zen Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Released now and it is getting good reviews. This one is shot with IMAX cameras and on 70mm film (only available at select venues): For details on various formats - Link ravishingravi and Vijy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, zen said: Released now and it is getting good reviews. This one is shot with IMAX cameras and on 70mm film (only available at select venues): For details on various formats - Link almost every nolan film gets good reviews, but I am going to watch it with some skepticism... read the book, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, Vijy said: almost every nolan film gets good reviews, but I am going to watch it with some skepticism... read the book, etc It is a 3-hour "drama" film so may not be for everyone. If you watch it try to watch it in IMAX 70mm if available in your area. If not, Dolby Cinema or equivalent. Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) At this point, I am not too interested in the subject. If I watch it, it will be for: A Nolan film where one can expect good cinematography and also a suitable score Many segments are shot on IMAX 70mm film. However, only a handful of theatres have that. Luckily, I have two theatres that show in IMAX 70mm in a 20-30 minute driving range. The theatre closest to me is UltraAVX, which is usually my preferred format esp. because of audio (unless a movie is shot on IMAX 70mm film like this one) An ensemble cast where you can expect to see good acting performances (potential Oscar nominations) PS and for Paul Schrader's comment (which is difficult to ignore): "OPPENHEIMER. The best, most important film of this century. If you see one film in cinemas this year it should be Oppenheimer. I’m not a Nolan groupie but this one blows the doors off the hinges." Edited July 20, 2023 by zen Vijy and ravishingravi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 "There are currently only 30 IMAX 70mm theater locations in the world. Seven of them are in California, one of which is in San Francisco, while there are two in both Michigan and Texas. Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, Georgia and Florida also each have an IMAX 70mm location. Providence, Rhode Island, is the nearest location to Boston. The rest of the cinemas are in Canada, the UK, Australia and the Czech Republic ... but those that are too far from an IMAX will still enjoy the film at a normal cinema, Nolan said, as his team spent six months digitizing it for other formats to ensure the "best experience" on every screen." Croppenheimer Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, zen said: At this point, I am not too interested in the subject. If I watch it, it will be for: A Nolan film where one can expect good cinematography and also a suitable score Many segments are shot on IMAX 70mm film. However, only a handful of theatres have that. Luckily, I have two theatres that show in IMAX 70mm in a 20-30 minute driving range. The theatre closest to me is UltraAVX, which is usually my preferred format esp. because of audio (unless a movie is shot on IMAX 70mm film like this one) An ensemble cast where you can expect to see good acting performances (potential Oscar nominations) PS and for Paul Schrader's comment (which is difficult to ignore): "OPPENHEIMER. The best, most important film of this century. If you see one film in cinemas this year it should be Oppenheimer. I’m not a Nolan groupie but this one blows the doors off the hinges." it will be a grand spectacle, I think. it's just that I have higher expectations of this one because of the connections it has to me in various ways (physics & academia & other stuff) as for paul schrader, I have much respect for him as a scriptwriter and film director, less so as film critic. I agree he cannot be ignored though Edited July 20, 2023 by Vijy zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 The giant 70mm print and its projector: Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 What is the movie about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 10 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: What is the movie about? It is about Oppenheimer, who built the atomic bomb. coffee_rules and Vijy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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diga Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 5 hours ago, zen said: It is about Oppenheimer, who built the atomic bomb. From whatever books I have read, Feynman would make much more of an interesting subject for a film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingravi Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 1 hour ago, diga said: From whatever books I have read, Feynman would make much more of an interesting subject for a film Perhaps smaller indie film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingravi Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 From all accounts it's a home run for Nolan. Vijy and zen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throwaib_Chuckter Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 13 hours ago, zen said: Released now and it is getting good reviews. This one is shot with IMAX cameras and on 70mm film (only available at select venues): For details on various formats - Link IMAX tickets are steep in comparison to run of the mill ones. Hope the extra bucks are worth it. Chuckte Raho TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranvir Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I've always been fascinated by Oppenheimer. He was also really into Hindu philosophy hence his quote from the Gita after the successful test at Los Alamos. I don't want too many spoilers but do they show the bombings of Hiroshima/Nagasaki in the film? Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Fantastic @WIRED interview with Christopher Nolan and Robert Downey Jr. pic.twitter.com/EMUCDPnjpm— Christopher Nolan Art & Updates (@NolanAnalyst) July 20, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingravi Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Ranvir said: I've always been fascinated by Oppenheimer. He was also really into Hindu philosophy hence his quote from the Gita after the successful test at Los Alamos. I don't want too many spoilers but do they show the bombings of Hiroshima/Nagasaki in the film? Very interesting complex person. Not unlike many great scientists. Interesting to note that he was also a communist for early part of his life and his wife was an active one. During the first test, there was potential risk of blowing up the whole of existence. In hindsight, we know better, but at the time, lot was riding on it. Ranvir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Ranvir said: I've always been fascinated by Oppenheimer. He was also really into Hindu philosophy hence his quote from the Gita after the successful test at Los Alamos. I don't want too many spoilers but do they show the bombings of Hiroshima/Nagasaki in the film? no, we only get verbal accounts, and that too tangentially Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 9 hours ago, diga said: From whatever books I have read, Feynman would make much more of an interesting subject for a film Feynman, von Neumann, Turing, Oppy (Oppenheimer), Einstein, Dirac, Landau, etc would all be interesting subjects (some have already been made, e.g., turing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Throwaib_Chuckter said: IMAX tickets are steep in comparison to run of the mill ones. Hope the extra bucks are worth it. It should be. The issue for many could be the subject matter as it is not a typical Nolan film. It is a 3-hour "drama" film. Throwaib_Chuckter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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