8 h. ago The Guardian view on Tilly Norwood: she’s not art, she’s data | Editorial

The first 100% AI actor is a cause for alarm. But the human connection of great acting can never be replacedThe threat to human creativity from technology took another step closer this week with the appearance of Tilly Norwood, the first 100% AI-generated actor. Unsurprisingly, her unveiling at the Zurich film festival in a comic sketch called AI Commissioner caused an outcry. Emily Blunt described the film as “terrifying” and the actors’ union Sag-Aftra condemned it as “jeopardising performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry”.There is much that is problematic about Norwood, not least the message her “girl-next-door vibe” sends to young women. But the more serious point is that her face has been made from those of real actors without their knowledge or consent. Her lighthearted debut masks the fact that she is part of a new model of media production that rides roughshod over longstanding norms and laws governing artists and their work. Hollywood has been anticipating Norwood...

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12 h. ago From Indus Echoes to Chikkar: Here’s what’s playing at this year’s London Pakistani Film Festival

From Indus Echoes to Chikkar: Here’s what’s playing at this year’s London Pakistani Film Festival  Dawn

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59 h. ago Brit actress complains her image was stolen to create Hollywood’s first AI superstar

Briony Monroe claims her face was used to help make controversial bot Tilly Norwood whose film festival appearance left real stars livid

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62 h. ago ‘Carol’ Producer Elizabeth Karlsen, ‘BLKNWS’ Director Kahlil Joseph to Serve on BFI London Film Festival Competition Jury

‘Carol’ Producer Elizabeth Karlsen, ‘BLKNWS’ Director Kahlil Joseph to Serve on BFI London Film Festival Competition Jury  The Hollywood Reporter

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3 d. ago Sir Ian McKellen, 86, beams at West End show gala after being forced to pull out of Toronto Film Festival earlier this month on doctor's orders

The celebrated actor, 86, smiled for the awaiting cameras as he arrived at the opening of The Importance of Being Earnest at The Noel Coward Theatre.

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3 d. ago Amal Clooney wows in chic strapless mini with funky floral detail as she joins suave husband George at premiere of his film Jay Kelly in NYC

The couple put on a sweet display as they wrapped their arms around one another on the red carpet, held during the New York Film Festival.

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4 d. ago George Clooney's wife Amal displays legs in flirty frock at the NY Film Festival debut of his film Jay Kelly

The couple put on a sweet display as they wrapped their arms around one another on the red carpet, held during the New York Film Festival.

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4 d. ago Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere review – solid biopic both embraces and avoids cliche

New York film festival: Jeremy Allen White is a convincingly tortured rock star in this smartly narrow and specific look at a particular chapter of music historyThe genre of the musical biopic is one that, as Timothée Chalamet acknowledged while accepting a Sag award for playing Bob Dylan earlier this year, “could be perhaps tired”. The beats of the genre – the initial obstacles, the double-edged sword of success, the actors’ pursuit of industry awards for spirited impersonation – are by now so familiar that you’re almost expected to enter with more than a bit of skepticism, even when the artist at hand is one as widely beloved as Bruce Springsteen.Like A Complete Unknown, in which Chalamet portrayed Dylan from 1961 until his pivot to electric in 1965, Deliver Me from Nowhere, Springsteen’s authorized biopic starring Jeremy Allen White, tries to thread a difficult needle between offering the standard treats and subverting expectations, between narrativizing genius and resisting hagi...

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4 d. ago Idris Elba makes a rare appearance with his daughter Isan at the New York Film Festival premiere of A House Of Dynamite

The actor and rapper, 53, was among the stars of the American political thriller who attended the premiere at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in NYC on Sunday.

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6 d. ago ‘Go woke, go broke’? New study challenges claims progressive films flop at the box office

Film data analyst Stephen Follows finds no evidence that ‘woke-adjacent’ cinema is doomed commercially – and claims some genres may benefit from diverse casting“Go woke, go broke” is a movie catchphrase du jour, loved by rightwing culture warriors, who take aim at mainstream films judged to have adopted progressive values, and therefore are worthy of boycott and complaints. Films as varied as The Marvels, Charlie’s Angels, Ghostbusters (the 2016 reboot) and Pixar’s Elio have been attacked for their perceived commitment to inclusiveness and diversity, and in some cases their box office revenue appears to have been affected as a result.But is it actually the case? Film data analyst Stephen Follows, an adviser to Guinness World Records and author of The Horror Movie Report, has published research on how audiences actually respond to “woke-adjacent” content in current cinema. First presented at the Zurich film festival on Saturday, Follows’ research suggests that there is no blanket rul...

