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Christopher Nolan is known for crafting cinematic epics, often within the world of science fiction. From Inception to Interstellar, Nolan dabbles in genre to create his deeply affecting stories that have. But did you know that Nolan once made a horror short film titled Tarantella? In fact, according to IMDb, it’s the first film Nolan ever made. The film has been lost for 32 years, but just a few days ago, The Great Cinema uploaded the film to their YouTube channel, finally giving Nolan fans a glimpse into the auteur’s young brain.

At just under five minutes long, the 1989 short film follows a young man experiencing nightmares about big spiders and demons. It’s rather surreal in its editing and cinematography, and serves as a fascinating precursor to one of Nolan’s first feature films, Memento, which was released in 2000. Tarantella feels like a young Nolan working through the...

For years, rumors swirled that Titanic almost had a very different Jack Dawson – Matthew McConaughey. Kate Winslet even auditioned with him and sparks definitely flew. But here’s the twist: Cameron insisted Leo was always his guy, while McConaughey claimed he was led to believe the role was his.

Matthew McConaughey in Tropic Thunder. | Paramount Pictures

So, what really happened? Did Hollywood’s biggest ship almost set sail with a different leading man?

Matthew McConaughey’s almost-Titanic moment: The role he thought he had Matthew McConaughey in The Wolf of Wall Street. | Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Matthew McConaughey thought he had the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic. He walked out of his audition with Kate Winslet feeling confident. The energy was all high-fives and back pats. McConaughey even called his agent, convinced it was happening. But then… nothing.

He shared,

The audition went really well – well enough that when I left,...

Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kate in Twisters, directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Photo Credit Melinda Sue Gordon / Universal Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures; & Amblin Entertainment Copyright Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures and Amblin Entertainment When actors sign on for a massive, visual-effects-heavy summer blockbuster, they usually just step into their character’s shoes and trust the magic of CGI to fill in the blanks. But Daisy Edgar-Jones, who played a meteorologist and former storm chaser in the box office smash Twisters, took her preparation to a whole new level. Instead of simply learning her lines and showing up on set, Edgar-Jones went all in, immersing herself in the world of weather science. She even attended “Weather Bootcamp” and teamed up with real-life meteorologists and storm chasers to nail the essence of her character. And she absolutely loved it. (Click on the media bar below to hear Daisy Edgar-Jones.) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com...

Anne Hathaway is getting ready for her third team-up with Christopher Nolan in the new year.

After working together on The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Interstellar (2014), the Oscar-winning actress recently expressed her excitement to join the star-studded cast of Nolan’s upcoming film.

“I have so many feelings about it that I don’t even know how to articulate,” she told Women’s Wear Daily. “It fills me with so much joy … I love Chris and Emma Nolan so much, and to be invited into their world [is] one of the best places you can find yourself.”

Hathaway added, “Getting to be invited twice really felt like something, three felt like it would’ve been greedy, so I never let myself hope that that would happen, and that it has makes me emotional, to be perfectly honest. It makes me feel like I’m doing something right.”

In March, Hathaway called...

After the success of Oppenheimer and the cultural significance of films like Interstellar, Inception, and The Dark Knight trilogy, Christopher Nolan has become one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. His passion for filmmaking and attention to detail are just a few of the many reasons why people adore his work as much as they do. With this in mind, it is not surprising that the filmmaker’s next film is highly anticipated in every regard.

Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer | Credits: Universal Pictures

However, there have been many rumors about the plot of the project. Fans are not sure about what story the film is going to follow, and the different kinds of speculations are not helping the confusion.

Is Christopher Nolan In His Old-School Era?

It was recently confirmed that Tom Holland will be a part of Christopher Nolan’s next film...

