Greek mythology is rife with humans becoming immortal, many of them as punishment for tangling with the gods. But not Christopher Nolan, the Mount Olympus star of the mortal world: Hollywood. The opening weekend success of his Imax epic “The Odyssey” cements Nolan as his own kind of myth: a bankable auteur who can capture
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has broken ratings records in the United States and around the world, due to its unique combination of star power (Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar performing in perhaps their final World Cup matches, along with younger stars Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland and Lamine Yamal), a North American stage and
in the day After its release, I woke up at dawn and drove 25 miles to the Philadelphia suburbs to see Christopher Nolan’s film. The Odysseyin one of the few remaining theaters in the Northeast equipped to project large-format, super-high-resolution 70mm IMAX films. I arrived to find groups of loafers in “NOLAN” sweatshirts and Letterboxd
Lena Headey gave a wide-ranging interview to The Telegraph and spoke about her experiences in Hollywood with nudity and predatory men. The Emmy nominee for “Game of Thrones” accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment in 2017, alleging that he made suggestive comments to her at the Venice Film Festival when they were promoting “The Brothers
Shimmy Marcus, artistic director of the renowned Dublin acting school Bow Street Academy, recently watched the latest “Knives Out” installment, “Wake Up Dead Man,” and was impressed by the number of British and Irish actors playing Americans in leading roles. “There’s Andrew Craig, Josh O’Connor, Andrew Scott and Daryl McCormick… and I thought, ‘What are
On today’s episode of the “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’Brent Lang details the full report he delivered with Rebecca Rubin on the summer box office rebound and what Hollywood and exhibitors need to do to keep it moving forward. Lang, who is VarietyThe executive editor who oversees all film coverage, emphasizes