Amber Dowling “BlackBerry” was never supposed to be two things. Yet when the three-part miniseries telling the metaphoric rise and catastrophic fall of the BlackBerry debuts on AMC on Nov. 13 (having premiered on CBC and CBC Gem on Nov.
25.10.2023 - 07:49 / variety.com
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic In too many thrillers to count, the key scene, and the most suspenseful one, arrives when the hero or heroine, investigating a chemical spill or a murder or what have you, sits down at the computer and deep dives into a web search, the information-age detective work culminating in that inevitable “Aha!” moment of discovery. So here’s where the darkness leads. There’s a sequence like that in “Another Body,” a groundbreaking, creepy, fascinating, and important documentary about a phenomenon that’s only going to grow in significance: the deepfaking of pornography.
That means: the lifting of images of real people off the web, whose faces are then digitally grafted onto pornographic footage to create a fraudulent porn file that looks as real as reality. Boogie nights? Try steal-your-body-and-soul nights. In “Another Body,” the central figure is Taylor Klein, a 22-year-old graduate student in engineering who this happened to.
An acquaintance sent her a link to a pornographic video that was discovered online — and it had her face on it. Much of “Another Body” is devoted to Klein’s fear, anger, despair, and trauma in the wake of discovering this outrage. I would have said “crime,” except that she calls the state police and learns that creating a deepfake, even a pornographic one based on the lifting of someone’s image, isn’t a crime in Connecticut, or in most other states.
(There are a few states where it is.) At the federal level, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act states that companies are absolved of liability or any responsibility for this kind of image manipulation. There‘s not much that Klein can do legally, which only heightens her feeling of helpless violation. But as Klein
.Amber Dowling “BlackBerry” was never supposed to be two things. Yet when the three-part miniseries telling the metaphoric rise and catastrophic fall of the BlackBerry debuts on AMC on Nov. 13 (having premiered on CBC and CBC Gem on Nov.
With the SAG strike finally over, it’s time for studios to put their release schedules for upcoming movies back together. But in the case of Disney and Marvel Studios, it means more maneuvering in a year full of release date shuffles.
As we told you, Deadpool 3 is moving off it summer start date of May 3, 2024, leaving the season without a kickoff film. The Shawn Levy directed pic, which is going back into production, will take over Captain America:Brave New World‘s release date of July 26 next year.
“The Sopranos” was the biggest TV show in the world. It didn’t have the largest audience — its ratings were still dwarfed by network hits like “ER” and “Friends” —but it had cultural cachet.
The wait is finally over, Vanderpump Rules fans!
The Beatles will unveil their 'final song' today (Thursday November 2) - which features all four members and has been 45 years in the making. Now And Then is sourced from a former John Lennon demo which was recorded in the late 1970s.
Gregg Goldstein It seems you can’t aim a camera in New York or New Jersey these days without seeing a studio space that’s brand new, under construction or in the works. Did you miss the Oct. 24 groundbreaking ceremony for the $350 million Sunset Pier 94 Studios, Manhattan’s first purpose-built studio campus with six soundstages totaling 85,000 square feet, opening in midtown in late 2025? No worries — there’s another on Nov.
A live orchestra is set to perform the scores of some of the most played and beloved video games in a live show in Manchester.
Friends co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane and executive producer Kevin Bright have issued a statement paying tribute to the late Matthew Perry.Perry, who was best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the long-running sitcom, died yesterday (October 28) aged 54 and was reportedly found unresponsive due to a suspected drowning. Authorities have said no foul play was involved, and no drugs were found at the scene.In the statement, Kauffman, Crane and Bright recall how Perry got the role of Chandler Bing in the audition room – a part they have previously said was especially difficult to cast – and reminisced on how he made the iconic character his own.“We are shocked and deeply, deeply saddened by our beloved friend Matthew’s passing.
Jaden Thompson Disney has unveiled a first look at the upcoming live-action remake of “Snow White.” In a new image, Rachel Zegler is transformed into the iconic Disney Princess, surrounded by her Seven Dwarfs. As of today, the film, which was originally set to open on March 22, 2024, has been delayed to March 21, 2025. Zegler stars as Snow White and Gal Gadot plays The Evil Queen.
Is Tom Sandoval really a narcissist? We’re about to find out!
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic It was a very good year, 1989 was. And by 1989, of course we mean 2014.
EXCLUSIVE: The Exchange is launching international sales rights on sci-fi action film World Breaker.
Looks like all those early concerns about whether name stars would walk the picket line ended up being a waste of energy: a strike captain on Saturday recognized Day 100 of the SAG-AFTRA strike by calling out many of the big names who joined the rank and file in those daily protests.
Dancing with the Stars honors Len Goodman this Tuesday night by bringing back a number of fan-favorite pros who have since moved on from the show. Everyone from to Tony Dovolani will grace the dance floor to perform in the late judge's honor, in what is guaranteed to be an extremely emotional evening (as if that wasn't enough, it's also the “Most Memorable Year” night).
A man from Wythenshawe has completed the massive achievement of cycling just under 1200 miles across 11 countries in just over two weeks.
Bill Maher was angry that certain messages get attention and certain others do not on his Friday Real Time show on HBO.
Lise Pedersen With typical modesty and humor, Wim Wenders opened his masterclass at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon by answering the question: ‘Do you feel like a survivor in the history of cinema?’ with a ‘Yes, in a funny kind of way, I do sometimes feel like a dinosaur.” Expanding on his answer, the 78-year old director, who is being awarded the festival’s Lumière Award lifetime achievement prize later today, said he had been lucky enough to experience great changes in cinema throughout his lifetime and that he felt more like he had experienced rather than survived cinema –“vécu plutôt que survécu,” as he said in his fluent French. Looking back on his 1984 cult movie “Paris, Texas,” for which he won the Palme d’Or in Cannes, the German director explained it had been the culmination of one of his greatest lessons in life.
Zach Bryan will have very few days off.The popular country singer recently extended his upcoming ‘The Quittin’ Time Tour’ that will send him to arenas and stadiums all over North America from March through December.As of now, the 27-year-old has a whopping 81 (!) gigs lined up next year; that’s 29 more than when the tour was announced back in late August.And if you’re a Zach Bryan fan based in NY or NJ, you’re in luck.In March, he’ll hit Buffalo, NY’s KeyBank Center on March 10, Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on March 14-15, Brooklyn, NY’s Barclays Center on March 27-28 and Elmont, NY’s UBS Arena on March 30-31.He’ll close the tour with an encore of back-to-back concerts at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Dec.
Encanto became a success story for Disney and although there have been hints of the possibility of a sequel, nothing has been confirmed yet.