Hacker News with Generative AI: Film Industry

First time a Blender-made production has won the Golden Globe (variety.com)
In a major upset, Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis‘ “Flow” won the Golden Globe for best animated feature on Sunday evening.

Animation, Awards, Film Industry, Latvia

295 points by jgilias 11 days ago | 49 comments

Robert De Niro Creates the First Vertical Film Studio (secretnyc.co)
Back in July 2019 it was reported that actor Robert De Niro and his son Raphael had entered a contract for five acres in Astoria with plans to build NYC’s first ground-up, purpose-built production studio, Wildflower Studios. Now complete, the studio has become the first-ever vertical film studio in the world.

Film Industry, New York, Architecture, Entertainment

4 points by geox 25 days ago | 0 comments

There Was No Sorcerer: Box Office Poison, Hollywood's Story in Century of Flops (literaryreview.co.uk)
There are three rules for avoiding a cinematic flop. Rule one: don’t pick a title that is boring, misleading or hard to pronounce.

Movies, Box Office, Entertainment, Film Industry

13 points by crescit_eundo 43 days ago | 8 comments

The casual moviegoer is a thing of the past. That's a problem for Hollywood (latimes.com)
It was on a spontaneous trip to the movie theater that James Young took a chance on “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” Same with 2004’s “Garden State.” And the quirky “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.”

Movies, Hollywood, Film Industry, Audience Behavior

6 points by thunderbong 46 days ago | 3 comments

With 'Megalopolis,' the Flop Era Returns to Cinemas (nytimes.com)
With ‘Megalopolis,’ the Flop Era Returns to Cinemas

Movies, Film Industry, Box Office, Reviews, Entertainment

20 points by paulpauper 98 days ago | 11 comments

Hollywood industry in crisis after strikes, streaming wars (bbc.com)
Hollywood's big boom has gone bust

Hollywood, Film Industry, Labor Strikes, Streaming Services

14 points by ZeljkoS 111 days ago | 0 comments

Inside-Out 2 Was the Hit Pixar Needed, but the Laid-Off Employees Are Hurting (ign.com)
From the outside, Pixar’s narrative is a clear story of redemption: after an undeniably tough few years – battered by COVID-19 theater shutdowns, two Hollywood strikes, and a couple of box office disappointments – the studio needed a win, and that win was Inside Out 2.

Animation, Disney, Business, Film Industry, Labor Issues

5 points by tetraodonpuffer 123 days ago | 1 comments

Made in Hollywood, Censored by Beijing (pen.org)

Censorship, Film Industry, China, Hollywood

12 points by walterbell 150 days ago | 0 comments

Mass Market DVDs Are Dead: Long Live Heritage Physical Media (variety.com)

Physical Media, Entertainment, Retail, Film Industry

7 points by thunderbong 156 days ago | 5 comments

6 Laws of Dying Hollywood Franchises (honest-broker.com)

Hollywood, Franchises, Entertainment, Film Industry, Analysis

16 points by paulpauper 227 days ago | 3 comments

Sony Pictures to Use AI to Produce Movies and Shows in "More Efficient Ways" (hollywoodreporter.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Film Industry, Entertainment, Production

33 points by adrian_mrd 231 days ago | 52 comments

After Furiosa flops, Hollywood could be facing a biblically disastrous summer (bbc.com)