Throughout the years, a lot of stars have portrayed the role of The Dark Knight, aka Batman, in multiple media franchises. Therefore, it is quite obvious that fans would have different opinions about the actors who have played the role, with most having one particular favorite.
Jack Quaid also once opened up about his favorite Batman portrayal and revealed that he felt Michael Keaton’s take on the epic caped crusader was ‘perfect.’
Jack Quaid | Source: The Boys Jack Quaid hails Michael Keaton as the perfect ‘Batman’
Jack Quaid is one of the most popular actors in the industry at the moment. The American actor first rose to fame back in 2019 when he portrayed the role of Hughie Campbell in The Boys. Quaid even appeared alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood last year when he portrayed the role of famous physicist Richard Feynman in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
Jack Quaid also once opened up about his favorite Batman portrayal and revealed that he felt Michael Keaton’s take on the epic caped crusader was ‘perfect.’
Jack Quaid | Source: The Boys Jack Quaid hails Michael Keaton as the perfect ‘Batman’
Jack Quaid is one of the most popular actors in the industry at the moment. The American actor first rose to fame back in 2019 when he portrayed the role of Hughie Campbell in The Boys. Quaid even appeared alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood last year when he portrayed the role of famous physicist Richard Feynman in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
- 3/9/2024
- by Shikhar Tiwari
- FandomWire
Meg Ryan is not standing by silently and letting people label her actor son Jack Quaid a nepo baby, a term used for kids of famous parents. Quaid is the son of Ryan and actor Dennis Quaid.
In a new interview, Ryan defends her son of the label, calling it “dismissive.”
“Jack is really talented. He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be. That nepo stuff is so dismissive of his work ethic, his gifts, and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege,” she told Glamour magazine.
Quaid currently stars in Amazon’s Prime Video series The Boys in the role of Hugh “Hughie” Campbell. Ryan recalled Quaid’s talent when he starred in a play he was cast in at school.
“I remember seeing him in a middle school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Ryan says. “He was playing Bottom. I was newly divorced from his dad,...
In a new interview, Ryan defends her son of the label, calling it “dismissive.”
“Jack is really talented. He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be. That nepo stuff is so dismissive of his work ethic, his gifts, and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege,” she told Glamour magazine.
Quaid currently stars in Amazon’s Prime Video series The Boys in the role of Hugh “Hughie” Campbell. Ryan recalled Quaid’s talent when he starred in a play he was cast in at school.
“I remember seeing him in a middle school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Ryan says. “He was playing Bottom. I was newly divorced from his dad,...
- 12/3/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
For Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson), the intrepid heroine of Apple TV+’s Lessons in Chemistry, perfection is the ultimate goal. By the time we meet her, she’s made the same lasagna dish 78 times — each time with subtle and meticulously documented tweaks, in pursuit of a recipe that can’t possibly be further improved upon.
As evidenced by his obvious delight as Calvin (Lewis Pullman) sinks his teeth into her latest effort, though, a dish doesn’t need to be perfect to be pleasurable. Neither does a TV series. Lessons in Chemistry is far from flawless; even those (like me) who’ve never read the Bonnie Garmus novel on which it’s based will be able to feel the seams where the source material and the adaptation do not quite mesh. Nevertheless, it’s worth tucking into, thanks to an endearing cast, witty dialogue and easily digestible themes.
Lessons in Chemistry...
As evidenced by his obvious delight as Calvin (Lewis Pullman) sinks his teeth into her latest effort, though, a dish doesn’t need to be perfect to be pleasurable. Neither does a TV series. Lessons in Chemistry is far from flawless; even those (like me) who’ve never read the Bonnie Garmus novel on which it’s based will be able to feel the seams where the source material and the adaptation do not quite mesh. Nevertheless, it’s worth tucking into, thanks to an endearing cast, witty dialogue and easily digestible themes.
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- 9/29/2023
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If the Trinity Test was the most historic moment of the 20th century, surely the bombshell box office success that was "Barbenheimer" is the 21st-century equivalent. Ok, maybe not. But "Barbenheimer" did feel somewhat culturally historic in the way it captured our collective attention — and our money. Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" brought in an outrageous $162 million on its opening weekend while Christopher Nolan managed to hold his own with "Oppenheimer" making an impressive $82 million without the aid of brand recognition or existing IP.
Still, Nolan had the benefit of telling the story of a man the director has been on record as calling the most important figure in history. On July 16, 1945, J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of physicists watched as their efforts to harness the power of Quantum physics lead to the first test of the most destructive weapon ever created. That famous Trinity Test was, as "Oppenheimer" shows,...
