![]() ![]() Undeniable, however, is the sheer acting power of the whole thing, with a major highlight being the interrogation scene between Pacino and Williams. “Insomnia” is a fever dream of a film that follows Detective Will Dormer (Pacino), who is flown to Alaska, along with partner Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan), to assist in an investigation surrounding the murder of a 17-year-old girl. Starring a memorable Al Pacino in one of his best performances, and the late great Robin Williams as the villain, the film is supported by the always captivating Hilary Swank. Nolan kept most of the hooks and beats from that solid film, but shot it in dreamier and more atmospheric fashion. “Insomnia” was actually a remake of a 1997 Norwegian film starring Stellan Skarsgard. ![]() It’s definitely the least talked about Nolan. That’s not really for me to say, but every now and again I meet a filmmaker and that’s actually the film that they’re interested in or want to talk about. It was my first studio film, I was on location, it was the first time I’d worked with huge movie stars. The reality is it’s one of my most personal films in terms of what it was to make it. I think, of all my films, it’s probably the most underrated. In Tom Shone’s book, “The Nolan Variations,” Nolan admits to being very keen about “Insomnia” for numerous reasons, including personal ones: I’d love for him to one day make a film as quietly somber and small as this one. “Insomnia” would later be overshadowed by Nolan’s big jump into epic blockbusters and, since then, he hasn’t really looked back. Anytime you’re going to change a model, it’s going to create a degree of noise.” Stankey said the move would give customers a “choice”, and the longer-term would be “dictated by what consumers wish to do”.Christopher Nolan’s third feature, following the critical success of “Memento,” was “Insomnia” and people tend to forget what a tense white-knuckler of a film that was. He said: “I know there’s a lot of noise out in the market, people with different viewpoints. John Stankey, the chief executive of AT&T, which owns both Warner Bros and HBO Max, defended the move on Tuesday, calling it a “win-win-win”. Dune director Denis Villeneuve is also reported to be unhappy with the situation, having understood the film would be launched on the big screen. Legendary has co-financed Dune and Godzilla vs Kong, two of Warner Bros’ 2021 releases, and is reportedly currently attempting to renegotiate their contracts in light of the projected loss of cinema revenue. Warner Bros is likely to face legal consequences for its decision, with reports that high-profile production outfit Legendary is considering suing the studio. The underwhelming commercial performance of Tenet at the US box office, where it took $57.6m after its release in September, is thought to have partly formed Warner Bros’ thinking, but the decision to change the release of all 17 of its 2021 slate – which includes such tentpole offerings as The Matrix 4, Dune and The Suicide Squad – has provoked widespread consternation. Nolan’s intervention amid widespread industry dismay at Warner Bros’ move is all the more dramatic considering the studio has been involved in all his films since 2002’s Insomnia, including the blockbusting Dark Knight trilogy and recent productions Dunkirk and Tenet. Their decision makes no economic sense, and even the most casual Wall Street investor can see the difference between disruption and dysfunction.” Nolan went even further in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter, saying: “Some of our industry’s biggest film-makers and most important movie stars went to bed the night before thinking they were working for the greatest movie studio and woke up to find out they were working for the worst streaming service … don’t even understand what they’re losing. He added: “It’s very, very, very, very messy … not how you treat film-makers and stars and people who … have given a lot for these projects.” ![]()
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