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Movie studios have been making serious money from AI slop on YouTube

Engadget

Regular YouTube users have likely noticed an abundance of AI-generated fake movie trailers this past year or so. As it turns out, major movie studios have actually been making money from the videos, according to reporting by Deadline. This annoying AI slop is all over the platform. The scheme worked sort of like a mob shakedown.

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A love affair with a typeface? For these famous directors, type is part of their art

Fast Company Tech

But last week, as we reported on Sean Bakers extensive use of Aguafina Script across his past four movies, we wondered: How many other directors have firmly embraced a single, singular typefaceand what does that typeface say about their films? It is rare, says title designer and Art of the Title editor-in-chief Lola Landekic.

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Ryan Gosling's Star Wars movie is titled 'Starfighter' and will be released in 2027

Engadget

Earlier this year, reports came out that Ryan Gosling was in talks for the lead role in Shawn Levy's Star Wars movie. Levy's movie will be called Star Wars: Starfighter , according to The Hollywood Reporter , and is scheduled for release on May 28, 2027, a few weeks after Avengers: Secret Wars debuts in cinemas.

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ChatGPT Starts Blocking Studio Ghibli-Style Images After Trend Goes Viral

Futurism

The wave of ersatz Ghibli art was inescapable in AI spheres. Many have uploaded personal photos to be redrawn into a still from a Ghibli movie. Studio Ghibli's art style is copyrighted, and I can't create images that explicitly mimic it. By now, Miyazaki's stance on the technology is well-known in both tech and art circles.

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How to use AI to find new movies, music, and books

Fast Company Tech

By feeding a list of your favorite books and movies to an AI assistant, you can uncover hidden patterns in what you love. As you scout out gaps in your reading or movie watching, you can discover authors and films that expand your horizons. Let the AI interview you about your favorite books or movies. Subscribe here.

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Cinematic Insights: The Art of Movie Analytics

Tableau

View Zach’s data viz portfolio on Tableau Public—including several visualizations on movies. When I was a kid we owned two movies, and both starred Dan Aakryod. Movies hold a unique place in culture. Movies are saturated with data, far beyond the obvious. which is entirely reasonable. Stick with me. I was hooked.

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Warner Bros. has officially sold the Looney Tunes film Coyote vs. Acme

Engadget

Discovery has sold the rights to the movie to Ketchup Entertainment, the same company that just released The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. funded the creation of the movie but then shelved it for a tax write-off. funded the creation of the movie but then shelved it for a tax write-off. Warner Bros.

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