Planning on Your Terms, a practical guide grown directly from the podcast's community and themes. His debut science fiction novella, Lattice, was published in 2026. Pete's most recent podcast venture is Headstone, a personal series about legacy, memory, and the stories we leave behind. He is based in Portland, Oregon. This Brick podcast episode marks his first appearance on Movie of the Year.Brick Podcast Discussion: Noir in High SchoolThe central creative gamble of Brick is not simply that it applies film noir conventions to a high school setting. More precisely, it applies them without irony. Johnson made a deliberate choice to play every scene completely straight, and the cast follows his lead without a single wink at the camera. Consequently, the absurdity of the premise becomes the engine of the film's tension rather than its release valve.This Brick podcast opens with a foundational question: does the noir-in-high-school conceit actually work? The genre's grammar depends heavily on power asymmetry, corruption, and the lone investigator operating outside institutional structures. High school provides all three. Brendan's relationship with the vice principal mirrors the classic detective's uneasy truce with law enforcement. The Pin's basement headquarters functions as the smoky back room. The femme fatale and the enforcer play their archetypal roles without adjustment.Johnson drew specifically on the novels of Dashiell Hammett -- particularly the Continental Op stories -- and encouraged his cast to read Hammett rather than watch noir films. He wanted the stylistic choices to come from the source material, not from imitation of existing screen adaptations. That decision gives Brick a distinctive texture. Moreover, the dialogue mixes actual period noir slang with invented high school vernacular in a way that creates its own self-consistent world. As Roger Ebert noted, the story never fully clarifies itself while it unfolds, but it delivers a rich supply of behavior and incident along the way.Genre Bending: What the Brick 2006 Film Is Actually DoingBrick belongs to a specific 2006 moment when genre recombination was operating at a high creative pitch. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang had landed the previous year playing similar games with noir self-awareness. Sin City had arrived with a maximalist visual approach to the same source material. Brick chose a third path: minimal budget, straight-faced commitment, and an insistence that the formal constraints of the genre could do meaningful emotional work if you simply trusted them.The genre-bending discussion on this Brick podcast examines how Johnson uses the noir framework not as homage but as architecture. The structure of a hardboiled mystery -- the inciting mystery, the series of contacts, the betrayal, the revelation -- maps onto adolescent social hierarchies with surprising precision. Furthermore, the paranoia endemic to the genre translates naturally into the heightened social surveillance of high school life, where everyone watches everyone and information is currency.The Spaghetti Western and Anime InfluencesJohnson has cited Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns and Shinichiro Watanabe's Cowboy Bebop as visual influences alongside the noir literary tradition. That combination matters, because it explains why Brick never feels purely retro. The film's rhythm and its relationship to violence carry a different energy than classic noir. Notably, Johnson used shoes as a design element for each character, treating footwear as an immediate visual shorthand for who each person is. It's a small detail that reflects how thoroughly he thought through every layer of the film's visual language.Additionally, the score by Nathan Johnson uses invented instruments -- wine-o-phones, tack pianos, kitchen utensils -- to create an atmosphere that nods to classic noir without reproducing it. The result is a film that works as genre exercise, coming-of-age story, and tone poem simultaneously.The Treatment of Women in BrickNoir has always had a complicated relationship with its female characters, and Brick inherits that complication without fully interrogating it. Emily exists primarily as a body -- a mystery to be solved, a loss to be avenged. She drives the entire plot but occupies very little of the film's actual screen time. Laura is more present, but her function remains rooted in the femme fatale archetype: beautiful, manipulative, ultimately revealed as the architect of the tragedy.The Brick podcast addresses this directly. Does Johnson's decision to play the genre completely straight mean he also reproduces its blind spots uncritically? The case for the defense is that Brick is a formal exercise, and the female characters serve genre functions that the film deliberately signals as such. The case against is that signaling an archetype and interrogating it are different things, and Brick largely declines to do the latter.Moreover, the pregnancy subplot -- Emily is pregnant with Tug's child, a revelation that triggers her murder -- adds a layer of consequence to the female characters' bodies that the film handles with notable brevity. It functions as a plot mechanism more than a human reality. The discussion examines how this choice shapes the film's emotional center, which ultimately rests entirely with Brendan's grief and not with Emily's life or Laura's survival.Nevertheless, Nora Zehetner's performance as Laura earns genuine complexity within the constraints the script gives her. The hosts explore whether that performance transcends the archetype or simply executes it with exceptional skill.Rushmore: 2006 It BoysThe Taste Buds carve out space in this episode for a Rushmore segment dedicated to the It Boys of 2006 -- the young male actors whose stars were ascending in that specific cultural moment. Brick arrives at a fascinating point in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's career trajectory, before Inception and The Dark Knight Rises made him a mainstream anchor, when he was still operating in the cult-film