(from left) Lily (Sasha Lane) and Tyler (Glen Powell), in Twisters directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Photo Credit; Melinda Sue Gordon Copyright Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures & Amblin Entertainment Missed Twisters in theaters? No problem! The storm is rolling into your living room as Twisters starts streaming exclusively on Peacock on November 15th. This summer blockbuster had everyone on the edge of their seats with its gripping story, breathtaking visuals, and all-star cast. Now’s your chance to dive into the excitement or catch it from the comfort of your couch. Join Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, along with an amazing ensemble including Anthony Ramos and Brandon Perea, as they bring a new generation of storm chasers to life. Twisters takes disaster films up a notch with jaw-dropping tornado sequences and mind-blowing special effects. Follow Kate, a former storm chaser pulled back by a unique research opportunity, and Tyler, a...

A variety of factors — including a “pissing contest” between CBS CEO Les Moonves and a rival exec — led to the arrested development of CBS Beverly Hills Cop TV series back in 2013, director Barry Sonnenfeld detailed in a recent SlashFilm podcast.

Penned by the prolific Shawn Ryan (The Shield, Terriers) and directed by Sonnenfeld (Men in Black), the Beverly Hills Cop pilot starred Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder) as Aaron Foley, a transplanted Detroit police officer now fighting crime in tony Beverly Hills, all the while trying to escape the shadow of his infamous, tailpipe-banana-ing dad (Eddie Murphy of the Cop...

The use of sound in cinema has been a delicate instrument of storytelling, for generations. However, in the modern world of filmmaking, where directors have often let sound fade into the background, Christopher Nolan challenged the conventional, and emerged with a profound sense of scale, noise, and music, that helped redefine audiences’ experience of a film.

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Unfortunately, despite his audacious take on transforming the auditory landscape into a visceral force, Christopher Nolan often found himself and his films on the brink of criticism. Nolan’s World War II drama Dunkirk, which immersed viewers in the harrowing reality of war through a groundbreaking sound design, happens to be a striking example where the filmmaker faced criticism for his auditory revolution.

Critics and Fans Slammed Dunkirk and Interstellar for its Soundscape

In the ever-evolving world of cinema,...

(from left) Lily (Sasha Lane) and Tyler (Glen Powell), in Twisters directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Photo Credit; Melinda Sue Gordon Copyright Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures & Amblin Entertainment When the 1996 action movie Twister hit theaters, it was a box office tornado, sweeping audiences off their feet. With a stellar cast including Oscar-winner Helen Hunt and the unforgettable Bill Paxton, directed by the action maestro behind Speed, Jan de Bont, and produced by the legendary duo Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall, it had all the makings of a blockbuster. A sequel seemed inevitable, but fans were left waiting… and waiting. 28 long years later, Twisters finally arrived, proving that the storm hadn’t calmed. What caused the decades-long delay? Frank Marshall, who returned to produce the sequel, shed light on the factors that kept the project grounded for so long. (Click on the media bar below to hear Frank Marshall) https://www.

So far in 2024, Netflix movies have been off to a thrilling start with hit titles such as Damsel, Atlas, A Family Affair, and The Union. But the year isn't over yet! To finish out an excellent year of movies, Netflix announced its full slate of fall movies on Aug. 28, and we can look forward to even more hot titles of every genre, from horror to holiday, featuring some of the biggest stars.

Among the biggest and most-anticipated titles on the horizon include Joey King's dystopian sci-fi flick Uglies, which also stars Outer Banks favorite Chase Stokes; horror movies like It's What's Inside, Don't Move, and Time Cut; Anna Kendrick's directorial debut Woman of the Hour; and a full slate of Christmas rom-coms starring Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert, and Christina Milian.

More and more release dates for Netflix movies coming this year have been announced, and below we’ve...

