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Rare is it that we get a new cinematic feast from Academy Award-winning writer/director Spike Jonze and while today’s offerings may not be a new feature film, his new Apple Air Pods 4 commercial starring Pedro Pascal is sure to satiate fans for the time being. Set along a lively city block, the advertisement sees Pascal whisked from the cold doldrums of his winter existence and dropped into a music-filled fantasia bursting with bright red and yellow flowers. Highlighting the power of these new Air Pods to help escape everyday life, Pascal is seen dancing through the streets and mouthing along to the lyrics, as if part of his own musical. Watch the new commercial below.

Though many are aware of Jonze’s films, including “Being John Malkovich,” “Adaptation,” and “Her,” for which he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, even more people are likely to have seen...

It’s time to look at the work of one of the greatest directors of our generation: Christopher Nolan. How big is Nolan these days? Interstellar, a movie which was never among the director’s top grossers, hit IMAX screens last week for its tenth anniversary, and screenings have been selling out constantly. The fact is – Nolan makes movies that belong on the big-screen, and he’s one of the few directors who’s arguably become his own franchise. For proof of that, one need only look at the fact that he’s planning a new movie, and the cast is jampacked with A-listers, because Everyone wants to work with Nolan.

A caveat – our Christopher Nolan movies ranked list is just one person’s opinion, and his work is divisive. Everyone has their favourites (and least favourites), so I’m hoping this ranking will open up some discussion in the comments below.

A few months ago news broke that Nolan’s mysterious upcoming project is an adaptation of ‘The Odyssey.’ Universal Pictures announced that Christopher Nolan’s next movie is a global action epic based on Homer’s ‘The Odyssey.’ It will use new IMAX technology and hit theaters on July 17, 2026.

The movie already has a star-studded cast, including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron. Production is expected to begin in early 2025, with Nolan writing and producing alongside Emma Thomas under their Syncopy banner.

Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ is one of the oldest stories that is still read today. It tells the tale of the Greek hero Odysseus and his challenging journey home after the Trojan War.

Filming for the movie has already started in the UK and Morocco, and the first leaked set video showcased a battle taking place. The video has since...

A few weeks ago news broke that Nolan’s mysterious upcoming project is an adaptation of ‘The Odyssey.’ Universal Pictures announced that Christopher Nolan’s next movie is a global action epic based on Homer’s ‘The Odyssey.’ It will use new IMAX technology and hit theaters on July 17, 2026.

The movie already has a star-studded cast, including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron. Production is expected to begin in early 2025, with Nolan writing and producing alongside Emma Thomas under their Syncopy banner.

Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ is one of the oldest stories that is still read today. It tells the tale of the Greek hero Odysseus and his challenging journey home after the Trojan War.

Filming for the movie has already started in the UK and Morocco, and the first leaked set video showcases a battle taking place:

Night time Battle scene...

A few weeks ago news broke that Nolan’s mysterious upcoming project is an adaptation of ‘The Odyssey.’ Universal Pictures announced that Christopher Nolan’s next movie is a global action epic based on Homer’s ‘The Odyssey.’ It will use new IMAX technology and hit theaters on July 17, 2026.

The movie already has a star-studded cast, including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron. Production is expected to begin in early 2025, with Nolan writing and producing alongside Emma Thomas under their Syncopy banner.

Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ is one of the oldest stories that is still read today. It tells the tale of the Greek hero Odysseus and his challenging journey home after the Trojan War.

Filming for the movie has already started in the UK and Morocco, and the first set images showcase Nolan on the Moroccan set:

Filming in the Aeolian Islands,...

Edward Lachman has taken top honors at the 39th annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for his work on “Maria.”

In a competitive year, the ASC nominated seven cinematographers in the feature film category. The last time the field expanded beyond five was in 2014. The other nominees are Lol Crawley for “The Brutalist,” Phedon Papamichael for “A Complete Unknown,” Stéphane Fontaine for “Conclave,” Greig Fraser for “Dune: Part 2,” Jarin Blaschke for “Nosferatu,” and Alice Brooks for “Wicked.”

In its 38-year history, only 18 have gone on to win the Oscar. Last year, Hoyte Van Hoytema won the ASC for “Oppenheimer” and went on to win the Oscar.

In TV, winners included Robert Elswit for “Ripley.” Elswit won the Creative Art Emmy last year. Speaking with Variety for Inside the Frame, Elswit spoke about shooting the black and white limited series. He said, “Lighting was important. It needed to reflect who...

Maria cinematographer Edward Lachman took the marquee Theatrical Feature Film prize at the 39th annual ASC Awards, which were handed out Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton. It’s the first major award for the Netflix pic starring Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas. See the full winners list below.

