Nolan McLean left quite the first impression. The NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcasting duo of Tom McCarthy and John Kruk raved about the Mets’ rookie after he dominated the Phillies in a 6-0 win Wednesday — even comparing him to perhaps the best pitcher in the sport: the Pirates’ Paul Skenes. “We’ve seen (Paul) Skenes twice,” … Read more
Did my movie screen just take a Prozac? Watching the new “Superman” reboot starring David Corenswet, which hit theaters this weekend, I saw the franchise’s years-long depression finally vanish. In James Gunn’s cheery film, the colors were “Wizard of Oz” bright instead of ugly grayscale. The performances were upbeat rather than brooding and angry. And … Read more
Katie Nolan made it clear that she will always be on Pablo Torre’s side in a beef with Bill Simmons over the former ESPN reporter’s coverage on Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson. Nolan elaborated on her decision during an episode of “Pablo Torre Finds Out” on Thursday, where she called out Simmons for his comments … Read more
There could be a full-length novel written about the wild words coming out of Stephen A. Smith’s mouth this week. He claimed he would’ve swung at LeBron James, who “wasn’t at Kobe Bryant’s memorial service,” and now Smith sent his condolences to a “late great” who is not actually dead. While No. 10 seed Arkansas … Read more
With MLB’s All-Star festivities in full swing, Fox Sports’ top commentators are joining forces — and making for some awkward encounters. While appearing on “The Herd” with Colin Cowherd, Yankees Hall of Famer Derek Jeter joined the show from Arlington, Texas to chime in on National League All-Star starter Paul Skenes. “Obviously, you were in … Read more
The “Roast of Tom Brady” seemed to be a big hit for Netflix and nearly all of the roasters seemed to get a good reception from the crowd at Kia Forum on Sunday night — except for one. Massachusetts native and Hollywood A-lister Ben Affleck led a roughly seven-and-a-half-minute roast of the future Hall of … Read more
Before Christopher Nolan became a celebrated director — before “Inception” penetrated the land of dreams, “Interstellar” played with the laws of physics and “Tenet” warped all sense of chronology — there was “Larceny.” In 1995, Nolan directed “Larceny” with a group of friends he had met through the film society at University College London. It … Read more
DOWNEY But you’re not a jinx guy. NOLAN No, I am! I am very superstitious. I mean, I’m nowhere near as superstitious as you are. But I respect the jinx enormously. What would it mean to you if you won the Oscar? NOLAN I grew up watching the Oscars. I’ve always loved Hollywood, Hollywood movies, … Read more
The Directors Guild of America on Saturday night handed its top prize for feature-film directing to Christopher Nolan for his hit biopic, “Oppenheimer,” starring Cillian Murphy as the physicist who helped design the atomic bomb. This is the latest major trophy Nolan’s film has won, after taking top honors from the Golden Globes and Critics … Read more
The Directors Guild of America announced the nominations for its feature-film award on Wednesday, lending further momentum to nominee Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”), who won the Golden Globe for directing on Sunday. The four other directors nominated for the top DGA Award were Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”), Alexander Payne (“The Holdovers”) and Martin … Read more
Louder for the people in the back. Whenever Christopher Nolan releases a new movie, he faces criticism that the dialogue is hard to hear clearly. The director’s latest installment, “Oppenhiemer,” with its shaking score by Ludwig Göransson and periodically percussive sound design, is no exception to the complaints. In a recent interview with Insider, Nolan divulged … Read more
Oppenheimer is an explosive movie — and not just because of the bomb. The hotly-anticipated Christopher Nolan blockbuster contains a controversial — and steamy — sex scene, which “The Dark Knight” director was “nervous” to film. “Any time you’re challenging yourself to work in areas you haven’t worked in before, you should be appropriately nervous and … Read more
Director Christopher Nolan said it was “bittersweet” to see the cast of “Oppenheimer” walkout during the film’s premiere in London last week as the SAG-AFTRA strike rages on. “It was a bittersweet moment,” the Oscar-nominated filmmaker, 52, said on the Today Show Tuesday. “We were all there. “We were very fortunate.” Nolan praised the cast, which … Read more
In films like “Interstellar,” “Inception” and his “Batman” trilogy, writer-director Christopher Nolan has explored the farthest reaches of earth and space. From Gotham City to inside other people’s dreams, one might think that Nolan has left few territories uncharted, but his upcoming “Oppenheimer” will see his actors going where few Nolan characters have gone before: … Read more