Christopher Nolan
‘Oppenheimer’ film ‘fails’ to show devastation of atom bombs in postwar Japan, critics say
‘Oppenheimer’ is expected to win big at the 2024 Academy Awards. But one point of controversy is that the director did not depict any images of the devastating aftermath of the dropping of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Getting those images out to the public was a longtime quest for Herbert Sussan, then a 24-year-old filmmaker who filmed in Japan at the time.
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ thanks in part to a boy who loved Batman
Critics and moviegoers alike have obsessed over director Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy ever since “Batman Begins” opened in theaters seven years ago. But the films may have never been possible without the tireless work of Michael Uslan, a Batman fanboy turned Hollywood producer.
