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Ava DuVernay on Her Latest Doc ’14th’: ‘We’re in the Midst of Something Very Sinister, Something Very Dangerous’
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Adéla Brings Sass, Vocals and Razor-Sharp Moves to Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre
Amid the first of two sold-out nights at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre on Thursday night, Adéla paused to shout out Katseye members Lara Raj and Megan Skindiel, who were watching in the balcony alongside Saint Satine’s Emily Kelavos. I moved out here a couple of years ago; I moved here for the show that I […]
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An AI-Generated Trailer Won the Inaugural $2.5 Million Future Vision XPRIZE — and Its Director Hopes It’ll Change Minds About AI
Director Jeff T. Thomas has worked on dozens of television episodes and music videos, some featuring the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Melissa Leo. But with AI, his feature debut is nigh. Thomas, under his moniker “Jeff Synthesized,” took home the $2.5 million “Future Vision XPRIZE” last month with the AI-generated proof-of-concept trailer for “The […]
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Afghan Asylum Seeker and Ukrainian Boy Find Common Ground in Busan Asian Project Market Drama ‘Babak’
An Afghan asylum seeker named Babak is pushed out of his temporary housing in Germany to make room for Ukrainian refugees in “Babak,” the next project from Payal Sethi, director of the upcoming “Kurinji.” The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents Film […]
Rolling Stone
Ella Langley Abruptly Cancels Tulsa Show Due to ‘Serious Security Threat’
The concert was nixed due to a threat to the singer, her team, venue staff, and fans
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‘Amanda the Adventurer’ Video Game Movie Adaptation in the Works From Blumhouse, MatPat and Epic Pictures
A movie adaptation of DreadXP’s indie video game series Amanda the Adventurer is in the works at Blumhouse. Based on the indie puzzle-horror video game franchise of the same name from developer MANGLEDmaw Games, Amanda the Adventurer follows Riley Park, who starts exploring her reclusive Aunt Kate’s house after she passes away and leaves the […]
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Karlovy Vary Title ‘The Ink-Stained Hand and a Missing Thumb’ Lands at Diversion for World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
World sales rights to Yashasvi Juyal’s debut feature “The Ink-Stained Hand and a Missing Thumb,” which premiered in Karlovy Vary’s Proxima Competition, have gone to Bangkok-based Diversion. The film’s next stop is the Singapore International Film Festival, where it will have its Asian premiere in the Asian Feature Film Competition. Uttarakhand-based Silvercord Films produced the […]