“Everyone is kind of based in this film,” offered Harmony Korine. “They’re all just… based.” The form-shattering filmmaker and visual artist behind works like Kids and Spring Breakers is at the Venice Film Festival — where his directorial debut Gummo premiered back in 1997 — to unveil Aggro Dr1ft, his …
Read More »Eight Questions Every Business Leader Must Ask Before Implementing AI
In an era marked by the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), businesses are increasingly presented with both unprecedented opportunities and ethical dilemmas. As organizations consider integrating AI technologies into their operations, the intricate web of challenges surrounding their creation and implementation continues to spark controversy. Before taking the plunge …
Read More »Steven Soderbergh Talks Helping Christopher Nolan and Eating the Rich
His “retirement” a decade ago didn’t last. It couldn’t possibly. Steven Soderbergh is just too curious, too prolific, and far too in love with the work — the process of assembling a team to complete a herculean task, in particular — to hang it up. It’s a big reason why …
Read More »Actors' Strike: Marvel Actress Received a Residual Check for 14 Cents
Members of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) picketed outside of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Friday, lining the sidewalks and chanting, “Whose stories? Our stories,” in solidarity with each other. Despite the summer heat, a …
Read More »Hollywood's Fight Against AI Puts Background Actors in the Spotlight
Actor Devix Szell was no stranger to film sets when he stepped onto the lot of a major upcoming film in the fall of 2022. As with most large-scale productions, Szell wasn’t too surprised when he was told by production members they wanted to take some scans of him in …
Read More »'Goliath' Honors NBA Great Wilt Chamberlain, Then Dishonors Him With AI
After his junior year at Kansas, basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain was ready to leave college to make some money. The NBA didn’t take players who left school early, so instead of playing competitively, Wilt joined the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters on a lengthy tour of Europe. Seeing Wilt, one of the …
Read More »Striking SAG Actors in Disbelief Over Studios' Dystopian AI Proposal
Hollywood is officially a Black Mirror episode come to life. That was the sentiment several members and non-members of SAG-AFTRA shared with Rolling Stone following Thursday’s announcement that the 160,000-member union would join the WGA union on the picket lines after failing to secure a new contract with movie studio …
Read More »SAG Strike: How 'Black Mirror' Predicted the Future (Again)
Black Mirror is going to have to stick around for many more decades before it even gets within spitting distance of The Simpsons for eerily predicting future events. But the speed with which Holywood life imitated Black Mirror art was lightning quick this time. Think back to the bygone days …
Read More »What Creatives Have to Gain from AI
Generative AI gives everyone a canvas. That’s a good thing. It’s fair to say that much of the commentary surrounding the apparently sudden emergence of generative AI this year has been negative, or at least skeptical. Some have been downright hysterical. Like any new technology, especially one that promises to …
Read More »Music Made With AI Will Be Eligible for Grammys, But Only Humans Will Be Awarded
The Grammy Awards are getting ahead of the curve when it comes to dealing with artificial intelligence in the music industry. A change to the ceremony’s guidelines last month opened the door for music created with AI to be eligible for awards, however, “a work that contains no human authorship …
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