All summer long, writers and actors led a backlash against artificial intelligence outside studio gates. “AI has no soul,” one picket sign read. “ChatGPT doesn’t have childhood trauma.” But in the end, the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA embraced a balanced approach to the technology. Both guilds obtained job protections against AI abuse, including … Read more
For the fan who doesn’t want to have a bloody action figure lying around to terrify any children who might stumble upon the brutalized body of Alex Murphy, you can simply have him suited up for duty as an average police officer. But as you can see in the pictures provided, you’ll have a lot … Read more
Longtime CAA film agent Risa Gertner is set to retire in January after nearly 30 years with the agency. Gertner’s list of clients over the years has included such writers, directors and producers as Tony Gilroy, Barry Jenkins, Kenya Barris, Ron Howard and Simon Kinberg. At present she serves on the CAA board and as … Read more
I’m not going to tell you what “The Oldest View” is about, because I think its plot and reveals are best discovered at their own pace. I will say that it’s found footage horror, told from the POV of a YouTube content creator who finds something inexplicable in an isolated spot of wilderness, and that … Read more
Among the Copia Final titles in Ventana Sur, the Dominican Republic’s “Tiger” (“Tiguere”) by lauded filmmaker José María Cabral (“Woodpeckers”) casts a harsh light on the machismo culture of the Caribbean nation and by extension, Latin America. Shot in a lush mountain retreat, “Tiger” is set in a boot camp where families drop off their … Read more
“Sounds like you have a complicated relationship with your parents. Has it always been this way?” The series opens with these words, defining the heart of the matter: although Stella shares a strained dynamic with her parents, Adam and Ulrika are ready to lie to the authorities and even erase evidence to clear her name. … Read more
As the supporting actors rotate around comedic parts and don Jen Carpio’s eye-popping costume designs, the Round Table is rounded out with the talents of SNL alum Taran Killam as the brash Sir Lancelot (Killam does little compelling with Lancelot, but excels at other roles), Michael Urie as the timid Sir Robin, Jimmy Smagula as … Read more
In a low-growth, illiquid market, growth and liquidity are priceless. The recently ended concurrent strikes in Hollywood seemed to threaten the overall film and TV production ecosystem, but they actually wound up strengthening an emergent source of finance for the industry: private credit. So, what is private credit, and why the interest in media production? … Read more
Who’s ready for round two? Poor Finney and Gwen probably thought their troubles were over, but the franchise machine has yet to be defeated. As if it wasn’t traumatic enough to end up a prisoner in some ramshackle basement and haunted by the mysterious phone calls of a serial killer’s prior victims, it appears that … Read more
Stuart Ford’s independent content company AGC Studios is partnering with Egyptian star Mohamed Karim’s MK Global Entertainment to produce “Judgment of the Dead,” an English-language thriller steeped in ancient Egypt’s lore. Karim is known across the Middle East as a former host of talent show “The Voice of Arabia” and for roles in popular Ramadan … Read more