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1. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · by Jen Shaftoe

   The Odyssey’s journey from past to present (opens the original)

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   “Each man delights in the work that suits him best.”– Homer, The Odyssey Christopher Nolan delights in his work as a director, more so now than ever. The Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight director has spoken up about his reasons for making The Odyssey, explaining that he noticed a gap in the cultural market: “it had never been done in modern cinema.” In another interview he acknowledged that Homer’s epic, even after 3000 years, is able to come about in a new form in 2026 mainly because it holds “u

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2. Article · Jul 4, 2026 · by Jen Shaftoe

   A pre-production sneak peek at Menfolk (opens the original)

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   Menfolk is a new and ambitious student short film, set to be filmed over the summer holidays at Portstewart Strand, a coastal two-mile stretch of sand and large fertile dunes in the scenic Northern Ireland. This film (in association with Silverstreet Productions) is co-written by Matt Kirkham, a first-year foundation student studying History at Queens’ college, and Joe Stanhope, a published Northern Irish poet, and is produced by Zoe Robertson and Daniella Adetoye. This story is a queer, psychol

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