Tenet review: Nolan's most confusing film, but thrilling to get lost in
4 years, 4 months ago

Tenet review: Nolan's most confusing film, but thrilling to get lost in

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We’ve somehow let everything ride on a single film, the first studio tentpole to be released since the pandemic began. Christopher Nolan’s films have always been great, lumbering beasts of cinema – super-sized, puzzle-box epics that have become irresistible box office draws. Most of the colours we see are familiar to Nolan’s worlds – yellow tones make everything feel like it’s been lightly coated in toxic smog – though one particular, showstopping scene is bathed in hellish reds and blues. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free John David Washington stars as ‘The Protagonist’, who’s sent off into the world with a single palindrome: ‘Tenet’ There’s something alluring about the way the surreal rubs shoulders with the usual trappings of the spy genre: the exotic locations, chilly British dames, and brash hero.

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ returns to theaters, in IMAX 70mm, with new ‘Dune: Part Two’ footage
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ returns to theaters, in IMAX 70mm, with new ‘Dune: Part Two’ footage

Associated Press  

Time isn’t inverting: Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” is coming back to movie theaters for a week in IMAX 70mm and on other large-format screens. “Seeing the way audiences responded to our large format presentations of ‘Oppenheimer,’ I’m thrilled that Warner Bros. is giving audiences a chance to see ‘Tenet’ the way it was intended to be seen, on the largest IMAX …

Christopher Nolan’s Peloton instructor pledges an ‘insult-free’ ride after ripping ‘Tenet’ in a workout
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Christopher Nolan’s Peloton instructor pledges an ‘insult-free’ ride after ripping ‘Tenet’ in a workout

LA Times  

Christopher Nolan’s Peloton instructor is backpedaling on the film critique she delivered while he was working out. That’s a couple of hours of my life I’ll never get back!’” After the audience chuckled, Nolan expressed his appreciation for professional film critics, jesting, “When Rex Reed takes a s— on your film, he doesn’t ask you to work out more with …

We were wrong about Tenet – thank God Netflix is giving Christopher Nolan’s film a second life
1 year, 3 months ago

We were wrong about Tenet – thank God Netflix is giving Christopher Nolan’s film a second life

The Independent  

On paper, it’s ridiculous to describe a $200m blockbuster as a “cult” film. Yet the phrase seems kind of apt when we’re talking about Tenet, Christopher Nolan’s tortuous 2020 thriller about a world in which people have discovered the ability to reverse the flow of time. Now, roughly three years after the film’s release – and a few months after …

Christopher Nolan's Tenet to release on US platform HBO Max on 1 May
3 years, 9 months ago

Christopher Nolan's Tenet to release on US platform HBO Max on 1 May

Firstpost  

Christopher Nolan’s thriller Tenet will release on HBO Max on 1 May, the streamer announced yesterday. Here is the announcement Good news for anyone experiencing time linearly: Tenet is streaming May 1 on HBO via HBO Max! ⌛️ pic.twitter.com/dGbxGLOwyu — Max March 20, 2021 Tenet was first released in US theatres in August last year, several months before Warner Bros …

Christopher Nolan On 'Tenet' And Time, 'The Most Cinematic Of Subjects'
4 years ago

Christopher Nolan On 'Tenet' And Time, 'The Most Cinematic Of Subjects'

NPR  

Christopher Nolan On 'Tenet' And Time, 'The Most Cinematic Of Subjects' Enlarge this image toggle caption Melinda Sue Gordon/Warner Bros. Entertainment Melinda Sue Gordon/Warner Bros. Entertainment Updated at 7:11 p.m. As Nolan's films got bigger and more ambitious, he found different ways to manipulate time, in movies like Inception, Interstellar and Dunkirk. Movie Reviews Christopher Nolan's Time-Bending Thriller 'Tenet' Reviewed …

Q&A: Christopher Nolan on ‘Tenet’ home release
4 years ago

Q&A: Christopher Nolan on ‘Tenet’ home release

Associated Press  

Christopher Nolan movies almost demand another look and “ Tenet ” is no exception. “Tenet” will be available on 4K, DVD, Blu-ray and digital with behind the scenes extras that give a peek into the mind-bogglingly complex process of shooting a large-scale action film backwards and forwards. “It’s all a bit of a mess.” Nolan said he remains proud of …