(from left) Lily (Sasha Lane) and Tyler (Glen Powell), in Twisters directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Photo Credit; Melinda Sue Gordon Copyright Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures & Amblin Entertainment Twisters, the much-anticipated sequel to the 1996 blockbuster Twister, fails to recapture the magic of its predecessor. Despite boasting impressive visuals and a talented cast, the film disappoints with a lackluster plot, one-dimensional characters, and cringeworthy dialogue. The special effects depicting the force of tornadoes are truly impressive. They start to feel repetitive and take away, from the storyline. The characters, such as Glen Powell’s storm chaser and the duo played by Daisy Edgar Jones and Anthony Ramos seem a bit shallow. Fail to connect on an emotional level. The storyline seems like a recycled version of typical disaster movie clichés, offering nothing groundbreaking for the genre. The humor feels forced and awkward. The pacing of the film is inconsistent, leaving viewers feeling unsatisfied and disengaged.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Cr. Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix © 2024 This week’s Netflix Top 10 is filled with impressive numbers and exciting new entries. Eddie Murphy’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F continues to dominate, boasting 22.2 million views. Meanwhile, Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman’s chemistry sizzles in A Family Affair, drawing in 11.6 million views. On the TV front, sci-fi drama Supacell flexes its superhero muscles with 7.1 million views, while the third season of Bridgerton continues its reign with a staggering 98.5 million views. The Non-English film charts see Italian mystery Vanished Into the Night debuting with an impressive 14.9 million views, and Brazilian telenovela Desperate Lies commands the non-English TV list with 5.8 million views. From blockbuster films to captivating series, this week’s Netflix Top 10 demonstrates the wide variety of content attracting viewers worldwide.

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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (L to R) John Ashton as Chief John Taggart, Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley and Judge Reinhold as Billy Rosewood in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Cr. Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix ©2024 Almost forty years after it was originally released in theaters, people are still discovering and rewatching Beverly Hills Cop. Really, it’s one of those movies that never went away — in the heyday of cable TV, it could be seen frequently on the premium channels. When home video was at its peak, the film sold millions of videotapes and DVDs. And now that consumers are getting many of their movies via streaming, Beverly Hills Cop has been getting constant on-demand viewings. And, as Eddie Murphy said that’s one of the reasons why the new sequel, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, got the green light to go forward. (Click on the media...

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Cr. Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix © 2024 Eddie Murphy’s legendary character, Axel Foley makes a return, in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F to the delight of fans! This action comedy movie quickly soared to the top of Netflix’s list of English films attracting a 41 million views during its week. Love is also in the air on Netflix, as Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron’s romantic comedy A Family Affair charmed its way into the #2 spot. Meanwhile, Jessica Alba delivered heart-pounding action in the thriller Trigger Warning, securing the third spot on the list. But it wasn’t just about movies. Documentaries like The Man with 100 Kids and Worst Roommate Ever Season 2 made a splash, while reality series like Owning Manhattan and The Mole Season 2 kept viewers glued to their screens. Netflix’s success wouldn...

(from left) Lily (Sasha Lane) and Tyler (Glen Powell), in Twisters directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Photo Credit; Melinda Sue Gordon Copyright Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures & Amblin Entertainment Hold onto your hats! Twisters, the adrenaline-pumping sequel to the 1996 blockbuster Twister, is hitting theaters this summer. Directed by Oscar-nominated Lee Isaac Chung, this disaster epic takes you straight into the eye of the storm with a new generation of storm chasers. Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where the Crawdads Sing), Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick), and Anthony Ramos (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts) lead a stellar cast facing unprecedented weather phenomena. As rival scientists with competing motivations, they must learn to work together to predict and potentially control these terrifying storms. With breathtaking visuals, heart-pounding suspense, and a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat, Twisters is a must-see for any fan of action, adventure, and heart-stopping thrills. The...

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Continuing this year’s running theme, July is light on tentpoles and new releases. It’s still a byproduct...

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Hitting Netflix next month is the long awaited Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.

Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy. Also returning is Paul Reiser as Jeffrey Friedman and Bronson Pinchot as Serge.

On Monday Murphy joined host Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show to talk about the film – check it out below!

Almost a full 40 years after the original hit theaters on December 5, 1984, which was the number one film at the...

Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar will forever be hailed as one of cinema’s greatest achievements. Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, the film remains as fresh and impactful as ever, continuing to captivate minds. Not only does the movie resonate deeply on a human level, but it also delves into the intricacies of the human mind and the quest for survival.

Jonathan Nolan speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International, for Westworld” (via Gage Skidmore | Wikimedia Commons)

The beautifully crafted original story, to be honest, is unparalleled and cannot be surpassed. However, despite the tremendous success of the film and the position it holds, co-writer Jonathan Nolan is sad because of one reason.

