Christopher Nolan
1) Interstellar
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Pub. Date
2015
Description
Chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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MANKIND WAS BORN ON EARTH. IT WAS NEVER MEANT TO DIE HERE. Christopher Nolan takes on the infinite canvas of space to deliver a cutting-edge, emotionally charged adventure that will amaze movie audiences of all ages. This is the living blueprint of Nolan's journey.
Interstellar, Nolan's much anticipated sci-fi film, opened in November 2014 and stars, among others, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck,...
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At nearly six hundred pages, The Dark Knight Trilogy, a behemoth of script and storyboards, captures on the page the dark mythic expanse of the cinematic Batman. These definitive, vibrant film blueprints – published on the heels of the final film's closely guarded release – are destined to be enshrined on every fan's bedside table, studied in universities, and emulated by filmmakers.
4) Making Waves
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An exploration of the power of cinema sound, as revealed by experts, a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
"Clips from noir classics and little-known gems, plus interviews with modern noir aficionados like directors Christopher Nolan and Frank Miller, writers James Ellroy and Brian Helgeland and others shape this multifaceted exploration of the movie style that grew out of the hard realities of post-World War II life." --container.
7) Inception
Pub. Date
[2010]
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Dom Cobb is the best there is at extraction; stealing valuable secrets inside the subconscious during the mind's vulnerable dream state. His skill has made him a coveted player in industrial espionage, but also has made him a fugitive and cost him dearly. Now he may get a second chance if he can do the impossible; inception, planting an idea rather than stealing one. If they succeed, Cobb and his team could pull off the perfect crime.
8) Dunkirk
Pub. Date
[2017]
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A World War II thriller about the evacuation of Allied troops from the French city of Dunkirk before Nazi forces can take hold.
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Dark Knight trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Batman has had success in facing criminals in Gotham City, but when a vicious criminal calling himself the Joker comes on the scene Batman must walk a fine line between being a hero or a vigilante.
10) Tenet
Description
"An unnamed CIA operative, known as The Protagonist, is recruited by a mysterious organization called Tenet to participate in a global assignment that unfolds beyond real time. The mission: prevent Andrei Sator, a renegade Russian oligarch with precognition abilities, from starting World War III. The Protagonist will soon master the art of 'time inversion' as a way of countering the threat that is to come." --imdb.com.
11) Memento
Pub. Date
[2011], c2000
Description
Leonard Shelby is searching for the man who raped and murdered his wife. He survived, but developed a mind block due to the attack. He can remember everything from before, but memories of anything that followed come and go every few minutes. Special features included.
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Dark Knight trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.
13) Oppenheimer
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Description
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Series
Dark Knight trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
The untold story of Gotham City's Dark Knight, from a boy's family tragedy to a guilt-clouded manhood and a fateful encounter that spurs Bruce Wayne's training, transformation, and triumph.
15) Insomnia
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Crime never sleeps and neither does the veteran LAPD homicide detective invited to Nightmute, Alaska to head a murder investigation there. He finds the investigation disrupted by an ever-shining midnight sun that wreaks sleep-depriving havoc on his body clock. As his consciousness becomes more unstable, he is nagged by a sense of personal guilt over a second crime that might just be real.
17) Memento
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
An intricate crime story about a man who has lost his short term memory due to a rare brain disorder. Now he is out to catch his wife's murderer, whose identity he cannot ever know for sure. The more he tries to figure out what is true and real, the more he sinks deeper into a multi-layered abyss of uncertainty and surprises.
18) Man Of Steel
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
19) Oppenheimer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.