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“Barbie” global ticket sales reach $1 billion in historic first for women directors
7Aug By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

“Barbie” global ticket sales reach $1 billion in historic first for women directors

In the three weeks since its debut in theaters, "Barbie" has surpassed $1 billion in global ticket sales, marking a historic moment for the film industry as it becomes the first movie directed solely by a woman to hit this box office milestone. Greta Gerwig, who directed "Barbie," joins a small group of people who have the sole directing credit on a billion-dollar movie in Hollywood's history. She now holds the box office record for women directors, which Patty Jenkins last set with "Wonder Woman" in 2017. That film raked in more than $800 million."Barbie" has earned about $1.03 billion worldwide as of Sunday, according to Box Office Mojo. The feminist film, which Gerwig directed and co-wrote after previously receiving Oscar nominations for her earlier films "Lady Bird" and "Little Women,...
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‘Oppenheimer’ Director Nolan Says He Won’t Make Any New Movies While Hollywood Strike Is On – RedState
16Jul By adminNo Comments
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‘Oppenheimer’ Director Nolan Says He Won’t Make Any New Movies While Hollywood Strike Is On – RedState

One of the most anticipated and hyped movies of the summer is “Oppenheimer,” about the development of the atomic bomb, which was directed by Christopher Nolan. (You may have heard that this film and another film are getting released in theaters the same day—July 21.) Nolan, a five-time Oscar nominee, whose work includes “Dunkirk,” “The Dark Knight,” and “Memento,” is, unsurprisingly, doing lots of advance press interviews to promote the movie. Anyone who’s followed Nolan’s career knows he is someone who kind of does things his own way, including eschewing using a smartphone or email, as he mentioned in the interview with the Hollywood Reporter. Christopher Nolan doesn’t use email or smartphones, and writes his scripts on a computer that isn’t connected to the internet 🖥️ "I think tech...
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‘Oppenheimer’ Stars Leave Premiere As Part Of SAG Strike
13Jul By adminNo Comments
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‘Oppenheimer’ Stars Leave Premiere As Part Of SAG Strike

“Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan told the audience at the film’s London premiere Thursday night that stars of the film had left the premiere to “write their picket signs” as part of their involvement with the Screen Actors Guild strike. In a video shared by Deadline, Nolan made the comments shortly before the strike was officially announced.The BBC confirmed that actors Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy were among those who walked out. Earlier, Blunt told Deadline at the premiere’s red carpet that they were prepared to walk off.“I think right now we are just sorting of … I hope everyone makes a fair deal, and we are here to celebrate this movie. And if they call it, we’ll be leaving together as cast in unity with everyone … We are gonna have to. We are gonna have to. We will see what...
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Oppenheimer, Nullified and Vindicated | The New Yorker
8Jul By adminNo Comments
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Oppenheimer, Nullified and Vindicated | The New Yorker

“Architect of Atomic Bomb Cleared of ‘Black Mark.’ ” That was the headline last December 18th, when the Times ran a long story on page 16 reporting that Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm had “nullified a 1954 decision to revoke the security clearance of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a top government scientist who led the making of the atomic bomb in World War II but fell under suspicion of being a Soviet spy at the height of the McCarthy era.” Granholm had issued a press release explaining that her department had been “entrusted with the responsibility to correct the historical record and honor Dr. Oppenheimer’s ‘profound contributions to our national defense and scientific enterprise at large.’ ” She said that she was pleased to announce the nullification.The Times’ veteran reporter on thin...
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