James Cameron and Christopher Nolan are two of our favourite Hollywood directors.
In his singular, unfashionable dedications to practical effects, specificity of medium, cinematic exhibition and sophistication in plotting and presentation, over two decades Kit Nolan has emerged as an antidote to the contemporary blockbuster, the last best hope that blockbuster cinema can enthral audiences while advancing the form.
Jim Cameron, the biggest director of the '90s, has been largely absent from cinemas for 20 years. Cameron's cinematic style is less adventurous than Nolan's, but his colossal innovation in special effects and his preternatural synthesis of story, character and spectacle are without parallel - and his accidental heroes remain among the most beloved characters in popular culture.
In an issue of The Evening Glass thankfully nowhere near as austere as its introductory paragraphs, Fletcher is joined by comedy's Aidan McCaffery for a customarily lengthy chat on these two maestros - and one which made abundantly clear that we need to retrospective these two brilliant filmographies in their entirety, the sooner the better!
The Florida Project, Breathe and Big Trouble in Little China - The Evening Glass Podcast
Sixteenth Issue: The Evening Glass - Blade Runner 2049 and It
Fifteenth Issue: The Electronic Labyrinth - Lethal Weapon and The Monster Squad
Fourteenth Issue: The Evening Glass - Grosse Pointe Blank and Men in Black
Thirteenth Issue: The Evening Glass - Dunkirk and The Big Sick
Twelfth Issue: The Electronic Labyrinth - Annie Hall and Bananas
Eleventh Issue: Electronic Labyrinth - Animal House and Anchorman
Tenth Issue: The Evening Glass - Baby Driver and The Book of Henry
Ninth Issue: Electronic Labyrinth - American Graffiti and Apocalypse Now
Eighth Issue: The Evening Glass - Alien: Covenant and Twin Peaks
Seventh Issue: The Lost City of Z, Alien: Resurrection and Amélie
Sixth Issue: Get Out, Beauty and the Beast and Hot Fuzz
Fifth Issue: Alien Trilogy, The Last Boy Scout and Moonlight
Fourth Issue: Airplane!, Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk and the Last Video Rental Shop
Third Issue: After Hours, Trainspotting 2 and Manchester by the Sea
Second Issue: JFK, Chi-Raq and Trainspotting
First Issue: John Carpenter, Bill & Ted and La La Land
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