formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
‘An ongoing culture war’: AI is driving up the cost of key gaming components as Big Tech leaves the gaming industry, once an inseparable ally, in the dust. Source: https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260523138/hardcore-gamers-nurtured-nvidia-and-the-ai-boom-now-they-feel-betrayed-by-big-tech
France’s biggest film producer Canal+ will no longer work with hundreds of industry professionals who signed a petition against right-wing billionaire owner Vincent Bolloré, the group announced Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival, sending shockwaves through the European film industry. … Continued
Paramount Skydance has defended its attempt to buy the legendary Warner Bros. studio, in a letter to California’s top lawyer whose office is probing the $110 billion bid. Source: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260513-paramount-defends-warner-bid-amid-california-probe
The problem is that when films are planned around quotas rather than artistic questions, quality suffers—and the audience, which in recent years has stayed away from movie theaters, is sending the clearest message. Source: https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/analysis-opinion/artc-the-thought-police-how-hollywood-the-industry-of-dreams-turned-into-an-economic-nightmare
The film-maker, who won the Grand Prix for A Hero in 2021, condemned both the killing of protesters and the conflict’s bombing campaigns during a Cannes press conference. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/15/extremely-cruel-and-tragic-iranian-director-asghar-farhadi-speaks-out-against-state-violence-and-the-war
Their access to international festivals and co-productions has become increasingly complicated as Israel’s image has deteriorated since the war of destruction in Gaza that followed the October 7 terrorist attack. The culture minister, for his part, is threatening to cut … Continued