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Notes from the underground of film preservation.

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Musk’s power is the subject of Alex Gibney’s new documentary—and apparently the reason some platforms don’t want to advertise it.

They deem the movie too "political," according to rejections received by its studio.

A short film made on a home PC: every shot generated by the MiniMax H3 video model in ComfyUI, then edited in DaVinci Resolve.

Ninety years ago, the Australian military failed in its efforts to exterminate 20,000 emus ravaging WA farmland. The Emu War has since spawned jokes, memes and an upcoming feature film starring John Cleese.

Reelizer is a curated collection of standout film art, posters, and collectibles, selected by Roger Erik Tinch since 2011. An appreciation of cinema…

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A24 pissed off one of the internet's largest horror communities when it announced it was working on an SCP Foundation film , but apparently hadn't bothered to contact the SCP Wiki team, nor did it commit to releasing it under a Creative Commons license as required. Seeing an easy PR win, Neon is cashing in by announcing it's making its own SCP movie. But unlike A24, it proactively reached out to the SCP Foundation Wiki team and has pledged to release it under the Creative Commons ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. This is not an "official" SCP film. None of the wiki's staff is involved in the writing or production, it is not receiving compensati … Read the full story at The Verge.

Brad Bird has directed some of our all-time favorite animated films: The Iron Giant (1999), The Incredibles (2004), and Ratatouille (2007), with the latter two snagging well-deserved Oscar wins. He's back with a new animated feature, Ray Gunn , coming to Netflix in December, described as a neo-noir science-fiction mystery. Netflix recently released the official trailer, chock-full of retro-futuristic elements, like flying cars, jet packs, laser guns, aliens, and yes, a sultry femme fatale. Color us among those now eagerly awaiting the film's release. Bird has been kicking around the idea for Ray Gunn for the last 30 years, working on his many other film projects while the Ray Gunn script—co-written by Matthew Robbins, who also co-wrote 1987's Batteries Not Included with Bird—"stayed in a filing cabinet at Warner Brothers," the director said earlier this year. The film's inspiration came when Bird heard the opening of the B-52s' " Planet Claire " (a personal favorite) and initially thought it was a cover of Henry Mancini's theme music from the classic TV show Peter Gunn . Bird is a longtime fan of film noir and hard-boiled detectives, and he came up with the idea of a futuristic detective named Ray Gunn (a pun on raygun , of course). "It’s film noir and a hard-boiled detective story, but it’s got a lot more comedy and a lot more action than the average film noir,” said Bird . Read full article Comments

Now that Paramount has reached a settlement with the 12 states that were suing to block its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), the studio is even closer to becoming one of the world's biggest production houses. In addition to spending at least $300 million more on film and TV projects produced in the US, Paramount says that it will release a minimum of 30 movies annually after it absorbs WBD. On paper, these goals make it sound like Paramount is trying to ensure that the entertainment industry won't be harmed by its WBD acquisition. But when you look at the studios' recent output, it seems very much like Paramount CEO Dav … Read the full story at The Verge.

I was on the fence about going to see the latest Resident Evil reboot to review, given how uninspired the prior reboot attempt in 2021 turned out to be. But director Zach Cregger gave us last year's phenomenal Weapons, and early word of mouth was extremely positive, so I took a chance. I'm glad I did, because the film is terrific. Cregger's distinctive sensibility is just what the flagging franchise needed: a truly fresh take on a well-trodden fictional world that blends horror, humor, and some pretty over-the-top gore in just the right ratios. And you don't need to be a Resident Evil franchise fan to enjoy it. (Spoilers below, but we'll give you a heads-up before any major reveals.) When the first Resident Evil game debuted in 1996, it was an immediate commercial and critical success, spawning several sequel games, comics, novels, and a very lucrative film franchise directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich. Reviews were mixed, despite the films’ massive box office success. The first reboot, Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) , was critically panned and had a disappointing box office, grossing just $42 million globally against its $25 million budget. The studio nixed its plans for a direct sequel, and a 2022 Netflix series was also canceled after a less-than-stellar first season. Read full article Comments

Paramount has reached a settlement with California and the 11 other states that sued to block its planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlement removes a major roadblock standing in the way of the massive media merger. According to the proposed consent decree filed with the court, it includes requirements like minimum numbers of theatrical film releases over the next five years, starting with 30 in year one and two, and 32 in the following years, and a commitment to spend at least $300 million more on production in the US compared to what the companies spent in 2025. It also has rules for the negotiations over … Read the full story at The Verge.