Hacker News with Generative AI: Hollywood

The Typography Maestro Getting Calls from Hollywood (nytimes.com)
Teddy Blanks, the designer behind the memorable movie titles for films like “Nosferatu” and “Barbie,” has quietly become Hollywood’s go-to guy.

Typography, Film, Design, Hollywood

36 points by ripe 8 days ago | 7 comments

Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that (nplusonemag.com)
Until recently no Hollywood studio had ever released two movies with the same name at the same time. At most studios, such a strategy would be unthinkable. Audiences might accidentally buy tickets to the wrong film, and the PR fallout would be disastrous: snipes from trade-magazine writers; angry calls from investors questioning the studios’ business acumen; angrier calls from agents demanding to know why their clients’ images were being intentionally sabotaged.

Movies, Entertainment Industry, Hollywood, Marketing, Business

14 points by thunderbong 21 days ago | 11 comments

Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that (nplusonemag.com)
Until recently no Hollywood studio had ever released two movies with the same name at the same time. At most studios, such a strategy would be unthinkable. Audiences might accidentally buy tickets to the wrong film, and the PR fallout would be disastrous: snipes from trade-magazine writers; angry calls from investors questioning the studios’ business acumen; angrier calls from agents demanding to know why their clients’ images were being intentionally sabotaged.

Movies, Entertainment, Media, Business, Hollywood

306 points by exitb 21 days ago | 350 comments

The Typography Maestro Getting Calls from Greta Gerwig and Robert Eggers (nytimes.com)
Teddy Blanks, the designer behind the memorable movie titles for films like “Nosferatu” and “Barbie,” has quietly become Hollywood’s go-to guy.

Typography, Movie Design, Hollywood, Film

12 points by ripe 25 days ago | 1 comments

'We Can Bury Anyone': Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine (nytimes.com)
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”

Hollywood, Celebrities, Gossip, Allegations, Misconduct

49 points by bhouston 27 days ago | 6 comments

There's No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI (theatlantic.com)
Dialogue from these movies and TV shows has been used by companies such as Apple and Anthropic to train AI systems.

Artificial Intelligence, Hollywood, Movies, TV Shows, Training Data

11 points by doener 43 days ago | 6 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

Robert Downey Jr. Refuses to Let Hollywood Create His AI Digital Replica (variety.com)
Robert Downey Jr. appeared on a recent episode of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast and sent a stern warning to Hollywood in the age of AI: “I intend to sue all future executives” who sign off on the creation of a Downey digital replica.

Artificial Intelligence, Hollywood, Entertainment, Celebrities, Lawsuits

24 points by thunderbong 81 days ago | 20 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

Hollywood Can't Ditch Its Teslas Fast Enough:"They're Destroying Their Leases.." (hollywoodreporter.com)
Tesla is reportedly planning a reveal of its self-driving robotaxi on the Warner Bros. lot amid widespread anger in the industry over the brand’s controversial CEO, Elon Musk, resulting in a rejection of its cars.

Tesla, Hollywood, Electric Vehicles, Business, Automotive

46 points by iancmceachern 119 days ago | 110 comments

James Earl Jones has died (bbc.co.uk)
James Earl Jones, the Hollywood actor and voice of Darth Vader, has died aged 93, his agent has said.

Celebrities, Obituaries, Hollywood, Actors, Voice Acting

73 points by mellosouls 130 days ago | 2 comments

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

Censorship, Film Industry, China, Hollywood

12 points by walterbell 150 days ago | 0 comments

Apple tries to rein in Hollywood spending after years of losses (bloomberg.com)

Apple, Hollywood, Business, Finance, Media

64 points by mgh2 180 days ago | 177 comments

As jobs disappear, Hollywood is seeing an exodus out of L.A (latimes.com)