![Q: A couple years ago at IDFA, I saw this movie "About a Hero," which is this partly Al-generated hybrid documentary that tries to recreate the atmosphere of your films.
A: The intention of this young filmmaker was never to remake any [of my films], but making something in the spirit. And I immediately said, "You will fail. It is such a stupid idea. It's phenomenally, abysmally stupid. I will not take part in it." He wanted me to explain things and have my voice in it.
I said, "You are alone. There's such a thing as free speech, which I respect. So go ahead and fail." And it is a failure, period.
It's so standardized that Al can step in because there's not real storytelling. It's mimicry of something that has happened before. And I welcome Al to replace all the idiots who are into nothing but repeating, repeating, repeating until it's ad nauseam.
When it's ad nauseam, please, please, please let Al step in and do the job.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5vphilwcf6nunioeyrpxw6g/bafkreibeadpx66jtqlttglhgbgkew6g65haxqngz5yt6p3ybwyi5zney54)
this past week I got the chance to introduce Andor to Stella (she knew about it ofc, just hadn't seen it yet). watched the first 3 episodes together couple notes: 1) I'll rewatch Andor any time 2) it's a special thrill when you show a thing you love to a pal, and they instantly love it too
Stella Sacco@antlervel.vet · 4w agobtw I’m finally watching Andor and fuck me running this is television. I love how it’s not really about The Rebellion but about rebellion in general. Switch out some places and doohickeys and it could be about any occupied resistance. Gilroy the GOAT
The grocer's apostrophe (using it before an S in a plural; i.e. Apple's @ $2 / lb.) It's not a contraction or a possessive. There's already ambiguity with two potential uses of an apostrophe. Don't add a third!
Sanjay Srivastava@sanjaysrivastava.com · 2mo agoWhat is an extremely nerdy/obscure/specific thing you hate with a white-hot wrath?
babe are you OK? your textures were replaced by an incandescent lighting effect
Nearly 20 years ago, Rob Pardo - the Chief Creative Officer of Blizzard Entertainment, which was at its peak with World of Warcraft - proposed similar guidelines for the game's forums (1/x)
Duncan Weldon@duncanweldon.bsky.social · 3mo agoI remain of the view that regulation of social media is better than a ban for young people. But I also pretty much agree with all these proposals.
here it is if u need an excuse to not come into work:
With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars. We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director. Please stand by for more.
The Onion@theonion.com · 5mo ago
Oh my gd, the Artemis II crew doing a parody of a bad 1980s sitcom intro from in space. Source: www.instagram.com/p/DWwuHPfCZ8Z/
ME: Samurai Chester A. Arthur wasn't real, he can't hurt you A GIFT FROM THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN:
STELLATHON is tonight from 6pm to Midnight ET, benefitting our friend @antlervel.vet! We'll have game streamers, comedians, and storytellers, plus fun donation rewards! Don't want to wait til tonight? Donations are now open! Let's do something nice for a nice person. summergamesfest.com/donate
If you're in the game industry and use LinkedIn, please do me a favor and share my post about Sentona Games screwing me out of money I'm owed. Thank you
I didn't want to make this post but unfortunately my hand has been forced. Sentona Games told me this week, after ignoring me for two months, that they will not be paying me the $24,000 deferred…...
I didn't want to make this post but unfortunately my hand has been forced. Sentona Games told me this week, after ignoring me for two months, that they will not be paying me the $24,000 deferred paym...
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it's an ordinary heartbreak when you learn a key figure in movies you've loved for decades is a piece of shit conversely, when they turn out to be cool, it's like the peace and contentment a cat must feel when they nap in an afternoon sunbeam
Willow Catelyn Maclay@willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 7mo agoI don't believe I've ever seen Ted Levine speak so candidly about his regrets of portraying Buffalo Bill in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. He and some of the crew on the film were asked about the film's cultural transphobia by The Hollywood Reporter. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Toss Grumley isn't that what Aragorn does in The Two Towers
Stella Sacco@antlervel.vet · 10mo agoIt's not just about leave but about what we are producing when we are working, says Toss Grumley.
Show me a fictional character that altered your brain chemistry
Josh Sawyer@jesawyer.bsky.social · 9mo agoShow me a fictional character that altered your brain chemistry (made me sympathetic to Redmond Barry)
something that's been on my mind for a while is the rise of liberal/leftist protest in the last decade. it's led to a lot of good things, from righteous causes and community aid to cultivated empathy and candor on behalf of the vulnerable. I've definitely mobilized and radicalized, and it's helped