I was going to say that I was sad that we don’t have ArcLight-type theaters on the East Coast, but after doing some more reading it looks like the entire chain went under after Covid. Hopefully those theaters are still being operated by someone else.
Some have been reopened by other chains, some not I think. For Oppenheimer I was looking at the next level up from Arclight (places that serve actual food), like iPic and Alamo Drafthouse. The tickets I got were at Look Cinemas which is kind of a lower-rent iPic/Alamo.
Now that I think about it, most theaters around here are Arclight-level at this point - reserved seats, stadium seating etc.
We have a couple Alamo Drafthouse locations. I haven’t tried them out yet because generally I don’t have more than popcorn. Although I did eat a crappy pizza at Mission Impossible last week, so may be worth trying in certain circumstances.
Just watched this and enjoyed it as well.
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My god, Roger Corman movies are coming to Criterion Channel, what madness is this.
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Dude, watch Michael Clayton.
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Definitely down for this:
Currently on episode 40 of the Age of Napoleon podcast. (It’s quite good, maybe 80% as good as the Revolutions podcast.)
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It is very important that Barbie is at least decent. Can’t open up the woke agenda to any flank attacks.
I enjoy a “grittier” theatre environment for “prestige” films. Can’t really feel the true artistic sentiments amongst the soft bourgeoisie.
i went in expecting car chases, fist fights, and finally for the hero mr oppenheimer to unleash the greatest weapon in world history on his enemies. there was zero slapstick. i hated this movie.
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I liked the part when he said “It’s Oppenheiming time”
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The studio barely convinced Nolan, an extreme cinephile, from calling the movie Gone with the Nuclear Wind
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BHCII was on TNT. For Michael Clayton I’ll actually have to pay attention and not be on the computer. So I’m saving it for the right time.
My favorite part was “Big O’s Headboard” with the notches carved in it.
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I liked the Easter egg when the nuke was ready and an assistant said, “Somebody set up us the bomb.”
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I still can’t believe anybody actually cares about a movie about some dead physicist. Here is Murray Gell-Mann briefly commenting on Oppenheimer.
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Oppenheimer saying “nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure” was a bit much.
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