SCARY MOVIE 5 WAS BETTER THAN EXPECTED?! Scary Movie 5 Reaction — First Time Watching! Support us on Patreon: Scary Movie 5 Reaction (Full Length Watch Along):   / thereelrejects   Limited Time Offer – You Need Fiber. Yes you! Boost your fiber with Huel today using my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code REJECTS at https://www.huel.com/REJECTS. New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show! Greg Alba and Jackie Bonsignore continue watching the Scary Movie franchise in order with Scary Movie 5 for the first time, the 2013 parody sequel that swaps in Ashley Tisdale, brings back Charlie Sheen for one wild opening scene, and spoofs everything from Paranormal Activity and Mama to Black Swan, Inception, Evil Dead, and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. With Scary Movie 6 now in theaters and bringing back the Wayans family, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, and more, this Scary Movie 5 full movie reaction is the perfect final stop before comparing Scary Movie 5 vs Scary Movie 6 in 2026. In this Greg Alba and Jackie Bonsignore Scary Movie reaction and Scary Movie 5 review, they break down the Charlie Sheen scene, Ashley Tisdale's Scary Movie debut, Simon Rex, Snoop Dogg, the creepy Mama parody, Paranormal Activity camera gags, Black Swan ballet spoof, Inception jokes, Evil Dead cabin chaos, Caesar and the ape lab scenes, and some of the strangest, funniest moments in the whole franchise. Even though Scary Movie 5 has a rough reputation, Greg Alba and Jackie Bonsignore end up laughing more than expected while debating whether this overlooked sequel deserves more credit before the Scary Movie 6 Wayans family return. Follow Greg Alba:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ Twitter:  https://x.com/thegregalba Follow Jackie Bonsignore: https://www.instagram.com/jackiebonsignore/ Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Bonfire Conversations, I speak with narrative designer David Mervik, known for his work on LittleBigPlanet 3, Little Nightmares, Little Nightmares II, and the critically acclaimed Reanimal from Tarsier Studios.Originally planned around the game's launch, this conversation was postponed due to the outbreak of war in my home country, Iran. During that period, experiencing real-world uncertainty and loss gave new meaning to Reanimal's themes of fear, innocence, and survival.Together, we explore the relationship between war and storytelling, the loss of innocence, writing without dialogue, and how real-life tragedies can shape the emotional foundation of interactive narratives.David also shares insights into his creative process, inspirations, and the philosophy behind building worlds that communicate emotion beyond words.Thank you for watching and supporting Bonfire Conversations.Subscribe for more conversations with filmmakers, game developers, composers, and storytellers shaping the world of modern narrative art.Chatpers:0:00 - Introduction & Welcome1:16 - Postponing the Interview: Living Through War in Iran3:18 - The Inception and Themes of Reanimal10:50 - Addressing War Without Glorifying It11:38 - Childhood Memories & Influences on Tarsier's Games15:11 - Evolving as a Person and a Parent16:47 - Growing Up in the UK and Stumbling Into Sweden19:03 - Finding a Passion for Writing and Narrative Design21:35 - Moving to Tarsier Studios & Transitioning Away From Level Design22:27 - Telling Stories With Fewer Words: The Power of Minimalism28:31 - Penny for Your Thoughts: Finding Light in Dark Moments31:10 - Learning Humility and Overcoming Strong Opinions32:20 - David's Top Five Favorite Horror Films33:55 - David's Favorite Video Games of All Time35:55 - What Scares a Horror Writer the Most?38:03 - What's Next for Tarsier Studios? Reanimal DLC and Future Projects40:17 - Outro & Final Thoughts#reanimal #writing #videogames

Laci and Matt kick off the Summer of Nolan with a look at Nolan's early career—his feature debut Following (1998) and then his breakout hit Memento (2001). But first, we share our big-picture thoughts on Christopher Nolan: Why is he the world's most popular director? Does he identify too much with J. Robert Oppenheimer? Is he too boring and well-adjusted to make a good subject for a podcast miniseries? Like his hero Steven Spielberg, Nolan didn't attend film school. Instead, he taught himself to make movies by making movies. He self-financed and produced Following a few hours at a time, but it already showed his gifts as a director and the writing and editing styles that would become hallmarks of all his future films. Working on a considerably larger budget, Nolan then made Memento, which became an indie sensation on the late-90s/early-2000s film festival circuit. It then became a surprise hit at the box office and an even bigger success on home video, launching Nolan's storied Hollywood career. 1-Week Rental tells the story of Memento before diving deep into a discussion and analysis of the movie itself. Watch this episode in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5RuE5-Xv1A  Next week (June 19, 2026). The Summer of Nolan continues with Batman Begins (2005)! The Summer of Nolan is our summer 2026 miniseries covering the movie career of Christopher Nolan through nine movies on the main feed (plus additional episodes on the Patreon!), presented in chronological order, starting with Memento and going through Oppenheimer. And don't be surprised if our old pal Odysseus drops by to tell us about his long journey home to his wife.   