Indigenous cinema: A new mode of creative self-determination
The affective qualities of film can help reframe humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Source: Indigenous cinema: A new mode of creative self-determination | OpenGlobalRights
78 Great Directors Who Shaped the History of Cinema: An Introduction
Together, the voices of the auteur filmmakers like the ones featured in this video define the language of cinema. Source: 78 Great Directors Who Shaped the History of Cinema: An Introduction | Open Culture
Why Streamers & TV Networks Are Finally Making Friends
Many industry executives look back at the $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Paramount (then Viacom) against YouTube in 2007 as a signpost of an era when linear broadcasters and online video platforms just couldn’t play nice, let alone … Continued
‘Go woke, go broke’? New study challenges claims progressive films flop at the box office
Film data analyst Stephen Follows finds no evidence that ‘woke-adjacent’ cinema is doomed commercially – and claims some genres may benefit from diverse casting. Source: ‘Go woke, go broke’? New study challenges claims progressive films flop at the box office … Continued
Hollow Knight: Silksong has caused bedlam in the gaming world – and the hype is justified
With continual game cancellations, expensive failures and layoffs at bigger studios, this is the kind of indie triumph the industry loves to celebrate at the moment. But Silksong hasn’t come out of nowhere, and its success would not be easily … Continued
AI Gold Rush or Bubble? Tech’s Trillion-Dollar Question
AI-Fueled Market Surge: AI enthusiasm has driven a massive stock market boom. Tech giants known as the “Magnificent Seven” (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla) now account for over one-third of the S&P 500’s value – a level … Continued