AI Dubbing Pioneer Flawless Sells Technology In Deal That Raises Questions About Its Future
EXCLUSIVE: Flawless, the British-American company that spent $100 million building SAG-AFTRA-endorsed AI dubbing technology used on movies like Fall, has sold its intellectual property. In an unusual deal that raises questions about Flawless’ future, TBellScout, a startup owned by Dutch tech billionaire Steven Schuurman, has acquired the company’s TrueSync dubbing technology and DeepEditor, an AI […]
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Microdrama Platform FlareFlow Sets Thailand Launch on AIS Play (EXCLUSIVE)
Microdrama platform FlareFlow will launch in Thailand on Nov. 2 through AIS Play, the entertainment service of Thai telecom operator Advanced Info Service (AIS), in a deal brokered by Singapore-based distributor Rock Networks. FlareFlow, the vertical video service owned by COL Group, will cost subscribers THB39 ($1.15) a month. AIS Play users will find a […]
Mohammad Rasoulof, Shahrbanoo Sadat Push Back on Idea of Separate Oscar Category for Exiled Filmmakers as Cate Blanchett’s Displacement Film Fund Hits Tokyo
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof and Iranian-born Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat pushed back on the idea of a standalone Oscar category for exiled filmmakers, speaking at the Tokyo International Film Festival as Cate Blanchett’s Displacement Film Fund gave its first five short films their Japan premiere. The question followed the Academy’s recent rule change making exiled […]
Everyone Is A Combination Of One Disney Hero And One Disney Villain — Which Are You?
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Supermodel Rose Bertram On Her Revealing Feature Doc: “The Thing I’ve Kept Secret For So Long Is Now, In A Way, Being Shared With The World”
EXCLUSIVE: Belgian supermodel Rose Bertram has opened up about the documentary that chronicles her professional and family life and how she has coped with her mother’s addiction issues. Production has now wrapped on A Girl Like Rose. “After watching the film, it was as if I saw my life flash before my eyes,” she said. […]
Skydance International Sets Its Four Regional Leads: Andrew Georgiou Exiting Europe & Africa Role
Andrew Georgiou is exiting the newly-minted Skydance along with a number of senior executives as JB Perrette unveils his international structure. Following the $110B Skydance merger, the final pieces of the international jigsaw have fallen into place. Georgiou, who was previously Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) chief in the UK and Ireland while managing its European […]
Patrick Stewart: A Life in Pictures
The motley mix of roles that won the British actor acclaim includes a Shakespearean hero, a “Star Trek” captain and an “X-Men” mutant.
Rosalind Ashford Has Died. She Wanted to Be a Stewardess but Became a Motown Star.
A founding member of Martha and the Vandellas, she was the crystalline soprano on 1960s hits like “Nowhere to Run” and “Jimmy Mack.” She has died at 83.
Keira Knightley Knows What Spying Feels Like. Now She’s Putting It to Use.
Once the victim of paparazzi stalking and tabloid phone hacks, the actress is starring in two projects that deal explicitly with surveillance
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Visitors Enjoy the Music
The program “Met Live Arts” aims to create immersive experiences with notable performers in surprising museum locations.
The Stars of This Philadelphia Exhibition? Squirrels.
After a squirrel invaded his home, Wilmer Wilson IV decided to research everything about the creature. The result is a solo show titled “SKIRL!”
Why Is Every Book ‘Gothic’ Now?
Candlelit corridors, eerie old portraits and other tropes aren’t exclusive to horror and romance this year — they’re everywhere.