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| Hollywood Shocker: The Authors of the Book Behind Nolan's ''Oppenheimer'' Were Both Editors and Writers at ''The Nation'' |
| 2023-07-30 |
| [NoPasaran] The New York Times seems to be deliriously in favor of the movie Oppenheimer, with Kai Bird assuring us in his New York Times piece that opposition to the Red Scare was good and principled, that he hopes that "Christopher Nolan’s stunning new film on Oppenheimer’s complicated legacy will initiate a national conversation", and that we can rest assured that even TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) — our words, not his — manages to be part of the equation. Kai Bird is the director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography, the New York Times tells us, as well as, more importantly, co-author with the late Martin J. Sherwin of “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer”, the book behind Christopher Nolan's "brilliant achievement in formal and conceptual terms". Hmm, might there be something that the Times is not telling us about Kai Bird in the intro to this column of his? We shall find out soon enough (below the color picture below, if you are pressed for time)… Update:Thanks for the Instalink, Ed… In any case, Bird writes: Celebrated in 1945 as the “father of the atomic bomb,” nine years later he would become the chief celebrity victim of the McCarthyite maelstrom. And he’s off! A useful summation of historical facts generally known and considerably less known — or in my case forgotten if I ever knew — but well worth reviewing to put conversations about the film in proper perspective. Nothing to do with the War on Terror, but that’s ok, too. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #8 Saw the film yesterday. Very peculiar and very well acted. Not what I expected. Sort of random and linear. Einstein came off well. A lot of well known actors buried themselves in the parts. Joe Bob says check it out. |
| Posted by: JHH 2023-07-30 23:16 |
| #7 The blacklist is always adducible; The Black Book? "Oh noes!" "Inexcusable!" For Tail Gunner Joe Was the Devil, you know, So each useless school teaches... The Crucible. Reds Care, or, dunno. The Miller of History? |
| Posted by: Solomon Sproing2985 2023-07-30 21:16 |
| #6 How could McCarthy have been any worse than Schiff? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-07-30 15:12 |
| #5 I have not been to NO PASARAN in a while. I used to go all the time. I think I will stick around and go thru their archives a bit. |
| Posted by: R. U. Terwilliger 2023-07-30 13:16 |
| #4 "McCarthyite maelstrom" - instant clue since the what was alleged had to be slandered and ridiculed endlessly, especially since it was overwhelmingly true! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-07-30 12:10 |
| #3 I learned all about the Manhattan Project stuff long ago from a book called "No High Ground" Other than a narrower look at some details I never saw anything to change in my view point. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2023-07-30 09:44 |
| #2 ^ To be fair, wine mom's haven't had much fun since they clogged around in pink knit hats. Of course, some will think Barbie is a fierce political platform, but mostly it's all for the "wooooooooooooooooo!". |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2023-07-30 09:25 |
| #1 Sadly... ‘Barbie’ beats ‘Oppenheimer’ in record-breaking, industry-revitalizing showdown |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-07-30 06:39 |