Keith Gordon is one of the least appreciated directors out there. From A Midnight Clear to Mother Night to the countless (actually you could count them but let me bole some hyper) television episodes he’s done, Gordon continues to define himself as a serious and material driven filmmaker. Plus he got to square off against Buddy Repperton in his youth as an actor [Christine, Back to School]. We’ve always been fans of the guy and the one thing that’s eluded him is some kind of major acceptance to help introduce him to a new, wider audience.
Enter Christopher Nolan.
He’s using his power and his Syncopy films to give Gordon a shot at a much wider audience on a currently untitled thriller with a logline under wraps. As if the logline would matter. Nolan’s a master at keeping his shit under wraps, and it’s not like this stuff is so highly specialized he can’t give us SOMETHING. I mean, as twisty as Fight Club is it could have been called a story of two men amidst chaos and nothing would be ruined.
Regardless, Gordon will do right by Nolan. He’s subtle as a whisper and all this television has only strengthened his chops. He’ll be writing as well as directing and though it will never get the kind of buzz and fanfare a Nolan directed film would this is a marriage made in Heaven.
Source: Variety.
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I absolutely love Gordon’s interview bits on the DVDs for Dressed To Kill, Christine, and Jaws II. He practically gushes to this day about the fact that he got to work with and observe masters like De Palma and Carpenter. I wouldn’t be surprised if he riff on either a bit in his thriller.
Yeah, Gordon has said as much that he learned how to direct from both of them. That’s awesome in itself. The episodes of Dexter that he’s done are damn great.
It’s the long-awaited sequel to ‘Static’.
The title of the article made me think that Nolan had recast Commissioner Gordon with David Keith.
Me too. It gave me afraid.
Yeah, this also made me worried some guy named Keith was now playing Commissioner Gordon. Had no idea Keith Gordon was directing things. He was great in Christine and Dressed to Kill.
Syncopy has to be the production house with the most refreshing outlook. I mean, fuck Bad Robot and the rest. If you’re in the business and Syncopy give you a call, you’ve won the lottery.
Let’s not forget his role in The Legend of Billie Jean.
If you saw STATIC in its original, rarer-than-an-honest-politican limited theater run, you get some massive fucking cred.
Also: Gordon’s work on DEXTER was the best thing about the show until Julia showed up. Now it’s tied.
A Midnight Clear was good but blunt. But Mother Night was incredible. Looking forward to more of his big screen work.
Wow! I will simply ditto the above praises and be among the folk who say “I was into Keith Gordon when…”
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