Eyebrow Cinema | Contextualizing Insomnia - Nolan's Secret Gem | The Director Project @EyebrowCinema | Uploaded January 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
The Director Project Narrates Nolan: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_XBsckzagj2T0s6kM3Ahp63EtuFmNdGs
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Month 3 of The Director Project is all about the internet's favourite (or least favourite?) blockbuster auteur, Christopher Nolan. For my part, I shine a light on one of Nolan's least celebrated movies, 2002's Insomnia. All too often dismissed as just a pretty decent mystery-thriller, this video essay looks at just how crucial Insomnia was in Nolan's evolution from hip indie director to seasoned studio filmmaker. Includes contextualization within Nolan's filmography and comparison to the original Nordic version of Insomnia.
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Music Featured:
Both Flanks by Small Colin
Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music
Serial Killer by John Bartmann
Symphony No. 1: Hope? by Steve Combs
Set Up with an E by Small Colin
Escaping Like Indiana Jones by Komiku
More of The Director Project:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind's Actionless Climax - youtu.be/VPL0-x4dj8M
Action and Pacifism in Castle in the Sky - youtu.be/fuIhAH8mnSM
More Eyebrow Cinema:
Learning to Love Batman Returns - youtu.be/J9v9bC3R9oA
Fan Entitlement and the Quick Fix - youtu.be/OWflw2xzGWY
The Godfather Part II - How Coppola Quotes Himself - youtu.be/eotARUgv-Ac
The Great Bondian Identity Crisis - youtu.be/oHTdxKloljo
The Indifference of The Birds - youtu.be/p2Q0N0kjazc
The Death of the American Gangster Film - youtu.be/DGEfSsScdAA
Inception and the Dreamer - youtu.be/ZeQzJW6IBs8
The Curious Case of Forrest and Benjamin - youtu.be/gWAg1suGwnM
The Brilliance of Title Cards in Batman: The Animated Series - youtu.be/p61FsFWcfIs
Hierarchies of Violence in The Shining - youtu.be/tMw2YWOBeoM
#ChristopherNolan #TheDirectorProject #Insomnia
The Director Project Narrates Nolan: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_XBsckzagj2T0s6kM3Ahp63EtuFmNdGs
To contribute your own video to The Director Project, just send your link to @Cult Popture on Twitter.
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/eyebrowcinema
Month 3 of The Director Project is all about the internet's favourite (or least favourite?) blockbuster auteur, Christopher Nolan. For my part, I shine a light on one of Nolan's least celebrated movies, 2002's Insomnia. All too often dismissed as just a pretty decent mystery-thriller, this video essay looks at just how crucial Insomnia was in Nolan's evolution from hip indie director to seasoned studio filmmaker. Includes contextualization within Nolan's filmography and comparison to the original Nordic version of Insomnia.
Like and subscribe for more film analysis.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/danpgsimpson
Music Featured:
Both Flanks by Small Colin
Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music
Serial Killer by John Bartmann
Symphony No. 1: Hope? by Steve Combs
Set Up with an E by Small Colin
Escaping Like Indiana Jones by Komiku
More of The Director Project:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind's Actionless Climax - youtu.be/VPL0-x4dj8M
Action and Pacifism in Castle in the Sky - youtu.be/fuIhAH8mnSM
More Eyebrow Cinema:
Learning to Love Batman Returns - youtu.be/J9v9bC3R9oA
Fan Entitlement and the Quick Fix - youtu.be/OWflw2xzGWY
The Godfather Part II - How Coppola Quotes Himself - youtu.be/eotARUgv-Ac
The Great Bondian Identity Crisis - youtu.be/oHTdxKloljo
The Indifference of The Birds - youtu.be/p2Q0N0kjazc
The Death of the American Gangster Film - youtu.be/DGEfSsScdAA
Inception and the Dreamer - youtu.be/ZeQzJW6IBs8
The Curious Case of Forrest and Benjamin - youtu.be/gWAg1suGwnM
The Brilliance of Title Cards in Batman: The Animated Series - youtu.be/p61FsFWcfIs
Hierarchies of Violence in The Shining - youtu.be/tMw2YWOBeoM
#ChristopherNolan #TheDirectorProject #Insomnia
