Hollywood Reporter: Director Jorge Gutierrez Drops Out of Generative AI Series for Amazon. “Filmmaker Jorge Gutierrez says he will not be making a hybrid generative AI series with Amazon after all. The Maya and the Three and The Book of Life director wrote on social media on Friday that he was dropping out of a Punky Duck series that had been announced at Amazon’s AI on the Lot event just two […]

Riley Critiques Capitalism's Foundation in Theft, Explores Themes in New Film

Filmmaker Boots Riley says capitalism is built on theft of land, labor, and resources. His new film "I Love Boosters" explores this.

#BootsRiley, #Capitalism, #Iloveboosters, #FilmMaking, #SocialCritique

https://newsletter.tf/boots-riley-capitalism-theft-film-i-love-boosters/

Boots Riley's new film "I Love Boosters" uses surrealism to show how capitalism steals land, labor, and resources.

#BootsRiley, #Capitalism, #Iloveboosters, #FilmMaking, #SocialCritique
https://newsletter.tf/boots-riley-capitalism-theft-film-i-love-boosters/

Sony Pictures Chiefs on AI, Bidding Wars, and the Film Business

Sony Pictures Classics leaders say AI can't make real human stories. They focus on relationships, not bidding wars, for films.

#SonyPictures, #AIinFilm, #Filmmaking, #MovieBusiness, #HumanStories

https://newsletter.tf/sony-pictures-ai-human-stories-relationships/

Sony Pictures Classics leaders believe AI cannot create the human touch in movies. They are focusing on filmmaker relationships instead of bidding wars.

#SonyPictures, #AIinFilm, #Filmmaking, #MovieBusiness, #HumanStories
https://newsletter.tf/sony-pictures-ai-human-stories-relationships/

Werner Herzog in conversation with Paul Cronin (2014)

https://fsgworkinprogress.com/2014/09/26/insignificant-bullets-evil-poachers-and-l-a-culture/

#HackerNews #Tech #Filmmaking

RIP Marcia Lucas, Award-Winning Editor of 'Star Wars'

https://gizmodo.com/rip-marcia-lucas-award-winning-editor-of-star-wars-2000765319

#Movies #Filmmaking #Editing

CANNES 2026: AMIDST GLAMOUR, A SHIFT IN PERCEPTION EMERGES

Nepal filmmaker Abinash Bikram Shah at Cannes 2026 calls for an end to 'us vs them' in cinema, seeking a more inclusive film world.

#Cannes2026, #FilmMaking, #AbinashBikramShah, #InclusiveCinema, #CannesFilmFestival

https://newsletter.tf/cannes-2026-nepal-director-wants-less-us-vs-them/

At Cannes 2026, filmmaker Abinash Bikram Shah spoke about changing how we see films, moving away from dividing them into 'us' and 'them'.

#Cannes2026, #FilmMaking, #AbinashBikramShah, #InclusiveCinema, #CannesFilmFestival
https://newsletter.tf/cannes-2026-nepal-director-wants-less-us-vs-them/