The Prestige

20-Aug-11	The Prestige (2006)	Dvd
	Director: Christopher Nolan
	imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/

The Prestige

27-Mar-11	The Prestige (2006)	Dvd
	Director: Christopher Nolan
	imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/

Inception

06-Jan-11	Inception (2010)	Cinema
	Director: Christopher Nolan
	imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

Inception

28-Jul-10	Inception (2010)	Cinema
	Director: Christopher Nolan
	imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

Inception

17-Jul-10	Inception (2010)	Cinema
	Director: Christopher Nolan
	imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

Inception

17-Jul-10	Inception (2010)	Cinema
	Director: Christopher Nolan
	imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

The Dark Knight...second take

09-Aug-08	The Dark Knight (2008)	Cinema
	Director: Christopher Nolan
	imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/

Today, among other things, I paid extra attention to Gary Oldman. After the first time I saw this movie, I was surprised to find out that one of the actors who had been on the screen for quite some time was actually Gary Oldman: I had not recognized him, even though I thought I knew his face well. Today it was almost fascinating to realize that a pair of (fake?) mustache, a pair of glasses and a certain hairstyle could tranform a face beyond recognition. And this thought brought back to mind another role which Gary Oldman played without being recognizable: the rich Mason Verger in Ridley Scott's Hannibal (2001). And while my mind was wandering between these two films, there it happens on the screen: the Joker threatens another villain to cut his face and feed it to the villain's dogs. That is the same way Mason Verger had become disfigured: he had cut his face and fed it to his own dogs ("It seemed like a good idea at the time").

To note also a tiny cameo of Cillian Murphy: was his part meant to be bigger and ended up on the floor of the editing room?

The Dark Knight

26-Jul-08	The Dark Knight (2008)	Cinema
	Director: Christopher Nolan
	imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/

The very first scene has obviously been influenced by Michael Mann's Heat (1995), to the point that it almost plays as a mini-homage to that great film. In other parts, there are echoes of Nolan's own The Prestige (2006) - some references to 'magic tricks', Christian Bale's face, etc...

All the positive things written about Heath Ledger's Joker are absolutely deserved. His performance is incredibly exciting, fun to watch. It's a pity he's not around to receive the praise he deserves.

Overall a very enjoyable film, even though slightly too long. I'll see it again, just to re-enjoy The Joker's tricks and laughs.