The ASC’s Theatrical Feature Film prize winner has gone on to claim the Best Cinematography Oscar nearly half of the time — 18 times in its 38 years — including Hoyte van Hoytema for Oppenheimer last year. Maria also is up for the Best Cinematography Oscar, which is its only nomination. Lachman will vie for the prize against Lol Crawley (The Brutalist), Greig Fraser (Dune: Part Two) Paul Guilhaume (Emilia Pérez) and Jarin Blaschke (Nosferatu). All five also were up for the ASC Award tonight.

Ed Helms hosted the American Society of Cinematographers’ ceremony, where Jomo Fray won the Spotlight Award for his work...

Christopher Nolan has a knack for creating visually stunning films that are best enjoyed on the big screen. His love for IMAX cameras and breathtaking cinematography has always ensured that every shot in his movies feels larger than life. With complex storytelling and mind-bending narratives, Nolan’s films leave an impression on everyone, making audiences think long, even after the credits roll.

Among his many masterpieces, Interstellar stands out as a film that continues to capture hearts and minds, even after a decade. It’s not just another sci-fi movie—it’s an emotional and intellectual experience that offers something new every time you watch it.

Interstellar | Credit: Paramount Pictures

From a gripping storyline to mind-blowing scientific accuracy, Interstellar is a true cinematic marvel. Here are five reasons why it still holds up as one of the best films of all time.

5. Interstellar is rooted in real science

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Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer, Dutch Language, Oscar-Winning Role, Method Acting (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Cillian Murphy didn’t just win an Oscar for Oppenheimer—he gave everything to the role. The Irish star went as far as learning 30,000 words of Dutch for a single scene.

Yes, thirty. Thousand. Words. All for a brief moment where J. Robert Oppenheimer lectures overseas. Murphy, known for his intense commitment, spent six months preparing for the film—longer than the actual 57-day shoot.

“You break it down and say, ‘Alright, we need to work on this today,’” he told NBC Insider, explaining his approach. “I used to set aside, ‘I’ll work on this for a week, and I’ll work on that for a week.’” He even got Oppenheimer’s cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, who is Dutch, to record lines for him. “I got him to record the Dutch into my phone,” Murphy said, using...

What do you do when you’ve been to the vast reaches of space, reversed the temporal flow, ventured into the dreamscape – and, most importantly, swept the Oscars? With a three-hour, doom-laden, politically-driven historical drama, no less? In the wake of Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan could do basically anything. His choice: go full Homer with an adaptation of epic Greek poem The Odyssey. It should add a new quiver to the legendary director’s bow – his first swords-and-sandals epic, possibly his first fantastical film, and one that brings him a new leading man.

With pre-production rapidly ramping up on Nolan’s next movie, here’s what we know so far:

Tom Holland is said to be the lead

It’s been a while since we’ve seen Tom Holland on our screens – following Uncharted and Apple TV drama The Crowded Room, he’s been treading the boards on the West End in Romeo & Juliet.

As an actor, linking up with certain directors—Wes Anderson, Mike Flanagan, Yorgos Lanthimos—is a guarantee of continued employment. Christopher Nolan, too, has a stable of stars he returns to repeatedly that includes the likes of Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh, and now, Benny Safdie,...

Christopher Nolan has always been a filmmaker who takes us to the edge of human experience, whether by exploring dreams (“Inception”), time (“Tenet”), or the vastness of space and love (“Interstellar”). Now, with his upcoming 2026 release, “The Odyssey,” speculation is rife that this monumental project could be a spiritual, if not direct, sequel to “Interstellar.” Set to be Nolan’s most ambitious endeavor yet, “The Odyssey” boasts a jaw-dropping $250 million budget and will be shot entirely using next-generation IMAX cameras. While the plot remains a closely guarded secret, the potential connections to “Interstellar” and the groundbreaking technology behind the film suggest that Nolan is once again poised to redefine the cinematic landscape.

Confirmed: Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Will Be Shot on Next-Gen IMAX Cameras A Sequel to “Interstellar”: Cosmic Continuity

“Interstellar” was a profound exploration of humanity’s survival instincts, love as a dimension, and the scientific wonders of space travel.

The critically acclaimed Swedish horror Let the Right One In has been released across digital platforms in the UK and Ireland as of 20 January, courtesy of Vertigo Releasing. Directed by Tomas Alfredson and adapted from John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel of the same name, the film is celebrated for its haunting atmosphere, complex characters, and a chilling take on the vampire genre.

To commemorate this release, Vertigo Releasing collaborated with artist Chris Malbon, who crafted a stunning new poster that pays homage to the film’s striking Scandinavian setting and its unforgettable climax—the infamous pool scene. This fresh artwork serves as a fitting tribute to a film that has left an indelible mark on horror cinema.

Set in a suburban Swedish town in the early 1980s, Let the Right One In centres on Oskar, a bullied 12-year-old boy played by Kåre Hedebrant. Oskar finds an unlikely friend in Eli,...

