Tag: J. Robert Oppenheimer
-
From ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ to ‘Elvis & Me,’ What to Read for the Fall 2023 Movie Season
Who says IP is only reserved for comic book movies?The top films of 2023 (so far) include Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” which was adapted from “American Prometheus,” a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Fellow auteurs like Martin Scorsese and Sofia Coppola continue to mine books, from David Grann’s non-fiction epic “The Killers of the Flower Moon”…
-
Paul Thomas Anderson: ‘Oppenheimer’ Success Is ‘Nature’s Way of Healing’
Paul Thomas Anderson is praising Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” for bringing the film theatrical experience, well, back to theaters.Anderson told AP News that the success of “Oppenheimer,” particularly on 70mm formats, is “healing” the theatergoing experience for audiences who’ve grown accustomed to digital not only through movies but also television. Nolan’s film follows J. Robert Oppenheimer…
-
Tommy Shelby’s Hat In Peaky Blinders Isn’t Exactly Historically Accurate
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but not everything you see in movies or television shows — even historically-based ones — happens to be 100% true to life. Shocking, I know. Director Christopher Nolan invented the pivotal conversation by the water between J. Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein in “Oppenheimer,” the racing movie “Gran…
-
Florence Pugh Says Christopher Nolan ‘Apologized’ for Casting Her in Small ‘Oppenheimer’ Role
There are no small parts, only small actors, according to Florence Pugh.The Oscar-nominated star revealed to MTV UK in the below video that “Oppenheimer” writer-director Christopher Nolan apologized for offering her a smaller role in the ensemble film. Pugh was cast as J. Robert Oppenheimer’s longtime love, psychiatrist Jean Tatlock.“I didn’t really know what was…
-
How Mr. Rogers And Orson Welles Helped Prepare Cillian Murphy For Oppenheimer
“Oppenheimer” marked a few significant firsts for the main creative team involved in the film. After largely focusing on original concepts, Christopher Nolan pivoted towards a biopic centered on one of the most controversial individuals in American history. Similarly, star Cillian Murphy was tasked with portraying a historical figure for the first time in his career,…
-
Oppenheimer’s Opening Scene Broke One Of Christopher Nolan’s Own Filmmaking Rules
If there’s any one thing Christopher Nolan has shown throughout his last several movies, it’s that he’s a constantly evolving filmmaker. After getting “The Dark Knight” trilogy out of his system, his approach on the introspective and achingly heartfelt “Interstellar” couldn’t feel more different from the operatic heroics of “Dunkirk.” In the same way, “Tenet”…
-
Oppenheimer And The Big Bang Theory Share A Small But Significant Connection
Christopher Nolan is a very smart man who makes very smart movies (and “The Dark Knight Rises“), so it’s fitting that he would be drawn to J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who led the Manhattan Project and created the most awesomely destructive weapon in human history. It’s also not surprising that a man who’s…
-
Cillian Murphy Smoked An Alarming Number Of Cigarettes During Peaky Blinders
If you watched “Oppenheimer” this summer and found yourself wondering if Cillian Murphy really puffed on all those cigarettes while playing theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that they were probably herbal cigarettes. The bad news is this isn’t the first time Murphy has played…
-
How ‘Shin Godzilla’ Brought the King of Monsters Back to His Terrifying Roots
Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, upon completing work on the atomic bomb, is quoted as saying the following: “I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, ‘Now, I am become…
-
Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer Look Was Inspired By A Classic Rock Star
Something a viewer might instantly note about Christopher Nolan’s new hit biopic “Oppenheimer” is that the film’s star, Cillian Murphy, doesn’t look an awful lot like J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy has an intense gaze and a bird-like demeanor, carrying — in many of his roles — both a brisk openness and a mysterious threat. Oppenheimer…