Guillermo del Toro says AI is a form of "natural stupidity"
“We are on the verge of image illiteracy. We are on the verge of cinema illiteracy... The pact between man and image is sacred, but we are in a time when that is in danger... We are told images can be generated by artificial means. The existence of an image is not just to be there. It is to connect us, to make us feel beauty,” he said.
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'Obsession' director Curry Barker wants studios to understand that Gen Z audiences are 'tired of slop'
“We want good movies back. People are still hungry for movies that are original without some big IP, as long as the story is good"
(via @THR)
OBSESSION is set to officially surpass PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (2009) at the worldwide box office tomorrow.
A remarkable achievement for a film made on a budget of under $1 million. 📈🎬
‘BACKROOMS’ director Kane Parsons says he would get “no enjoyment” out of using generative AI on any project — “It defeats the purpose entirely for me.”
“I think I'm in the same boat as most well-adjusted people. If I could snap my fingers and make generative Al disappear forever, I probably would.”
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OBSESSION earned over $8M yesterday, surging more than 30% from last Friday.
It’s the BIGGEST third-Friday increase for a non-Christmas wide release in over 50 years — since the rise of modern cinema with JAWS in 1975.