President Lula Launches Tela Brasil, a Free-of-Charge Streaming Service Offering Brazilian Productions

This weekend was one for the box office history books. Movie theaters across the nation were jamming with Gen Z crowds, who showed up en masse for not one but two buzzy horror films. A24’s “Backrooms” collected a jaw-dropping, record-breaking $81 million from 3,442 North American theaters in its opening weekend. That’s as ticket sales […]

AI on the Lot, which has grown from a half-day conference for 600 in 2023 to a two-day draw for nearly 2,500, delivered another dose of techno-optimism this year. Hollywood, however, still has reservations. Amazon MGM Studios hosted the event on its Culver City backlot and served as title sponsor. Prime Video, AWS and other […]

The leader of the Catholic Church called artificial intelligence a threat to humanity in his first encyclical

Soon people will have an opportunity to really meet “Meet the Press.” Kristen Welker, the current moderator of the long-running NBC Sunday public-affairs program, will host the first live event tied to the show, “Meet the Moment LIVE,” at City Winery in New York City on June 29. At the gathering, a crowd that purchases […]