Christopher Nolan

Of all the insults hurled at my review of The Dark Knight, the one that rankled most was "artsy fartsy crybaby can't enjoy a popcorn movie." I can take being called a mouth-breathing mountain dweller -- but why go after my geek cred, man? Where were you to defend me against the snobs when I called Revenge of the Sith the best movie of 2005? Once again on the wrong side of the cons…

Christopher Nolan's brilliant thriller features a killer gimmick that actually works. With its sexy cast and the screenplay that won Sundance, "Memento" is shaping up to become the hottest film of the year.

Anthony Kaufman spoke with Nolan about everything that makes the film -- any film, actually -- work, from subjectivity and space to chronology and continuity.

The English press talks to Nolan about "Memento" and his first feature film "Following."