Beyond its time-bending gimmick, Christopher Nolan's Tenet is a series of generic set pieces
4 years ago

Beyond its time-bending gimmick, Christopher Nolan's Tenet is a series of generic set pieces

Firstpost  

Maybe it is our collective enslavement to the superhero-industrial complex, but right now the movie world is looking for a saviour. Ideally presented in 70-millimeter IMAX, Nolan’s preferred, towering aspect ratio, arrayed with the telegenic faces of a cast of incipient superstars, gorgeously shot across multiple global locations, and pivoting on an elastic, time-bending conceit, the film is undeniably enjoyable, …

Tenet movie review: Christopher Nolan’s least-engaging film in years
4 years ago

Tenet movie review: Christopher Nolan’s least-engaging film in years

Firstpost  

Tenet represents a dangerous gambit in the age of COVID-19: a blockbuster so must-see the studio hopes audiences will risk infection and death just to catch a glimpse of its brilliance. At its heart, Tenet is a fairly straightforward sci-fi action film about a CIA operative drawn into a “temporal cold war” between the forces of the present and those …

Tenet Movie Review: Christopher Nolan film is more complicated than 2020
4 years ago

Tenet Movie Review: Christopher Nolan film is more complicated than 2020

India Today  

There were all sorts of fan theories doing the rounds when news of Christopher Nolan making Tenet trickled on to the internet. Other than that, there's John David Washington as the Protagonist, Robert Pattinson as Neil, Elizabeth Debicki as Katherine or Kat, Dimple Kapadia as Priya, among others. As is the norm in Nolan-world, Tenet is non-linear, but unlike time …

Christopher Nolan has a special message for fans ahead of Tenet India release
4 years ago

Christopher Nolan has a special message for fans ahead of Tenet India release

India Today  

Christopher Nolan's Tenet is going to release in India tomorrow, on December 4. In a video message, Nolan talked about how excited he is for Tenet's release in India. In a video message to his Indian fans, Christopher Nolan said that he is thrilled for the release of Tenet in India. #ChristopherNolan pic.twitter.com/Fhtr8ZYEq2 — Warner Bros. India December 3, 2020 …

'Mumbai is a Most Extraordinary Looking City': Christopher Nolan on Shooting 'Tenet' in India
4 years ago

'Mumbai is a Most Extraordinary Looking City': Christopher Nolan on Shooting 'Tenet' in India

News 18  

Master filmmaker Christopher Nolan is enchanted by India as he says the country is “unbelievably visual” with an “extraordinary history” that made it a suitable location for filming his new feature “Tenet”. I had shot a couple of days in Jodhpur on ”The Dark Knight Rises” and always wanted to go back and shoot a more substantial sequence, and I …

Christopher Nolan's Tenet to release in India on December 4
4 years, 1 month ago

Christopher Nolan's Tenet to release in India on December 4

India Today  

Tenet, directed by Christopher Nolan, is releasing in India on December 4. On Sunday, Twinkle Khanna released a video in which Dimple was seen announcing the release date of Tenet in India. TOM CRUISE AND SONAM KAPOOR WATCHED TENET IN THEATRES Tom Cruise and Sonam Kapoor are among the celebrities who went to the theatres to watch the film. Sharing …

‘Tenet’ to head to home release in Dec. after theatrical run
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Tenet’ to head to home release in Dec. after theatrical run

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — After several months in pandemic-altered theaters, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” will head to home release on Dec. 15, Warner Bros. said Thursday. Contending with limited capacity regulations and theaters that remained closed in some states, the Warner Bros. release has so far grossed $53.8 million at the U.S. and Canadian box office. “Tenet” was never able to play …

Nolan's 'Tenet' hits prime time in China
4 years, 3 months ago

Nolan's 'Tenet' hits prime time in China

China Daily  

A scene in Tenet. As of Thursday, British-American auteur Christopher Nolan's Tenet has earned more than 250 million yuan at the box office, becoming one of the biggest blockbusters boosting the September market. With its IMAX total surpassing 36 million yuan between Sept 4 and 6, the film, which premiered across the mainland last Friday, has become Nolan's top-earning opening …

Christopher Nolan’s baffling Tenet is the definitive pandemic movie of our time
4 years, 3 months ago

