formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Brad Pitt has entered into the heated debate regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the arts, arguing that AI could be a valuable “tool” for the movie industry – specifically for mid-budget films. Source: EuroNews
The biggest crowd-pleaser, The Postman, imagined a future where a trashsorting robot longs for the human connection it once found delivering handwritten letters as a postal worker. These films made me feel something, which itself has become a provocative statement. … Continued
Tim Richards, CEO of cinema group Vue, discusses the recent surge of record-breaking film releases and explains how the potential Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery will impact cinema operators. Source: CNBC
There’s a conversation that has been repeating often lately. It usually starts with a question about artificial intelligence and audiovisual production, but at its core, it’s always the same issue, just phrased differently: what is really going to die? … Continued
Star Wars director calls AI technology ‘the future’ of film-making and says ‘there’s nothing you can do about it’. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/15/george-lucas-likens-ai-sceptics-to-luddites-clinging-to-horses-and-carts
The headlines tell us of studio closures and multimillion dollar game sales and tales of how AI will replace labor in the same 24-hour periods. Does this also make your head spin? Does it make you turn the problem over … Continued