Pi (1998)

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Who talked about it

The Big Picture

Came from

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Led to

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Connected to

Black Swan: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Pi → Black Swan. Black Swan and The Wrestler are Brian's favorite Aronofsky films along with Pi.
    “that Black Swan and the Wrestler, for me, are my 3 favorite of Darren's films”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:06:39 · Brian Koppelman (0.85 sure it was them)

Donnie Darko: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Donnie Darko → Pi. Sundance birthed 90s indies like Pi, Clerks and Welcome to the Dollhouse; Darko premiered there.
    “Sundance had given birth to several hit indie films, crucial 90s movies like Pie, Clerks, and Welcome to the Dollhouse.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:37:06 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

Mother: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Pi → Mother. Sean likes Aronofsky and wishes a movie like Mother! were out this year.
    “I wish that there was a movie like Mother coming out this year, honestly.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:06:59 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)

Paul Thomas Anderson: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (people): Pi → Paul Thomas Anderson. Watching Pi, you knew you were seeing a major filmmaker, as with PTA.
    “You knew, that's another, like, PTA.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:06:20 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

Scarface: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (people): Pi → Scarface. The most famous face in Pi is Mark Margolis, who played Sosa's assassin in Scarface.
    “The most famous guy in it is the guy who was the assassin for Sosa”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:05:30 · Brian Koppelman (0.85 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career): Pi → Black Swan. Black Swan and The Wrestler are Brian's favorite Aronofsky films along with Pi.
    “that Black Swan and the Wrestler, for me, are my 3 favorite of Darren's films”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:06:39 · Brian Koppelman (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Pi → Mother. Sean likes Aronofsky and wishes a movie like Mother! were out this year.
    “I wish that there was a movie like Mother coming out this year, honestly.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:06:59 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Donnie Darko → Pi. Sundance birthed 90s indies like Pi, Clerks and Welcome to the Dollhouse; Darko premiered there.
    “Sundance had given birth to several hit indie films, crucial 90s movies like Pie, Clerks, and Welcome to the Dollhouse.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:37:06 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (people): Pi → Scarface. The most famous face in Pi is Mark Margolis, who played Sosa's assassin in Scarface.
    “The most famous guy in it is the guy who was the assassin for Sosa”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:05:30 · Brian Koppelman (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Pi → Paul Thomas Anderson. Watching Pi, you knew you were seeing a major filmmaker, as with PTA.
    “You knew, that's another, like, PTA.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:06:20 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Pi: Brian's pick for #4: made for nothing, in black and white, with friends, about stock-market algorithms and Kabbalah.
    “he made it for nothing in black and white with his friends, and nobody famous.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:05:15 · Brian Koppelman (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Pi: The most famous actor in Pi is Mark Margolis, from Scarface and Breaking Bad.
    “Mark Margolis from who was also on Breaking Dead.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:05:43 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

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