Christopher Nolan’s baffling Tenet is the definitive pandemic movie of our time

Firstpost  

That’s how long it had been since I watched a movie at the theatre. If I’d known then that cataclysmic forces would shut movie theatres down across the world for many months, I would have picked a different movie. After 254 days, I made my way into a minimal capacity IMAX to catch Christopher Nolan’s latest titanic, Tenet, with my …

‘Tenet’ could be a hit, even during a pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Tenet’ could be a hit, even during a pandemic

CNN  

New York CNN Business — “Tenet” was set to be one of the biggest films of 2020. Hollywood will be closely watching “Tenet’s” opening, using it as a gauge of the movie theater business’ viability going forward. “The pandemic has changed everything, including expectations.” How “Tenet” can be a hit Warner Bros.’ “Tenet,” a time-travel spy thriller, may not need …

Christopher Nolan's Time-Bending Thriller 'Tenet' Reviewed
4 years, 3 months ago

Christopher Nolan's Time-Bending Thriller 'Tenet' Reviewed

NPR  

Christopher Nolan's Time-Bending Thriller 'Tenet' Reviewed Christopher Nolan's time-bending thriller is the film that Hollywood has been counting on to bring audiences back to movie theaters. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Hollywood has been saying for months that Christopher Nolan's time-bending thriller "Tenet" is the film that will bring audiences back to movie theaters. MONDELLO: Technically it's an old-fashioned spy flick with …

What’s bigger than an event film? ‘Tenet’ might just be
4 years, 3 months ago

What’s bigger than an event film? ‘Tenet’ might just be

Associated Press  

Christopher Nolan movies are always events. “I think back to where we were even 10 years ago and one or two of the set pieces in ‘Tenet’ could have probably been the climax of one of those earlier movies,” Thomas laughed. If there’s stuff beyond that that people want to kind of puzzle, whether that resonates or, you know, lingers …

Christopher Nolan has earned the loyalty of his fans. ‘Tenet’ will test how much that’s worth
4 years, 3 months ago

Christopher Nolan has earned the loyalty of his fans. ‘Tenet’ will test how much that’s worth

CNN  

CNN — “Tenet” finally hits theaters in the US this weekend after opening in Europe and multiple delays, as Warner Bros. has made good on director Christopher Nolan’s objective of allowing people to enjoy the film on a big screen. At the center of Nolan’s filmography sits his Batman trilogy, beginning with “Batman Begins” in 2005, followed by “The Dark …

Christopher Nolan's Tenet opens at $53 mn in 41 overseas markets before release in US and China – Firstpost
4 years, 3 months ago

Christopher Nolan's Tenet opens at $53 mn in 41 overseas markets before release in US and China – Firstpost

Firstpost  

While many of Hollywood’s largest productions have postponed their release and others have rerouted to streaming platforms, Warner Bros gambled that Tenet could roll out abroad first, and then gradually debut in the US. The first wave of big new movies released since the beginning of the pandemic, including Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending thriller Tenet and the long-delayed X-Men spinoff The …

Tenet review: Christopher Nolan’s latest puzzle movie is missing a key piece.
54 years, 11 months ago

Tenet review: Christopher Nolan’s latest puzzle movie is missing a key piece.

Slate  

Though it may seem hard to believe after its release was scheduled, rescheduled, and re-rescheduled, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is now playing in theaters all over the world. A globe-hopping adventure shot in Nolan’s favored IMAX and 65mm formats, Tenet has plenty of big-screen spectacle, but unlike Interstellar and Dunkirk, it doesn’t feel like a movie that will be made or …

Review: In ‘Tenet,’ a time-bending thriller for bended times
4 years, 3 months ago

Review: In ‘Tenet,’ a time-bending thriller for bended times

Associated Press  

I went in fresh to “Tenet.” I didn’t have any real sense of the plot, yes, but it’s more that it had been some five months since I was last in a movie theater. Seeing “Tenet” for this critic meant crossing numerous state lines and watching it at a nearly empty movie theater — a luxury of social distancing that …

Christopher Nolan's Tenet advance booking sales better than Dunkirk, Interstellar, states trade report
4 years, 3 months ago

Christopher Nolan's Tenet advance booking sales better than Dunkirk, Interstellar, states trade report

