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.
Movies
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…
Man Who Stole 1,000 DVDs From Employer Strikes Plea Deal Over Movie Leaks
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: An accused movie pirate who stole more than 1,000 Blu-ray discs and DVDs while working for a DVD manufacturing company struck a plea deal (PDF) this week to lower his sentence after the FBI claimed…
There’s More Film and Television For You To Watch Than Ever Before – Good Luck Finding It
The entertainment industry has achieved an unprecedented milestone: more film and television content exists today than at any point in human history. The technical infrastructure to deliver this content directly to consumers’ homes works flawlessly. Th…
America Has Biggest Three-Day Weekend Box Office Ever
It’s America’s biggest box office for a Memorial Day weekend ever, reports Variety.
And it’s been more than a decade since this many Americans went to see a movie during a three-day weekend…
Families turned out in force for Disney’s live-action “…
Power Outage in Cannes During Film Festival Is Sabotage, Officials Say
An arson attack and damage to a transmission tower cut off power in the area, the authorities said. The festival’s closing ceremony on Saturday is scheduled to proceed normally.