Movie Thread.

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Also, can't wait for Oppenheimer this summer!

I'll go see this one at an IMAX Theater.

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You would think they'd come up with a more original title.
https://www.fishingtv.com/video/mending-the-line/

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The Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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One day in the spring of 1954, J. Robert Oppenheimer ran into Albert Einstein outside their offices at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. Oppenheimer had been the director of the institute since 1947 and Einstein a faculty member since he fled Germany in 1933. The two men might argue about quantum physics — Einstein grumbled that he just didn't think that God played dice with the universe — but they were good friends.

Oppenheimer took the occasion to explain to Einstein that he was going to be absent from the institute for some weeks. He was being forced to defend himself in Washington, D.C., during a secret hearing against charges that he was a security risk, and perhaps even disloyal. Einstein argued that Oppenheimer "had no obligation to subject himself to the witch hunt, that he had served his country well, and that if this was the reward she [America] offered he should turn his back on her." Oppenheimer demurred, saying he could not turn his back on America. "He loved America," said Verna Hobson, his secretary who was a witness to the conversation, "and this love was as deep as his love of science."

"Einstein doesn't understand," Oppenheimer told Ms. Hobson. But as Einstein walked back into his office he told his own assistant, nodding in the direction of Oppenheimer, "There goes a narr," or fool.


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Think I'll wait for it to come out in a  home viewing format.

"Only 19 U.S. theaters will show 'Oppenheimer' in 70mm Imax."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2023/07/20/oppenheimer-70mm-imax-theaters-locations/

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Think I'll wait for it to come out in a  home viewing format.

"Only 19 U.S. theaters will show 'Oppenheimer' in 70mm Imax."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2023/07/20/oppenheimer-70mm-imax-theaters-locations/

We're going to the discovery place in Charlotte -- largest screen in NC -- used to be a 1570 theater but switched to laser... (duel 4k)

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We're going to the discovery place in Charlotte -- largest screen in NC -- used to be a 1570 theater but switched to laser... (duel 4k)

Sounds good. Wish I was closer. Enjoy!

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Due to logistics we settled for the lower quality imax at the Palladium in high point

The film was awesome and the 3 hour runtime (plus 30 for previews) went by quickly — never needed to look and see how much time was remaining - two thumbs up — it's a must see for 2023 and I'm certain that it will be nominated for several academy awards!

A masterpiece of film making!

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Due to logistics we settled for the lower quality imax at the Palladium in high point

The film was awesome and the 3 hour runtime (plus 30 for previews) went by quickly — never needed to look and see how much time was remaining - two thumbs up — it's a must see for 2023 and I'm certain that it will be nominated for several academy awards!

A masterpiece of film making!

Was there an intermission? My fear with such a long show is that I'd miss too much traveling to the restroom 3 or 8 times because I "thought" I had to take a pee. 😬

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Due to logistics we settled for the lower quality imax at the Palladium in high point

The film was awesome and the 3 hour runtime (plus 30 for previews) went by quickly — never needed to look and see how much time was remaining - two thumbs up — it's a must see for 2023 and I'm certain that it will be nominated for several academy awards!

A masterpiece of film making!

Was there an intermission? My fear with such a long show is that I'd miss too much traveling to the restroom 3 or 8 times because I "thought" I had to take a pee. 😬

No intermission — I think those are relics of the past.

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Netflix mini-series.
Lots of people that will do anything for the "almighty dollar". 

As an added note:

"US Supreme Court halts Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement pending review"

https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-scrutinize-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-settlement-2023-08-10/

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Since the world continues to be idiotic.....
I'm watching it again.

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This should be most excellent