Sunday, March 24, 2024

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Is Ai in 'Late Night With the Devil' Ethical?

nofilmschool.com: Our most recent soiree into the debate comes in an ironic twist with the upcoming horror film Late Night With the Devil and recent backlash from a Twitter warrior noticing an AI generated still in the trailer. If AI is a "devil" of sorts to humanist art, should we perpetuate it in any way at all?

 

IATSE Sets Simultaneous Talks Between Locals & Studios As Bargaining Resumes

deadline.com: Back at the bargaining table with the studios this week after several days of caucusing, IATSE on Tuesday laid out its plans for the next phase of talks as a contract-expiration date inched closer for a tense Hollywood.

 

‘Our destroyed theatre’s heart still beats’: Mariupol’s actors return to the stage, two years on

Ukraine | The Guardian: When the bombs hit the Mariupol Drama theatre, Vira Lebedynska did not hear a boom or a blast. From the recording studio in the theatre’s basement, where she was sheltering along with a few other theatre employees, the sensation was more like a vacuum.

 

Star Wars' R2D2 blamed for 'misuse' of the word hologram

www.avinteractive.com: If you want to know who to blame for what is said to be the continual misuse of the word 'hologram', look no further than the original Star Wars film. Hardly a week goes by when there isn't a story about a pop star coming back from the dead – or at least out of early retirement – as a hologram to thrill their pining fans with a 'live' performance.

 

How Artists are Keeping Mountains of Dead Pointe Shoes Out of Landfills

Dance Magazine: Pacific Northwest Ballet goes through roughly 2,000 pairs of pointe shoes per year. New York City Ballet uses 500 pairs per month during Nutcracker season. Some pros exhaust multiple pairs of shoes in a single performance day.

 

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