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“Lies as Easily as Breathing”: Musk, Altman and Zuckerberg Become Hollywood’s New Villains

“Lies as Easily as Breathing”: Musk, Altman and Zuckerberg Become Hollywood’s New Villains

‘Social Reckoning’ flops with $5.5 million opening weekend; Amazon abandons distribution of $40 million film
Zuckerberg becomes a screen villain as ‘Social Reckoning’ bombs at the box office Amazon abandons distribution of ‘Artificial,’ due in theaters in December, amid pressure allegations and a dismal showing The Silicon Valley titans who lead America’s “big tech” companies and the billionaire founders...
| James choi
Filmmakers including director Jung Ji-young hold emergency news conference in Busan's Haeundae:

Filmmakers including director Jung Ji-young hold emergency news conference in Busan's Haeundae: "Don't turn films into political battlegrounds"

Filmmakers issue joint statement at the 31st Busan International Film Festival on Oct. 8, condemning outside pressure, including a Singapore letter sent Oct. 6, and threats to their personal safety
Leading South Korean filmmakers, including directors Jung Ji-young and Lee Myung-se, have taken a firm stand over the controversy surrounding 'Assassins', a film at the center of allegations of historical distortion.
| James choi
J-pop Agency Benchmarks K-pop as It Hires Former HYBE Producer Kim Min-jung

J-pop Agency Benchmarks K-pop as It Hires Former HYBE Producer Kim Min-jung

Avex’s formula for turning a 4 billion yen profit points to its next step after XG: taking the global market with VIBY, a boy group whose members are 15 to 19 years old.
J-pop’s dramatic comeback through K-pop benchmarking and a fundamental overhaul Avex, one of Japan’s leading entertainment agencies, has successfully overhauled its business by aggressively benchmarking South Korea’s “K-pop” system.
| James choi
Shinsegae Group bets 1.4 trillion won on Warner Bros. acquisition, eyes Asian dominance with Harry Potter

Shinsegae Group bets 1.4 trillion won on Warner Bros. acquisition, eyes Asian dominance with Harry Potter

Secures a stake in the merger with a $1 billion investment, linking up with OTT platforms serving 200 million subscribers and unlocking theme-park synergies
Rewriting the rules of brick-and-mortar retail with blockbuster intellectual property Shinsegae Group is making a strategic bet amid a seismic shift in the global media industry. It will make an indirect investment of $1 billion, or about 1. 4 trillion won, in the acquisition of Warner Bros.
| James choi
[National Assembly Audit] Tving, Toss Payments face breached security systems — 39.54 million records leaked, with just four dedicated staff

[National Assembly Audit] Tving, Toss Payments face breached security systems — 39.54 million records leaked, with just four dedicated staff

As revenue surged to 400 billion won, lawmakers condemn lax management and demand reforms including victim compensation and zero-trust security
South Korea’s leading platform companies came under fire in a National Assembly audit over serious lapses in security management. Executives from 'Tving', 'Toss Payments' and 'Gangnam Unnie', all recently hit by large-scale hacking and personal-data breaches, apologized in unison.
| James choi

"You Put Cooking Oil on the Camera?" Surprising Stories You May Not Know About Korean Film Directors ①

Now well established as pillars of the Korean film industry, many of these directors' rookie-day stories are, in fact, more interesting than the movies that would later define their careers. But those stories rarely come straight from the directors themselves.
| Kim Ji-yeon
Cha Seung-won, Park Hyung-sik’s ‘Family Force’ starts production with three generations of Marines charging into action

Cha Seung-won, Park Hyung-sik’s ‘Family Force’ starts production with three generations of Marines charging into action

Star-studded cast, from Baek Yoon-sik to Ra Mi-ran, set as filming officially begins on the 2nd
Three generations of Marines bound by blood oath move to stop a terrorist attack in the heart of the city South Korea’s leading character actors Baek Yoon-sik, Cha Seung-won and Park Hyung-sik are joining forces for the comedy-action blockbuster ‘Family Force’.
| James choi
“Diverse Voices Must Be Respected”: Korean Film Producers Association Statement on the Film “Assassin(s)”

“Diverse Voices Must Be Respected”: Korean Film Producers Association Statement on the Film “Assassin(s)”

We believe assessments of a work’s expression and interpretation should focus primarily on the work itself.
Various opinions and discussions have recently emerged surrounding the film 〈Assassin 〉, including its content and expression, as well as the production process. The Korean Film Producers Association believes that the free expression of diverse evaluations and criticisms of films and other cultural...
| Joo Seong-cheol
Twitch deploys real-time AI monitoring of livestreams, sparking dispute over ad payouts for “brand-unsafe” streamers

Twitch deploys real-time AI monitoring of livestreams, sparking dispute over ad payouts for “brand-unsafe” streamers

- CEO Dan Clancy says on podcast that Twitch is analyzing everything streamers say using AI speech-to-text (STT) technology - Real-time content evaluations designed to meet advertisers’ demands activate an ad-blocking system targeting streamers who regularly use jokes and profanity - Streamers push back: “Twitch claims to champion autonomy, then uses AI to flag even profanity and political comments made when we’re alone” - LGBTQ+ and queer-tagged creators fear they will lose advertising revenue to context-blind AI censorship
Twitch, the world’s largest livestreaming platform, has introduced a real-time AI monitoring system to identify content that does not suit advertisers and block the advertising revenue paid to the streamers behind it, drawing fierce backlash from creators.
| Yangsimoh
[New film] Kim Yun-seok, Koo Kyo-hwan's 'Heavy Snow' set for November release — Mystery engulfs isolated train station

[New film] Kim Yun-seok, Koo Kyo-hwan's 'Heavy Snow' set for November release — Mystery engulfs isolated train station

Showbox seeks fourth box-office hit of the year as 'Voice of Silence' director Hong Eui-jeong co-directs The overwhelming suspense generated by actors 'Kim Yun-seok' and 'Koo Kyo-hwan' arrives in theaters next month with 'Heavy Snow'.
| James choi