Time stamps: 00:01:39 — Opening thoughts on Christopher Nolan 00:14:45 — History segment: Christopher Nolan's early life; the criminal career of his older brother Matt; Following; and the production, release, and legacy of Memento 00:53:46 — Movie discussion 01:52:50 — Final thoughts & star ratings   Memento (2001) was written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano, Carrie-Anne Moss, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriest Sansom Harris, Mark Boone Junior, and Callum Keith Rennie as Dodd.   Sources: "Batman, robbin' and murder" by Christopher Goodwin | The Sunday Times (2010) - https://bit.ly/43N5Drx  "Fact Check: Is Christopher Nolan's Brother a Suspected Hitman Called 'Oppenheimer'?" by Jamie Burton | Newsweek (2023) - https://bit.ly/4a0mSth  "I was there at the Inception of Christopher Nolan's film career" by Matthew Tempest | The Guardian (2011) - https://bit.ly/3RM0Wf3  18-Minute Analysis By Christopher Nolan On Story & Construction Of Memento - https://youtu.be/tYScJZWhaHA  "Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work" by Ian Nathan (2026) - https://amzn.to/4oc2lro  "Guy Pearce On Why Working With Christopher Nolan Was One Of His Greatest Life Experiences" by Alex Godfrey | Empire (2020) - https://bit.ly/4e2UW8W  "Memory Swerves" by Daniel Fierman | Entertainment Weekly (2001) - https://bit.ly/3Q5qyTv    Transcript: https://1weekrentalpod.com/2026/06/memento/#transcript  Artwork by Laci Roth.   Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/  Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007).   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: "Summer of Nolan" - https://youtube.com/shorts/CAIzthDLrT8  "Winston-Salem" - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM "Snake Drama" - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg "The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet" - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ    The "Summer of Nolan" theme song was written by Matt Stokes. Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by TJ Barends. Performed by: TJ Barends - backing vocals Wade Hymel - drums, percussion, and backing vocals Laci Roth - vocals Matt Stokes - vocals, guitar, and bass   Follow 1-Week Rental, a movie podcast: Twitter: @1weekrental | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Facebook: @1weekrental Instagram: @1weekrental TikTok: @1weekrental | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9 Bluesky: @1weekrental.bsky.social   1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

Film producer Jason Solomons and Guardian columnist Zoe Williams join Tom Sutcliffe to discuss Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day – a film which looks at whether aliens are really out there. John D. MacDonald's psychological thriller The Executioners has inspired two Cape Fear films and now there's a 10-part TV series starring Amy Adams and Javier Bardem. Jason and Zoe give their verdicts. They also talk about M. C. Escher's major exhibition at Somerset House. Famous for drawing optical illusions, impossible buildings, and endless patterns, the Dutch artist's work has inspired film scenes in Labyrinth and Christopher Nolan's Inception. Plus we will be revealing the winners of the Women's Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Claire Bartleet

On episode 158 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by AwardsWatch contributor Griffin Schiller discuss the next film in their Christopher Nolan series, Inception (2010). Welcome back to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, the boys attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of some of cinema's greatest auteurs. In doing so, they will look at their filmographies, explore what drives them artistically and what makes their decision making process so fascinating. Add in a few silly tangents and a fun game at the end of the episode and you've got yourself a podcast we truly hope you love. How does someone follow up one of the most popular, important films of the last 25 years? Make one of the most original films of a generation, as Nolan cashed in his blank check from The Dark Knight to create a heist, action film set within the world of people's dreams. Inception became the next obsession for audiences, fully trusting Nolan to take them on a thrilling ride, making him more than just the guy who can director the Batman films, but a filmmaker that conjures up event films that every needs to see urgently once they are released. Over time, Inception has become, for people like Griffin, an important piece of art that has shaped their movie-going experience, or for Ryan and Jay, a nostalgic experience that's legacy is complicated due to its pacing issues and over-explanations; thus making for an episode where a balanced conversation over this complicated movie takes place. Ryan, Jay, and Griffin break down their thoughts on the film, when and where they saw it, Nolan's action set pieces in the film, DiCaprio's involvement in the making of the film, what ultimately works and doesn't work inside the film, and if Nolan should ever make a Bond film. You can listen to the Director Watch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music and more. You can also listen on the AW YouTube page. This podcast runs 2h27m. The guys will be back next week to continue their series on the films of Christopher Nolan with a review of his next film, The Dark Knight Rises. You can rent it via iTunes and Amazon Prime rental in preparation for the next episode of Director Watch. Till then, let's get into it. Music: MUSICALIFE, from Pond5 (intro) and "B-3" from BoxCat Games Nameless: The Hackers RPG Soundtrack (outro).