Still, Nolan had the benefit of telling the story of a man the director has been on record as calling the most important figure in history. On July 16, 1945, J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of physicists watched as their efforts to harness the power of Quantum physics lead to the first test of the most destructive weapon ever created. That famous Trinity Test was, as "Oppenheimer" shows,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. Courtesy of Universal
“Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds” is the famous quote from the Bhagavad Gita that physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer spoke upon witnessing the first denotation of a nuclear device, as the world entered the new era of nuclear weapons. Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan’s epic drama about Oppenheimer, his work on the Manhattan Project, and his treatment after the war. The biographical drama starts like a historical thriller and ends like a profound warning to the world, all set against the sweep of history that changed the world.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, Nolan’s epic film in fact opens with a reminder of that myth of the man who stole...
“Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds” is the famous quote from the Bhagavad Gita that physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer spoke upon witnessing the first denotation of a nuclear device, as the world entered the new era of nuclear weapons. Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan’s epic drama about Oppenheimer, his work on the Manhattan Project, and his treatment after the war. The biographical drama starts like a historical thriller and ends like a profound warning to the world, all set against the sweep of history that changed the world.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, Nolan’s epic film in fact opens with a reminder of that myth of the man who stole...
- 7/24/2023
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In true Christopher Nolan fashion, Oppenheimer is a lot of movie. As usual, the often brilliant and sometimes equally frustrating auteur has set out to make the ultimate of whatever genre he’s working in, whether it’s the superhero movie with The Dark Knight, the techno-thriller with Inception, or the mind-bending space travel epic with Interstellar.
In this case, he’s made the final word on biopics about controversial 20th century scientists: an exhaustive and exhausting look at the rise and fall of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist widely credited as “the father of the atomic bomb.” Oppenheimer is the man who oversaw the American scientific effort, known as the Manhattan Project, to introduce nuclear weapons to humanity. The results were terrifying.
But Oppenheimer is about more than just the man, a haunted, hard-to-know figure played with impressive backbone and clarity by Cillian Murphy in a career-defining performance.
In this case, he’s made the final word on biopics about controversial 20th century scientists: an exhaustive and exhausting look at the rise and fall of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist widely credited as “the father of the atomic bomb.” Oppenheimer is the man who oversaw the American scientific effort, known as the Manhattan Project, to introduce nuclear weapons to humanity. The results were terrifying.
But Oppenheimer is about more than just the man, a haunted, hard-to-know figure played with impressive backbone and clarity by Cillian Murphy in a career-defining performance.
- 7/20/2023
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
How far should humanity go in the name of science? And how far is too far? These are questions that J. Robert Oppenheimer undoubtedly asked himself when he undertook the task of creating the world’s first atomic bomb, and they’ll undeniably be questions that Christopher Nolan explores in his upcoming film Oppenheimer (with Cillian Murphy in the title role). The man behind arguably the most destructive weapon in human history is the topic of Nolan’s newest project and and Oppenheimer‘s release date is set for this summer.
Some of Nolan’s past projects have been critiqued as being a tad bit too ‘thinky’ for the standard movie-goer and have explored vast concepts that are far beyond the norm of a typical Hollywood thriller. That being said, Nolan is still known as one of our generations greatest filmmakers and his take on an extremely controversial historical moment...
Some of Nolan’s past projects have been critiqued as being a tad bit too ‘thinky’ for the standard movie-goer and have explored vast concepts that are far beyond the norm of a typical Hollywood thriller. That being said, Nolan is still known as one of our generations greatest filmmakers and his take on an extremely controversial historical moment...
- 4/30/2023
- by Jon Meschutt
- JoBlo.com
The clock is ticking until Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" (and Greta Gerwig's "Barbie") releases in theaters this July, and reaffirms to the culture that "movies are back!" These are the two biggest blockbusters of the year, mostly due to the fact that it seems that most of the film industry has been sucked into at least one of the two huge ensemble casts. If you're a fresh, young face in Hollywood, you're either in "Barbie," or "Oppenheimer." Ncuti Gatwa and Emma Mackey? "Barbie." Florence Pugh and Alden Ehrenreich? "Oppenheimer."
Team "Oppenheimer" might not have Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, but they do have Jack Quaid, and whichever side you're on, I think we can all agree that his enthusiasm as a genuine fan of the projects he chooses to work on is particularly infectious.
As the son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, Jack Quaid is practically Hollywood royalty.
