The Illusionist and The Prestige, both 2006 magician-oriented period pieces, have so many uncanny similarities, including a shared Oscar nomination. ScreenRant. The Illusionist vs.

The Prestige Production: A Buena Vista release of a Touchstone Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures presentation of a Newmarket Films and Syncopy Production. Produced by Emma Thomas, Aaron Ryder ...

Christopher Nolan’s 2006 film “The Prestige,” starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, isn’t just one of his best works, it is a fantastic film in the realm of cinema. The film covers a thrilling ...

The Prestige matches Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman as rival magicians who try to sabotage each others' tricks, and steal them when they can. It's a magical mystery tour of subterfuge, directed ...

But what The Prestige and filmmaker Christopher Nolan seem to have forgotten about magic and illusion is the very important element of misdirection. Without misdirection, an audience is bound to ...

The title "The Prestige" refers to the third part of a magic trick when whatever has disappeared is restored, as Cutter explains, so that the audience's cathartic needs are met. And the film lives ...

Be they superheroes or superstars, this band of amazing performers will be put to the test when The Prestige opens next Friday, October 20th. Keep your browser pointed at IGN Movies for more ...

The Prestige leaps around in time with dizzy abandon, a deliberate strategy to make magic seem like the most concrete, grounded thing in the movie. It works, though at the expense of giving the ...

The Prestige is another masterpiece that Nolan can set alongside Memento and Batman Begins. Nolan takes us on another adventure with Christian Bale and Sir Michael Caine, ... October 20, 2006.

The Prestige 2006, PG-13, 135 min. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson ...

A year after revitalizing a moribund comicbook franchise with "Batman Begins," indie darling-turned-A-list helmer Christopher Nolan returned to the multiplexes in 2006 with his passion project ...