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I put on OPPENHEIMER (2023), which is maddening. With its breathless pacing and array of visual tricks, it's not dull even at about three hours, I'll give it that, but it feels like the entire movie is a collection of theatrical trailers, previewing some hypothetical other version of itself. Doing that on purpose would be an interesting metatextual exercise, I guess, but it feels like Nolan, or perhaps editor Jennifer Lame, just doesn't trust the audience to continue to pay attention if any shot lasts more than five seconds without nervous camera movement or special effects inserts. It does fit the tone of Nolan's script, whose object seems to be to continually suggest the presence of complex themes without actually developing any, much less any moral point of view on the development of the Bomb.
The film's regard for women is dismayingly low even for a "rise and fall of the great man" biopic (its treatment of Jean Tatlock is openly contemptuous, and watching Florence Pugh's twitchy performance is like having a popcorn kernel stuck in your teeth), and whatever it tries to achieve narratively is continually undermined by the sheer density of the stunt casting. Casting big-name actors in almost every role adds nothing and is constantly distracting even where the stars aren't obviously miscast (Matt Damon as Leslie Groves? Gary Oldman as Truman? Really?). It doesn't help that I dislike a bunch of these stars (I can't stand Patrick Wilson, and I could happily go the rest of my life without seeing RDJ's face again), but even the ones about whom I feel neutral drag down the story with their presence.
Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' is a Riveting 2 Hour Drama, Extended to 3 Hours
Oppenheimer marks Christopher Nolan’s 13th film and his return to the big screen following his contentious breakup with Warner Brothers over the release strategy of his previous film, TENET. This time, Nolan takes on a challenging subject matter in a 3-hour semi-black and white biographical film about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist responsible for inventing the atomic bomb. Unlike Nolan’s…
»Oppenheimer« und »Poor Things« dominieren Oscarverleihung
Viele hatten auf den Barbenheimer-Effekt gesetzt, doch am Ende ging Greta Gerwigs emanzipierter Turn der Barbie-Story bei den Oscars 2024 fast leer aus. Yorgos Lanthimos Frankenstein-Variation »Poor Things« hält die Fahne des Feminismus hoch, Hayao Miyazaki bekommt für seinen letzten Film seinen zweiten Oscar. Die drei deutschen Oscar-Kandidat:innen sowie Altmeister Martin Scorcese blieben ohne…
Jennifer Lame conta que foi difícil cortar cenas de Cillian Murphy em Oppenheimer: “fiquei hipnotizada pela performance dele”
Em entrevista, Jennifer Lame, que ganhou o Oscar de Melhor Montagem, contou como foi trabalhar com Cillian Murphy e Christopher Nolan em Oppenheimer.
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Oppenheimer foi o grande vencedor na categoria de Melhor Montagem do Oscar 2024. Em entrevista, Jennifer Lame falou sobre como foi trabalhar com Cillian Murphy e Christopher Nolan. Além disso, Lame contou das dificuldades que enfrentou na edição do filme e no quanto o prêmio significou para ela.
De acordo com Jennifer, foi muito importante ter tantas mulheres incríveis e duronas liderando o…
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I've long been something of a fan, however cautious, of Nolan as a filmmaker. Yet Oppenheimer, his best film to date, makes it easier to love his work than not. To call it a triumph is an understatement, and I wrote a lot about it. Please give it a read!
Christopher Nolan possesses an interesting moniker amongst today’s studio stalwart auteurs; someone who is at once a famous mainstream filmmaker with a distinct aesthetic and ethos that makes profitable films while also creating challenging works that display complex structure, editing, framing, and narrative ambition. Yet recently his work has been uneven, especially with his most recent film…
'...These savvy prognosticators from major media outlets have chimed in with their first round of predictions, and they say the race is between Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers“) and Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer“)...
Eight other awards pundits think Murphy will prevail: Anne Thompson (Indiewire), Christopher Rosen (Gold Derby), Eric Deggans (NPR), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Keith Simanton (IMDb), Susan King (Gold Derby), Thelma Adams (Gold Derby) and Tom O’Neil (Gold Derby).
In Universal Pictures’ “Oppenheimer,” directed by Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy takes on the role of J. Robert Oppenheimer, aka the father of the atomic bomb. The film made a whopping $952 million worldwide, cementing its status as one of the most lucrative biopics in box office history. Its 13 nominations are for picture, director, adapted screenplay, actor, supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.), supporting actress (Emily Blunt), cinematography, costume design, film editing, makeup & hairstyling, production design, score and sound...'