Team "Oppenheimer" might not have Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, but they do have Jack Quaid, and whichever side you're on, I think we can all agree that his enthusiasm as a genuine fan of the projects he chooses to work on is particularly infectious.
As the son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, Jack Quaid is practically Hollywood royalty.
- 2/6/2023
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
CNN anchor Don Lemon had a simple reminder as he congratulated the 2020 graduating class of Point Scholars: “Your future is full of promise.” During the virtual ceremony on Tuesday, Lemon said, “You are stepping up and stepping forward to create a more just and fair tomorrow.”
Lemon was just one of the celebrities and community leaders who provided the commencement remarks for the New York-based Point Foundation, the nation’s largest scholarship granting organization for LGBTQ+ students. It serves to empower LGBTQ students to achieve their full academic potential while at school.
“Recognize your magnificence, your power and your grace,” said longtime LGBTQ ally Judith Light (“The Politician”). “Let those qualities, along with kindness and generosity, that you call upon move our world into a brighter future.”
Light recognized that the students were graduating during Pride Month and said, “Every month, every day, every minute should be Pride Month.”
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Lemon was just one of the celebrities and community leaders who provided the commencement remarks for the New York-based Point Foundation, the nation’s largest scholarship granting organization for LGBTQ+ students. It serves to empower LGBTQ students to achieve their full academic potential while at school.
“Recognize your magnificence, your power and your grace,” said longtime LGBTQ ally Judith Light (“The Politician”). “Let those qualities, along with kindness and generosity, that you call upon move our world into a brighter future.”
Light recognized that the students were graduating during Pride Month and said, “Every month, every day, every minute should be Pride Month.”
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- 6/23/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Jim Dandy Apr 10, 2019
Doom Patrol stays hot as Gerard Way's beloved run continues, along with a pair of new Young Animal books
Hot on the heels of the critical smash DC Universe original series, DC announced the return of Gerard Way's Doom Patrol and his pop up imprint, Young Animal. The new book, Doom Patrol: Weight of the World, will be on shelves this July. And much like the last imprint, it looks like we'll be getting some other terrific books out of Young Animal as well.
Way will be sharing writing duties with his co-writer for the final issue of the last series, Jeremy Lambert. Art duties for Doom Patrol: Weight of the World start with James Harvey, and taken up by other folks later in the run like Becky Cloonan (Eisner-nominee for Conan the Barbarian), Doc Shaner (close your eyes and imagine the best Shazam comic you've ever read.
Doom Patrol stays hot as Gerard Way's beloved run continues, along with a pair of new Young Animal books
Hot on the heels of the critical smash DC Universe original series, DC announced the return of Gerard Way's Doom Patrol and his pop up imprint, Young Animal. The new book, Doom Patrol: Weight of the World, will be on shelves this July. And much like the last imprint, it looks like we'll be getting some other terrific books out of Young Animal as well.
Way will be sharing writing duties with his co-writer for the final issue of the last series, Jeremy Lambert. Art duties for Doom Patrol: Weight of the World start with James Harvey, and taken up by other folks later in the run like Becky Cloonan (Eisner-nominee for Conan the Barbarian), Doc Shaner (close your eyes and imagine the best Shazam comic you've ever read.
- 4/10/2019
- Den of Geek
Caroline Preece Oct 4, 2017
The Big Bang Theory winds back the clock and replays some unreconstructed gags from its early days...
This review contains spoilers.
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11.2 The Retraction Reaction
When The Big Bang Theory first began many moons ago, science was a much bigger part of the show. As the series progressed and new cast members were added, the characters started to mirror the real-world tendency for people to focus less on work as we grow older and more on relationships and families. But while that shift for the most part worked in the show’s favour, it’s a shame we can’t have both.
The writers seem not to know how to properly mesh the two together,...
The Big Bang Theory winds back the clock and replays some unreconstructed gags from its early days...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams episode 3 review: The Commuter Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams episode 2 review: Impossible Planet Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams episode 1 review: The Hood Maker
11.2 The Retraction Reaction
When The Big Bang Theory first began many moons ago, science was a much bigger part of the show. As the series progressed and new cast members were added, the characters started to mirror the real-world tendency for people to focus less on work as we grow older and more on relationships and families. But while that shift for the most part worked in the show’s favour, it’s a shame we can’t have both.
The writers seem not to know how to properly mesh the two together,...