The photographic excellence of The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Maria, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, and Wicked were cited in the marquee Theatrical Feature Film category as the American Society of Cinematographers announced nominees Thursday morning for the 39th Annual ASC Awards. The ASC Awards span features, documentaries, television, and music videos among its seven categories, with these nominations delayed a week due to the Los Angeles wildfire crisis.

This feature lineup is packed with awards season favorites, including cinematographers Lol Crawley for The Brutalist, Greig Fraser for Dune: Part Two, and Jarin Blaschke for Nosferatu. Last year’s ASC feature winner, Hoyte van Hoytema for Oppenheimer, went on to win the Academy Award. The ASC winner has claimed that year’s Oscar 18 times in 38 years, or a smidgen less than half the time.

The number of nominees in the feature category — seven this time — can vary between five and...

The American Society of Cinematographers today focused in on the delayed nominations for its 39th annual ASC Awards, which celebrate the year’s best in cinematography in seven categories spanning feature films, TV, documentaries and music videos. See the list below.

Vying for the marquee Theatrical Feature Film prize are the DPs behind Nosferatu, Wicked, The Brutalist, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Maria and A Complete Unknown. The number of nominees in the category can vary from five to 10, depending on vote percentage. The last time there were seven was in 2014.

Winners will be feted February 23 during 39th annual ASC Awards at the Beverly Hilton. The ceremony will be livestreamed at theasc.com.

Related: 2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Spirits, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More

Producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy is set for the ASC’s 2025 Board of Governors Award, and longtime Sidney Lumet collaborator Andrzej Bartkowiak will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

In a groundbreaking development for cinema enthusiasts, it has been revealed that acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan and his long-time collaborator, cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, have tested IMAX’s next-generation 65mm film camera for their upcoming epic, The Odyssey. According to our sources, this collaboration signals that van Hoytema will serve as the Director of Photography (Dp) for Nolan’s much-anticipated project, ensuring the continuation of their iconic visual style. Here’s why this news is monumental for the world of cinema.

Hoyte van Hoytema: “Celluloid is alive-and-kicking” The Legacy of Nolan and Hoytema

Christopher Nolan and Hoyte van Hoytema’s partnership has redefined modern cinema’s visual language. Their collaboration began with Interstellar (2014), a visually stunning journey through space, and continued with Dunkirk (2017), Tenet (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023). Each film showcased the duo’s mastery of blending large-format filmmaking with cutting-edge technology and traditional celluloid techniques. Hoytema’s commitment to film as a medium is unwavering.

Christopher Nolan, renowned for his dedication to cinematic excellence, is set to bring Homer’s epic saga, The Odyssey, to life with the revolutionary Next-Gen IMAX film cameras. Universal Pictures confirmed the news four days ago, announcing that the film, titled The Odyssey, will open in theaters worldwide on July 17, 2026. As YMCinema accurately predicted, Nolan’s choice to use cutting-edge IMAX film technology marks a significant milestone in both his career and the filmmaking industry.

Next-Gen IMAX film camera, Nolan and Damon

Christopher Nolan’s next film ‘The Odyssey’ is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026

Universal Pictures A Mythic Tale Meets Mythic Technology

The Odyssey will be a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology,...

"Oppenheimer" might have become the highest-grossing biopic of all time and the Dark Knight trilogy might have produced some of the most widely-celebrated superhero movies of all time, but Christopher Nolan's real emotional masterpiece is 2014's "Interstellar." The film stars Matthew McConaughey as a widower NASA pilot who agrees to lead an expedition to a black hole named Gargantua. Somehow, the film manages to be Nolan's most epic and spectacular effort while simultaneously being his most grounded and emotionally affecting. "Interstellar" stunned with its visual effects and ambitious, galaxy-spanning storytelling, but it remained fixed in the minds of viewers long after viewing for its touching story about a father inexorably drawn towards a higher calling who sacrifices being present for his daughter in the process.

Much has been written about how "Interstellar" is Nolan's most emotional film and a true outlier in his oeuvre as a result, but there...

After close to three hours of deliberation, the New York Film Critics Circle named Brady Corbet’s three-hour-plus epic The Brutalist as Best Film. The group also named the pic’s star Adrien Brody as Best Actor.

A24 snapped up the movie after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it earned a 13-minute ovation. The Brutalist stars Brody as László Tóth, a World War II Hungarian refugee architect in the U.S. and Guy Pearce as the complex real estate tycoon who enlists Tóth’s talents of Brody’s character. Corbet, who won the Silver Lion for Best Director at Venice, shot The Brutalist in Hungary with tax credits for under $10M. It opens on December 20. A24 also will be showing the epic, which also stars Felicity Jones and Alessandro Nivola, in 70Mm.

The NYFCC handed its Best Director award to RaMell Ross for Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross,...

The fall/holiday season will see the release of several awards contenders shot on Kodak film: Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu,” Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist, and Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer.”

Kodak, which had a momentous 2023 with more than 60 movies shot on film, also has Sean Baker’s “Anora” and Guadagnino’s “Challengers” as Oscar and ASC 35mm hopefuls.

