Anyway I should have waited more than a minute because this essay is so much more than that, apols. It's very good, and an excellent provocation to someone who works at a 'curated' indie cinema. But also, go see films please thanks!
I'm only a minute into reading this (HT @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com) about broad-appeal mid-budget things disappearing, but ... Bugonia was a commercial flop!? How!? I don't understand this world. Enjoy a bit of quirk in life, and go see many films! readfoundobject.substack.com/p/they-kille...
Boston is cool: "We’re not using AI to process information that could affect people’s lives, property, or civil liberties because of reliability issues and intrinsic, complex biases.
... we work closely with the disability community and with people who face language access issues."
Watching Cheers and wishing for a Lilith spin-off
At what point does the lack of sun become a National Weather Emergency?
Which one would you like tonight?
I loved Poor Things but I miss being able to eat a Pastel de Nata without Mark Ruffalo's lecture in my head
Which came first, the flower or the bee? 🐝🌻🤔
unfortunately I lost it at this extremely stupid New Yorker cartoon
Flicked to Newsround to see how they would meet the challenge of reporting the war in Iran and the wider region to younger audiences. The answer? Simply not to! No mention at all! But did you know it was World Book Day yesterday?
Casting call! Looking for a woman voice actor, 50+ who is versatile and a vocal chameleon / can play many different bit parts in an audio comedy.
We’re recording in London on 13th & 14th April. This is a paid opportunity. Actor does not need to be autistic!
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They used AI to choose targets, and then wonder how they hit a school.
"Sorry, well spotted, I can now see that it was indeed a school and not a military installation. Would you like me to draw up new targets that are less likely to be schools?"
It's not ideal, is it?
The friends, these wonderful young people, totally get it. The whole underlying story here is so tragic.
But I hate the ai stuff, can't lie.
The filmmaking choices, collaborative creation, archival and contemporary observational context... really clever
It's also - not just transmitting on a public service broadcasting channel - but it's full of archive of journalists holding tech and social media execs to account. Always more of that.
Watching Molly Vs the Machines on C4 on recommendation and it makes a startling and very good first impression.
Akinola came to the cinema fresh from his BAFTA win and didn't stop talking about the importance of community, sharing advice with up and coming filmmakers: youtube.com/shorts/yVoLm...
Think you know what an intimacy coordinator does? I loved filming this discussion, which covered different types of intimacy, practical issues, creativity and storytelling. Intimacy coordination in film and TV with Adelaide Waldrop, Robbie Taylor Hunt, and Alix Austin: youtu.be/AHwItxzpQxk
Just finished Industry and that was bloody great
Justice sure took a long while…
apnews.com/article/henr...
Green Party got 47% in the Gorton & Denton by-election
their previous highest by-election result anywhere, ever, was just 10%
obviously today is a huge embarrassment for Matt Goodwin and for Reform, which is something that we absolutely ought to celebrate, but we must also remember it's a huge embarrassment for Morgan McSweeney and Maurice Glasman and all the Blue Labour weirdos, and that's important to celebrate too :)
I think Hannah's age is significant. An older generation has hogged power for so long, that the transition to the next will be significant and startling for politics. Anyway, congratulations to her.
Happy birthday to this very useful episode about the art and musical sensibilities of trailer editing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ct...
Really impressed by My Father's Shadow and thrilling to get a visit from Akinola Davies Jr at work right after his well deserved BAFTA win
Think you know what an intimacy coordinator does? I loved filming this discussion, which covered different types of intimacy, practical issues, creativity and storytelling. Intimacy coordination in film and TV with Adelaide Waldrop, Robbie Taylor Hunt, and Alix Austin: youtu.be/AHwItxzpQxk
Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital halts mass eviction after London Centric uncovered what was going on. Hundreds of Londoners now receiving bizarre door-to-door visits blaming misinformation and being asked to record videos saying they don't want to be evicted. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...
London’s “worst mass eviction in recent history” is underway; hundreds of households across London told to get out of their homes this week by the same landlord, ahead of the renters rights act. The landlord? Billionaire Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...
Would this happen if Criterion weren't utterly confident of continued demand for temporary accommodation from govt? Do companies pivot so hard without some kind of reassurance? Smells iffy to me.
