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The Odyssey: jaw-dropping action, dark magic and dolphin cameos – discuss with spoilers ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Inside all the blink-and-you-miss-it moments, subtle easter eggs and poignant takeaways from Christopher Nolan’s ancient epic
This article contains spoilers for The Odyssey
The Odyssey looks set to be …
8 days ago
‘At times I felt I’d bitten off more than I could chew’: Christopher Nolan on sweeping the Oscars, making The Odyssey – and getting a puppy ⊕
How do you follow Oppenheimer? By spending £250m bringing Homer’s epic poem to the big screen in Imax. Today’s most powerful director talks big swings, trauma-bonding and the healing powers of chocol…
10 days ago
A classicist’s verdict on Nolan’s Odyssey: a soulful hero flatters our times as women and nuance pushed overboard ⊕⊕
Matt Damon’s sensitive and repentant Odysseus might come as a surprise to Homer, likewise some significant omissions concerning the poem’s female characters
Peter Bradshaw’s five star review
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12 days ago
Christopher Nolan fans are embarking on epic journeys to see The Odyssey the way he wants them to ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Cinephiles are crossing oceans to see the film at its highest possible resolution – and only 41 cinemas in the world are equipped to do it
In Homer’s Odyssey, the hero Odysseus embarks on an epic jour…
3 months ago
Screenmaxxing: why Hollywood is supersizing the big screen experience ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
With Imax more popular than ever, a new way to watch movies – HDR by Barco – has been quietly rolling out but what difference does it really make?
At this year’s CinemaCon, an annual gathering where f…
6 months ago
‘Every single frame was sweated over’: how Becoming Led Zeppelin became the biggest documentary of the year ⊕
Bernard MacMahon’s film about the 70s giants took advantage of audience enthusiasm to make a major impact in cinemas – and it’s just the latest in a string of films about the era of classic rock
Bare-…
Matt Damon’s best films – ranked! ⊕⊕
Ahead of his reunion with Ben Affleck in thriller The Rip – as well as starring role in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Imax epic The Odyssey – we run through the best work of one of Hollywood’s most re…
8 months ago
Epic movie: Christopher Nolan uses 2m ft of film for adaptation of The Odyssey ⊕
The director has revealed suitably epic scale of his forthcoming Homeric adventure, which was shot with Imax cameras and stars Matt Damon as Odysseus
Christopher Nolan says he has used over more than …
9 months ago
Interstellar’s second life: how Christopher Nolan’s most divisive film became his most loved ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
When Nolan’s space epic was released in 2014, critics picked at the plot holes and scientists picked at the science – now, 11 years later, it’s the internet’s favourite film. Was it just ahead of its…