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7 d. ago Jennifer Lawrence on Gaza: ‘What’s happening is no less than a genocide’

Oscar-winning actor says she’s ‘terrified’ over Israel’s deadly war and spoke about fears over erosion of free speech in USJennifer Lawrence has spoken up about Israel’s war in Gaza and censorship in the US.Speaking at a press conference for her new film Die, My Love at the San Sebastián film festival, Lawrence responded to several journalists’ questions about fraught political topics, despite a festival moderator attempting to shut them down, according to Deadline. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Dakota Johnson stuns as she ditches her underwear in very daring ‘naked dress’ on red carpet

ACTRESS Dakota Johnson ditched her underwear as she turned heads in a very daring dress on the red carpet. The star opted to don a 'naked dress' for her appearance at the 21st Zurich Film Festival on Thursday. Dakota, 35, went braless for the risque blue number as she proudly posed away on the red...

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8 d. ago ‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Teaser Drops Ahead of NYFF and London Film Festival Premieres

‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Teaser Drops Ahead of NYFF and London Film Festival Premieres  Blex Media

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8 d. ago 12 brilliant book adaptations to catch at the London Film Festival

12 brilliant book adaptations to catch at the London Film Festival  Time Out Worldwide

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9 d. ago Homebound review – emotionally rich study of friends in rural India trying to get home in the pandemic

Neeraj Ghaywan’s film benefits from excellent lead performances, strong cinematography and an apparent mentorship from Martin ScorseseHaving screened earlier this year at the Cannes film festival, this Indian drama has already drawn inevitable comparisons with All We Imagine As Light, an Indian film at Cannes the year before – but they are only glancingly similar. Payal Kapadia’s woozy, dreamy, femme-centric tale was primarily an urban-set story sprinkled with magical realist fairy dust. This is a much more four-square, on-the-nose, realist work about impoverished young men from a rural northern Indian town struggling to get ahead, and loosely based on a New York Times story published in 2020.But director Neeraj Ghaywan, whose 2015 debut Masaan was well-regarded, has a fairy godfather in Martin Scorsese no less, who apparently mentored Ghaywan through the script development and editing. Who knows who is responsible for which choices, but the end result is pretty damn good. It’s an e...

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9 d. ago The BFI Film Festival is bringing Hollywood to London, and you can go on a student budget

The BFI Film Festival is bringing Hollywood to London, and you can go on a student budget  The Tab

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1 week ago Claudia Cardinale, glamorous star of The Leopard and Once Upon a Time in the West, dies aged 87

Tunisian-born actor worked with the great Italian auteurs of the era, including Visconti, Fellini and Sergio LeoneClaudia Cardinale, a glamorous symbol of post-war Italian cinema who enjoyed a long and varied acting career on film and in the theatre, has died at age 87, according to AFP and other French media.Raised in Tunisia to a family of Sicilian origin, Cardinale’s introduction to the movie world came in 1957 after she won a beauty contest in Tunis and was rewarded with a trip to the Venice film festival. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Conclave,’ ‘Sentimental Value’ Producers Among Expert Voices Set for BFI London Film Festival Industry Forum

‘Conclave,’ ‘Sentimental Value’ Producers Among Expert Voices Set for BFI London Film Festival Industry Forum  The Hollywood Reporter

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1 week ago Wigtown Book Festival: Visitors will get chance to feature in brand new film, as Nicola Sturgeon attends

The Wigtown Book Festival will start on Friday.

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1 week ago ‘Conclave’ Producer Tessa Ross Among Headline Speakers At London Film Festival Industry Forum

‘Conclave’ Producer Tessa Ross Among Headline Speakers At London Film Festival Industry Forum  Deadline

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