Christopher Nolan’s Impressive Record with Interstellar Leaves Jonathan Nolan Sad for Hollywood

The Christopher Nolan movie Interstellar starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Matt Damon was a massive success, both critically and commercially. It grossed a...

40 years ago on December 5, 1984, Beverly Hills Cop was released in theaters and earned $230 million in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film in 1984. Eddie Murphy’s role as Axel Foley made him a box office star, Harold Faltermeyer composed the unforgettable theme song, “Axel F,” which became an radio hit, and the movie received nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing at the 57th Academy Awards.

From Producers Jerry Bruckheimer, Eddie Murphy, Chad Oman, and Director Mark Molloy, check out the new trailer for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.

Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy. Also returning is Paul Reiser...

Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer and Robert Downey Jr is Lewis Strauss in ‘Oppenheimer’ (Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon © Universal Pictures)

Jimmy Kimmel did a fantastic job with the 2024 Oscars opening monologue, touching briefly on politics but mostly focusing the jokes around this year’s nominees. Kimmel called out Greta Gerwig’s Oscar snub, this year’s Oppenheimer nomination being a new “high” in Robert Downey Jr’s career, and compared Emma Stone playing an adult woman with the brain of a child to the woman who gave the rebuttal to the State of the Union address. Kimmel’s monologue ended with a standing ovation as he brought Teamsters & IATSE members onto the stage, thanking them for standing with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA during last year’s strikes.

The 2024 Oscars was fast-moving, fun, and easily one of the best Oscar broadcasts in years. Highlights of the ceremony included a naked John Cena,...

As a part of his press conversation after winning the BAFTA Best Cinematography Award, Oppenheimer Dp Hoyte Van Hoytema Nsc Fsf ASC elaborated on three fascinating subjects: Film vs. Digital, shooting large format, and working with Christopher Nolan. Read his insights below.

Dp Hoyte van Hoytema shooting with the Panavision film camera with director Christopher Nolan during production on Oppenheimer. Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures. © Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. Hoytema – Press conversation

The acclaimed IMAX cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema Nsc Fsf ASC won the 77th British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA) Best Cinematography Award for his work on Oppenheimer. We wrote a previous article about his winning speech by citing his thoughts about shooting film (“Celluloid is alive-and-kicking”). Additionally, Hoyte elaborated more on the making of Oppenheimer at the post-ceremony press conference focusing on three topics: Film vs. Digital, shooting large format, and working with Christopher Nolan.

“Celluloid is alive-and-kicking”. This is our repeatable sentence, but this time was stated by the acclaimed IMAX cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema Nsc Fsf ASC as a part of his speech winning the BAFTA Best Cinematography Award.

Oppenheimer Dp Hoyte van Hoytema shooting with the IMAX camera. Image: IMAX Hoyte Van Hoytema wins BAFTA Best Cinematography Award

The acclaimed IMAX cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema Nsc Fsf ASC won the 2024 BAFTA (77th British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards) Best Cinematography Award for his work on Oppenheimer. Shot using IMAX film cameras, on Kodak color and specially made B&w large format film stocks, the feature represents Van Hoytema’s fourth collaboration with Nolan, following Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), and Tenet (2020), all of which were also shot on Panavision and IMAX film cameras. Oppenheimer won a total of seven BAFTA Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Leading and supporting actors, at this year’s ceremony.

Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer and Robert Downey Jr is Lewis Strauss in ‘Oppenheimer’ (Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon © Universal Pictures)

Oppenheimer went into the 2024 Ee BAFTA Film Awards with the most nominations with 13, and earned the most wins overall with seven. Christopher Nolan took home his first BAFTA Best Director win, and the film also earned Best Film, Leading Actor (Cillian Murphy), Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr), Editing, Cinematography, and Original Score awards.

Poor Things followed with five wins in the Leading Actress (Emma Stone), Costume, Make Up & Hair, Production Design and Special Visual Effects categories. The Zone of Interest collected three wins: Outstanding British Film, Film Not in the English Language, and Sound. And The Holdovers was recognized with Supporting Actress (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) and Casting honors.

