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The Real Scandal Is the Whitewashing of ‘The Odyssey’

August 3, 2026 J. Barnes 0 Comments ancient Greece, Anne Hathaway, Ben-Hur, Brad Pitt, Brett Ratner, casting, Christopher Nolan, Elon Musk, Exodus Gods and Kings, film criticism, Greek history, Greek mythology, Hercules, Hollywood, Homer, Hugh Jackman, Jason and the Argonauts, Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon, Mel Gibson, movie review, Nicholas Galitzine, Renny Harlin, representation, Ridley Scott, The Legend of Hercules, The Odyssey, The Passion of the Christ, The Ten Commandments, Theo James, Tom Holland, Troy, whitewashing, Zendaya, Zoe Kazan

Where are the Greek actors for a Greek epic?

BFG Podcast #311: Christopher Nolan, Olivia Wilde, and Arguments Over Seth Rogen

July 29, 2026August 1, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan films, film criticism, laura pruden, Matthew Sheffer, movie podcast, Neal Pollack, Olivia Wilde, Podcast, Pop Culture, Rashida Jones, Sea of Reeds Media, Seth Rogen, Stephen Garrett, Toy Story 5

Neal, Stephen and Laura leap into the ocean of ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘The Invite’ discourse

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Kevin Sorbo Lost Hollywood. Kelsey Grammer Learned How to Beat It.

July 28, 2026August 1, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments Angel Studios, anti-woke, Athena, Avengers Doomsday, Ben Shapiro, box office, cancel culture, celebrities, Christian films, Christopher Nolan, conservative media, Donald Trump, Eden's Choice, Elon Musk, faith-based films, film industry, Fox News, Hercules The Legendary Journeys, Hollywood, JC Films, Jesus Revolution, Kelsey Grammer, Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless, movie criticism, Night at the Museum of the Bible, Pickleball Pete, Supergirl, Tea Party, The Marvels, The Odyssey, Xena, Young Washington, Zendaya

Two conservative actors took very different paths after falling out of the Hollywood consensus

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Extras: An Obituary

July 22, 2026July 30, 2026 Dr. Carlos Flores 1 Comment AI, Alex Garland, animatronics, Arab Legion, Avengers: Endgame, background actors, Battle of Aqaba, blockbusters, Book and Film Globe, CGI, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan films, CIvil War, D Day, David Lean, David Lean films, digital crowds, Dunkirk, epic cinema, Extras, film history, film production, Greece, Hollywood, Jordan, King Hussein, King Hussein of Jordan, Lawrence of Arabia, Lawrence of Arabia battle scene, Matt Damon, Messenia, Normandy, Oppenheimer, Peter Jackson, practical effects, puppetry, Ray Mendoza, SAG-AFTRA, Saving Private Ryan, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Steven Spielberg, T.E. Lawrence, Tenet, The Hobbit, The Lord Of The Rings, The Odyssey, union actors, visual effects, William Tecumseh Sherman

AI sounds the death knell for living crowds of people on film

‘The Odyssey’ Is the Most Christopher Nolan Film Yet

July 16, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 70mm, adaptation, ancient Greece, Anne Hathaway, Athena, Benny Safdie, Bill Irwin, Calypso, Charlize Theron, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan films, Circe, Classics, Cyclops, Elliot Page, epic films, Greek epic, Greek mythology, Hades, Homer, IMAX, Ithaca, literature, Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon, movie review, mythology, Odysseus, Odyssey review, Penelope, Polyphemus, practical effects, Robert Pattinson, Samantha Morton, Telemachus, The Odyssey, Tom Holland, Travis Scott, Trojan War, Zendaya

A star-studded epic brings Homer to the 21st century

Tariff

The Movie Business Is Tariff-ied

May 5, 2025 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Avengers Doomsday, Christopher Nolan, Coralie Fargeat, Donald Trump, Ryan Coogler, Sinners, Tariffs, The Odyssey, The Substance

Trump’s latest riff has Hollywood scratching its head

Odyssey

The Online Odyssey of ‘The Odyssey’

January 2, 2025January 4, 2025 Jake Harris 0 Comments Christopher Nolan, Emily Wilson, Matt Ramos, The Odyssey

An announced Christopher Nolan film adaption unleashes a torrent of ridiculous debate on social media

Oscars

The Oscars and the Self-Pity

March 11, 2024March 18, 2024 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Christopher Nolan, Cord Jefferson, Flamin' Hot, Messi, Oscars, Ryan Gosling, Stanley Elkin

It was a great year for movies and a somewhat less-annoying-than-usual ceremony. So why do I feel so bad?

Book and Film Globe Podcasts

BFG Podcast #111

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Barbie, Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Oppenheimer, SAG-AFTRA

‘Barbenheimer’ and actors on strike

Oppenheimer

He Dropped a Bomb on Us

July 21, 2023July 26, 2023 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, James Urbaniak, Josh Hartnett, Kenneth Branagh, Matt Damon, Oppenheimer

‘Oppenheimer,’ Christopher Nolan’s majestic, grand-statement masterpiece about the reluctant father of the atomic age

Film Twitter

Film Twitter Has Its Worst Week Ever

July 15, 2023 Jake Harris 0 Comments Barbie, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Marcia Blackburn, Napoleon, Oppenheimer, Ridley Scott, Ted Cruz

“Napoleon Bonaparte was a terrible person,” and other lowlights

Harry Styles

The Year of Harry Styles, Actor

December 27, 2022December 30, 2022 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments Christopher Nolan, David Bowie, Don't Worry Darling, Dunkirk, Elvis Presley, Eternals, Harry Styles, James Corden, lady gaga, My Policeman, Rogers Daltrey

Elvis is back in the building, and a brief history of pop stars in film

HBO Max Gets the Picture

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Jake Harris 0 Comments AMC, Christopher Nolan, Cinemark, Dune, Godzilla Vs. Kong, HBO Max, In The Heights, Matrix 4, Sean Parker, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Tenet, Warner Brothers, Wonder Woman 1984

It’s the end of the movie theater as we know it…

Tenet

‘Tenet’: We Risked Our Lives for THIS?

September 3, 2020September 10, 2020 Neal Pollack 14 Comments Airplane!, Christopher Nolan, Elizabeth Debicki, Hans Zimmer, John David Washington, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Pattinson, Tenet, Top Secret!

The time-traveling spy thriller that saved movies or didn’t

Mulan

Will ‘Mulan’ Make Money?

August 19, 2020September 3, 2020 Jake Harris 0 Comments AMC Theaters, Bob Chapek, Christopher Nolan, Disney, Mulan, Tenet, Trolls World Tour

Our informal napkin math says it will

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