Published on March 30, 2001 05:00AM EST. Credit: Memento: Danny Rothenberg. ... Wait until you see his movie, ”Memento,” a whetted razor of a noir that just happens to be told drawkcab.

In a year ripe with mediocrity, Christopher Nolan”s indie thriller “Memento” stands high above the garbage heap that is the year 2001 of Hollywood. Quietly hitting theaters in late March, “Memento” ...

Published July 4, 2001 7:35PM (EDT) Facebook X Reddit Email Save. Read the story. The official ... As in the movie, “Memento” is forgettable five minutes later. — Scott Dobson.

Movie * Too edgy for mainstream distribution, ... 2001 12 AM PT . ... whose long-term plans include distributing its own films, saw “Memento” as an excellent opportunity to enter the fray.

When Will Tyrer and Chris Ball launched financing and production company Newmarket Capital Group in 1994, they preferred not to see themselves in the papers, made cautious investments and ...

Memento story writer Jonathan Nolan recalls the disastrous first screenings of the psychological thriller. Director Christopher Nolan experienced a critical breakthrough with his 2001 mystery film ...

Memento is the first movie to explore the topic of encroaching senility in a way that baby boomers, who think of themselves as eternally youthful, will tolerate. That is: allegorically.

Since tyro distrib Newmarket released "Memento" on March 9, reviewers have lavished words like "virtuouso" and "astonishing" on Christopher Nolan's intellectual thriller, which stars Guy Pearce as ...

Film noir: a type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music ...

Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Memento, the latest work by independent film-maker Christopher Nolan. ... March 16, 2001 12:00 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition 'Memento' ...

A fascinating movie puzzle constructed backward. The first scene in the film is actually the last event of the plot, and the last scene is what kicks off the story. This may sound confusing, but ...