David Tennant (Good Omens) hosted the 2024 Ee BAFTA Film Awards which took place on February 18th at The Royal Festival Hall in London.

All eyes are on what Christopher Nolan is going to do next…beyond probably winning his first Oscar.

The world is Nolan’s oyster after his 12th feature-length film “Oppenheimer” was nominated for 13 Academy Awards. “Oppenheimer” is the frontrunner for Best Picture and Nolan is for Best Director.

You know what might make a great movie for lucky 13? A horror flick. Nolan is open to the idea. Asked at a British Film Institute panel discussion in London on February 15 if he would ever consider making a horror movie, Nolan said he loves playing with genre and would do so if he stumbled across a “really exceptional idea.”

“‘Oppenheimer‘ has elements of horror in it definitely, as I think is appropriate to the subject matter,” Nolan said (via Variety). “I think horror films are very interesting because they depend on very cinematic devices. It really is about a visceral response to things,...

Christopher Nolan’s screenplay for “Oppenheimer” is dense, 180 pages, and a terrific read. Adapted from Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “American Prometheus,” the filmmaker found a conflicted hero in brilliant theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer, a Salieri antagonist in political operative Admiral Lewis Strauss, and a courtroom drama for each of them.

Nolan and I spoke over the phone about the writing of “Oppenheimer,” which is nominated for Adapted Screenplay. It’s one of the film’s 13 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Director, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, Best Supporting Actress for Emily Blunt as his wife Kitty, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey, Jr. as Strauss.

The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Anne Thompson: From “Inception” on, you have preferred to write scripts on spec and present them to potential investors as a finished whole. When you gave...

The Twisters trailer doesn’t kick off slowly and build to a big tornado reveal. No, it cuts straight to the action, with a devastating tornado filling the trailer’s opening seconds.

Top Gun: Maverick‘s Glen Powell stars as a tornado wrangler whose catchphrase is, “If you feel it, chase it.” The film also stars Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where the Crawdads Sing), Anthony Ramos (In the Heights), Brandon Perea (Nope), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders), Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Nik Dodani (Atypical), and Maura Tierney (Beautiful Boy).

Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones), Javi (Anthony Ramos), and Tyler (Glen Powell) in ‘Twisters’ (Photo Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon / Universal Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures & Amblin Entertainment)

“Twisters stars Golden Globe nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell as opposing forces who come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes,” reads Universal Pictures’ synopsis. “Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper,...

It’s already been a busy 2024 for Netflix. Out is long time film chief Scott Stuber; in are live sports (sort of), a huge Sundance splash, and 18 Oscar nominations, the most of any individual studio. What does the next 11 months have in store? Answer: a hell of a lot.

Netflix on February 1 released a teaser video for its biggest properties arriving in 2024, including more than 50 new movies and 90 new and returning series. The highlight is “Squid Game 2,” the follow-up season to the South Korean dystopian smash hit that became Netflix’s biggest show of all time.

At the end of Netflix’s mega-tease, we see Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and his new bright-red hair walking through an airport when a mysterious voice on his phone tells him, “You’re going to regret the choice you made.”

“I’m going to find you, no matter what it takes,” he says in return.

Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer and Robert Downey Jr is Lewis Strauss in ‘Oppenheimer’ (Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon © Universal Pictures)

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer topped the list of the 2024 Oscar nominees, receiving 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and three acting nominations. Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things was close behind with 11 nominations in categories including Best Picture, Director, Actress (Emma Stone), and Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo).

Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon earned 10 nominations, followed by Greta Gerwig’s Barbie with eight and Bradley Cooper’s Maestro with seven. The Zone of Interest, The Holdovers, Anatomy of a Fall, and American Fiction each picked up five nominations.

Greta Gerwig was snubbed in the directing category, with Anatomy of a Fall‘s Justine Triet the only female nominated as Best Director. Triet’s nomination is only the ninth for a female in the directing category. The category also includes...

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Oppenheimer is blowing up awards season. After becoming the third biggest movie of the year, Christopher Nolan’s film has dominated the awards circuit since sweeping the Golden Globes. Heading into Academy Award nominations, it’s the frontrunner,...

Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer and Robert Downey Jr is Lewis Strauss in ‘Oppenheimer’ (Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon © Universal Pictures)

Oppenheimer continues with its awards season domination, picking up 13 2024 Ee BAFTA Film Awards nominations. BAFTA also found a lot to admire in Poor Things, nominating it 11 times in categories including Best Film and Leading Actress (Emma Stone).

Killers of the Flower Moon and The Zone of Interest received nine nominations, followed by Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, and Maestro with seven. All of Us Strangers was nominated in six categories, and Barbie and Saltburn received five nominations.

“The 38 films nominated by BAFTA voters today span an extraordinary range of genres and stories. The field this year is incredibly strong. More films were entered, making the selection process particularly tough for our voting members. The films and talented people nominated represent some of the most talked about films of the year,...

Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in ‘Oppenheimer’ (Photo Credit by Melinda Sue Gordon © Universal Pictures)

Barbie went into the 2024 Golden Globes with the most film nominations, but it was Oppenheimer that captured the most wins. Oppenheimer picked up five trophies, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Score, Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (Cillian Murphy), and Supporting Actor – Drama (Robert Downey Jr).

Barbie took home the inaugural Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award as well as Best Song (Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”). Other films receiving two awards included Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, and Poor Things.

Lily Gladstone won the Female Actor – Drama award for her outstanding performance in Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese. Gladstone’s win is the first for an Indigenous performer.

The final season of Succession topped the list of winners on the television side,...

Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in ‘Oppenheimer’ (Photo Credit by Melinda Sue Gordon © Universal Pictures)

Barbie went into the 2024 Golden Globes with the most film nominations, but it was Oppenheimer that captured the most wins. Oppenheimer picked up five trophies, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Score, Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (Cillian Murphy), and Supporting Actor – Drama (Robert Downey Jr).

Barbie took home the inaugural Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award as well as Best Song (Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”). Other films receiving two awards included Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, and Poor Things.

Lily Gladstone won the Female Actor – Drama award for her outstanding performance in Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese. Gladstone’s win is the first for an Indigenous performer.

The final season of Succession topped the list of winners on the television side,...

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The first trailer for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F has dropped today.

Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy. Kevin Bacon plays Captain Cade Grant.

https://www.netflix.com/title/81076856

Omg, This Gave Me Chills! And the original cast is in it… even Paul Reiser!! This is awesome!!!

Check it out on Netflix Summer 2024.

For more on Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, read here: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/beverly-hills-cop-axel-f-release-date-plot...

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Photo: Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix “They love me in Beverly Hills,” Axel Foley declares confidently in the new trailer for the fourth installment of Beverly Hills Cop, and it’s true. People still love Eddie Murphy, and they love Beverly Hills Cop. So it only...

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“They love me in Beverly Hills,” Axel Foley declares confidently in the new trailer for the fourth installment of Beverly Hills Cop, and it’s true. People still love Eddie Murphy, and they love Beverly Hills Cop. So it only makes...

Photo Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon As if getting her first leading role in a film wasn’t enough to give Lily Gladstone a bit of anxiety, she learned that her character would be married to six-time Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio, giving them plenty of scenes together. Gladstone spoke about (Before SAG/AFTRA Strike) how she was nervous about working with DiCaprio, but that her nerves were calmed significantly once she got to know him on the Killers of the Flower Moon set. (Click on the media bar below to hear Lily Gladstone) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Lily_Gladstone-Leonardo_DiCaprio.mp3 Killers of the Flower Moon is now playing in theaters.

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Photo Credit Melinda Sue Gordon: Killers of the Flower Moon tells the story of a series of murders that took place on Oklahoma’s Osage tribal land about 100 years ago, and the film’s cast includes a number of indigenous actors. At the head of that list is Lily Gladstone, who plays the wife of Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, and the woman whose family is deeply affected by the killings. DiCaprio spoke about (Before the SAG/AFTRA Strike) how he was deeply impressed by his co-star, who he says immersed herself in the role. (Click on the media bar below to hear Leonardo DiCaprio) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Leonardo_DiCaprio_Flowrs_Co_Star_Lily-Gladstone.mp3

Killers of the Flower Moon is now playing in theaters.