- 10/4/2017
- Den of Geek
Soon to be screened at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals, writer-director Terrence Malick’s decades-in-the-making documentary “Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey” is quite a sight for cinephiles and fans of the “Tree of Life” helmer.
The doc, which takes viewers on a journey into the galaxy, is an examination of the birth and death of the known universe. The Playlist released two new clips narrated by Cate Blanchett that show audiences the vastness of outer space and what to expect from Malick’s upcoming project.
Read More: ‘Voyage of Time’: How Terrence Malick Made His Documentary About the Birth of the Stars and the Future of Mankind
“Voyage of Time” will be screened in two formats: a 90-minute version narrated by Blanchett and a 40-minute “IMAX Experience,” with commentary provided by Brad Pitt.
Malick found inspiration from two quotes, one from Richard Feynman and Albert Einstein, about the universe and its mystery,...
The doc, which takes viewers on a journey into the galaxy, is an examination of the birth and death of the known universe. The Playlist released two new clips narrated by Cate Blanchett that show audiences the vastness of outer space and what to expect from Malick’s upcoming project.
Read More: ‘Voyage of Time’: How Terrence Malick Made His Documentary About the Birth of the Stars and the Future of Mankind
“Voyage of Time” will be screened in two formats: a 90-minute version narrated by Blanchett and a 40-minute “IMAX Experience,” with commentary provided by Brad Pitt.
Malick found inspiration from two quotes, one from Richard Feynman and Albert Einstein, about the universe and its mystery,...
- 9/5/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
News of a new Terrence Malick movie inspires a fervor among cinephiles like few others, in part because they used to be so rare: Malick made just five films between 1973 and 2011. He’s about to release his third since then, and The Film Stage has quite the rundown of its origins. “Voyage of Time” will soon screen at both the Venice and Toronto film festivals before coming to IMAX in October, which means there’s still plenty of time to obsess over the making of this nonfiction companion to “The Tree of Life” about the birth of the stars and the future of mankind.
The film will screen in two different formats: “Life’s Journey” is 90 minutes long and narrated by Cate Blanchett, while “The IMAX Experience” clocks in at 40 minutes and will be accompanied by the dulcet tones of Brad Pitt. The former’s voiceover is said to be “more searching and poignant,...
The film will screen in two different formats: “Life’s Journey” is 90 minutes long and narrated by Cate Blanchett, while “The IMAX Experience” clocks in at 40 minutes and will be accompanied by the dulcet tones of Brad Pitt. The former’s voiceover is said to be “more searching and poignant,...
- 8/18/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Guardians of the Galaxy is poised to be one of the biggest movies of 2014. Through a string of fun and energizing trailers, it has scored an avalanche of fan enthusiasm online. Its cast is insanely charismatic, and Guardians of the Galaxy is gaining major praise, being called (by some) the greatest science-fiction movie since Star Wars. And yet it almost didn't happen this way at all. In a profile piece for Time, Guardians of the Galaxy screenwriter Nicole Perlman revealed why. But to understand how Guardians of the Galaxy came to be a cinematic force to reckoned with it is, you first need to know about Perlman. Enamored by rocket science and science fiction from an early age, Nicole Perlman wrote her first spec script about physicist Richard Feynman, and it won her a spot on Variety's coveted Writers To Watch list of 2006. She garnered buzz penning a pair of...
- 7/29/2014
- cinemablend.com
Hollywood — You might not have heard the name Nicole Perlman much as it pertains to Marvel properties, but she's a big reason why "Guardians of the Galaxy" will be making its way to theaters next weekend. She toiled away as a screenwriter for a few years after her days at Nyu, cooking up projects with a science bent because that's where her passions lie — projects like "Challenger," a fascinating account of the investigation of the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster written as a love letter to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Then, she made her way to the comic book giant under the company's now-defunct screenwriting program and plucked the intergalactic heroes from obscurity, setting them on a crash course for the silver screen. It may be largely James Gunn's colorful vision on that screen, but it's definitely Perlman's passion that helped bring the property to the table in the first place.
