Metro Atlanta movie fans hoping to experience "The Odyssey" exactly as director Christopher Nolan intended might have to embark on a voyage of their own.

Why it matters: The Mall of Georgia Buford IMAX is one of only 26 theaters in the U.S. that can project the movie in IMAX 70mm, the giant-format film technology.

State of play: The theater roughly 45 minutes northeast of Atlanta has five screenings during the week and six on the weekend. Those include 3am and 7:15am screenings to meet demand — and which are also booked.

• If you're in the mood for a road trip, the IMAX at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga is also screening the film.

Reality check: Even if you live nearby, IMAX 70mm tickets for "The Odyssey" can be challenging to come by.

• But thousands of theaters across the U.S. and Canada are showing the film in other formats, including IMAX digital and conventional 70mm.
• Atlanta redditors who saw the 70mm film at the Plaza Theatre and Tara reported back that the film looked superb and sounded great.

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The teenager who pleaded guilty to murder and dozens of other charges in the 2024 mass shooting at Apalachee High School will learn his sentence on Tuesday, the Barrow County District Attorney's Office tells Axios.

The latest: Colt Gray, who was 14 at the time of the Apalachee High School shooting, entered guilty pleas on Friday to all 55 counts handed down in a grand jury indictment.

Zoom in: According to the Associated Press, Gray, 16, entered the guilty plea without reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors.

• Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm asked Gray if he was voluntarily pleading guilty and understood the consequences, and the teen replied, "Yes your honor," the AP reports.
• Gray faces a minimum sentence of life in prison for the murder charge, but the judge will decide if he should be eligible for parole, per the AP.

Flashback: Gray's father, Colin Gray, was convicted in March by a trial jury of second-degree murder and other charges.

Catch up quick: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Colt Gray used an AR-style weapon to kill four people and injure nine others in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at the school in Winder.

• The victims were identified as two students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14 years old, and math teachers Christina Irimie, 53, and Richard Aspinwall, 39, who was also an assistant football coach.
• Of the nine people injured, the GBI said eight were students and one was a teacher.

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Even the "cheap seats" at most World Cup games were expensive, with last-minute prices reaching thousands of dollars for some matches.

The big picture: Get-in prices ranged from just over $300 for a group-stage match in Atlanta to nearly $7,500 for Sunday's final in East Rutherford, N.J.

Between the lines: Axios conducted an analysis of pricing data of all World Cup match tickets from TicketData, which tracks resale listings from Vivid Seats, StubHub, SeatGeek and other major ticket marketplaces.

The bright side: Tickets to Atlanta's matches weren't as cheap as the concessions at Mercedes-Benz Stadium — excuse us, Atlanta Stadium — but they weren't the priciest of the 16 host cities.

Stunning stat: Sunday's World Cup final, in which Spain beat Argentina, 1-0, at the New York/New Jersey stadium, had a final get-in price of $7,477, per TicketData.

• While it was by far the most expensive get-in price tag of the entire tournament — as the final match typically is — the asking price did drop on match day from the $10,000 mark it held Saturday afternoon.

By the numbers: Prior to the final, the toughest tickets to get included the dramatic 2-1 Argentina vs. England semifinal in Atlanta. Get-in price: $3,560.

• The tournament's lowest get-in price of any match: less than $310 for the Czechia-South Africa match in Atlanta on June 18.

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The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Why it matters: 92% of the 400,000-acre refuge includes the Okefenokee Swamp, North America's largest blackwater swamp that feeds two river systems.

• In December 2024, the it was nominated to join the UNESCO World Heritage list.

⚖️ A former accountant for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta was sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring to launder $5.3 million that had been stolen from the nonprofit healthcare system. (WSB)

🏀 Mattel debuts a Barbie doll featuring the likeness of Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese. (Mattel)

⚾ Andruw Jones, former outfielder for the Atlanta Braves, has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. (AJC)