A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a claim brought by 13 authors, including Sarah Silverman and Junot Díaz, that Meta violated their copyrights by training its AI model on their books. Judge Vincent Chhabria concluded that Meta had engaged in “fair use” when it used
While upbeat at a distance, self-reflexive heist caper “Stealing Pulp Fiction” seldom translates its good nature through story or style. Danny Turkiewicz’s feature debut follows a pair of best friends in over their heads as they try to steal Quentin Tarantino’s personal 35mm film print
The family foundation of longtime showbiz investor and film producer Len Blavatnik has donated $25 million to USC’s School of Cinematic Arts to establish the Blavatnik Center for Virtual Production. The 15,000-square foot center will help expand the university’s virtual production curriculum that aims to
Three series produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, had No. 1 premieres this week across three different external platforms: “We Were Liars” debuted on Prime Video on June 18; “The Waterfront” dropped on Netflix on June 19; and Season 3 of “The
Two more islanders were sent home during Sunday night’s episode of “Love Island USA” Season 7. With the help of the public and safe contestants, Jeremiah Brown and Hannah Fields became the latest individuals to be dumped from the island. On June 20, viewers cast
Amazon is playing a dual-platform game in India’s competitive streaming landscape, with Prime Video targeting subscription-ready consumers while its ad-supported Amazon MX Player courts viewers transitioning from traditional TV. Speaking at the APOS conference in Indonesia, Amazon executives outlined their strategy for serving India’s diverse
DirecTV is experimenting with removing the option to subscribe to its satellite offerings in some markets. Under a trial run, DirecTV is currently experimenting in certain locations with only allowing new subscribers to sign on to its streaming service. The website Cord Cutters News first
Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film, Amazon MGM Studios has revealed. Villeneuve will also serve as executive producer, alongside Tanya Lapointe. As previously announced, Amy Pascal and David Heyman will serve as producers. “Some of my earliest movie-going memories are connected to