Before Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” there was Homer’s original epic poem. Kelly Olson, graduate chair of the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Western Ontario, joins CBS News to unpack the history of the Greek tale. Source link
Given the excitement around Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey,” don’t be surprised if your movie theater starts offering popcorn drizzled with Greek olive oil. Yet Mr. Nolan’s epic arrives at a time when many colleges are ditching classes about Homer. Not to mention Virgil, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Some ask: Why should … Read more
Eugene Shalit was born on March 25, 1926, in New York. He was raised in New Jersey, where his father purchased a drug store. When the younger Shalit was in elementary school, he created the school’s first newspaper, The Spotlight, and bought a fedora so he looked the part, according to his “TODAY” profile. He … Read more
The summer box office is booming — but not because of the usual suspects Source link
A new movie titled “Dreams of Violets,” with images fully generated by artificial intelligence, is set to premiere next month. Jo Ling Kent reports on the film made with no lights, no cameras and no actors. Source link
“Dreams of Violets” is the first movie created entirely by artificial intelligence to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival. It’s a fictional drama about five strangers who witnessed something very real, the massacre of Iranian civilians back in January. Ash Koosha, the film’s director and producer, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss. Source link
Christopher Nolan directed this summer’s “The Odyssey” as if it would be the last movie he ever made, as he does for each of his films. From “Memento” to “Inception,” “Oppenheimer” and “The Dark Knight,” he pushes the limits of what’s possible. “The Odyssey” is the first ever theatrical release shot entirely with IMAX film … Read more
Inspired by a true story, Netflix’s “The Rip,” starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, follows two Miami-Dade police officers as they discover more than $20 million of cartel cash during a drug raid and reveals corruption within the department. But now the real-life officers involved in the raid are suing Damon and Affleck through their … Read more
Actor Val Kilmer died last April, and yet he is starring in a new movie, made after his death. Jo Ling Kent reports on how filmmakers resurrected his voice and image by using artificial intelligence. Source link
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