Kodak had eight on-film premieres in competition at the 81st Venice Festival: “Maria,” “Queer,” “The Brutalist,” Athina Rachel Tsangari’s “Harvest,” Alex Ross Perry’s “Pavements,” Giovanni Perrier Tortorici’s “Diciannove,” Déa Kulumbegashvili’s “April,” and Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here.”

Prior to that, Kodak had 33 on-film premieres at Cannes. These included nine winners, including “Anora,” which earned the Palme d’Or prize; Matthew Rankin’s “Universal Language,” which took the first Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award; and “Grand Tour,” which grabbed Best Director for Miguel Gomes. In addition, Yorgos...

Acclaimed cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema can now add a viral short film to his résumé.

The “Oppenheimer” Oscar winner, who is known for his Christopher Nolan collaborations with additional features “Interstellar,” “Tenet,” and “Dunkirk,” has shot a Volvo commercial for the brand with director Marcus Ibanez. Van Hoytema has also previously collaborated with Spike Jonze, James Gray, and Jordan Peele.

In the ad titled “Meet the new Volvo EX90,” the Dutch-Swedish cinematographer captures a woman whose life flashes before her eyes as she’s crossing the street and a Volvo driver narrowly misses running her over.

The tagline reads, “Sometimes the moments that never happen matter the most.”

Van Hoytema previously told IndieWire that he constantly is trying to reinvigorate the language of cinema.

“To a certain extent, I am always trying to come up with something new in my own eyes, but work methods are like tics,” Van Hoytema said.

After his well-deserved Oscar win for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, we have to imagine cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema will reteam with the director for his mysterious forthcoming feature, which has amassed a cast including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, and Robert Pattinson ahead of production early next year and release in July 2026. While we wait for confirmation, the accomplished cinematographer has unveiled his latest work in an emotional new four-minute short film for Volvo.

First published back in September but now making the viral rounds on social, the film, shot by Hoytema and directed by Marcus Ibanez, is a promotion for the Volvo EX90 but it’s only a small part of a story that involves expecting parents and how life can flash before your eyes. The less said the better, but we should call out Hoytema’s interesting gauzy approach to the flash-forwards, in which he used Vantage spot diopters,...

Few spy films delve into the murky waters of human psychology and institutional intrigue as masterfully as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Tomas Alfredson’s 2011 adaptation of John le Carré’s classic novel remains a towering achievement in the espionage genre, eschewing high-octane action for a meticulous, cerebral dissection of loyalty, betrayal, and the heavy toll of a life lived in shadows. This isn’t just a spy thriller—it’s a character-driven masterpiece that redefined the modern spy film.

The story begins with a chilling premise: there is a mole at the highest levels of British Intelligence, known as “The Circus.” When disgraced operative Ricki Tarr (Tom Hardy) stumbles upon evidence of the betrayal, retired agent George Smiley (Gary Oldman) is drawn out of forced retirement to root out the double agent. Smiley, a man of few words but piercing intellect, embarks on a methodical investigation that peels back layers...

In the digital age, traditional film cameras still hold a unique place in the hearts of many cinematographers, directors, and filmmakers. Amid the rapid technological advances in digital cinematography, classic film cameras like the Arriflex and Arricam remain popular, even among independent and large-scale productions. This article explores the enduring appeal of these iconic cameras, the advantages of film over digital, the technical differences between the Arriflex and Arricam, and why these cameras continue to thrive in an era dominated by digital and AI-driven filmmaking.

The Arricam Lt The Arriflex 435 Arriflex and Arricam

Arri’s Arriflex and Arricam cameras are two of the most revered film camera lines in cinema history. The Arriflex series, known for its pioneering mirror reflex technology and durable design, includes models such as the Arriflex 435 and Arriflex 235 (even Michael Bay owns one!). These cameras became iconic for action and high-speed shots, especially due to their compact size and versatility.

Ad Astra, one of Brad Pitt's most recent box office bombs, has found a new home on Hulu, and hopefully, it will get the love it deserves from TV viewers looking for their next hard sci-fi fix. The film released in 2019 cost an insane amount, $135.4 million, but it failed to gather enough at the box office to recover its production budget. According to Hulu (via Cbr), the streamer will be adding Ad Astra to their library starting November 1 as the spooky season ends, and streamers renew their catalogs.

The film was directed by James Gray from a script he co-wrote with Ethan Ross. Starring Brad Pitt (who also participated as a producer), Ad Astra follows Roy McBride, a major in a government organization who's forced to join a mission because it's a bit personal. There are energy surges coming from outer space, and they are a threat to humankind.

As per multiple reports, the Tom Holland (Spider-Man: No Way Home; Avengers: Endgame) has landed the lead role in Christopher Nolan's next epic movie, which is scheduled to begin shooting in early 2025, with an eye on a prime Summer 2026 release date. 

