Andrew Jackson won a visual effects Oscar for Christopher Nolan‘s “Tenet” and supervised the VFX for “Dunkirk,” so he already knew about the director’s passion for capturing spectacle “in-camera” rather than relying on computer-generated imagery. […]
While ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ lead the charge on the film side, with ‘Succession’ and ‘The Bear’ ruling TV, some heavy hitters were snubbed this year, including Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ and Harrison Ford’s ‘1923.’ It’s all […]
universal Be honest: did you realize that was Gary Oldman as President Harry S. Truman in Oppenheimer? I didn’t until the end credits, and immediately felt like a dummy. “Of course it’s Gary Oldman in […]
Catching movies on IMAX screens can be tough. Often, there’s a limited window and many movie-goers vying for the same seats. This was especially true of watching Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer on IMAX screens in 70mm. […]
Nearly 70 years after it rattled the New Mexico desert, the Trinity Test is top of mind for many this summer. Thanks to Oppenheimer, director Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film on the leader of the Manhattan […]
What was Robert Oppenheimer’s net worth? Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist who had a net worth of $1 million at the time of his death in 1967. That’s the same as around $9 […]
Oppenheimer is a big movie. So big, it grossed more than $230 million worldwide in its first five days of release. That’s one of the highest-ever draws for a three-hour, talky biopic with little action. […]
In the course of a single afternoon in 2017, the whole of Paul Pino’s life clicked. At a meeting of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, Pino thought about the people he’d lost, the family members […]
Universal Pictures Time for a breakdown in granular detail Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to discuss Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in granular detail, including its script, cinematography, extensive cast, big ideas, and ultimate […]
Barbie and Oppenheimer’s box-office fates have been enmeshed until the movies have reached portmanteau status, jointly christened “Barbenheimer” as if People Magazine caught the physicist and the foot-tall plastic doll canoodling together on a Malibu […]
The box office battle between Barbie and Oppenheimer led to a record-setting opening weekend that ranks as one of the largest collective hauls in film history. The “Barbenheimer” double feature phenomenon swept across the US […]
Rami Malek has proven to be a scene-stealer in “Oppenheimer” — something his biggest fans are ecstatic about … especially considering his mixed-bag journey in Hollywood. The Oscar-winning actor is one of several stars with […]
Greta Gerwig is not the only beloved entity to be drawn into the Barbieverse by the magnetism of famous-doll IP. Mark Ronson oversees the project, recruiting a “chic, diverse roster” that includes “artists whose identities […]
Warner Bros./Universal Studios Plus, more on what ‘Barbie’ signals about Gerwig’s ambitions and desires as a filmmaker The biggest movie weekend in years is finally here. Sean and Amanda discuss the theatergoing experience surrounding Greta […]
Matt Damon is a big fan of Christopher Nolan’s work. The actor, who’d previously worked with the legendary director in the film “Interstellar,” revealed that he treasured the experience so much that he included it […]
What are the hallmarks of a Christopher Nolan film? Immense IMAX imagery. Starry ensembles. Long takes. Tight, geometric compositions. Nonlinear story. And, of course, a booming score. For the music to Oppenheimer, a sprawling epic […]
There are trailers, and there are trailers. As it shifts closer to its release date, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has given us a kind of trailer that it calls an “Opening Look.” Oppenheimer’s editor Jennifer Lame […]
Christopher Nolan is back! This is the Oscar winner’s first film since Tenet, and this time, Oppenheimer focused on the first atomic bomb created. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winner book American Prometheus: The Triumph and […]
Marvel Studios While has yet to have a chance to gauge the reaction of movie-going audiences, Oppenheimer star Robert Downey Jr. has already declared the Christopher Nolan-directed epic to be the best movie he’s ever made. Speaking […]
The internet is having a blast right now, speculating which upcoming high-profile summer movie is going to win its respective weekend. Will it be Christopher Nolan’s gritty WWII period piece/biopic Oppenheimer, or will it be […]