- 7/23/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
A former deputy manager in Nasa's shuttle project office is claiming that the Science Channel's Challenger Disaster doesn't have its facts straight in advancing knowledge of the famous 1986 mission that resulted in the loss of seven crew members. Challenger Disaster premiered last November in the U.S. and starred William Hurt as Nobel Laureate physicist Richard Feynman, who became part of a Ronald Reagan-commissioned investigation of what went wrong. The telefilm became one of the most highly-rated programs in Science Channel's history. TV Review: The Challenger Disaster But in a defamation lawsuit filed last week in an
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- 3/6/2014
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adding a Discovery Channel simulcast into the mix pumped up viewership on The Challenger Disaster to nearly 2 million premiere viewers, and 5 million unique viewers during its debut weekend. On Science Channel, which co-produced the project with BBC, Challenger Disaster drew an average of 730,000 viewers in its Saturday premiere, making it the network’s most-watched program of 2013. The William Hurt-starrer is also the third-most-watched program in Science Channel history, tied with Firefly: Browncoats Unite. On Discovery Channel, the drama delivered 1.2 million total viewers in its premiere. The Challenger Disaster follows the story of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Richard Feynman’s role on the Presidential Commission charged with determining the cause of the Space Shuttle Challenger’s explosion over Cape Canaveral, Fl, on January 28, 1986. It was based upon Feynman’s book What Do You Care What Other People Think? chronicling his efforts to navigate the many vested interests represented on the commission,...
- 11/19/2013
- by LISA DE MORAES, TV Columnist
- Deadline TV
On TV this weekend: Lady Gaga pulls double duty on Saturday Night Live, Almost Human premieres and Eastbound & Down and Hello Ladies come to an end. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 15 programs to keep on your radar.
Saturday, November 16
8 pm The Christmas Ornament (Hallmark) | A widow (Kellie Martin, Life Goes On) hopes to find happiness during the holiday season with the help of a Christmas tree shop owner (All My Children‘s Cameron Mathison).
8 pm The Twelve Trees of Christmas (Lifetime) | When her cherished library is set for demolition, a Manhattan woman (Copper...
Saturday, November 16
8 pm The Christmas Ornament (Hallmark) | A widow (Kellie Martin, Life Goes On) hopes to find happiness during the holiday season with the help of a Christmas tree shop owner (All My Children‘s Cameron Mathison).
8 pm The Twelve Trees of Christmas (Lifetime) | When her cherished library is set for demolition, a Manhattan woman (Copper...
- 11/16/2013
- by riannucci
- TVLine.com
The Challenger Disaster movie on Science Channel: Science Channel’s first dramatic feature dramatizes the inquiry into the cause of the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion through the eyes of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (William Hurt). Feynman cut through red tape to uncover breakdowns in the governmental, scientific, design and engineering communities that oversaw the space program. The 1986 explosion of space shuttle Challenger and the loss of its crew is one of the indelible moments in American history — a sobering gut-punch to America’s space program and a disillusive lesson that the most complex machine ever built is still […]
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- 11/12/2013
- by Ryan Berenz
- ChannelGuideMag
Science Channel and BBC land William Hurt and other fine actors to make the space shuttle tragedy into a surprisingly solid biopic worth watching.
Everybody wants in the scripted game, but most firsts are painful lessons in just how hard it is to get fiction right. That first comedy is often lame. That first drama often pales in comparison to what’s already out there. Channels devoted to unscripted fare often find that diversifying their content is easier in concept than execution.
However, in something of a miracle or at least a wonderful surprise, the Science Channel, in association with the BBC, has delivered a little gem in The Challenger Disaster (Nov. 16, 9 p.m., also shown on Discovery).
The film flies on the back of William Hurt, who delivers yet another incredible performance, this time as the famous physicist, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Richard Feynman.
Photos: 18 Big-Screen Space Disasters
Feynman is...
Everybody wants in the scripted game, but most firsts are painful lessons in just how hard it is to get fiction right. That first comedy is often lame. That first drama often pales in comparison to what’s already out there. Channels devoted to unscripted fare often find that diversifying their content is easier in concept than execution.
However, in something of a miracle or at least a wonderful surprise, the Science Channel, in association with the BBC, has delivered a little gem in The Challenger Disaster (Nov. 16, 9 p.m., also shown on Discovery).
The film flies on the back of William Hurt, who delivers yet another incredible performance, this time as the famous physicist, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Richard Feynman.
Photos: 18 Big-Screen Space Disasters
Feynman is...
- 11/12/2013
- by Tim Goodman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Discovery Channel has decided to simulcast Science Channel’s first stab at scripted programming — the 90-minute The Challenger Disaster — when it premieres on November 16 at 9 Pm, to ensure it gets the biggest possible audience and because the movie fits Discovery’s footprint. Discovery Channel this calendar year, is averaging 1.3 million viewers – 660,000 of them aged 18-49. Science Channel this year is averaging 304,000 viewers – 117,000 of them in the demo. When Science first announced the project in July, its Gm Debbie Myers said it was the “biggest swing” in the network’s history. Produced in collaboration with the BBC and based on Dr. Richard Feynman’s memoir, What Do You Care What Other People Think?, the movie details Feynman’s participation in the Presidential Commission put together to investigate the Challenger explosion. William Hurt plays Feynman – the Caltech physicist/Nobel laureate who, in a televised hearing, demonstrated that the Challenger’s O-ring was not sufficiently pliable,...