The fan-favorite actor was reportedly at the top of Nolan's wish list for this project and will now co-star with Academy Award-winner Matt Damon (Jason Bourne; Ford v Ferrari), who is set to reunite with Nolan for the third time in his career, after the sci-fi thriller Interstellar and last year's Best Picture winner Oppenheimer. 

Plot details on Nolan's latest film are being kept under wraps, but the film is rumored to be an action film and The Hollywood Reporter claims the setting is not present day. However, whether the film is set in the past or in the future remains a mystery. 

According to the trades, Nolan...

At six of the last 11 Oscars, Best Cinematography has gone hand-in-hand with Best Director: Emmanuel Lubezki and Alfonso Cuaron for “Gravity” (2014); Lubezki and Alejandro G. Inarritu for both “Birdman” (2015) and “The Revenant” (2016); Linus Sandgren and Damien Chazelle for “La La Land” (2017); Cuaron doing double duty on “Roma” (2019) and Hoyte van Hoytema and Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer” (2024). Will that trend hold true this year? (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Cinematography.)

The academy usually regards award-winning cinematography as pretty pictures within an epic technical feat of filmmaking. While great lighting and framing are laudable on their own, having a movie that looks like it was difficult to shoot goes a long way to snagging an Oscar. Recent lensing winners “Avatar” (2009), “Inception” (2010), “Hugo” (2011), “Life of Pi” (2012), “Gravity” (2013), “Blade Runner 2049” (2018) and “1917” (2020) also took home the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

While the lensers of “Oppenheimer,” “Inception” and...

When Christopher Nolan was planning out what would become his masterpiece, Oppenheimer, he needed to figure out how to approach filming the two separate interrogation sequences that form the backbone of its narrative structure. Knowing that he had to find unique ways to continuously film inside two relatively un-exciting looking rooms, he and his cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema turned to films of the past for inspiration on sniffing out camera angles for enclosed spaces. One particular film jumped out at Nolan and Hoytema for how it constantly found new ways to spice up the same barren location, and immediately cited it as a major help in his visualizing how he'd approach his vital dialogue scenes. That film turned out to be The Hill, a grueling exercise in human cruelty, directed by Sidney Lumet in a way that thrums with an exacerbated heartbeat on the brink of collapse.

Beloved writer-director Jordan Peele added his long-awaited third film, Nope, to his collection in the summer of 2022. It is a sci-fi horror film that takes both of those genres to completely new and unprecedented places. Peele said about the film, Its a bigger adventure than Ive ever tried to tell. From a film perspective, by far my most ambitious. Teaming up with renowned cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema, the two created the first horror film to be shot on IMAX cameras. In typical Peele fashion, Nope induced awe into fans old and new, diverted and exceeded viewers expectations, and took over cultural discourse at the time, creating a slew of new conversations to be had about film and our relationship with it.

Although Christopher Nolan’s movies, and he himself as a director, are enigmas, those who study him closely have a way of knowing his true feelings. There’s a subtle but unmistakable indicator, and during the filming of Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt came to realize that Nolan’s demeanor, particularly his reactions to scenes, is often betrayed by the telltale changes in his hair.

Emily Blunt as Kitty Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer | Universal Pictures

Whether he’s pleased or disappointed, his hair speaks volumes about his inner thoughts. During a conversation with her longtime friend and co-star Anne Hathaway, the two explored various topics, including Christopher Nolan’s hair, and for good reason. Here’s what they discovered while working with the director in their illustrious careers.

Emily Blunt Cracks the Christopher Nolan Mystery

One persistent complaint about Christopher Nolan’s movies is their complexity, which both attracts and repels viewers. His...

Doing the math, it seems that IMAX film cameras have a foggy and unknown future. The next generation of IMAX film cameras is delayed, and the demand for shooting 15-perf has significantly reduced. These are our two cents.

Prototype of the 2nd generation of IMAX 65mm film cameras. Source: IMAX Nex-Gen IMAX film cameras are being delayed

Why do we think that there’s a delay in the release of the new IMAX film cameras? The reason is that those cameras were supposed to be operational in 2024 (this year). However, at this year’s Nab, IMAX has presented only the rendering of the prototype. Thus, there’s also a way to go till the cameras can be utilized on an actual shoot. All we have is these superficial computer graphic models and nothing more. At the Nab Show, IMAX stated: “We’re planning to build four of these to start...

Nolan's long career led to the success of Oppenheimer, which was a departure from his usual blockbusters. The movie borrows visual elements from Nolan's earlier works, showing his growth as a filmmaker over 25 years. Nolan's collaborations with Cillian Murphy, Ludwig Gransson and Hoyte van Hoytema all shaped Oppenheimer.

Christopher Nolan won his first Oscar for Oppenheimer, but this achievement is just the culmination of a long career which shaped him for greatness. Nolan's feature-length debut was in 1998, and each subsequent movie that he directed has contributed in some way to making him the filmmaker that he is today. He could not have made Oppenheimer without acquiring the skills that he has from his other projects.

