Tag: hollywood
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Hollywood knows AI is a profound technology, bound to be transformative, and also bound to replace humans. But the players are having an incredibly hard time being honest about it… more ›
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As One Battle After Another releases to a stratospheric response, Brian Formo speaks with director Paul Thomas Anderson and star Leonardo DiCaprio about the improvisational moments, lengthy gestation period and… more ›
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OpenAI’s CEO brazenly regurgitated major studios’ characters to allow video app Sora 2 to spit out clips tailor-made for users. Insiders at the major agencies are alarmed — and some… more ›
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‘African’ films should not need to be baked in a Hollywood oven before being served. https://open.substack.com/pub/continent/p/universality-comes-at-too-high-a?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=oj2p5 more ›
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The lawsuit was filed as a growing contingent of Hollywood steps into the fight over generative artificial intelligence. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-sues-ai-company-copyright-infringement-1236361610/ more ›
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The company’s proposed projects celebrate American military action, push for confrontation with China, and elevate heroes of the right from Ayn Rand to Elon Musk. https://www.semafor.com/article/07/20/2025/founders-films-aims-to-remake-hollywood-with-patriotism-palantir-and-ayn-rand?utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=First+Word&utm_source=newsletterlink more ›
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Over the last six months, there has been a lot of talk about the future of theatrical exhibition (“going to the movies”), with The Discourse treating every film as some… more ›
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As a classic genre in cinema history, film noir showcases the shadowy side of human society better than almost any other. Generally spanning from the 1940s through the 1950s, classic… more ›
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Sometimes conventional wisdom is true: there has been no greater original screenplay in the last 50 years than the one Robert Towne wrote for Chinatown. https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/20/chinatown-movie-anniversary more ›
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Since we introduced Sora to the world last month, we’ve been working with visual artists, designers, creative directors and filmmakers to learn how Sora might aid in their creative process.… more ›