- 10/25/2013
- by LISA DE MORAES, TV Columnist
- Deadline TV
Top 10 Patrick Sproull 25 Sep 2013 - 07:00
On the eve of its seventh season, Patrick counts down The Big Bang Theory's 10 best episodes...
It’s a daunting thought to think that The Big Bang Theory has been running for six seasons, spanning seven years in total. It seems only yesterday that we were inaugurated into the world of socially inept geeks, the telegenic blonde across the hall and Sheldon’s infamous spot. But here we are, on the brink of the seventh series and The Big Bang Theory still hasn’t lost its touch. But almost inevitably the day will come when the show becomes stale and uninteresting. Thankfully co-creator Chuck Lorre acknowledged this last month, “you don’t want to repeat yourself. After 100-some-odd episodes, redundancy is looming.”
Hopefully The Big Bang Theory will pull the plug at the appropriate time and thus be remembered as one of the...
On the eve of its seventh season, Patrick counts down The Big Bang Theory's 10 best episodes...
It’s a daunting thought to think that The Big Bang Theory has been running for six seasons, spanning seven years in total. It seems only yesterday that we were inaugurated into the world of socially inept geeks, the telegenic blonde across the hall and Sheldon’s infamous spot. But here we are, on the brink of the seventh series and The Big Bang Theory still hasn’t lost its touch. But almost inevitably the day will come when the show becomes stale and uninteresting. Thankfully co-creator Chuck Lorre acknowledged this last month, “you don’t want to repeat yourself. After 100-some-odd episodes, redundancy is looming.”
Hopefully The Big Bang Theory will pull the plug at the appropriate time and thus be remembered as one of the...
- 9/23/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Tune in alert for Science Channel on November 16. Americans were stunned on January 28, 1986, as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in the clear blue sky over Cape Canaveral, Fla. Just 73 seconds into Challenger’s 10th mission, America's space program suffered a horrific setback. In the months following, a special Presidential Commission worked to determine the explosion’s cause in the hopes of making future spaceflight missions safer. Of the 14 commission members from the domains of Nasa, the military and other affiliated organizations, one person stood apart as an independent voice–Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dr. Richard Feynman. From Science Channel Science Channel’s first dramatic feature film, The Challenger Disaster, premiering Saturday, November 16 from 9-11 Pm Et/Pt, is...
- 9/18/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Bill Nye knows you all are thrilled to see him bust a move on Dancing with the Stars – but your excitement is making him nervous. Or, in his words, “[It's] terrifying! Not just nervous.”
The Science Guy – who is, it should be noted, a long-time recreational dancer – will hit the ballroom starting next week as a contestant on the 17th season of Dancing, which means he’s currently hard at work practicing with his pro partner, newcomer to the show Tyne Stecklein. “She’s extraordinary,” Nye told EW on the phone earlier this week. “I guess they all are. She’s...
The Science Guy – who is, it should be noted, a long-time recreational dancer – will hit the ballroom starting next week as a contestant on the 17th season of Dancing, which means he’s currently hard at work practicing with his pro partner, newcomer to the show Tyne Stecklein. “She’s extraordinary,” Nye told EW on the phone earlier this week. “I guess they all are. She’s...
- 9/12/2013
- by Erin Strecker
- EW - Inside TV
Ray Richmond contributes to Deadline’s TCA coverage. The Science Channel announced a November 16 premiere date for The Challenger Disaster, its first original dramatic film, a co-production with the BBC. William Hurt stars as American physicist Richard Feynman alongside Bruce Greenwood, Brian Dennehy, Joanne Whalley and Eve Best. The movie tells the story of Feynman’s efforts to uncover the truth behind the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy of January 1986. It exploded just 73 seconds after launch and was carried live on CNN.
- 7/25/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Tune in alert for The BBC and Science who are co-producing a new factual drama starring award-winning actor William Hurt. Hurt will play the brilliant U.S. physicist Richard Feynman, who was instrumental in uncovering the truth behind the space shuttle Challenger disaster of 1986. From Discovery When Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight on the morning of January 28, 1986, it represented one of the most shocking events in the history of American spaceflight. A Presidential Commission was immediately convened to explore what had gone wrong, but with the vast complexity of the space shuttle and so many vested interests involved in the investigation, discovering the truth was an almost impossible challenge. A truly independent member of the...
