Director «Nosferatu» on his refusal to make contemporary films: «Showing a smartphone — is death, and a car in the frame makes me sick»
Robert Eggers, who released the hit horror “Nosferatu” this year, announced plans for his next films, and interestingly — none of them will take place in the present. For the director, this is no coincidence, but a fully conscious and deliberate position.
The movie «Star Trek: Section 31» debuted with a 19% on Rotten Tomatoes — and it’s an absolute flop for the franchise
The science fiction movie Star Trek: Section 31 starring Michelle Yeoh received the lowest ratings in the history of franchise.
OpenAI will add «thinking» AI model o3-mini to the free version of ChatGPT (but with restrictions)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the free version of ChatGPT will feature o3-mini — one of the new “reasoning” models of the company.
Paramount has hidden the box office receipts «Better Man» after a poor start at the box office
Paramount acquired the rights to show the biopic “Robbie Williams: Better Man” in the USA for $25 million, but the film failed already at its debut with an “internal” box office of a modest $1 million. It seems that the situation has only worsened over time, as the company since January 22 has stopped providing new figures.
New «Supergirl» by DC — first look at Millie Alcock as Kara Zor-El
Co-chair of DC Studios James Gunn marked the start of filming the movie “Supergirl,” by posting an offscreen shot with Milly Alcock, who will play Kara Zor-El.
Meet Operator: OpenAI has launched a new AI assistant for computer control and browser automation
OpenAI officially introduced AI agent Operator — a browser automation tool that can interact with screen elements (buttons, text fields, etc.) almost as a human would.
The film «Emilia Perez» received 13 nominations for the «Oscar», and the Ukrainian «Porcelain War» is nominated for the best documentary
On January 23, after a temporary delay due to the fires in Los Angeles, the American Film Academy announced the nominees for the «Oscar» 2025.
«They have no money». Elon Musk publicly praised the Stargate project and called the head of OpenAI a fraud
The Stargate project was personally introduced by Donald Trump, as part of the grand plans of his administration for the development of artificial intelligence — however, this did not prevent the main supporter of the newly elected president, Elon Musk, from publicly criticizing the program.
OpenAI will release Operator «AI agent this week» — probably in ChatGPT Pro subscription for $200
Subscribers of ChatGPT Pro for $200, will likely be the first to try out a new development from OpenAI — the AI agent Operator, which will manage your computer or perform actions in the browser for you.
«Alien: Romulus 2» will feature «a rejuvenated» Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, — insider Daniel Richtman
Rumors have it that the director of “Alien: Romulus,” Fede Alvarez, wants to bring actress Sigourney Weaver back for the sequel, but the method they plan to use might not sit well with fans.
Martin Scorsese will adapt «The Devil in the White City» — the story of a serial killer starring Leonardo DiCaprio
20th Century has resumed work on the adaptation of Erik Larson’s bestseller “Devil in the White City” — Martin Scorsese has retained the director’s chair, and Leonardo DiCaprio will play the lead role.
The creator of «Nosferatu» has taken on the next movie — a story about a werewolf in the setting of 13th century England
Robert Eggers, who this year released highly rated by critics and audience horror “Nosferatu”, announced his upcoming horror film with the working title “Werwulf”. The story, expectedly, will focus on a werewolf and will take place in 13th century England.
First look at the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge — a new ultra-thin smartphone and the main competitor to the iPhone 17 Air
Samsung teased its upcoming ultra-thin smartphone — Galaxy S25 Edge (previously known as Galaxy S25 Slim) and despite it not being officially presented like the rest of the lineup, journalists have already learned some details about its specifications and expected price.
Google Gemini will replace Bixby in Samsung Galaxy S25 and will be able to perform several tasks simultaneously
Google Gemini will become the main smart assistant on Samsung Galaxy S25 smartphones, replacing the default Bixby (access to the assistant is not closed, however, devices will launch Gemini by default).
«Is this a spoiler? To hell with»: Benedict Cumberbatch will get a «central» spot in «Avengers: Secret Wars» but will skip «Doomsday»
Benedict Cumberbatch in an interview with Variety discussed the role his character, Doctor Strange, will play in future Marvel projects, particularly in the renewed “Avengers”.
«Slow Horses» and «Severance» brought Apple TV+ $200 million each — but there is a leading series that earned three times as much
The first season of the series “Severance” brought Apple TV+ over $200 million in earnings.
