Oppenheimers

As Samuel Goldwyn apocryphally remarked in 1945: “This A-bomb – it’s dynamite!!” With 13 Bafta nominations, Christopher Nolan’s mighty historical bio-epic Oppenheimer continues its triumphal march through awards season. It stars Cillian Murphy as the wartime inventor of nuclear weaponry J Robert Oppenheimer, galvanised by America’s race to get the bomb before the Nazis, transfixed by the dark ecstasy of the successful Trinity test in the New Mexico desert, then agonised with his postwar burden of guilt and horror. The…

When Barbie and Oppenheimer were both released in the theaters on the same day this summer, it took the world by storm. Fans got a kick out of such widely different movies releasing on the same day, that many decided to participate in an unlikely double feature. The trend caught on, resulting in big box office returns for both films. The social media movement was like catching lightning in a bottle, and was extremely beneficial for the movie theaters. It feels like a once in a lifetime occurrence, but Emily Blunt is…

In a world where movie streaming seems to be the new future, Christopher Nolan has always been a big advocate of the movie-going experience. This year, it looks like he got his wish as Oppenheimer’s box office dominance has brought mass audiences to theaters. With the British filmmaker making such a theater-going impact this year, Nolan shares “the crazy thing” about Oppenheimer’s success and how he feels about people still traveling to theaters. The historical biopic that told the story of “the father of the atomic…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMuch of Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s three-hour biopic about the theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer, is rooted in verifiable fact.The film tracks the life of Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), from his early political activity through to the invention of the atomic bomb, and then the attacks on his reputation after the Second World War.While much of the film draws from…

Mild Oppenheimer Spoiler Ahead:J Robert Oppenheimer's grandson Charles Oppenheimer has spoken about a scene in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer when asked if he thought any part in the film was 'inaccurate'. In an interview with TIME, Charles pointed out that the part he liked the least in the film was the 'poison apple reference'. He also added that he disagreed with the part, not because of Nolan but because it was a ‘problem’ in American Prometheus. (Also Read | Oppenheimer does much better business in India than…

Author Shobhaa De has watched Oppenheimer and has a counter-argument for those objecting to the titular character invoking the Bhagavad Gita during a sex scene in Christopher Nolan's film. She also brought her argument to the attention of I&B Minister Anurag Thakur. (Also Read: Oppenheimer Bhagavad Gita row: Nitish Bhardwaj says verse 'should also be understood from scientist's state of mind') Bhagavad Gita reference in Oppenheimer sparks debate(Universal Pictures) Shobhaa's tweet on Oppenheimer…

Ram Gopal Varma has been immensely generous towards Christopher Nolan's new film Oppenheimer in his series of tweets from Sunday. However, it was only a matter of time before the outspoken filmmaker tweeted his take on the film's Bhagavad Gita controversy. (Also Read: Twitter thinks 'best ever CGI award goes to censor board' for Florence Pugh's black dress in Oppenheimer sex scene) Ram Gopal Varma tweets his take on Oppenheimer's Bhagavad Gita controversy RGV on Bhagavad Gita controversyOn Monday, Ram Gopal…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAt 5.29am on 16 July, 1945: the first ever atomic bomb is detonated. Against the desert landscape of New Mexico, the device explodes with a power equivalent to 21,000 tons of dynamite, releasing a flare of light so bright researchers said it would have been visible from Mars. The code name for this world-changing, history-making test event? Trinity. The bomb’s creator, J Robert…

Seeking his counsel, Arjuna asks Krishna to reveal his universal form. Krishna obliges, and in verse 12 of the Gita he manifests as a sublime, terrifying being of many mouths and eyes. It is this moment that entered Oppenheimer’s mind in July 1945. “If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one,” was Oppenheimer’s translation of that moment in the desert of New Mexico.In Hinduism, which has a non-linear concept of time, the great god is involved in…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWarner Bros and Universal Pictures have announced the box office preview earnings for Barbie and Oppenheimer, respectively, and there’s a clear winner.Follow live updates on ‘Barbenheimer’ day hereAhead of the films’ simultaneous releases on Friday (21 July), analysts predicted that Barbie could earn upwards of $100m (£77.8m) at the US box office during opening weekend, while…