- 10/23/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
William Hurt has been cast as physicist Richard Feynman for an upcoming BBC/Science Channel drama about the presidential commission that investigated the Challenger disaster. Ah, science dramas! Our dreams are coming true! (Feynman figured out that cold temperatures affected the resilience of some of the materials used on the space shuttle, and he demonstrated this finding with a rubber ring and a glass of ice water. Boom.) Feynman's memoirs Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman and What Do You Care What Other People Think? are pretty much the best, and while we might prefer a movie about all his silly hijinks — safe cracking, using goofy pencils his wife had personalized for him — we'll settle for the story of one of the most dramatic moments in American science.
- 10/23/2012
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
London – The BBC has teamed with the Science Channel to produce a one-off biographical drama starring William Hurt centered as scientist Richard Feynman on his search for truth in the wake of the Nasa Challenger space shuttle disaster Feynman was instrumental in uncovering the truth behind the space shuttle Challenger disaster of 1986. Hurt will star alongside Bruce Greenwood (Thirteen Days), Brian Dennehy (First Blood), Joanne Whalley (The Borgias), Kevin McNally (Wuthering Heights), Henry Goodman (Notting Hill) and Eve Best (The King’s Speech). James Hawes (Doctor Who) directs from a script by Kate Gartside (Mistresses). When Challenger exploded 73 seconds
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- 10/23/2012
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A mix of North American and British talent will topline an untitled BBC/Science Channel movie about the search for what caused the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle explosion. William Hurt and Bruce Greenwood will star as physicist Richard Feynman and Air Force General Donald Kutyna, respectively. Feynman, a Nobel Prize winner who also assisted on the Manhattan Project, was instrumental in uncovering the truth, as was Kutyna whom he befriended in the process. Brian Dennehy is also on board as William Rogers, the chair of the presidential commission and Joanne Whalley will play Feynman’s wife. British actors Kevin McNally (Downton Abbey), Henry Goodman (The Damned United) and Eve Best (Nurse Jackie) also star. Shooting starts this month on the TV movie that James Hawes is directing from a script by Kate Gartside. Great Expectations’ Laurie Borg is producing. Exec producers are Mark Hedgecoe, Cassian Harrison and Rocky Collins.
- 10/23/2012
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
William Hurt is being lined up to star in a television movie about the lost space shuttle Challenger. The Host actor is attached to play theoretical physicist Richard Feynman in the untitled factual drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "This is the gripping story of a brilliant physicist's battle for scientific truth in the dark corridors of big government," said Kim Shillinglaw, BBC commissioning editor for science and natural history. "With an impressive cast including Hollywood legend William Hurt, it promises to be a powerful factual drama for BBC Two and part of our mission to make science programs ever more surprising and ambitious." The project is a co-production between (more)...
- 9/27/2012
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
William Hurt is heading to the Science Channel. The Oscar winner has been tapped to star as U.S. physicist Richard Feynman in a factual drama exploring the truth behind the space shuttle Challenger's 1986 explosion, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. The untitled telepic, a co-production with the BBC and Science Channel -- will explore Feynman's efforts to uncover the truth behind the disaster, which represented one of the most shocking events in the history of American spaceflight. "This is the gripping story of a brilliant physicist’s battle for scientific truth in the dark corridors of big government. With an
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- 9/27/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best."
Richard Phillips Feynman (11 May 1918 - 15 February 1988), American physicist.
Richard Phillips Feynman (11 May 1918 - 15 February 1988), American physicist.
- 12/5/2011
- by shifra007
- www.culturecatch.com
Ever feel like information threatens to overwhelm meaning? Nicholas Carr says that's the troubling conclusion of James Gleick's impressive new history, The Information.
At a technology conference last year, Google's outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt tried to put our current "information explosion" into historical perspective. Today, he said, we create as much information in 48 hours-five billion gigabytes worth-as was created "between the birth of the world and 2003." It's an astonishing comparison, and it seems to illuminate something important about the times we live in. But the harder you look at Schmidt's numbers, the fuzzier they become. What does it mean to create information? When we measure information, what exactly are we measuring? What the heck is "information," anyway?
Related story on The Daily Beast: Google + 1: Forget the Social Stuff, Google!
None of those questions, it turns out, is easy to answer. Wikipedia isn't much help. "As a concept," it tells us,...
