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“I was so struck on ‘Oppenheimer’ by what Imax could do for the human face, it seemed like it bore a hole into Cillian Murphy’s.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

The price implications are only going to get more obvious over time, and by the time it hits people in the face, it is going to be too late to do much about it.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

And, let's face it, many of us would be looking down at our screens until the tram trundles along.

From BBC May 3, 2026

“To deny that only prolongs the situation and puts off any way of reckoning with it. We have to face it in order to understand that it’s within our human nature.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

Whatever was waiting for her in Fjerda, she could face it.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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