70% of first-time restaurant customers never return. Here's exactly what smart restaurants do to flip that number and turn one-time guests into loyal regulars.In this episode of The Modern Waiter Podcast, we break down the 5-step system restaurants use to increase customer retention, build loyalty, and grow revenue without spending a dollar on ads. We cover the silent signifiers servers use to identify first-timers, the "Inception" farewell technique that plants the seed for a return visit, and the one manager habit that eliminates the need for impersonal surveys.This episode covers real, actionable front-of-house strategy from servers with over 50 years of combined experience.#RestaurantMarketing #CustomerRetention #RestaurantTips #ServerLife #restaurantbusiness Subscribe for weekly restaurant industry insights, server tips, and front-of-house secrets.Follow Me On Social Media:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/TikTokSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ian Hunter has spent four decades building miniatures, supervising visual effects and thinking like a filmmaker on some of the most demanding productions in Hollywood. In this episode, he traces a career that began in a garden shed with a punched-up piece of German black velvet and ended up — via James Cameron, Tim Burton, the Coen Brothers, and Christopher Nolan — on some of the most iconic screens in the world.Ian grew up surrounded by art. His father painted oils and acrylics, played music and did pastel portraits, and encouraged his three sons to make things — even when those things destroyed the materials he'd given them. The moment that really clicked, Ian recalls, was being handed a model kit as a kid and taking to it immediately. That creative instinct only grew stronger. In high school, he and his brothers were making Super 8 films, scratching laser effects onto the film with a pin and blowing up overloaded resistors for explosions. One of those films required them to fake-rob a local bank — and the encounter that followed, with the surprisingly enthusiastic vice president of the Monrovia Wells Fargo, led to a meeting with the mother of Rick Baker, whose work Ian had recently encountered in a traveling special effects exhibition and been completely floored by.After drifting away from an aerospace course at Cal Poly Pomona and working in an acid bath plastics factory, Ian answered a classified ad looking for model makers — and on the strength of a modest portfolio, was hired the same day. His first feature was The Abyss. He and fellow model maker Jim McGee built the flooded engine room of the Montana submarine with almost no direction beyond James Cameron's bare-bones description, and shipped it to South Carolina having never seen a frame of the live action. The production was not without its disasters — Ian found himself entangled in the notorious wax crane fiasco, and talks about the valuable early lesson of knowing when to call something out before it goes wrong.From there, a friend pointed him toward Boss Film, Richard Edlund's company in Marina del Rey, where a chance encounter with departing model supervisor Mark Stetson changed everything. What was supposed to be a one-week favour on a music video turned into six years. Working with Stetson took Ian from being a junior model maker building things in isolation to visiting sets, talking directly with directors, and understanding that miniature work only succeeds when it becomes invisible — just more shots in a movie, telling the story rather than showing off the technique.Among the projects from that period, Ian talks at length about Total Recall — including the behind-the-scenes chaos of a scale miscommunication on the final day of shooting, a scene involving a little person that nobody had accounted for, and the moment he glued a Coke can to a model building because they were running out of time. That Coke can, dressed up and shot from the front, made it into the finished film. So did one in Waterworld. And Inception. And Interstellar. And, after the story apparently got around, director Fede Álvarez greeted Ian on Alien: Romulus by asking exactly where he was planning to hide it.Ian built the suburb for Edward Scissorhands — deliberately making it more bland and mundane than real life — and talks about one of his proudest in-camera shots: the final view through the bedroom window and out over the snow-dusted neighbourhood, achieved with a 1:24 scale model and real snow shakers on the night. On Batman Returns he built the Penguin's zoo, and describes receiving one of his all-time favourite compliments from Tim Burton — who, after watching a pyrotechnics test, asked simply: "Where did you shoot this?" Not realising he was looking at a miniature. The zoo also gave Ian one of his best examples of a happy accident: a polar bear sculpture that was supposed to explode but instead toppled slowly sideways with flames coming out of its feet. Tim Burton loved it. The entire subsequent