A24 and Google have struck an AI research partnership that will see the independent studio work with Google’s DeepMind unit to develop new AI-powered technologies for filmmakers. Google’s roughly $75 million investment is tied to the partnership and is in line with what Thrive Capital invested during the studio’s last funding round, according to the … Read more
A limited-edition card will be available at all Brooklyn Library Branches, while supplies last, starting June 25 Jay-Z will add to his already overflowing pile of career achievements a second commemorative library card as he celebrates the 30th anniversary of his debut, Reasonable Doubt. To mark the occasion this month, Jay announced a string of … Read more
“Boyhood,” the Oscar-winning coming-of-age drama filmed over 12 years by Richard Linklater, will return to theaters nationwide for its 12th anniversary. “We started filming this 24 years ago,” Linklater says. “The way life chugs along, you look up and it’s been 12 years since the movie came out and it’s kind of crazy. But the … Read more
Over a decade ago, Brazilian photographer and filmmaker Viviane D’Avilla traveled to India looking to develop a photography project based on the country’s culture and spirituality. There, she met members of the Indian Hijra community, a legally recognized third gender encompassing those who are transgender, intersex or eunuchs. That meeting would completely change D’Avilla’s project … Read more
Keith Richards isn’t sure that he’s up to future Rolling Stones tours, but that doesn’t mean the band won’t play live again. With the band’s new album, Foreign Tongues, due July 10, the Stones guitarist raised the idea of the band playing residencies in a new interview with Uncut. “I don’t know if tours are … Read more
Canadian CIOs have spent a decade building programs to stop data breaches. They got good at it. Now the call that can define a career is a different one entirely. The systems are down. Six hours in, the customer-facing app is still dark, and the team trying to recover it can’t tell anyone when it’s … Read more
Studiocanal has unveiled a first look at Romeo Beckham in his acting debut “Forty Love,” directed by renowned fashion photographer Pierre-Ange Carlotti. “Forty Love,” which marks the first directorial outing of Carlotti, is produced by Hugo Sélignac and Paco de Bary at Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, a Mediawan company, and co-produced by Studiocanal and Manna Studios. Beckham stars opposite Paul Kircher (“The Animal … Read more
As last week’s G7 summit in France got underway, a reporter asked Donald Trump whether his purported deal with Iran was final. “No, it’s not final,” the president replied. Later that day — during a visit to Versailles, of all places — he signed the framework anyway. But moments after signing his name to the … Read more
Donald Trump has once again threatened to prosecute the supposed “vandals” he’s claiming have turned the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool into an algae-infested mess, with the paint job the government spent millions in taxpayer money to apply already peeling off. The shoddy, rushed “renovation” carried out through an overpriced no-bid contract is not the problem, … Read more
Disney wants to bring another element into its ongoing squabble with the Federal Communications Commission: its fans. In a new campaign that launched Monday, the entertainment conglomerate urged the audience tuning into “The View” to offer public comment as the company grapples with unorthodox pressure from the Trump administration. The Federal Communications Commission, led by … Read more