Christopher Nolan Likes That You Can Barely Hear His Actors Speak

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | August 3, 2023 |

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | August 3, 2023 |

I’ll never forget seeing The Dark Knight in theaters. I couldn’t catch it opening night, but I rushed out to a midnight showing a few days later thanks to a commenter on The Superficial spoiling a major plot point in a random post. Am I still mad about it 15 years later? Maybe! Anyway, early in the film, Gary Oldman’s Commissioner Gordon is talking to Aaron Eckhart’s Harvey Dent about the Gotham PD’s official policy on Batman. Only talking isn’t exactly the right word. Feeling like I was going crazy, I sat there and watched as Oldman basically whispered his lines. Months later when I bought the Blu-ray, sure enough, he was still talking at a hushed decibel that only Superman can hear. Turns out, Christopher Nolan would rather have inaudible dialogue than make actors do ADR. He prefers “the performance that was given in the moment,” your understanding of what the hell is going on be damned. (Insider)

Andrew Garfield is living his best life. (Lainey Gossip)

Ariana Grande is being advised to “slow things down” with the dude who essentially ditched his wife and child for her. (Celebitchy)

Trump wants to be tried by a jury of his white peers in West Virginia, please. (Wonkette)

Cardi B won’t be charged for throwing a microphone after all. (Rolling Stone)

Lin-Manuel Miranda is turning The Warriors into a stage musical. (Variety)

Oh, blow it out your ass, Chris Hayes. If you folks want insightful commentary on Trump’s non-stop parade of legal problems, I can’t recommend Marcy Wheeler or Teri Kanefield enough. They both have smart, measured analysis that isn’t addled by “Do Something” Twitter and/or wingnut conspiracies about Merrick Garland protecting Trump. (Mediaite)

Apple is reportedly training Siri to read lips. Oh, great. (Gizmodo)

Alright, relax with the Fantastic Four rumors. Clearly, the question that should be asked isn’t who’s been cast? It’s who the hell even wants to be in this thing at this point? (A.V. Club)

This 87-year-old Maine woman is the greatest anti-gun argument you’ll ever see in your life. A teenager broke into her house with a knife, she fought him off with a chair, then gave him crackers because he was hungry. Unlike Jason Aldean, I truly live in a small town where, I kid you not, even the most minor nuisance is greeted with the locals crowing on Facebook that it’s time to start blasting. (Jezebel)

Cornell West owes over half a million in unpaid taxes. Awkward. (Daily Beast)

Anana found Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes cozy in the manner of her favorite sci-fi writer Becky Chambers. Baldree is “exploring how pursuing a quiet, peaceful life is admirable and valid, and how joyfully consuming a warm beverage can be the highest ambition you hold.” Have you read either Baldree or Chambers? (Cannonball Read 15)

From Kayleigh:

Here is the press release for my lawsuit against Scientology and David Miscavige, along with my personal statement.

Thank you for all the support. It means so much. pic.twitter.com/9Tno9dGtoA

— Leah Remini (@LeahRemini) August 3, 2023