Christopher Nolan Says ‘The Odyssey’s’ Modern English Dialogue ‘Was a No-Brainer’ Even If ‘It Might Bite Me on the Ass’ and ‘I Was Maybe Being Naïve’

Christopher Nolan Discusses Modern Dialogue in 'The Odyssey'

Christopher Nolan explains his choice of contemporary English in 'The Odyssey', stirring diverse opinions ahead of its theatrical release.

Christopher Nolan on the future of large scale filmmaking

Christopher Nolan says he wants his fantasy action film "The Odyssey" to feel "almost like a documentary." #ChristopherNolan #TheOdyssey

Christopher Nolan broke his big rule when casting The Odyssey's Lupita Nyong'o

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is full of daring casting choices, but one stands out, though not for the reason you think.

Christopher Nolan Calls ‘The Odyssey’ Fan Backlash “Irrelevant,” Says Naysayers Don’t Know “What the Film Actually Is Yet”

Christopher Nolan is responding directly to the growing controversy and backlash surrounding The Odyssey, dismissing the online criticism as something that simply “comes with the territory” while arguing that the people criticizing the film before its release don’t actually know what they’re talking about. In a new interview with The Telegraph, the Oscar-winning director addressed [] The post Christopher Nolan Calls ‘The Odyssey’ Fan Backlash “Irrelevant,” Says Naysayers Don’t Know “What the Film Actually Is Yet” appeared first on That Park Place.

The First Reactions To Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Call It ‘Clunky,’ ‘Astonishing,’ And Like Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings

IMAX screening are already sold out for days

Christopher Nolan has a perfectly good reason for everyone speaking with American accents in The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan has a perfectly good reason for everyone speaking with American accents in The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan Breaks Silence on ‘The Odyssey’ Modern English Dialogue Controversy, Says ‘I Was Maybe Naive’

Christopher Nolan addresses the controversy surrounding modern English dialogue in his new film 'The Odyssey' (July 17, 2026 release), starring Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway. The director explains his creative choice for accessibility in the Universal Pictures epic, filmed entirely on IMAX 70mm.

Your Favorite New Thriller Might Have Been Written by Artificial Intelligence

Your Favorite New Thriller Might Have Been Written by Artificial Intelligence

‘Jimmy Savile nearly killed us!’ - Ned’s Atomic Dustbin leader Jonn Penney on surviving 1990s indie stardom and why they can’t wait for their first Irish gigs in over three decades

Noise Annoys chats to the nicest man in rock, Ned's Atomic Dustbin singer Jonn Penney, about the 1990s indie heroes' long-awaited return to Ireland

Christopher Nolan calls criticism of 'The Odyssey' casting decisions 'irrelevant'

Christopher Nolan calls backlash to The Odyssey's casting and modern dialogue irrelevant, but one critic says questioning the race-swapping of Helen of Troy is fair game.

"We were shooting it like a documentary": The Odyssey cast learned to sail for real as Christopher Nolan admits it was "tough" on his actors

"We were shooting it like a documentary": The Odyssey cast learned to sail for real as Christopher Nolan admits it was "tough" on his actors

Nolan says pre-release criticism of The Odyssey is irrelevant amid backlash over casting and armour design

Nolan says pre-release criticism of The Odyssey is irrelevant amid backlash over casting and armour design

Sam Alito’s Textualism Has Entered the Realm of the Absurd

Justice Alito’s opinion is a classic exercise in textualism.

Nolan Calls Odyssey Backlash ‘Irrelevant,’ Defends Modern Language With Homer

Christopher Nolan called pre-release backlash against The Odyssey 'irrelevant' at a Mumbai premiere on July 11, invoking Homer's own earthy text to defend modern dialogue and Lupita Nyong'o's casting as Helen of Troy. The film opens Thursday.

The two signs someone is incredibly intelligent, according to philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer

He understood the inner life of intelligent people. The post The two signs someone is incredibly intelligent, according to philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer appeared first on Upworthy.

Country pub of the week: The Gunton Arms, Norfolk

Embrace the eccentricity of this art-filled wonder, says Fiona Roberts-Moore

Anthropic reimagines Claude in Slack as nosy, always-on agentic AI coworker

The Claude in Slack app is dead, long live Claude in Slack

The New ‘Odyssey’ Movie Is Sparking a Right-Wing Backlash. This Female Scholar Knows It Well

Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation of Homer’s epic—the first by a woman—was called a woke “abomination” by online reactionaries. Christopher Nolan’s film is facing similar critiques.

Exclusive Interview: Jimmie Robinson explores AI anxieties with ARTILLERY

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‘Not a disaster’ but England given big ‘reality check’ in Ghana draw

Alan Shearer feels England drawing against Ghana is not a “disaster” but they’ve been given a “reality check” as Joe Hart believes Thomas Tuchel has “a lot to work on.”

End Over End

Audrey Watters, Second Breakfast, Jul 13, 2026 This is an honest post from Audrey Watters exploring the following question: It sure seems that as long as we’ve believed everyone should read, we’ve fretted that everyone doesn’t (or at least The Atlantic sure has worried) -- they don’t read enough, and even if they do, they don’t read the right kinds of material. I say 'honest' because she says this: It's not that I don't worry about reading... I do. I worry because I love reading... And I love reading because without it, I could not write and I could not think. Not well. Not clearly. Not intelligently. Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]

Christopher Nolan says Matt Damon's doubts about doing another movie like The Odyssey are "defeatist" because of the success of Backrooms and Obsession

Christopher Nolan says Matt Damon's doubts about doing another movie like The Odyssey are "defeatist" because of the success of Backrooms and Obsession

What will Greece think of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’?

