Saturday, July 18, 2026
Friday, July 17, 2026
AI Teaser Trailer 'Odysseus: The Fall' will try to compete with 'The Odyssey' 2026
ODYSSEUS: THE FALL from FOUNTAIN-O (2026). The AI generated movie will be 2-hours long without real people. It uses the likeness of Ash Koosha who is the writer, director and producer of "Odysseus." There are no actors. This is supposed to be the alternative to Christopher Nolan's, "The Odyssey."
"Fountain-O" submitted the AI generated, "Dreams of Violets" to this year's Tribeca film festival (2026). Critics were not impressed.
This is the new trend until AI gets better with storytelling. Progressive filmmakers no longer want to use actors, but only visuals. It saves money as an alternative to big budget movies in Hollywood. My question is, "Why use the likeness of regular people. When you can simply create an animated film? But, they don't want to use real actors. So, the voices are AI generated.
Which brings us to AI storytelling with horrible dialogue. Check out this teaser trailer and the stilted dialogue and the expression-less characters. It just doesn't work. Do you really want to sit in a movie theater for 2-hours watching this?
AI is everywhere now and not just in entertainment. This new trend of AI movies will become an alternative to real film-making. But - for how long? It gets boring after a while.
Below is the AI teaser trailer for "The Odysseus: The Fall."
Nolan's 'The Odyssey' nabs $17.6 Million with Thursday Previews
THE ODYSSEY from UNIVERSAL (2026). This is director Christopher Nolan's newest epic movie. According to "Deadline Hollywood" - The film nabbed $17.6 million with Thursday Night Previews. It stars Matt Damon.
Despite all of the criticisms over casting and the period in which it takes place. "Odyssey" is tracking to become a world-wide box office hit.
Podcast '48 Hours' Case By Case Weekly
Case By Case (CBS)....
- As the trial of Lindsay Clancy is set to begin, Natalie Morales is joined by WBZ-TV Boston reporter and anchor Kristina Rex to examine the case that has drawn national attention and intense public scrutiny.
- They break down the events leading up to Clancy killing her three young children, the competing arguments expected at trial, and the role mental illness may play in the case.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Bison tossing elder grandpa goes Mega Viral with millions of views
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (2026). A grandfather was thrown 10 feet into the air by a wild Bison. He is recovering in a hospital after surgery. The 65-year-old was flipped and had broken several bones in one leg. He told CNN news that he was running in circles to save his grandson. He's glad to be alive because the Bison could've killed him.
Authorities say the Bison will not be put down after attacking the elder male.
The video has gone "mega viral" over the internet. It has been seen around the globe. There are hundreds of "memes" put to music. Plus, reactions from everyone. A t-shirt has been made plus an iPhone case cover. Even wildlife experts are weighing in on why this Bison attacked.
It is "rutting" season where males search for females to mate. This Bison was aggressive earlier and got triggered by a truck. Then, it took aim at the grandfather and his grandson.
Below is a reaction to the video. There is foul language.
Podcast 'Dateline' True Crime Weekly with Andrea Canning
True Crime Weekly (NBC)....
- In Mississippi, 18-year-old Black teen Nolan Wells was found dead after not returning home from a July 4th boat party on Horn Island.
- Prosecutors lay out their case against a Los Angeles businesswoman who has been charged with masterminding the murder of her husband, Dr. Hamid Mirshojae.
- In Dateline Round Up, a verdict in the trial of Larry Millete, accused of killing his wife, Maya, in 2021.
- Updates in the case of Lee Gilley, the Houston man who fled to Italy while awaiting trial for allegedly murdering his pregnant wife.
- Plus, law professor breaks down Supreme Court ruling on geofencing, a controversial investigative tool.
Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Death Wish' 2013
Saturday Night Mystery '48 Hours' July 18, 2026
48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "Searching for Maya Millete" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Lou Diamond Phillips carries 'Gangland' on bleak Indian Reservation 2-out-of-5 Stars*
GANGLAND from SABAN films (2026). The crime drama is in select movie theaters and streaming online. It stars Lou Diamond Phillips and was directed by Vincent Grashaw. (I rented the movie on Apple-TV).
The story is simple. Richie gets out of prison and returns to his Indian reservation. He re-unites with his Native gang and trouble begins. Veteran Tribal cop Teddy and Sandra (rookie) have to stop him.
Congratulations to the full Native-Indigenous cast. Plus, Lou Diamond Phillips as Teddy who carries the whole film.
With that said.... It is a depressing movie covering the bleak overwhelming despair on this Indian reservation (Oklahoma). It's dark and so is the "lighting" design. The night sequences on the streets and inside the homes are not fully lit. I had to "lean" in to see the characters. Even the day sequences inside houses were darkly lit.
I say depressing because I am Native-Indigenous. I've seen this on my own Indian reservation. There were drugs, alcoholism, suicide and murder. Plus, there were no jobs except with the Tribal government and the BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs). Tribal members moved off the reservation to seek better opportunities.
Film audiences have seen this before too. The tired "cliches" including the cop caught in-between two rival gangs. Plus, the veteran and his rookie cop partner. It's just set on a reservation instead of in a city.
