Is It OK to Go to the Movies During the Hollywood Strikes?
People sympathetic with the strikers may be concerned, but the actors’ and writers’ unions say it’s OK to go to the movies and use streaming services.
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Ghibli Park Celebrates “Totoro” And Other Miyazaki Movies
The Japanese company Studio Ghibli opened a theme park to celebrate the eccentric, charming animated movies of its founder, Hayao Miyazaki. Could two ‘Totoro’-loving toddlers find happiness there?
Disney CEO Bob Iger: Marvel Diluted Audience’s Focus and Attention by Making So Many Disney+ TV Shows
Disney CEO Bob Iger is citing the studio’s output increase for Disney+ as one reason for “some disappointments” as of late. From a report: Speaking to CNBC’s David Faber at the Sun Valley Conference, Iger admitted the studio screwed with audience expec…
How the Movie ‘WarGames’ Anticipated Our Current AI Fears 40 Years Ago
Slashdot reader quonset shared this report from CNN:
Forty years ago this summer, a new movie floated the prospect of the world being destroyed by artificial intelligence run amok — anticipating current anxieties about where the technology could…
Actors Say Hollywood Studios Want Their AI Replicas — For Free, Forever
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: During today’s press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, revealed a proposal from Hollywood studios th…
A Look at Guatemala City’s Young Filmmakers
The members of the Desobediencia Perfecta film production house did not see themselves reflected on screen. So they decided to create a space to tell stories of their own.
Netflix Invents New Green-Screen Filming Method Using Magenta Light
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NewScientist: Netflix researchers have created a new type of AI-powered green-screen technology that can produce realistic visual effects for film and television in real time. Green-screen technology is routinel…
How ‘Barbie’ and Blackpink Entered South China Sea Map Spat
Vietnam banned the film over its apparent use of a Chinese map showing disputed territory. Blackpink concerts may be next. Here’s what the fuss is about.
Barbie Is Just the Latest Hollywood Film to Get Caught in the Crossfire of Asian Geopolitics
Authorities in Vietnam announced a ban on the movie’s distribution over the display of a map that includes the controversial “nine-dash line,” a recurring issue that raises questions about Hollywood’s relationship with China.
Vietnam Bans ‘Barbie’ Movie Over South China Sea Map
Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film has been banned in the country for its use of a map depicting territory that both China and Vietnam claim as their own.