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6 Things We Learned from Hans Zimmer's Reddit Ask Me Anything

06.13.13 @ 5:30PM Tags : ama, composing, darkknight, filmscores, gladiator, hanszimmer, inception, lionking, reddit

Reddit has grown so much in popularity in the past few years that their AMA (Ask Me Anything) feature, where any user can ask a question of a celebrity, has attracted numerous filmmakers — who have given a range of interesting answers. Hans Zimmer recently participated in one, and we’ve culled the most interesting responses from this Hollywood mega-composer’s interview. Click below to read wisdom and tips from the music man himself. More »

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A Fascinating Look at the Gravity-Defying Sets of 'Inception'

08.1.11 @ 10:06AM Tags : behindthescenes, bts, christophernolan, hollywood, inception

A $160 million movie that grossed $825 million worldwide isn’t exactly DIY filmmaking, but because I wrote about the film when it came out — and because this is just really cool — here’s a behind-the-scenes look at Inception’s “horizontal rotating corridor” sequence: More »

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Reception

08.2.10 @ 9:02AM Tags : christophernolan, criticism, critics, inception, interpretation

Christopher Nolan’s Inception is the first movie I’ve seen at the multiplex this summer for which I felt I got my money’s worth. When it was over, I decided I would sit back for a week and enjoy the memory of the entertaining and intellectual film before reading what others had to say about it. I only like reading reviews of a movie after I’ve already seen it and formed my own opinions, and this post will fall in line with that approach, which is to say: don’t read this unless you’ve already seen the film (spoiler alert!). More »