Firstpost  

Analytics firm Movio says that the presale rate for Tenet tickets has been higher than Nolan’s previous hits - Dunkirk and Interstellar, in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Christopher Nolan is back with another mind-bending, visually spectacular movie and if advance booking trends are to say anything, Tenet is looking forward to impressive business. According to an …

Tenet Movie Review: Christopher Nolan's Film Dazzles the Senses, But Does Not Move the Heart
4 years, 3 months ago

Tenet Movie Review: Christopher Nolan's Film Dazzles the Senses, But Does Not Move the Heart

News 18  

Maybe it is our collective enslavement to the superhero-industrial complex, but right now the movie world is looking for a saviour. If it turns out to be Christopher Nolan, it wouldn’t be the first time: Films of his, like “Inception,” “Interstellar” and “Dunkirk,” have, in years past, “saved” summers, reputations, studios. Forgive the circularity of this argument: it’s a side …

Tenet Review: What are critics saying about Christopher Nolan film
4 years, 4 months ago

Tenet Review: What are critics saying about Christopher Nolan film

India Today  

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet was screened in the US and the first critics’ reviews are out. Here is what critics are saying about Christopher Nolan’s much-awaited film: BBC: Tenet is a big movie with a big budget, which is designed to be seen on the big screen. NEW YORK TIMES: Ideally presented in 70-millimeter Imax, Nolan’s preferred, towering aspect ratio, arrayed …

From ‘enthralling’ to ‘dud,’ critics are mixed on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’
4 years, 4 months ago

From ‘enthralling’ to ‘dud,’ critics are mixed on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’

LA Times  

If you were relying on film critics to decide if Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” is worth a masked trip to the theater amid the COVID-19 pandemic, good luck. Christopher Nolan’s latest puzzle box of a movie, “Tenet,” has become of the most-anticipated releases in years, in part because of continual delays due to COVID-19. “‘Tenet’ is entertaining, but it isn’t exactly …

Tenet review: ‘It feels like several blockbusters combined’
4 years, 4 months ago

Tenet review: ‘It feels like several blockbusters combined’

BBC  

Tenet review: ‘It feels like several blockbusters combined’ Warner Bros Entertainment Christopher Nolan’s latest is Hollywood’s first release in six months, but “it collapses under the weight of all the plot strands and concepts stuffed into it,” writes Nicholas Barber. Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is the first new Hollywood blockbuster to be released in cinemas in almost six months. But it’s …

Review: ‘Tenet’ has arrived. But is it spectacular enough to lure you back to movie theaters?
4 years, 4 months ago

Review: ‘Tenet’ has arrived. But is it spectacular enough to lure you back to movie theaters?

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Times is committed to reviewing new theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the exact content was kept secret, pre-publicity cannily stressed the story’s inscrutable intricacy; cast member Kenneth Branagh said reading the script was “like doing the Times crossword puzzle.” That doesn’t mean that Nolan has made some sort of multimillion-dollar “Last Year in Marienbad” …

Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' to debut internationally ahead of US release
4 years, 4 months ago

Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' to debut internationally ahead of US release

China Daily  

Warner Bros. announced Monday that Christopher Nolan's film Tenet will hit the big screen in over 70 countries worldwide starting on August 26 ahead of US release in select cities on September 3. Movie theaters in China, the world's second biggest box office market, began to reopen on July 20 after months-long closures meant to contain the outbreak of COVID-19. …

Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' to debut internationally ahead of US release
4 years, 4 months ago

Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' to debut internationally ahead of US release

China Daily  

Warner Bros. announced Monday that Christopher Nolan's film Tenet will hit the big screen in over 70 countries worldwide starting on August 26 ahead of US release in select cities on September 3. Movie theaters in China, the world's second biggest box office market, began to reopen on July 20 after months-long closures meant to contain the outbreak of COVID-19. …

Tenet: Christopher Nolan film to open in 70 countries before US release
4 years, 4 months ago

Tenet: Christopher Nolan film to open in 70 countries before US release

India Today  

Christopher Nolan's Tenet will release in over 70 countries starting August 26. Director Christopher Nolan’s thriller Tenet, delayed several times by the coronavirus pandemic, will debut in cinemas in over 70 countries starting Aug. 26, AT&T Inc’s Warner Bros. movie studio said on Monday. The film will open in select U.S. cities over Labor Day weekend, Warner Bros. said in …

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