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“Killers of the Flower Moon,” directed by the legendary Martin Scorsese, serves as a cinematic beacon, illuminating the dark and often neglected chapter of American history involving the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. The film, based on David Grann‘s nonfiction bestseller, not only unravels a chilling tale of greed and racial injustice but also brings to light the contemporary challenges of preserving historical truth.

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In the early 1920s, the Osage Nation found themselves in a paradox of prosperity and peril. The discovery of vast oil deposits underneath their lands made them among the wealthiest people per capita in the world. However, this newfound wealth attracted malevolent forces, resulting in the tragic Osage Reign of Terror. White settlers, corrupted by greed, systematically murdered members of the Osage Nation to seize their fortunes. Far from being a protective entity, the U.S. government compounded this...

So we watched Oppenheimer on IMAX Laser. After writing a vast amount of articles dealing with the cinematography aspects of the film, we didn’t imagine how great the sound is. Indeed, the sound is brilliant and layered by the outstanding score composed by Ludwig Göransson. That was combined extremely well with the IMAX closeups.

The Lenses Behind Oppenheimer: Modified Panavision and an IMAX Snorkel Lens First drama shot on IMAX

Oppenheimer is not an action movie, but an epic thriller. It’s the first drama shot on IMAX film cameras. As we wrote before, Director of Photography Hoyte van Hoytema has implemented very simple and accurate cinematography techniques, focusing on character’s faces, and maneuvering between color and B&w sequences. As mentioned before, Kodak developed the first B&W IMAX film stock for the movie. There’s a solid emphasis on the certain part of the faces,...

Domestic box office could be down a third from July. If so, that’s really good news.

Fueled by “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) and “Oppenheimer” (Universal), July’s total of about $1.36 billion came just short for our absolute best-case scenario of $1.4 billion. That beats last July by about 230 million for the biggest signal to date that theaters are more than viable: Not only can they throw off impressive grosses, but they’re still capable of driving the cultural conversation.

Still, what a strange July. Our preview suggested that the possibility that the gross could be this high — however, no one could have predicted that “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” (Paramount) wouldn’t be in the top three.

“Oppenheimer”Melinda Sue Gordon

However, the top three are “Barbie” ($351 million), “Oppenheimer” ($175 million), and Angel Studio’s “Sound of Freedom” ($149 million). “Mission” is in fourth place at $141 million. There remains some minor...

For costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, “Oppenheimer” isn’t a biopic of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Nor is it a period piece about the Manhattan Project and the unsteady aftermath of an American political class grappling with who gets to be responsible for the power to destroy the world. The Christopher Nolan film is a portrait — and one she found to be remarkably consistent over the course of the scientist’s life.

The very structure of the film implies that Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) was always the man haunted by the building blocks of our universe, always the man who would reach out and try to touch the fire burning at the center of creation. Mirojnick, accordingly, reflected that consistency in how she chose to dress Oppenheimer throughout the film.

“Oppenheimer never changed his silhouette from the time he began at Berkeley through the decades. That was a very, very important note to zero in on,...

When pitching “Barbie” to Warner Bros. executives, producer and star Margot Robbie laid it out: Universal has dinosaurs and Steven Spielberg, Wbd could have Barbie and Greta Gerwig. As she told Collider, “And I think I told them that it’d make a billion dollars, which maybe I was overselling, but we had a movie to make, Ok?!”

This is a woman who knows the future. Based on estimates for Tuesday’s grosses, Gerwig’s film added $26 million to its domestic take this week. The second weekend will be vital to narrow the guess, but the domestic range could be anywhere from $500 million-$800 million. With over $400 million in worldwide in less than a week, a $1 billion total theatrical take seems increasingly likely.

“Oppenheimer” should achieve about half of that. It grossed a little over $12.0 million on Monday and Tuesday. A range for the domestic estimate is $250 million-$400 million.

The weekday...