engineering challenge was figuring out how to recreate the mistake.On the X-Files movie, Ian and his partner Matthew Gratzner built a collapsing federal building on a tight budget, referencing Oklahoma City bombing photographs for the detail of damaged concrete and exposed floors. The late Roger Ebert reviewed the finished film and said the sequence should have been cut — because it was too reminiscent of real tragedy. Ian reflects on that as a marker: they'd gotten past the technique and into the emotion.The conversation turns to Christopher Nolan, with whom Ian has worked across multiple films. Ian describes Nolan as collaborative but definitive, someone who discusses a shot in depth and then tells you exactly what he wants. He talks about the liberation Nolan offered on Interstellar when he told the crew to stop following the previs — pre-vis is just a guy at a computer on a Friday trying to get the shot out the door, Nolan told them; if you can see a better angle, do that instead. The result was that the miniature crew started shooting faster, and a number of shots that had been planned as digital moved across to the physical side. Ian also describes the meticulous sun-angle calculation that went into matching the Inception hospital sequence — setting up models in a parking lot at a precisely calculated skewed angle to hit the exact quality of light that had been captured in Calgary on a specific date.On First Man with Damien Chazelle, Ian had drawn storyboards before the first meeting proposing a documentary approach — cameras attached to the spacecraft, nothing sweeping or cinematic, everything either very close or very wide as if shot from another ship. Chazelle walked in and described exactly the same idea. They spent twenty minutes together going through the sequence, working to an animatic cut to music, and Ian went off and shot it. That shorthand — that moment of being in sync before the conversation has really started — is something Ian describes as central to how he has survived in an industry where so many practical effects houses have not. He's a model maker, yes. But more than that, he's a filmmaker.This podcast is completely independent and made possible by listener support. If you'd like to help me keep making these episodes, you can join my Patreon community here: https://patreon.com/jamiebenning Watch more on YouTube:Check out the Filmumentaries YouTube channel for behind-the-scenes clips and extra content: https://youtube.com/filmumentariesAll my links

In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled "Worse or Better," Josh White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide if today is... worse or better. Stephanie and Josh discussed the optimism surrounding AEW during their initial press conference and what that might mean for the women's division. They marched through each year of the company's history, noting significant events and pivotal female wrestlers as the quality fluctuated, but the amount of time dedicated to the women remained largely the same. Upon arriving at the present day, Josh and Steph considered whether their initial optimism had faded and made a determination on whether the women's division in AEW is currently worse or better.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support.

Lukas Haas Gets Real About Hollywood, Child Fame & Spider-Noir What's it really like to grow up in Hollywood, become a star as a kid, and still keep evolving as an artist decades later? In this episode of Reza Rifts, Keith Reza sits down with Lukas Haas for a candid, funny, and surprisingly deep conversation about his upcoming role in Spider-Noir, the pressure of self-tape auditions, playing darker characters, and what it takes to survive a lifetime in the entertainment industry. Lukas opens up about landing Spider-Noir, stepping into a stylized noir comic-book world, and why filming in both black-and-white and color gave the project such a unique feel. He also talks about the freedom of playing a villain, the art of instinctive acting, and how costumes, tone, and physicality all help shape a memorable performance. But this episode goes far beyond one role. Keith and Lukas also dive into Lukas's early rise as a child actor, learning lines before he fully knew how to read, working through the highs and lows of a long Hollywood career, and the reality of constantly reinventing yourself as you grow older in the industry. They also talk about Mars Attacks!, creative burnout, rewriting dialogue, difficult personalities in Hollywood, and Lukas's passion for music including his upcoming release of "Ramblin' Man." If you love Hollywood stories, acting insights, behind-the-scenes film talk, child star journeys, and honest conversations with real artists, this is one of the most revealing Reza Rifts episodes yet. Guest Bio Lukas Haas is an actor and musician whose career began in childhood and has spanned decades across film and television. In this conversation, Keith references credits including