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Yeah, the article’s wording wasn’t clear.

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-pay-1235938430/

Or the lady suddenly becomes all modest (while still in bed) and covers herself up (often with the blankets or bed sheets) so the man won't get to see her naked.

I wonder if Nolan knew, when filming Tenet, that Oppenheimer was his next project, given the Opps reference in Tenet. Or did the reference inspire him to tackle Opps?

After a faulty opening night experience back in July, where there were audio sync-ing issues in our IMAX session and we had to postpone, my first viewing of Opps occurred a week later. And even though it was highly anticipated by me, going in I was tired and was afraid a 3 hour dialogue-heavy...

Did you guys get your blu-rays early? I thought release was Nov 21.

I would love it if previous Nolan IMAX films like Interstellar and The Dark Knight have a retrospective as well. I've heard the BFI theatre in London occasionally has a Nolan festival.

Comments from Villeneuve and PTA: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/denis-villeneuve-paul-thomas-anderson-oppenheimer-900-million-box-office-1235727728/

I agree with a lot of what you're saying, but ultimately, the major studios are a business. Making art is less at the forefront than making films that can generate profits. One way to minimise risk (of a failure at the box office) is to make films that audiences have previously turned into box...

For sure. I'm just saying that it's an additional reason why it may be successful. People going more than once adds to its box office.

In addition to the Barbenheimer, zeitgeist, Nolan, and IMAX reasons behind its box office success, it’s also, simply, a very good film! 😉

I agree with you. But I think the financial backers have been burnt by their investments more often than not, and hence the tendency to rely on franchises. For every Barb or Oppy, there are likely half a dozen or more that didn’t set the box office on fire. To be fair, franchise entries can...

The Indiana Jones franchise is interesting as the first 3 could be considered "independent" episodes. One could watch each film without knowing what happened in the others (though one might get a wry smile from the references, eg. Indy reaching for his gun in ToD to shoot the sword wielders...

I think many of the franchises of old received a bad rap because they were (generally) mindless iterations of the original. For example, the Police Academy series from the 80s, and Home Alone 2. But many other franchises do try to advance beyond the "more-of-the-same" mentality. For example...

And Blue Beetle doesn’t necessarily need to be shown on one of the screens capable of IMAX 70mm.

Not to mention there are 3 Best Actor Oscar winners who have brief but impactful roles.

[quick sidebar] Agreed. If not IMAX-specific, I’d be happy with a PLF screen. My main PLF experience has been with Cinemark XD when I lived in California and Ultra AVX (Cineplex chain) and Laser Ultra (Landmark) here in Canada. My preference would be Dolby Atmos first, then the bigger screen...

For those not familiar with the history, LieMAX became a prominent term about a decade or so ago (IIRC) when IMAX in partnership with cinema chains began calling one of their big screens "IMAX" (either converted or built with IMAX consultation). The screen was not the usual giant 1.43:1 screen...

Finally saw Opps in IMAX 70mm last night, after audio issues ruined my opening night show. Thought it was exceptional. I was feeling tired before the movie, and was worried I might fall asleep given its dialogue-heavy nature (a dark auditorium and static visuals has lulled me to sleep...

My wife’s tweet after the sound issues was picked up by a local news outlet! 😂 https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/07/21/calgary-screening-oppenheimer/

Well, got my IMAX 70mm tix for next Saturday 7/29. Apparently they’re flying a part in to fix the problem. Hoping it’s working by next Sat!

Not that I know of. I believe the last time they did so was Dunkirk in 2017.

Lincoln Square has both IMAX 70mm and dual laser, right Josh? I wouldn't mind if they switched to dual laser, as it would still show 1.43:1 scenes. My theatre from last night apparently switched to digital IMAX for the 10pm show, but since I don't think it has dual laser capability, it would...

Someone on Reddit's IMAX forum said one of the Toronto venues flew in an IMAX specialist from LA for a couple of weeks to run the projector!

Thanks Josh. I’m now looking to get seats for next Friday’s IMAX 70mm shows, which haven’t been released yet. Provided they’ve fixed tonight’s issue, of course.

Calgary, Canada. I’m also reading about technical issues in San Antonio’s Rivercenter, the Toronto area, and Ontario, CA.

Bad experience at my IMAX 70mm show. Sound cut in and out from the open, and then was out of sync with the image. Apparently it can’t be fixed right now. So we’re leaving to get a refund (as are most everyone else). Darn!! What a letdown.

Agreed. I've always considered the line in Rain Man where Dustin Hoffman's Charlie says that "QANTAS never crashed" (after Tom Cruise's Raymond says that every airline has crashed at one time or another) as an amazing promotion for QANTAS (Australia's flag carrier). You can't pay for that type...

I see NBC Universal thinking that any mention of Oppenheimer is good for promoting it, whether in isolation or as part of a Barbenheimer phenomenon. Framing it around Barbenheimer makes it more "indirect", so to speak.

It was certainly beneficial for NBC to promote a Universal film as part of a Barbenheimer story, even if they didn't disclose beforehand that they're part of the same company. Similar to how ABC TV promotes Disney content all the time.