«Joker 2» received a record 7 nominations for the «Golden Raspberry» award, and Joaquin Phoenix «will compete for the» title of worst actor
The jury of the American satirical film award “Golden Raspberry” announced the main contenders for the title of the worst films and actors of 2024 — “Joker 2” leads the list with seven nominations (including acting ones for Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga).
Instagram will pay up to $50,000 for «exclusive» Reels — published before TikTok
Instagram, amid uncertainty with TikTok, has launched a new bonus program that offers cash rewards to creators who publish videos on Reels earlier than on other platforms.
«Star Wars» by Shawn Levy: Ryan Gosling is in the running for the lead role, and shooting is planned for the fall
Ryan Gosling is negotiating a role in the new “Star Wars” film, which will be directed by Shawn Levy (“Deadpool and Wolverine”). There are no plot details yet, however, filming is tentatively scheduled for fall, notes THR.
OpenAI and SoftBank launch $500 billion Stargate project to build data centers for artificial intelligence
The Stargate project is led by OpenAI, the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, and Oracle, listed as “primary investors”—with Sam Altman’s company handling operational activities, and SoftBank taking care of the financial side (conglomerate leader Masayoshi Son will become the chairman of Stargate).
Xiaomi introduces WinPlay — PC game emulator for Android with minimal performance loss
Xiaomi WinPlay is a full-fledged emulator that can run Windows games on Android devices without an internet connection.
You’re fu**ing Captain America! Anthony Mackie thought that in «Avengers: Endgame» his character would die because «didn’t finish the script»
Turns out, the star of the future movie about “Captain America” Anthony Mackie did not know during the work on “Avengers: Endgame” that the fate of his character Sam Wilson would develop.
Tesla’s brand value fell by $15 billion in 2024 — due to «antagonism» Elon Musk and an aging model lineup
According to the research firm Brand Finance (via CNBC), Tesla’s brand value currently stands at $43 billion compared to $58.3 billion at the beginning of 2024 — marking a decline for the second consecutive year.
«You’ll laugh, scream and cry»: first reactions to the horror film «The Monkey», based on the story by Stephen King
Critics shared their first reactions to the horror movie “The Monkey” — and they are extremely positive.
The star of the TV series Severance is watching new episodes on DVD because he does not have Apple TV+ equipment
Actor Christopher Walken, who played Bert in the series “Severance”, in a new interview revealed that he has not yet watched all the episodes of the show, as he does not have the equipment necessary to connect to Apple TV+.
DeepSeek launched «thinking» AI model R1 — as o1 from OpenAI, but for free
The Chinese artificial intelligence laboratory DeepSeek released the R1 reasoning model, which duplicated or even surpassed the results of o1 from OpenAI in some tests.
Game studios «hope» that the cost of GTA 6 will reach $80-100 — to justify their own price increase
Epyllion analyst Matthew Ball claims that there is “hope” in the gaming industry that GTA 6 will cost about $100, as it will allow other companies to justify raising their own prices.
Twitter (X) and Bluesky launch short video feeds amid TikTok uncertainty
TikTok is gradually coming back online after a brief ban in the US, and other popular services have already launched their own alternatives — specifically, Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky and Elon Musk’s Twitter.
«Oscar» in question: the movie «Brutalist» used artificial intelligence to edit Adrian Brody’s voice and some drawings
For editing the Hungarian pronunciation of actor Adrien Brody in the movie “The Brutalist,” a tool from the Ukrainian AI startup Respeecher was used.
During TikTok’s ban, iPhones were sold on Ebay for $1 million — it turned out that old iOS devices were not affected by the blocking
The ban on TikTok in the USA, although it did not last as long as expected, caused panic among a large number of long-time users of the social network, so it is not surprising that some decided to make some money from this situation.
Mark’s running scene in the series Severance was filmed for five months, studying Tom Cruise’s «technique»
The second season of the series Severance, which debuted on Apple TV+ last Friday, started with a long scene of Mark Scout running through the corridors of Lumon Industries — and, although it might seem too simple to the viewer, the creators spent about five months on it alone.
To replace CapCut: Meta launches video editing program Edits
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the launch of a video editing program called Meta Edits. Currently, the app is being tested by “selected bloggers,” while it is planned to be released to the public in February.
«Moana 2» earned more than $1 billion at the box office — the third movie of 2024 to reach this milestone (all from Disney)
The animated film «Moana 2», which was originally planned for release on streaming, reached an important milestone at the global box office — it has now earned over $1 billion, repeating the achievements of «Deadpool and Wolverine» and «Inside Out 2» (i.e. all three of the highest-grossing films of 2024 were created by Disney).