Witness, Lady in White, The Wizard of Loneliness, Mars Attacks!, and Inception. Lukas also discusses his role in the upcoming series Spider-Noir, where he plays the right-hand man to Brendan Gleeson's character, as well as his passion for writing and recording music. Follow Lukas Haas: Instagram: @lukashaas… https://www.instagram.com/lukashaas/  Episode Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Lukas Haas 01:50 Spider-Noir and landing the role through self-tape 06:20 Building a noir gangster character 08:30 Filming Spider-Noir in black and white and color 14:20 Playing villains and leaning into physicality 16:10 Costumes, style, and character choices 19:50 Lukas Haas and music as a second creative life 22:00 Recording "Ramblin' Man" and covering Hank Williams 24:10 Writing music vs. acting in film 27:20 Performance anxiety, creativity, and artistic process 30:20 Starting as a child actor and becoming obsessed with acting 34:10 Learning scripts before knowing how to read 39:10 The Ryan White Story and emotional early-career experiences 44:00 Mars Attacks! and working with Tim Burton 50:10 Meth Head and performances Lukas is proud of 52:50 Growing up in Hollywood and adapting as an actor 64:10 What Lukas would tell his younger self Support the show on https://patreon.com/rezarifts61  Follow Keith on all social media platforms: FB: https://www.facebook.com/realkeithreza IG:https://www.instagram.com/keithreza  ALT IG:https://www.instagram.com/duhkeithreza  X:https://www.twitter.com/keithreza  TT:https://www.tiktok.com/keithreza  Book Keith on cameo at www.cameo.com/keithreza Check out my website for dates at https://www.keithreza.com/  Subscribe - Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts - Tell a friend :) Be a Rifter!     #LukasHaas #SpiderNoir #RezaRifts #KeithReza #Hollywood #ChildStar #Acting #ActorInterview #Podcast #MoviePodcast #EntertainmentPodcast #MarsAttacks #Inception #Witness #SelfTape #Filmmaking #BehindTheScenes #HollywoodStories #ComicBookSeries #Music #ArtistLife #Noir #TVSeries #CreativeProcess #ChildActor  

More than half of IVF patients never complete treatment. Stress, finances, and relationship strain may play a role, but are fertility workflows optimized for cycles completed over families built also to blame?In this episode, leaders from Inception Fertility share how they're using technology, workflow design, and operational strategy to improve the patient journey from first inquiry through graduation.What Inception uncovered by integrating their EMR with SalesforceInsights into no-shows and cancellations from patient data analysisWorkflow improvements being implemented across staff and physiciansHow to evaluate which solutions can scale network-wideThe build vs. buy debate around automation & moreHow much friction still exists in your patient journey, and where could better systems make the biggest difference?

For episode 740 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kenny Wood, CEO of Sleepagotchi, a next-generation AI health data platform that started with sleep and is rapidly expanding into the broader wellness economy.The company just closed a $6.5M raise backed by Sfermion, Inception, 6th Man, and 1kx and launched its first personalised AI Sleep Coach on 19 May. Before joining Sleepagotchi, Kenny was CTO at Moonlander, a next-generation game creation studio successfully acquired by Alpha 3D. His career began in AAA games, shipping chart-topping franchises including Transformers (#1 in the UK console charts), Formula 1, and World Rally Championship. A builder and technologist with rare breadth, spanning AAA studios, R&D labs, defence simulation, and applied AI, Kenny brings a perspective on behaviour change and AI-driven systems that most founders in the wellness space simply don't have. 

The countdown to the MLB All-Star Game has begun, so the guys take a look at a few players who might be on their way to their first All-Star appearance on the latest episode of Wax Packs & Warning Tracks! Bubba & Cody talk about a pair of young pitchers who might start the Midsummer Classic and the huge gap in their Bowman card values. Plus a pair of young outfielders having breakout seasons that could be a fantastic buy right now. And the guys look ahead to a packed month of new releases in June including Dynasty Baseball, Inception and more! Go to Mojobreak.com to get a spot in all the latest baseball breaks & more! Visit our shop in Santa Clara or order online at mojobreakshop.com Watch this episode on our Mojobreak Media YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/MVKbqV1ltg0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics:  Don't Give Up, Psalm 94, Jesus The Way, Shame, Masterclass, Wisdom, Shock Jock, What Not To Do, Childlike, Treasure In Heaven BONUS CONTENT: Back To School   Quotes: "Some of the most mature people are childlike." "Ask God to show you what reality really is." "God knows. So we wait. We trust." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!