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''Oppenheimer'' unleashes Christopher Nolan on the 'father' of the atomic bomb

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"Oppenheimer" premieres July 21 in US theaters. It's rated R.

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  1. Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' is now in cinemas – DW

    Headline from Deutsche Welle ·

  2. Christopher Nolan and the 'Oppenheimer' cast discuss the atomic bomb and its chilling echoes today: 'Humanity can only deal with one apocalypse at a time'

    Headline from CNN ·

  3. Newest

    ''Oppenheimer'' unleashes Christopher Nolan on the 'father' of the atomic bomb

    Headline from CBS News ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

29 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Hollywood Reporter

    “This Can’t Be Safe. It’s Got to Have Bite”: Christopher Nolan and Cast Unleash ‘Oppenheimer’ (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The director and stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon on the stakes of making an R-rated, three-hour, CGI-free summer flick about the godfather of the atomic bomb: “It’s got to be beautiful and threatening in equal measure.”

  2. Entertainment Weekly

    Christopher Nolan blows up his daughter in 'Oppenheimer' (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    Talk about a blast: Christopher Nolan is opening up about his daughter's explosive 'Oppenheimer' cameo.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' is now in cinemas – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    In this new biopic, director Nolan focuses on one of the most controversial physicists in modern history, also known as the "father of the atomic bomb."

  4. CNN

    Christopher Nolan and the 'Oppenheimer' cast discuss the atomic bomb and its chilling echoes today: 'Humanity can only deal with one apocalypse at a time' (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Christopher Nolan wants us to be wary of nuclear threat – and he’s not the only one.

  5. Entertainment Weekly

    How Christopher Nolan created 'Oppenheimer' atomic bomb explosion (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan knew his depiction of the first atomic explosion 'would have to be a showstopper.'

  6. The Atlantic

    Oppenheimer Is More Than a Creation Myth About the Atomic Bomb (opens The Atlantic)

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    Christopher Nolan’s ambitious film explores the heated conversations and private anxieties that led to the unleashing of a terrible power.

  7. Polygon

    Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan at his most complex, powerful, and human (opens Polygon)

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    His three-hour historical epic dives into yet another scary universal mystery: people

  8. KGW Portland

    Movie review: A bomb and its fallout in Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' (opens KGW Portland)

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    The film reckons with a physicist who spent the first half of his life pursuing a new science — and the second half wrestling with the consequences.

  9. The Guardian

    Oppenheimer review – Nolan’s atom bomb epic is flawed but extraordinary (opens The Guardian)

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    Christopher Nolan’s account of the physicist who led the Manhattan Project captures the most agonising of success stories

  10. Variety

    ‘Oppenheimer’ Review: Christopher Nolan Makes a Riveting Historical Psychodrama, but It Doesn’t Build to a Big Bang (opens Variety)

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    “Oppenheimer” is a relentless, coruscating piece of maximalist cinema that you watch on the edge of your brain.

  11. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' is a supersize masterpiece (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    "Oppenheimer," Christopher Nolan's masterful portrait of the man known as the father of the atomic bomb, has been anticipated with some skepticism among filmgoers who wonder how Nolan's penchant for

  12. Wall Street Journal

    ‘Oppenheimer’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Explosive Historical Epic (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Cillian Murphy plays the father of the atomic bomb in a haunting biopic also starring Robert Downey Jr. and Matt Damon.

  13. Washington Post

    Review | Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ is a supersize masterpiece (opens Washington Post)

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    In this three-hour biopic about the father of the atomic bomb, Cillian Murphy brings the tragic figure at its center to fascinatingly paradoxical life.

  14. The Hollywood Reporter

    ‘Oppenheimer’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Is a Scorching Depiction of America’s Ability to Create and Destroy Its Heroes (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Cillian Murphy stars as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb,” in a stacked ensemble that includes Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. and Florence Pugh.

  15. Deadline

    ‘Oppenheimer’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Thriller Of The Father Of The Atomic Bomb Is As Frightening As It Is Brilliant (opens Deadline)

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    It struck me watching Christopher Nolan’s masterful three hour epic telling of the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, long labeled the father of the Atomic Bomb, that this is a period piece with…

  16. New York Post

    ‘Oppenheimer’ review: Christopher Nolan’s explosive, must-see movie (opens New York Post)

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    It’s that rarest of things: a sophisticated and bracing film that’s made for adults and makes nobody say, “I’ll wait till it’s on streaming.”

  17. Rolling Stone

    'Oppenheimer': Christopher Nolan's Starry Biopic Is Big, Loud, and a Must-See (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Inception filmmaker’s extensive, exhaustive portrait of the “father of the atomic bomb” is both thrilling and wonky, brilliant and overstuffed, too much and not enough

  18. CBS News

    ''Oppenheimer'' unleashes Christopher Nolan on the 'father' of the atomic bomb (opens CBS News)

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    "Oppenheimer" premieres July 21 in US theaters. It's rated R.

  19. The Conversation US

    Oppenheimer: six other depictions of the 'father of the atom bomb' on the page, stage and screen (opens The Conversation US)

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    Christopher Nolan’s film is the latest of many portrayals of the famous theoretical physicist. Here are five of the most intriguing.

  20. People

    'Oppenheimer' PEOPLE Review: Christopher Nolan's Epic About the Father of the Atom Bomb Is Stunning (opens People)

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    Read PEOPLE's review of director Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer,' starring Cillian Murphy as the towering but tormented J. Robert Oppenheimer

  21. KVIA El Paso

    ‘Oppenheimer’ unleashes Christopher Nolan on the ‘father’ of the atomic bomb (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, and Matt Damon star in Christopher Nolan's epic about developing the first atomic bomb. David Daniel talked with the writer/director and stars, before the SAG-AFTRA strike began, about the film.

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