35 episodes
Friends at Dusk: A Christopher Nolan Filmography Podcast Jake Harris & Marshall Doig
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- TV & Film
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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"We live in a twilight world." "And there are no friends at dusk." No friends at dusk… unless those friends are making a podcast.
Jake and Marshall revisit the filmography of Christopher Nolan, using Tom Shone’s "The Nolan Variations" as a framework for discussing every Nolan feature from "Following" to "Tenet," leading up to the 2023 release of "Oppenheimer." Along the way, they also examine some of the books, stories, and films the director himself cited as influences on his work, ideas, and methods. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/friends-at-dusk/support
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Episode 30: “Oppenheimer” at the Oscars
Oppenheimer is an Academy Award-winning film! Christopher Nolan and co. took home seven Oscars on Sunday night, including Best Picture and Best Director, and Jake and Marshall are here to recap it all. Plus, we talk about what else we liked in the ceremony, and where we think Nolan will go next now that he has an Oscar.
Buy a copy of Oppenheimer 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, or digital
Buy American Prometheus on Bookshop.org
Buy The Nolan Variations on Bookshop.org
Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)
List of actors nominated for multiple Academy Awards in the same year (Wikipedia)
Instagram: @friendsatduskpod
Twitter: @friendsatdusk
Marshall’s Letterboxd: @MDoig
Jake’s Letterboxd: @808jake_
Jake’s Substack: Jacob’s Letter
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Episode 29: Oscars Preview
Happy Oscars Sunday! Jake and Marshall are back with more in-depth predictions on how Oppenheimer will fare tonight, as well as some predictions on what should win, what they hope will win, and some memories from Oscars ceremonies past. Will Christopher Nolan finally win his own golden statue? Fill out those ballots and get ready for the red carpet, and we’ll see you after the Academy Awards to see how well our predictions held up.
Buy Oppenheimer 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, or digital
Buy American Prometheus on Bookshop.org
Buy The Nolan Variations on Bookshop.org
Download Letterboxd’s printable Oscar ballot (Letterboxd)
IMAX In Conversation with Nolan and Villeneuve (YouTube)
“No Director Has Weirder Rules on Set Than Christopher Nolan” (Collider)
“J. Robert Oppenheimer Is Gonna Party His Ass Off at the Oscars” (McSweeney’s)
“Cillian Murphy admits he was a mess after watching Interstellar” (Entertainment Weekly)
🏆 Oscars 2024 (Letterboxd list of predictions)
The Letterboxd Oscars: 2024 Winners (Letterboxd list)
Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)
Instagram: @friendsatduskpod
Twitter: @friendsatdusk
Marshall’s Letterboxd: @MDoig
Jake’s Letterboxd: @808jake_
Jake’s Substack: Jacob’s Letter
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Episode 28: Tom Shone
Today we’re joined by a very special guest. Tom Shone, the author of The Nolan Variations himself, talked to us for a bit to promote the upcoming paperback version of his book about the films of Christopher Nolan, now with a new chapter on Oppenheimer.
We talked to Shone about writing that new chapter, Oppenheimer’s Oscars chances, what it was like working with Nolan, and more!
Buy The Nolan Variations on Bookshop.org (Paperback coming this month!)
Buy a copy of Oppenheimer 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, or digital
Buy American Prometheus on Bookshop.org
Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)
Instagram: @friendsatduskpod
Twitter: @friendsatdusk
Marshall’s Letterboxd: @MDoig
Jake’s Letterboxd: @808jake_
Jake’s Substack: Jacob’s Letter
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Bonus Episode: “Oppenheimer” Oscar Nominations Reaction
We’re back for another bonus episode! On Tuesday morning, Oppenheimer got 13 nominations for the 96th Academy Awards. Jake and Marshall are here to talk about their predictions for the film as well as some other general Oscars talk. We’ll be back soon once the ceremony is closer!
See the full list of nominations here
Buy a copy of Oppenheimer 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, or digital
Buy American Prometheus on Bookshop.org
Buy The Nolan Variations on Bookshop.org
Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)
Instagram: @friendsatduskpod
Twitter: @friendsatdusk
Marshall’s Letterboxd: @MDoig
Jake’s Letterboxd: @808jake_
Jake’s Substack: Jacob’s Letter
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Episode 27: “Oppenheimer” 4K Release
We’re back! It’s a holiday miracle. On this episode, Jake and Marshall are talking all about the most anticipated physical media release of the year: Oppenheimer on 4K Blu-ray.
The title quickly sold out at multiple outlets, but we each managed to get a copy so we could take a gander at all those sweet, sweet bonus features. Topics covered this episode include the importance of physical media (always), Spotify Wrapped stats from our listeners, and our favorite bonus features on the Blu-ray.
(Audio quality note: Due to a recording issue there is a faint, intermittent echo on Marshall’s track.)
Buy a copy of Oppenheimer 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, or digital
Buy American Prometheus on Bookshop.org
Buy The Nolan Variations on Bookshop.org
Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)
“Subtitles On” (Twenty Thousand Hertz)
Meet the Press Q&A panelists: Nolan, author Kai Bird, physicist Kip Thorne, Los Alamos National Laboratory director and physicist Thomas Mason, and physicist Carlo Rovelli
Instagram: @friendsatduskpod
Twitter: @friendsatdusk
Marshall’s Letterboxd: @MDoig
Jake’s Letterboxd: @808jake_
Jake’s Substack: Jacob’s Letter
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Episode 26: See You at the Beginning, Friend
The finale, the ending, the cut to black — whatever you call it, this is it! (For now.)
In this wrapup episode, Jake and Marshall look back on their yearlong journey through Christopher Nolan’s films and influences. Topics include the newly published Oppenheimer script, alternate names for the podcast, what's next, and of course, the guys’ (latest) official Nolan rankings.
Thank you so much for joining us, and we'll see you at the beginning, friends.
Find where to watch all of Nolan’s filmography on JustWatch
Buy The Nolan Variations on Bookshop.org
Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)
Bad behavior at ‘Barbenheimer’ reflects a worrying trend (The Washington Post)
IndieWire’s Best Plot Twists of the 21st Century (Letterboxd)
Christopher Nolan Defends Oppenheimer Sound, Refuses to Record ADR (Variety)
Jake’s ranking of Disney theme park movies at Book & Film Globe
Instagram: @friendsatduskpod
Twitter: @friendsatdusk
Marshall’s Letterboxd: @MDoig
Marshall’s Nolan rankings on Letterboxd
Jake’s Letterboxd: @808jake_
Jake’s Nolan rankings on Letterboxd
Jake’s Substack: Jacob’s Letter
Chapters
(00:00:00) Opening, news, and what we're watching
(00:21:56) "Oppenheimer" script reading
(00:32:08) Behind the scenes, and what's next
(00:55:58) Final rankings
(01:43:38) Wrap-up
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/friends-at-dusk/support