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Barbie & Oppenheimer are already breaking box office records

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This morning it was wonderful to sit in a 10.20am showing of Christopher Nolan’s three-hour biopic Oppenheimer with barely a seat left in the auditorium, and equally joyous to walk through a foyer filled with excited fans of all ages decked in pink, queuing for Great Gerwig’s Barbie. It’s a scene being reflected at the […]

Movie Review – Oppenheimer (2023)

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Oppenheimer, 2023. Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Dane DeHaan, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Modine, Gary Oldman, Alex Wolff, Casey Affleck, Jack Quaid, Emma Dumont, Matthias Schweighöfer, David Dastmalchian, Olli […]

The Dark Knight at 15: Why It’s Still the Best Superhero Movie

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Ricky Church revisits The Dark Knight on its 15th anniversary… When you look back to 2008, the change in the superhero film genre is incredibly evident. Not only was Marvel just getting started, but the number of superhero films per year was few and relegated mostly to the summertime. They also weren’t as widely consumed […]

Oppenheimer featurette highlights the Trinity Test

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Ahead of the film’s hotly-anticipated release this week,, Universal Pictures has shared another featurette for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which see director Nolan and stars Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Josh Hartnett, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, and Cillian Murphy discuss the recreation of the Trinity Test, the world’s first detonation of a nuclear weapon; watch it […]

Universal shares “opening look” at Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

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With one week left until Oppenheimer hits theatres with a bang, Universal has released an “opening look” at Christopher Nolan’s latest epic, teasing more of Cillian Murphy’s role as Robert Oppenheimer as he recruits dozens of scientists to create the first atomic bomb, changing the course of history forever. The video also gives us more of a […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer featurette pushes the button

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Hot on the heels of spectacular first reactions coming out of its world premiere, Universal Pictures has released a ‘Pushing the Button’ featurette for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which sees stars Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Kenneth Branagh, Florence Pugh, director Nolan, and members of the crew take us behind the scenes […]

Interstellar blasts past $600 million at the global box office

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It may have missed out on top spot at the North American box office, but Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic Interstellar has now blasted past the $600 million mark worldwide, having banked $621.8 million to date. Of that figure, $166.8 million comes from its domestic run, along with an impressive $455 million from international markets. Interstellar […]

Christopher Nolan says early Oppenheimer screenings have left viewers “devastated”

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Christopher Nolan movies hardly need talking up. The director remains one of the few filmmakers capable of opening a film on name alone, but that hasn’t prevented the Inception auteur from revealing that early screenings of his biographical-thriller Oppenheimer have left some viewers “absolutely devastated”. Ahead of Oppenheimer‘s July release, Nolan was speaking with Wired […]

Warner Bros. wants Christopher Nolan return

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As Christopher Nolan prepares to drop Oppenheimer with Universal Pictures, the filmmaker’s old studio is looking for him return for another outing. Variety recently profiled the co-CEOs and co-chairpeople of the Warner Bros. Film Group, including Michael De Luca, and that’s when the bombshell dropped that the studio wants Nolan to return for another movie […]

Tom Cruise wages war with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer over IMAX screens

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When your upcoming film costs a reported $300 million, you’d want to have a chance to have it seen on the biggest (and most expensive) screens.  That’s the dilemma actor/producer Tom Cruise faces now since reports claim Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One will only see a premium theater run for one week. At the same […]