entertainmentFriday, July 17, 2026
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' continues to dominate conversation with new details on its bold changes and ending, while the Television Academy's decision to cut key categories from the primetime Emmy broadcast draws guild backlash. A wave of nostalgic retrospectives on 'Aliens' and 'Ulysses 31' also hit today, alongside a look at how Telemundo is winning over English-speaking World Cup viewers.
Two new pieces dig into Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's epic, addressing creative liberties and the film's ending.
Variety defends Nolan's bold changes to 'The Odyssey' as faithful to the poem's oral tradition, noting that purist backlash (including from Elon Musk) misses the point of adaptation.
Vulture's Bilge Ebiri analyzes Nolan's explanation of the ending, focusing on the 'people from the sea' and how the film ties ancient themes of homecoming to contemporary geopolitics.
The Television Academy's decision to remove major categories from the broadcast has industry guilds pushing back.
For the first time, the Emmys are cutting Limited Series writing, directing, and supporting acting categories from the broadcast, drawing sharp disagreement from the guilds representing those crafts.
Telemundo's passionate Spanish-language broadcasts are attracting a growing English-speaking audience, outpacing Fox Sports.
Telemundo's World Cup coverage is winning over English-speaking viewers with energetic commentary and fewer ads, while Fox Sports leans into an 'America first' aesthetic and pro-Trump promos.
Two anniversary retrospectives celebrate classic sci-fi: 'Aliens' at 40 and the cult cartoon 'Ulysses 31'.
A 40th-anniversary retrospective argues 'Aliens' remains the greatest sci-fi action movie, listing 26 reasons from practical effects to Ripley's arc, with multiple outlets covering the milestone.
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