Israel Says It Will Defund Film Awards After Palestinian Win
A drama about a Palestinian boy who sneaks into Israel won the top prize at Israel’s version of the Oscars. The country’s culture minister called the ceremony “shameful.”
Movies
In Toronto, a Spotlight on Canadian Films
The Toronto International Film Festival celebrates a big anniversary amid a trade war with the U.S. that has galvanized Canadians to support local filmmakers.
In Reversal, Toronto Film Festival Will Screen Documentary About Oct. 7 Attack
Organizers said they had addressed concerns that led the festival to cancel screenings of the Israeli film, which includes footage of atrocities recorded by Hamas fighters.
The South Korean Collector Who Fell for Posters From Communist Poland
Oh Hwangtaek has amassed one of the largest collections of Polish posters outside Poland. He shares his unlikely passion at his own museum in Seoul.
How South Korea Became a Cultural Powerhouse
With BTS poised to reunite, “Squid Game” returning and a Broadway show winning awards, the Korean cultural wave keeps on rolling.
Chinese Studios Plan AI-Powered Remakes of Kung Fu Classics
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Hollywood Reporter: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li and a legion of the all-time greats of martial cinema are about to get an AI makeover. In a sign-of-the-times announcement at the Shanghai International …
DC Studios Chief Says Movie Industry Is ‘Dying,’ Claims Disney ‘Killed’ Marvel With Output Mandates
DC Studios co-head James Gunn argues that the movie industry is “dying” primarily because productions begin before screenplays are complete, while also delivering a sharp critique of his former employer Marvel Studios, which he claims Disney has “kille…
‘Titan’ Netflix Documentary Examines Events Leading To OceanGate’s Doomed Expedition
Longtime Slashdot reader UnknowingFool writes: A new documentary released last week on Netflix goes into detail about events leading up to the destruction of OceanGate’s submersible, Titan that imploded on June 18, 2023 while attempting to visit the wr…
Philippe Labro Dies at 88; Restless Chronicler of the French Condition
As an author (often blurring the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction), a film director, a lyricist and a host of TV and radio shows, he sought to capture his epoch.
The OpenAI Board Drama Is Turning Into a Movie
Luca Guadagnino is in talks to direct Artificial, a dramatization of Sam Altman’s dramatic firing and rehiring at OpenAI in 2023. The Amazon-MGM film is rumored to star Andrew Garfield, ‘A Complete Unknown’ scene-stealer Monica Barbaro, and ‘Anora’ act…