The showrunner of the series Silo explained the «strange» finale of the second season and said that the third one is being filmed right now
Showrunner of the series Silo Graham Yost in an interview The Wrap explained the final scene of the second season and announced that the filming of the third «is already underway».
Microsoft raises Office 365 prices by 30-40% — for the first time in 12 years (but adds artificial intelligence)
Microsoft raises the subscription price for the Office 365 (Microsoft 365) package with Word, Excel, and other programs, but adds new artificial intelligence tools.
TikTok will pay for Trump’s inauguration party scheduled for January 19 — the day the social network is blocked
TikTok will contribute about $50,000 to Donald Trump’s inaugural party, effectively becoming one of its main sponsors, according to Politico.
The «The Chronicles of Narnia» Greta Gerwig movie will be released in theaters before debuting on Netflix — exact date known
Netflix has agreed to a limited release of the upcoming film from the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, directed by “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig.
The second season of Severance — has been released on Apple TV+ and already has a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes
Starting today, the continuation of the sci-fi series Severance — is broadcast on Apple TV+, with the first episode available for viewing, while the rest will be released every Friday.
SpaceX Starship megastar explodes during test flight, but accelerator «saved by Mechazilla tower robotic arms
The seventh test flight of Starship had two main objectives — to replicate the success of the first stage “landing” and to test the updated version of the spacecraft, but unfortunately, things did not go as planned with the second item for SpaceX.
«See? It’s not hard»: A fellow science fiction writer added a dedication to George Martin in a book, mocking him for «The Winds of Winter»
American fantasy writer Larry Correia has released the final book of his “Saga of the Forgotten Warrior,” taking the opportunity to mention in the dedication his colleague George Martin, who fans (and now colleagues) mock for his very long work on the book “Winds of Winter.”
The procedure «brain split» from the TV series «Severance» has been known since the 1940s — neuropsychologists explain how it works in reality
Science fiction series «Severance», which debuts its second season on Apple TV+ tomorrow, shows a world where people use a surgical procedure to split the human brain — into working and personal parts. One has no idea what’s going on at home, and the other has no idea what the worker is doing in the office, and, as neuropsychologists…
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has «two scenarios» for launching chip production in Ukraine, and the required budget is at least $1 billion
On January 14th, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the Innovation Strategy until 2030, which, among other things, includes the launch of chip manufacturing in Ukraine.
Warner Bros. is working on «Gremlins 3» (scripted by Chris Columbus) and the sequel to «The Goonies»
Warner Bros. plans to revive at least two 1980s blockbusters — currently in the “development” stage is the movie “Gremlins 3”, and a reboot of the adventure comedy “The Goonies” is also planned.
«Who the hell is Harrison Ford?»: financiers persuaded Ridley Scott to replace the actor in the movie «Blade Runner»
Harrison Ford played the leading role in the science fiction movie “Blade Runner” and returned in the 2017 sequel — however, as director Ridley Scott notes, his financiers initially doubted the choice of actor because they didn’t know “who the hell this Harrison Ford was.”
A historic launch: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket for the first time — potential competitor of SpaceX
On January 16, after several delays, Jeff Bezos’s space company conducted its first orbital launch (previously only suborbital), sending the second stage of the New Glenn rocket into orbit.
Trailer of the series «Daredevil: Born Again» — with the return of Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio
Disney released the first trailer for the series “Daredevil: Born Again,” with Charlie Cox reprising his role as Matt Murdock.
«I’m expensive, but I’m damn talented»: Ridley Scott postponed filming Bee Gees biopic because Paramount didn’t like his demands
Initially, the shooting of Ridley Scott’s upcoming movie about the pop group Bee Gees was planned for the beginning of 2025, but the director reported that they had to be postponed — due to problems with the deal with Paramount.
Microsoft removed the interface that disguised Bing as Google — and declined to comment
Last week, journalists exposed a deceptive practice by Microsoft, which was aimed at attracting new users to Bing by essentially disguising the search engine as its main competitor.
«I have seen it five times»: Quentin Tarantino names the movie he considers one of the best directorial debuts in history
The director of “Pulp Fiction,” Quentin Tarantino, often provokes the community with his unconventional approach to choosing “good movies”, among which, actually, there are quite a few quite decent works.
Ukraine will punish media for negative comments of readers about officials if they are not removed within 3 days, — new law
On January 14, the Verkhova Rada adopted the bill №11321, which, among other things, specifies the punishment process for the media for “not removing” negative comments about officials under the news.
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