Oppenheimers

The release of the film Oppenheimer, in July 2023, has renewed interest in the enigmatic scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer’s life. While Oppenheimer will always be recognized as the father of the atomic bomb, his early contributions to quantum mechanics form the bedrock of modern quantum chemistry. His work still informs how scientists think about the structure of molecules today.Early on in the film, preeminent scientific figures of the time, including Nobel laureates Werner Heisenberg and Ernest Lawrence, compliment the…

Josh Hartnett is being celebrated for his portrayal of Ernest Lawrence, garnering a Screen Actors Guild Award alongside his Oppenheimer cast members for the Ensemble in a Motion Picture. Now the actor is setting his sights on an intriguing new venture, a role he calls a “pivot” in M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming movie Trap. The project finds him collaborating with the master of suspense on a role he promises to diverge sharply from his previous work, offering him a chance to delve into an array of complex, darker emotions…

Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed film Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy in the lead role is getting a digital release soon. The film will stream on Jio Cinema, starting March 21 and is currently listed on the platform’s ‘coming soon’ section. (Also Read: BAFTAs react to prankster crashing Oppenheimer team's speech) Cillian Murphy in a still from Oppenheimer(AP) About OppenheimerOppenheimer is based on the life of Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who is known as the ‘father of…

It took a lot of people, including the star-studded cast of Oppenheimer, to make it a financial and critical success, so it can be forgiven if someone can't remember all of the people responsible for bringing it to theaters. What is harder to forgive are holes in security at award shows, and it seems that the biggest one since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars happened at the 2024 BAFTAs. A man took the stage alongside director Christopher Nolan and star Cillian Murphy to accept an award, and no one realized he…

A “social media prankster” invaded the stage during the best picture presentation at the Bafta film awards in London on Sunday.Bafta said in a statement: “A social media prankster was removed by security last night after joining the winners of the final award on stage – we are taking this very seriously, and don’t wish to grant him any publicity by commenting further.”In footage screened on BBC One, the man, wearing a dark suit, walked on to the stage as Oppenheimer producer Emma Thomas was making her acceptance speech,…

For years, culture predictors have been pondering about the end of movie theaters in the advent of at home streaming. Many filmmakers have expressed their frustration, with Martin Scorsese opening up about flashy superhero films taking over at the box office and pushing out smaller films, and Quentin Tarantino echoing his sentiment. However this summer saw something truly spectacular. Christopher Nolan’s three hour WWII biopic, Oppenheimer, was an unlikely box office hit, becoming the fifth highest grossing movie of the…

While success in 21st century Hollywood is almost entirely driven by IP-based productions, there remains a small group of directors whose films can be sold specifically on their name and ultimately become massive box office hits. Along with Quentin Tarantino and Jordan Peele, Christopher Nolan is one of these filmmakers. It's obviously a privileged position – and it's one that the helmer of Oppenheimer doesn't take for granted. In fact, it's because of the resources that are regularly at his disposal that Nolan has…

The eagerly anticipated Oscar nominations for 2024 were unveiled on Tuesday, bringing forth recognition for outstanding achievements in cinema. Among the standout films, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” emerged as a frontrunner, earning a staggering 13 nominations, the highest for any film this year. Notably, Cillian Murphy, who portrays the title character, received a nod in the prestigious Best Actor category. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Murphy shared his thoughts on the…

Robert Downey Jr presented the Trailblazer Award at the Sundance Film Festival to director Christopher Nolan. Playfully, Downey joked that the massive success of Oppenheimer unintentionally made Nolan more recognizable to the public and how that's a “terrible tragedy” Robert Downey Jr and Christopher Nolan at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Opening Night Gala(Getty Images via AFP) The actor humorously talked about a recent setback for the filmmaker and encouraged the audience to boost his spirits. Downey Jr…

When one becomes a filmmaker like Christopher Nolan, you don’t necessarily sign up to become famous – that’s the job of the actors. There are surely a ton of storytellers out in the world you’ve consumed movies and TV from, but couldn’t pick out of a lineup if your life depended on it. That is, however, not the case for Oppenheimer’s Christopher Nolan, as one of his stars, Robert Downey Jr. recently poked fun at while presenting him with another award for the atomic bomb origin story and biography. Christopher Nolan has…