‘Everyone Is Doing It’: The Truth About AI in Hollywood

Puck’s Matthew Belloni says AI has quietly become part of everyday filmmaking. The battle now isn’t whether Hollywood will use the technology—it’s who controls what’ll come next.

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BritBox & BBC's Poirot Origin Series 'Hercule' Reveals Cast

James D'Arcy, James Nesbitt, Jack Gleeson & more join Edward Bluemel in BritBox and BBC's Poirot origin series Hercule.

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Does the Epic Adventure of ‘The Odyssey’ Really Demand an Epic Format Like IMAX?

IndieWire compares IMAX, 70mm IMAX, 70mm, 35mm, 4DX and Dolby Vision to determine which format provides the best way to watch and hear Nolan's epic.

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'The Odyssey' Box Office: Everything You Need To Know After Its Boffo $264 Million Worldwide Opening Weekend

Universal's R-rated, three-hour action epic represents a career-best global debut for Chris Nolan and most of the film's star-studded cast.

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DGA, WGA & SAG-AFTRA Protest Emmys' Decision To Cut Categories

DGA, WGA & SAG-AFTRA slam Emmys' decision to cut categories from the main telecast, say it "devalues" contributions of people Academy means to honor.

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Can A24 Keep Kane Parsons?

Everyone in town is fighting to sign the 21-year-old director of breakout hit 'Backrooms.' Can A24 keep him in the fold by offering its richest deal ever, or will Warner Bros. or Universal swoop in fo...

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'God Of War' To Recast Lead Kratos After Ryan Hurst Injury (Exclusive)

'God Of War' will recast the lead role of Kratos after actor Ryan Hurst tore a bicep on the set of the Prime Video series while performing a stunt.

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Zombies, gore and creepy kids – why we can’t stop playing horror games

As global anxieties multiply, ​v​ideo games from Resident Evil to Mouthwashing are providing rich source material to help decode society’s problems

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Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park films, Peaky Blinders and The Piano, dies aged 78

New Zealand actor built career as dashing romantic leads and charismatic villains across film and television

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A ★★★ review of Evil Dead Burn (2026)

More gruesome than groovy. Some nice Raimi homages and nods. Great addition to the franchise & remember to stay for the two post credit sequences too.

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‘Evil Dead Burn’ Just Made Sam Raimi’s Profoundly Silly ‘Army of Darkness’ Essential Viewing Again

Revisit Sam Raimi's 'Army of Darkness' to understand the Wise Men, the franchise's creative DNA, and what 'Evil Dead Burn' hints at next. After Dark.

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SAG-AFTRA Recommends Members Opt-Out Of Meta's AI Feature

As Meta's new AI image feature sparks privacy concerns, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) is providing tips on how members can protect their image.

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‘Ramones had leather jackets when they got spat on. We didn’t!’ David Byrne on touring with Talking Heads and taking advice from Lou Reed

As his American Utopia tour film hits cinemas, the musician answers your questions about his Scottish sense of humour, working with Brian Eno and his desire to direct another film

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Why Attendance Tells a Better Story Than Box Office

Podcast Episode · The Town with Matthew Belloni · 2 July · 36min

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No console-flation: how the thirst for AI chips is sending games console prices soaring

AI data centres, memory scarcity and factory capacity are costing consumers –and console makers

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Why Manchesterism is a politics of land

Andy Burnham's 'place first' philosophy opens up questions of land ownership & access

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Box Office: 'Supergirl' Flops With Disastrous $68M Global Debut

Once again, the hills and valleys associated with DC Comics movies threaten to overshadow everything else going right or wrong for Warner Bros.

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'Danger Money': Ray Winstone Leading Prime Video Series

Prime Video is making 'Danger Money' with Ray Winstone, an action comedy series from Harry and Jack Williams.

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The Comic Book Movie Death Rattle and ‘Supergirl.’ Plus: ‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Goes Out With a Bang.

Podcast Episode · The Big Picture · 26 June · 1hr 23min

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DGA Ratifies Four-Year Deal Meant to Protect Members’ Jobs Amid Historic Downturn

The Directors Guild of America has ratified a four-year deal that places a limit on how many episodes non-directors can direct per TV season.

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‘Guys would think I was a girl then get aggressive when they found out my name was Brian’: how Placebo made Nancy Boy

‘I thought I could regain some power by writing a celebration of debauchery that was so brazenly sexual it would infuriate the people who insulted me’

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Google Invests $75 Million in A24 for New AI Partnership

The artificial intelligence research partnership aims to create new workflows, tools and techniques for filmmaking

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