Denis Villeneuve hails pyrrhic victory amid cinema woes
‘Dune: Part Two’ tops summer box office, but its director Denis Villeneuve is disappointed with overall cinema conditions. Source: Denis Villeneuve hails pyrrhic victory amid cinema woes
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Offers an Interesting Perspective on AI Use
Sarandos said, “I think that AI is a natural kind of advancement of things that are happening in the creative space today, anyway.” He continued, “Volume stages did not displace on-location shooting. Writers, directors, editors will use AI as a … Continued
George Lucas On Retirement, Superhero Cinema
Hard to believe but five years ago, filmmaker Martin Scorsese dropped an interview quote that has echoed on for years – by saying that superhero movies are not “cinema”.In the years since, many writers, directors, and actors have responded – … Continued
Director Paul Schrader knew from start that ‘New Hollywood’ would change cinema
Director Paul Schrader said on Saturday that he knew back in the late 1960s that he and contemporaries in the “New Hollywood” movement, several of whom are also at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, were changing the industry forever. Source: … Continued
How nasty can you be in a negative review and get away with it?
”Recently, I went back and looked at some of the reviews I did in the 1980s and was surprised at how outraged I was by the existence of bad movies. Before I was a critic, I knew they were out … Continued
Sony, Universal Chiefs Talk Cinema’s Future
So how does Hollywood get more people back out to the cinema? According to Sony Motion Pictures Group chief Tom Rothman the quickest and easiest solution would be the most effective – lower ticket prices. Source: Sony, Universal Chiefs Talk … Continued