Oppenheimer blew away all box office expectations last summer, and it combined this success with an awards-season hot streak. The biopic is an unusual project for Nolan in some ways, who so often creates action-packed blockbusters with original sci-fi concepts.

Following the global success of Oppenheimer and Dune: Part Two, Imax is looking forward to its biggest ever “filmed for Imax” slate in 2025, including at least 14 titles currently shooting with Imax film or Imax-certified digital cameras, which are due for release next year.

The company said today that the 2025 slate more than doubles any previous year in its history, as Hollywood and overseas filmmakers and studios increasingly create for its platform. (Scroll down for the full 2025 roster.)

The increase in Imax-focused production follows a run of historic box office success for films shot with its proprietary cameras despite its nearly 1,700 commercial locations accounting for less than 1% of total screens worldwide.

Recent highlights include over 20% of the global box office ($190M+) on Universal’s Oppenheimer. Christopher Nolan shot the Oscar winner entirely with Imax film cameras. It’s the fifth highest grossing Imax movie of all time.

On Warner Bros/Legendary’s Dune: Part Two,...

Imax is going big for 2025, unveiling on Thursday that it will release at least 14 titles in its “filmed for Imax” slate, features shot on Imax film or Imax-certified cameras, more than double that of any previous year.

Among the highlights going out on the wide-screen format will be Disney’s Captain America: Brave New World, The Fantastic Four, and Tron: Ares; Warner Bros.’ still-untitled Ryan Coogler/Michael B. Jordan feature and its DC release Superman; Paramount’s Mission: Impossible 8; and Universal’s How to Train Your Dragon. (See full slate with release dates below).

Earlier, Imax said that Francis Ford Coppola’s Cannes entry Megalopolis would get a global Imax release.

Imax is coming off the success of 2023 wide-screen releases such as Oppenheimer — which generated more than $190 million worldwide, some 20 percent of its overall gross, on Imax screens — and Dune: Part 2 (21 percent, $145 million). Oppenheimer was the fifth-highest-grossing Imax film of all time.

So we saw the 1st project of the Las Vegas Sphere, which is ‘Postcard from Earth’ directed and filmed by Darren Aronofsky on the Big Sky huge format 316MP18K camera. Defining it as an ‘IMAX on steroids’ would be an understatement.

Behind the scenes of Postcard from Earth. The Big Sky camera Sphere=IMAX on steroids

As fans of the huge canvas (=IMAX!), one of the first things we did when staying in Vegas was to go see the Sphere. YMCinema was among the first that write about this very special medium. Before waiting for a movie on it, we defined it as IMAX on steroids. However, after watching Darren Aronofsky’s Postcard from Earth, we can conclude that this definition is an understatement of this whole insane experience. The Sphere is not just a giant screen, but much more than that. Proportionally, it’s X20 the size of the largest IMAX.

The Trip To Baden-Baden didn’t go as planned.

Last summer, Imax CEO Rich Gelfond touched down in the German city for a conference of theater owners, looking to hype the blockbusters that were about to unspool on the company’s football-field-sized screens. But instead of excitement, Gelfond was greeted with outrage. “I was almost attacked,” he remembers, lifting his palm as if to ward off assailants.

All the sound and fury directed at Gelfond that day stemmed from a battle that had recently erupted in Hollywood between two top talents. At stake had been access to Imax’s screens: Tom Cruise and Christopher Nolan had both wanted them in July, among the busiest times for moviegoing.

But even Cruise, who had personally lobbied Gelfond to give his next “Mission: Impossible” tentpole a longer run, couldn’t outmaneuver Nolan. Nolan’s epic “Oppenheimer” was shot with Imax film cameras, which...

The Current Debate is a column that connects the dots between great writing about a topic in the wider film conversation.Oppenheimer.“If there’s a sense of disconnect between what’s on stage and the outside world,” Alison Willmore writes of the 96th Academy Awards in Vulture, “Hollywood’s always declared itself the kingdom of dreams.” That might well be true, but the ceremony’s ostrichlike indifference toward some of the issues dominating global headlines this year felt especially jarring. While pro-Palestine protesters outside the theater blocked traffic and held signs with messaging like, “What good is art that ignores genocide,” only Jonathan Glazer, director of the Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest (all films 2023 unless otherwise noted), which was crowned Best International Film, dared to address the bloodshed in Gaza and Israel. Per Time’s Judy Berman, his speech, which connected the unspeakable atrocities of the past to the horrors of today,...

The 2024 Oscars are behind us, and yet people remember this year’s ceremony quite well since it was one of the most exciting ones we have had in years. And adding a little bit more spice to the mix, Christopher Nolan, along with his cast and crew from Oppenheimer swept all of the most prestigious categories from the rest of the nominees, including the revered Best Picture award.

Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy on the sets of Oppenheimer

Thus, setting an example for generations to come, this film not only raised the bar on the critical scale through the eyes of critics and journalists but also managed to become a smashing success at the box office with a total grossing figure of $959 Million. This was the first time in almost a decade that an almost billion dollar movie managed to bag the Best Picture category.

Christopher Nolan Managed To Break...

Lily Gladstone losing Best Actress to Emma Stone was the biggest snub at the 2024 Oscars. Gladstone could win an Oscar for their performance in the upcoming sci-fi film The Memory Police, directed by Reed Morano and written by Charlie Kaufman, which would vindicate her Oscar snub. Gladstone's Best Actress Oscar loss comes down to the difference in tone and style between her and Stone's performances.

Lily Gladstone's upcoming sci-fi movie has a good chance of making up for her major snub at the 2024 Oscars. After an incredible year for film in 2023, the 2024 Oscars were truly a night to remember. Although the 2024 Oscar nominations included some big snubs, the awards themselves went to some pretty deserving winners.

Oscars 2024 Winners

Category

Winner(s)

Film

Best Picture

Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan (Producers)

Oppenheimer

Best Director

Christopher Nolan

Oppenheimer

Best Actor

Cillian Murphy

Oppenheimer

Best Actress

Emma Stone

Poor Things...

As a part of his Oscars 2024 winning speech, Oppenheimer’s cinematographer – Hoyte van Hoytema, advises filmmakers to shoot on film. “It’s much easier than you think,” he says. What do you think of his advice?

Hoyte van Hoytema Talks About Film, Large Format, and Nolan

To all aspiring filmmakers out there, I would like to say please try shooting with that incredible, new, hip thing called ‘celluloid. It’s much easier than you think. And it makes things look so much better.

Oppenheimer Dp – Hoyte van Hoytema Hoyte takes the Oscars

It’s not a secret that the acclaimed IMAX cinematographer and Christopher Nolan’s cinematic partner, Hoyte Van Hoytema Nsc Fsf ASC, loves shooting on film. He has said before that he trusts celluloid and doesn’t want to shoot on digital. Indeed, it was worth it, as Hoytema took the Oscars 2024 Cinematography award for Oppenheimer. Furthermore, during...

After earning seven Academy Awards for his latest opus, Oppenheimer, everyone wants to know what Christopher Nolan will be doing next. The short answer, of course, is anything he wants. But, buried within a Variety report about how much the director earned for Oppenheimer is a juicy tidbit teasing he might be directing an adaptation of the classic ’60s series The Prisoner! Widely considered one of the greatest TV shows of all time, it starred Patrick McGoohan (who was also the creative mind behind the show) as an unnamed British spy dumped on an island prison for those who were too valuable to be allowed to roam free. Dubbed “The Village”, the former spies don’t have names, but are rather known by their numbers. He’s known as Number 6, with Number 2 being in charge of the never-seen Number 1. The series plays like a psychedelic, cerebral James Bond movie, meaning...

Oppenheimer took home the most golden statues — including director Christopher Nolan’s very first Academy Award — at the 2024 Oscars, which was hosted once again by Jimmy Kimmel.

Christopher Nolan’s J. Robert Oppenheimer biopic led the pack with 13 nominations and ultimately won best picture, best director, best actor (Cillian Murphy), best supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.), best cinematography (Hoyte van Hoytema) and best original score (Ludwig Göransson). It was followed by Poor Things, which won four awards (including best actress for Emma Stone) and was nominated for 11. Killers of the Flower Moon earned 10 noms but left the show empty-handed, while Barbie was nominated for eight Oscars and won best original song for “I’m Just Ken.”

The 96th Oscars were held on Sunday, March 10 at Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Those who missed the live telecast can stream the ceremony on demand on Hulu.

Many of the Oscar-nominated movies are...

The 2024 Oscars etched several milestones, and one in particular happened with great frequency: A lot of the night’s winners were first-timers.

Above and below the line talent on “Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things,” “Godzilla Minus One” and more earned their first Oscars ever, including Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Nolan. Three countries — Japan, Ukraine and the United Kingdom also knocked out some first-time milestones.

Here’s a rundown of those earned their first Oscar at the ceremony.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”), Best Supporting Actress-

Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s first Oscar kicked off the night.

Cord Jefferson accepts the Best Adapted Screenplay award for “American Fiction” at the 96th Annual Academy Awards (Credit Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”), Best Adapted Screenplay

Best known for his TV writing, Jefferson accepted his first Oscar with a stirring speech calling on Hollywood...

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Hollywood’s biggest night scored 19.5 million total viewers Sunday night on ABC, according to Nielsen fast national live and same day data.

The telecast of the 96th Academy Awards marked a four-year high in total viewers, including a 4% increase compared to the 18.8 million who tuned into the Sunday night telecast in 2023. Last year’s broadcast saw a 13% uptick in total viewership compared to the 16.7 million viewers the awards show nabbed in 2022. This year’s show also nabbed a 3.81 rating among adults 18-49.

