André Hereford

The Odyssey: Matt Damon For all the pre-release chatter about who Christopher Nolan cast as Helen of Troy in The Odyssey, the casting that matters most in the filmmaker’s sweeping adaptation of Homer’s epic poem is not the beauty whom legend claims was hatched from an egg. Odysseus is the part that makes or breaks this movie, and for that, Nolan tapped Matt Damon.

“Here_ Pride and Belonging in African Art,” National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution – Photo: Brad Simpson Tucked beneath the National Mall, inside the subterranean galleries of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, an enchanting world of queer discovery awaits — at least until August 23.

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass Prolific comedy creator David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer) revs up the joke machine, and assembles a host of funny folks from his past casts for the horny, happy would-be romp Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass. Firing off gags at a consistently rapid pace, the film, directed by Wain, who co-wrote with fellow comedian Ken Marino, doesn’t lack for good-humored, gonzo energy.