Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is in cinemas. Like Oppenheimer, his last work, The Odyssey is seen as a Big Film. I think I know why Hollywood is offering us so many big films at the moment, and what gaps that leaves in the market.

About fifteen years ago I saw the comedian Tim Key live. I was one of an audience of about 25, I’d say. He did some songs and some jokes, which were pretty good.

Cinema IS editing. That wasn't obvious at the beginning; it took time for early film-makers to discover what was uniquely powerful about the new medium.

Cinema IS editing. That wasn't obvious at the beginning; it took time for early film-makers to discover what was uniquely powerful about the new medium.

I read the novel of The Godfather last week. It was a blockbuster when it came out and Francis Ford Coppola’s film followed hard on its heels, the screenplay written by the novelist himself, Mario Puzo.