The Academy has banned AI from ever winning an Oscar.
• Only roles “demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” can be nominated for acting Oscars
• Screenplays “must be human-authored” to qualify for a nomination
It’s increasingly clear that Ellen DeGeneres was an environmentally significant apex predator in the media ecosystem; she’d have extracted all entertainment value from the Hawk Tuah girl in a 3-minute segment and banished her back to anonymity, maintaining ecological balance
Watched ON THE TOWN (1949) tonight, and the incredible Vera-Ellen dance-fights with several partners in this scene choreographed by Gene Kelly. Couldn't stop grinning at such a perfect illustration of the close connection between dance numbers and fight scenes.
@grovymango It's sad that y'all view movies like this, there's so much more going on in his films than HK action and he wears his influences on his sleeve. He's a big reason many cult films are even known of or accessible
It’s curious how I ended up photographing the Kowloon Walled City, along with co-author Ian Lambot. We ended up making the most thorough (and most frequently referenced) record of the place. Why didn’t any HK photographers concentrate their efforts on documenting the place? One reason is that every parent told their kids to stay clear of the place. The other, and maybe more important reason, is that it wasn’t considered a worthy subject. Had the Walled City lasted just a few years longer (it was demolished in 1993), I have no doubt that young HK photographers and filmmakers would have been all over the place. But it was erased just moments before HK woke up to itself. A generational change. The culture generation now values HK in a way the previous generations didn’t.
“City of Darkness Revisited” will be republished later this year. Stand by for updates on pre-ordering!
1. Walled City, southwest corner.
2. Facade along Tung Tau Chun Rd.
3. Rooftop kids.
4. Mahjong at home.
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