Manchester Printworks is one of just 30 cinemas in the world screening a special version of Oppenheimer
With people leaving the film 'absolutely devastated', our curiosity was already piqued, but now we have even more reason to go along and watch this almost certain box office smash.
Manchester’s Vue cinema at the Printworks is one of just 30 movie theatres around the world that are set to show a very special screening of the new Christopher Nolan film, Oppenheimer.
The soon-to-be-released three-hour epic from the man behind some of the most iconic films of the past two decades (The Dark Night, Interstellar, Dunkirk and more) is set to be the biggest release of the year and the Vue Printworks is among the select few getting to show a very unique version of it.
Oppenheimer is the first film to be shot on black and white IMAX cameras in cinema history — a method created by the production crew specifically for this movie — and combines both IMAX 65mm and Panavision 65mm film before being projected in the large-scale 70mm format
The result is a glorious resolution one of the most visually impressive pictures ever made and, better still, Printworks is one of just a handful of cinemas anywhere on the planet that will be showing the film in fully 70mm IMAX screenings, i.e. the very best way to watch any big release.
The film is based on the famous physicist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, known as ‘the father of the atomic bomb’.Starting Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr. and more, Oppenheimer switches between B&W and colourVue Printworks Manchester is set to show Oppenheimer on the biggest screens and in the highest quality possible (Credit: Universal)
As explained by Nolan himself earlier this month, “the sharpness, clarity and depth of the image is unparalleled” when you shoot on 70mm film, which he has been doing since his seminal Batman, and which allows you to “let the screen disappear”.
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In his words: “You’re getting a feeling of 3D without the glasses. You’ve got a huge screen and you’re filling the peripheral vision of the audience. You’re immersing them in the world of the film.”
Just in case the exclusivity hasn’t quite sunk in yet, this specific Vue location is the only other place in the UK outside of London that will be screening this unique and fully-optimised print of Oppenheimer when it releases on 21 July. It’s going to be a cinematic experience like no other.
Mancs wanted to take part in a new series of the ‘hardest quiz show on TV’
Emily Sergeant
Call yourself a clever clogs? The BBC is currently looking for contestants to take part in what is widely considered the hardest quiz show on TV.
That’s right – Only Connect is back for another series on BBC Two.
Presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell and first broadcast all the way back in 2008, Only Connect takes TV quizzing to the next level, as it sees two teams compete against each other by finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues.
In this quiz show – which viewers have dubbed one of the most challenging there is – knowledge only takes you so far, as the ability to think laterally is also deemed ‘vitally important’.
A casting call for the upcoming 2027 series has been shared on the BBC website, with people from Greater Manchester encouraged to apply.
Mancs wanted to take part in a new series of the ‘hardest quiz show on TV’ / Credit: BBC
The casting call reads: “The popular BBC Two quiz show presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell returns for a new series in 2027.
“Only Connect is seeking teams of three players OR single applicants or teams of two looking for like-minded teammates to pool their combined wits to solve fiendish conundrums and vexing puzzles.
“This is the quiz series where, as in life itself, knowledge will only take you so far: patience and lateral thinking are also vital. It’s all about making connections between things which may appear, at first glance, not to be connected at all.”
Reckon you’ve got what it takes then? Applications are now open, and all applicants must be aged 18 or over and a resident in the UK or Channel Islands.
Channel 4 is looking for Mancs who think they can survive the apocalypse for a new TV series
Lydia Mastrolonardo
Have you always wanted to see how long you’d last in an apocalypse?
Well now’s your chance, as Apocalypse is potentially coming back to Channel 4 for a second series, with producers having put out a nationwide casting call for contestants willing to take part.
The casting call simply reads: “Do you think you have what it takes to survive the end of the world?”
Described as a dystopian series designed to test the creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience of our nation, Apocalypse sees players are pushed out of their comfort zones and put to the ultimate test.
In the series, ordinary people are tasked with surviving for 28 days in an abandoned city – used previously only for the military to practice urban warfare – with no food, running water, electricity or heat.
Produced by The Garden – which is part of ITV Studios – for Channel 4, the show’s creators are now calling on Mancs and people up and down the country with the ‘courage and ingenuity’ to compete, to get in touch and apply for the potential second series.
Does your mate always bang on after watching a post-apocalyptic film that they would’ve done things differently? Or is the news at the moment freaking you out and you want to give the end of the world a bit of a practice run? Either way, sign up, test that plan you’ve built in your head, and see if you’ve really got what it takes.
Applications are now open, and all you need to do is fill in a short application form and one of the production team will get back to you if they would like to proceed. Come on, let’s prove what Mancs are made of.
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28th June 2023 
