Release schedule: when to wee and when to wait during this summer’s biggest movies
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Key context: <p>With run-times hitting three hours, you will probably need to take a bathroom break during this season’s blockbusters. Here’s a handy guide for your urination calculations</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/31/greek-cinema-intermission-the-odyssey">• ‘An intermission is a must’: why Greek cinemas are adding a loo break to The Odyssey</a></p><p>You will almost certainly need to urinate during Christopher Nolan’s epic. Do not make the same mistake I did, and sneak off after the big cyclops setpiece. You might assume that the plot will relax after this, but you will be wrong. If your cinema’s toilet is as far from the screen as my cinema’s, you will end up missing most of the Trojan Horse section. Much better would be to cling on until after the horse, because then you’ll only miss the Laestrygonians. These are the giants depicted on the film’s poster but you pretty much get the gist of the scene from the poster anyway.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/31/release-schedule-when-to-wee-and-when-to-wait-during-this-summers-biggest-movies">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
With run-times hitting three hours, you will probably need to take a bathroom break during this season’s blockbusters. Here’s a handy guide for your urination calculations• ‘An intermission is a must’: why Greek cinemas are adding a loo break to The OdysseyYou will almost certainly need to urinate during Christopher Nolan’s epic. Do not make the same mistake I did, and sneak off after the big cyclops setpiece. You might assume that the plot will relax after this, but you will be wrong. If your cinema’s toilet is as far from the screen as my cinema’s, you will end up missing most of the Trojan Horse section. Much better would be to cling on until after the horse, because then you’ll only miss the Laestrygonians. These are the giants depicted on the film’s poster but you pretty much get the gist of the scene from the poster anyway. Continue reading...
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