At a technology conference last year, Google's outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt tried to put our current "information explosion" into historical perspective. Today, he said, we create as much information in 48 hours-five billion gigabytes worth-as was created "between the birth of the world and 2003." It's an astonishing comparison, and it seems to illuminate something important about the times we live in. But the harder you look at Schmidt's numbers, the fuzzier they become. What does it mean to create information? When we measure information, what exactly are we measuring? What the heck is "information," anyway?
Related story on The Daily Beast: Google + 1: Forget the Social Stuff, Google!
None of those questions, it turns out, is easy to answer. Wikipedia isn't much help. "As a concept," it tells us,...
- 3/1/2011
- by Nicholas Carr
- The Daily Beast
Trying to condense the year's Web videos into a mere top 10 has been a challenge, not to mention a fabulous exercise the concept of distraction. But without further ado, here are the 10 best non-animal viral videos of 2009. (Yes, that does mean there will be an animal-only countdown tomorrow. Suspense!) Fan-Made Features Most viral hits are short and sweet, which might explain why these brilliant -- but extremely long -- entries into the pop canon didn't become as popular as they deserved to be: Both the the fan-made "Dr. Horrible" prequel and the student-created Harry Potter musical should have been huge hits.
- 12/29/2009
- by Margaret Lyons
- EW.com - PopWatch
A is for Auto-Tune, a machine that makes it possible to set spoken words to music. Below, you'll find 'We Are All Connected' the latest creation of John Boswell , maker of the wonderful 'A Glorious Dawn' video, which weaves Carl Sagan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Richard Feynman and Bill Nye into a rock opera of wonder, beauty and informaiton.
John has a new site up called The Symphony of Science, dedicated to delivering scientific and philosophical knowledge in musical form. It's a rudimentary space at the moment, but it does catalogue his creations. I'm looking forward to seeing what he comes up with next.
Source: Is it really that easy to turn science into music and poetry? : Pharyngula...
John has a new site up called The Symphony of Science, dedicated to delivering scientific and philosophical knowledge in musical form. It's a rudimentary space at the moment, but it does catalogue his creations. I'm looking forward to seeing what he comes up with next.
Source: Is it really that easy to turn science into music and poetry? : Pharyngula...
- 10/20/2009
- doorQ.com
Richard Feynman was a world-class scientist, developer on the atomic bomb, Nobel laureate, and outspoken member of the Challenger disaster investigation team, where he revealed the massive institutional problems within Nasa that lead to the shuttle explosion.
Before is death in 1989, he spent a great deal of time explaining and popularizing physics to all of us who are easily confused by those damn equations. He also played a mean set of bongos.
In the video below, he discusses doubt, uncertainty, religion and how to live in a universe made up more of questions than answers and where purpose arises from individuals and not from mere existence.
Source: Richard Feynman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia h/t: Richard Feynman tells it like it is : Pharyngula...
Before is death in 1989, he spent a great deal of time explaining and popularizing physics to all of us who are easily confused by those damn equations. He also played a mean set of bongos.
In the video below, he discusses doubt, uncertainty, religion and how to live in a universe made up more of questions than answers and where purpose arises from individuals and not from mere existence.
Source: Richard Feynman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia h/t: Richard Feynman tells it like it is : Pharyngula...
- 7/3/2009
- doorQ.com
CANNES -- David Strathairn is set to star in Challenger, a drama about Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman's investigation into the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger that Philip Kaufman will direct from a screenplay by Nicole Perlman. Media 8 Entertainment Inc. will co-produce, finance and distribute the feature in association with Code Entertainment and Carol Baum Prods. Carol Baum, Rick Berg and Peter Kaufman will serve as producers. Media 8 will sell international rights to the film at the Cannes Film Market. With the project, Kaufman returns to the subject of the U.S. space program, which he explored in 1983's The Right Stuff, which won four Academy Awards.
- 5/17/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Walt Disney Pictures has pre-emptively picked up The Feynman Chronicles, an action-adventure spec by Ashley E. Miller and Zack Stentz. Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray are producing via their Disney-based Mayhem Pictures banner. The adventure is triggered after a mysterious object crashes into a remote mountain in 1940s Africa, and centers on brilliant young physicist Richard Feynman, who is recruited by the government to investigate it. He teams with a beautiful English spy and a cynical French aviator in a race against the Nazis to find the object and unlock its secrets. Jason Reed and Casey Wolfe oversee for Disney.
- 4/26/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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