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In this Aug. 9, 1945, file photo, a giant column of smoke rises after the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare explodes over the Japanese port town of Nagasaki, Japan.

‘Oppenheimer’ film ‘fails’ to show devastation of atom bombs in postwar Japan, critics say

Arts, Culture & Media

‘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.

Commander David Bowman (Keir Dullea) in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

American Icons: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ — Part Two

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Commander David Bowman (Keir Dullea) in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

American Icons: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ — Part Two

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Interstellar explores both the cosmic scale of space and the intimacy of family bonds

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Superman reboot, Hollywood movie on Hollywood make big screen debuts this weekend

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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ thanks in part to a boy who loved Batman

Arts, Culture & Media

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.

Digging into movie ratings: What makes an ‘R’ movie and a ‘PG-13’ one

Arts, Culture & Media

The movie Bully, out this weekend, initially was given an R rating. An appeal and some minor edits earned it a PG-13. But the controversy over that film’s rating had shed light on a very opaque system.

These six films will knock your socks off in 2012

Arts, Culture & Media

From The Dark Knight to the Great Gatsby, 2012 is set to have some blockbusters on the big screen. You’ll want to mark these six flicks down as must-see movies.

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