The journey begins. Jake and Marshall discuss Books 1–4 of Robert Fagles’ and Emily Wilson’s translations of The Odyssey, which translation they prefer so far, and initial thoughts on how Christopher Nolan may approach his adaptation. Plus, the return of the regular Nolan News and What Else Have You Been Watching? segments. Follow along with your preferred translation (or both).

• Buy Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey on Bookshop.org
• Listen to Claire Danes narrate Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey on Audible (Only available on Audible)
• Buy Robert Fagles’ translation of The Odyssey on Bookshop.org
• Listen to Ian McKellen narrate Robert Fagles’ translation of The Odyssey on Audible

• Ryan Coogler in the Criterion Closet (YouTube)
• Ryan Coogler discussing aspect ratios (YouTube)

• The boats for The Odyssey are in Scotland (Reddit)
• Sinners is highest-grossing live-action original movie since Inception (Reddit)

• The Odyssey to be filmed entirely in IMAX (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Stunt performer talks about Odyssey filming (ScreenRant)
• Buy ⁠The Nolan Variations⁠ on Bookshop.org

• Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)
• Instagram: @friendsatduskpod
• Marshall’s Letterboxd: @MDoig
• Jake’s Letterboxd: @808jake_
• Jake’s Substack: Jacob’s Letter

Much like Odysseus… we have returned! [insert BWOOOMM noise here] Christopher Nolan has also returned and is currently filming his adaptation of The Odyssey.

Season 2 of Friends at Dusk finds Jake and Marshall exploring all things Odyssey-related: Different translations! Film and TV adaptations! Matt Damon just trying to go home! Join us for all-new episodes of Nolan talk, coming soon.

• Buy Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey on Bookshop.org

• Listen to Claire Danes narrate Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey on Audible (Only available on Audible)

• Buy Robert Fagles’ translation of The Odyssey on Bookshop.org

• Listen to Ian McKellen narrate Robert Fagles’ translation of The Odyssey on Audible

• Buy The Nolan Variations on Bookshop.org

• Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)

• • Instagram: @friendsatduskpod

  • Marshall’s Letterboxd: @MDoig

  • Jake’s Letterboxd: @808jake_

  • Jake’s Substack: Jacob’s Letter

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

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

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

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

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

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