The 2024 Oscars started an hour earlier than previous telecasts at 4 p.m. Et/7 p.m. Et — a tactic to keep East Coast audiences up through the end of the ceremony, which Oscars showrunner and EP Raj Kapoor told TheWrap would be be “beneficial” given audience’s shifting lifestyles.

Oppenheimer dominated the 2024 Oscars, winning multiple awards. The film has grossed close to $1 billion worldwide, a major success. Christopher Nolan finally won Best Director and Best Picture after 26 years.

Oppenheimer was the big winner at the Oscars 2024, taking home multiple prizes and breaking several records in the process. Oppenheimer has been a dominant force ever since its release back in July 2023. Having first conquered the box office alongside Barbie, it's since made its way through awards season, winning big at the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs, the SAG Awards, and more. It arrived at the 96th Academy Awards with a leading 13 nominations, and left with a total of seven wins.

Those included the night's biggest award, as Christopher Nolan finally won Best Picture. The filmmaker also picked up Best Director for the first time, while stars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. also took home their first-ever Oscar as well. Though...

Robert Downey, Jr., Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone, and Cillian Murphy pose backstage with the Oscar® for Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role and the Oscar® for Actor/Actress in a Leading Role during the live ABC telecast of the 96th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024.

The Oscars and awards season has officially ended for another year.

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was, as expected, the night’s big winner at the 96th Oscars ceremony. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin, the film was produced by Emma Thomas p.g.a., for Atlas Entertainment by Charles Roven p.g.a., and Christopher Nolan p.g.a.

Oppenheimer was the year’s most-nominated film, with 13 total nominations, taking home 7 wins for Picture, Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor,...

An awards season unlike any other — during which the first simultaneous strikes of actors and writers in Hollywood history largely prevented campaigning by talent for months — came to an end Sunday night at the 96th Academy Awards.

As was widely expected, Oppenheimer dominated, winning seven Oscars — no film has won more since Slumdog Millionaire snagged eight, 15 years ago — including for best picture (Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Chuck Roven), director (Nolan), actor (Cillian Murphy, the category’s first Irish winner), supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.), cinematography (Hoyte van Hoytema), film editing (Jennifer Lame) and original score (Lugwig Göransson).

That’s quite an achievement for not just the filmmakers, who adapted a book (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer) that many thought was unadaptable into a riveting instant classic of a film, but also for the teams that sold it...

Christopher Nolan can hear the music: Oppenheimer had a huge night at the 2024 Oscars, earning seven awards at the ceremony in Hollywood – including Best Picture, Directing for filmmaker Christopher Nolan, Actor In A Leading Role for Cillian Murphy, and Actor In A Supporting Role for Robert Downey Jr. It marks Nolan’s first Oscar win, for a three-hour bomb-based biopic that swept multiplexes through last summer.

Speaking on stage for his Directing win, Nolan noted how young an artform cinema remains, with so much potential for the future. “Movies are just over 100 years old. Imagine being 100 years into painting,” he said. “We don’t know where this incredible journey is going from here.” He also hailed Emma Thomas, “producer of all our films, and all our children. I love you.” Shortly after, Thomas repaid the favour as Oppenheimer won Best Picture. “The reason this movie was the movie it was,...

The 2024 Oscars proved that no awards ceremony is predictable, with many surprises in store. However, it was not much of a shock that Christopher Nolan’s J. Robert Oppenheimer biopic was the top winner of the night, taking home seven Oscars — including best picture.

Poor Things wasn’t far behind Oppenheimer throughout the night, winning four Academy Awards, including Emma Stone securing her second win for best actress.

Here’s the breakdown of Oscar wins by film.

Oppenheimer — seven wins

Christopher Nolan’s film was the biggest winner of the night, receiving awards for best picture, best directing, best actor (Cillian Murphy), best supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.), best cinematography (Hoyte van Hoytema) and best original score (Ludwig Göransson).

Poor Things — four wins

Poor Things received the second most wins of the night. Stone won her second Oscar for best actress, while the film also achieved craft awards for best costume design,...

Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer & Poor Things ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

We are finally done with the Oscars 2024! Christopher Nolan won his first Academy Award for Oppenheimer, and Emma Things won her second Best Actress Award for Poor Things. Jimmy Kimmel made jokes; some landed, and some didn’t. Ryan Gosling performed on ‘I’m Just Ken’ with a pink twist! But who won the most awards? Well, we have made a note of everything.

If you think, just like the theatres, the competition for awards happened between Barbie and Oppenheimer, you are wrong. The Christopher Nolan directorial competed fiercely with Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. So, who emerged victorious in the race for the most awards at the Academy this year?

Poor Things or Oppenheimer – Who Broke The Academy Awards in 2024? Poor Things

The Yorgos Lanthimos’ directorial stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalp, Margaret Qualley, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbot and Kathryn Hunter.