OppenheimerPhoto: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures

Some Oppenheimer fans in New York City are willing to pay Craigslist ticket sellers hundreds of dollars to get their faces melted off in IMAX 70mm. Hey, you just can’t head to New Mexico, slather on some sunscreen, and witness the awesome power...

It appears that Oppenheimer was shot on specially modified fast Panavision Sphero and System 65 lenses. Even more interestingly, a dedicated snorkel lens was made for the IMAX cameras, to capture extreme macro shots of some ultra-intriguing scientific stuff.

Dp Hoyte van Hoytema at the IMAX film camera with director Christopher Nolan during production on Oppenheimer. Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures. © Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. Shot on large format glass

Now everybody knows that Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was shot with unconventional methods by Director of Photography Hoyte van Hoytema. The IMAX film cameras were used to capture objects with minimal (to zero – as stated by Nolan) CGI and VFX layers. Indeed, as mentioned by Hoytema before the release of the movie, there was a particular emphasis on capturing actors’ faces, amplified by IMAX Mkiv, and IMAX Msm 9802 cameras, bringing this mighty 18K resolution of enhanced motions and dramaturgy.

Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in ‘Oppenheimer’ (Photo Credit by Melinda Sue Gordon © Universal Pictures)

Five-time Oscar nominee Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Oppenheimer, focuses on the race to create the ultimate weapon to end World War II and bring the soldiers home. The movie delves into the life of Robert Oppenheimer, who is widely regarded as “The Father of the Atomic Bomb.”

The film begins with Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, depicted as a brilliant but socially awkward man who attends prestigious colleges in Europe and is light years ahead of all his professors. Robert attends a communist party meeting where he meets Jean Tatlock (Florence Pugh), a known communist. The two begin a tumultuous relationship marked by both passion and conflict.

It’s while Oppenheimer’s running the quantum physics department at the University of California, Berkeley, that the military starts eyeing him for a special project.

Editor Jennifer Lame put together this five-minute video from Oppenheimer, written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy. The video features new scenes from the R-rated thriller, which is going head-to-head in theaters against Barbie in a matchup referred to as “Barbenheimer.” Who will win? Moviegoers who love being emersed in big productions on the largest screeners possible.

Cillian Murphy reunites with director Nolan to star as J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb. Murphy previously worked with Nolan on 2005’s Batman Begins as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow and put in a cameo in 2008’s The Dark Knight. In 2010’s Inception, Murphy played Robert Fischer, heir to the energy conglomerate Fischer Morrow. And in 2017’s Dunkirk, Murphy played a Royal Navy soldier. Oppenheimer marks his first starring role in a Nolan film.

“What I wanted to do was take the audience into the mind and the experience...

It’s no secret that Christopher Nolan made “ Oppenheimer ” to be seen on the big screen. But not all big screens are created equal.

That’s part of the reason why Universal Pictures has made “Oppenheimer” tickets available early for over a thousand “premium large format” (or Plf) screens, with options including IMAX 70mm, 70mm, IMAX digital, 35mm, Dolby Cinema and more.

Knowing that even those words can get overwhelming and technical, Nolan went a step further: In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, he offered a guide to his favorite formats, explaining why it matters and even where he likes to sit so that audiences don’t feel like they need a film school degree (or one in theoretical physics) before settling on a theater.

“You rarely get the chance to really talk to moviegoers directly about why you love a particular format and why if they can...

An educational gem was discovered in the World Wide Web. We found The 15/70 Filmmaker’s Manual written in 1999. However, many of its topics are super relevant today and essential for those who are keen to shoot with IMAX cameras. Read this before diving into the 15/70 ultra-complicated adventure.

Imac camera. BTS of Dunkirk. Source: IMAX Expanding IMAX’s options

The manual was published for those who dare to shoot the mighty 15/70 format. As stated back in 1999 by IMAX: “Each year, IMAX Corp. receives numerous inquiries from producers and directors who are experienced in 35mm or video production, and who are now interested in producing a 15/70 project. They’re usually attracted by the extraordinary image quality that IMAX technology affords and perhaps have a project in mind they believe would both succeed artistically and appeal to the 15/70 exhibition network”. Please note that this statement was written in 1999. From then, filmmakers have much...