The country is used to foreigners playing their heroes

The Odyssey hailed as ‘cinematic triumph’ in first reactions for Christopher Nolan’s epic

The star-studded spectacle hits cinemas on July 17.

Sir Christopher Nolan thinks young people reject 'AI slop'

Sir Christopher Nolan feels reassured about the future of film because young people have rejected AI slop.

Longtime Bruins announcer Jack Edwards starting to find his voice again with help from AI

Edwards emphasizes that he is wary of artificial intelligence on most fronts, but appreciates seeing at least one benefit firsthand. The post Longtime Bruins announcer Jack Edwards starting to find his voice again with help from AI appeared first on Boston.com.

The Supreme Court’s Latest Gift to Trump Comes Wrapped in a Lie

“If you think about it for five seconds, it’s a pretty laughable proposition.”

After reading a headline that includes both the words "tanfluencers" and "tanmaxxing," subby's urge for killmaxxing is risemaxxing [Stupid]

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Hysteria around Karl Stefanovic’s Tommy Robinson chat shows bias against right-wing voices

Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton has weighed in on the "one sided and disproportionate" hysteria surrounding Karl Stefanovic’s interview with Tommy Robinson.

Nolan calls The Odyssey his toughest film yet

New York, July 11: Christopher Nolan has never been afraid to dream a little bigger. It’s almost a calling. With every f...

Stanford was their golden ticket - could AI help or hinder that?

The BBC spoke with Stanford University graduates about what they really think about artificial intelligence.

Do we want ChatGPT to seduce us?

“Benjamin,” a half-naked Mrs. Robinson insists midway through the classic 1967 film The Graduate, “I am not trying to seduce you.” But, mere seconds later, she asks, “Would you like me to seduce you?” In Seductive AI, the University of Tennessee law professor and blogging pioneer Glenn Harlan Reynolds paints artificial intelligence as a modern-day []

Christopher Nolan Responds to Obsession & Backrooms Success (With Two Warnings for Hollywood)

Christopher Nolan is sharing his thoughts on the state of the filmmaking industry - slamming AI slop and encouraging filmmakers to trust their audiences.

The Anthropologist Deconstructing Antizionism

Adam Louis-Klein was a left-wing Yale philosophy grad, conducting fieldwork among indigenous Amazonians for his PhD in anthropology. Completely cut off from the world, he finally got online, and the horrors of October 7th hit him like a freight train -- and what he saw in his own academic circles shook him even more. Today [] The post The Anthropologist Deconstructing Antizionism appeared first on Aish.com.

Rapid Response 47 Sinks Another Disingenuous Take From Aaron Rupar (This Time About JD Vance)

Rapid Response 47 Sinks Another Disingenuous Take From Aaron Rupar (This Time About JD Vance)

Judy Austin vs Mr Obasi: No mortal can bring me down — Yul Edochie

Actor Yul Edochie has dismissed recent criticism surrounding his personal life, insisting that no “mortal or spirit” can bring him down amid ongoing public debate involving his marriage to actress Judy Austin and her former husband, Mr Obasi. The post Judy Austin vs Mr Obasi: No mortal can bring me down — Yul Edochie appeared first on Vanguard News.

Brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness

The unconscious brain appears to be far more capable than scientists once believed. Researchers found that patients under general anesthesia could still process language at a sophisticated level, distinguishing nouns, verbs, and adjectives while listening to stories. Even more remarkably, neural activity showed signs of predicting upcoming words before they were heard. The results challenge traditional ideas about consciousness and hint at new possibilities for brain-computer interfaces.

Christopher Nolan Dedicates ‘The Odyssey’ to Late Imax Pioneer David Keighley

Christopher Nolan has dedicated “The Odyssey” to David Keighley, Imax’s first chief quality officer and a pioneer of large-format cinema, who died after a battle with cancer last year. Nolan announced the news during the London premiere of the film at the BFI Imax Theater. As he introduced the screening, he said, “This was the first []

Liberal education in the U.S., the AI challenge and the pope * WorldNetDaily * by Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Wire

Source link At a mid-April dinner at a D.C. think tank, I was asked to offer a few words on education and artificial intelligence. I observed that constantly improving AI

“It’s a gamble”: Damon says we’re unlikely to see another film on scale of “The Odyssey”

The actor said movies like Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic were a casualty of studios' risk aversion

Kecerdasan buatan lemahkan keupayaan berfikir

SUATU ketika dahulu tugasan yang perlu disiapkan memerlukan masa berjam-jam, atau berhari-hari kini boleh diselesaikan dalam beberapa minit sahaja dengan bantuan alatan kecerdasan buatan (AI), manusia boleh menulis, menganalisis atau menyusun idea tanpa berfikir panjang. Fenomena ini bukan hanya sekadar persepsi tetapi realiti kerana statistik global berdasarkan Institut Ekonomi AI Microsoft (2025), menunjukkan hampir satu ... Read more The post Kecerdasan buatan lemahkan keupayaan berfikir appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Guiding Red

I thought of the poet who had entered hospice, the way his mouth had finished its long job. His body parts tying things up. I sensed that the poet had died that night. All the writers’ words became hours. Everything they talked of, I no longer cared about. Everything I had seen in my life []

IT: Welcome to Derry artist calls his new Resident Evil-like horror "a cinematic experience" – and it's not a zombie game

IT: Welcome to Derry artist calls his new Resident Evil-like horror "a cinematic experience" – and it's not a zombie game