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"Her"

Unconventional love

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 24, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #158
This is the closest Theodore Twombly gets to seeing Samantha, an artificial intelligence operating system in the movie “Her.”
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De-teching the future

by Meghan McCarty Carino , Rosie Hughes and Jesús Alvarado
Jul 17, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #157
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Writers strike means this costume coordinator's job has to wrap, for now

by Sean McHenry
May 25, 2023
"It is eerily similar to a regular production wrap," says Kenya Morgan. "Only, as I coined it last week, this is the rehearsal wrap."
Kenya Morgan worked as a costume coordinator on "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."
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Will franchise films like "John Wick" get people back in theaters?

by Stephanie Hughes
Mar 24, 2023
At least three big franchise sequels have come out this month, which could get the public back in the movie-going habit.
March franchise film releases like "John Wick: Chapter 4," starring Keanu Reeves, may help draw people back to theaters.
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For Tubi chief, streaming’s future is serving fragmented audiences

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Feb 28, 2023
Since Fox bought the ad-supported streaming service in 2020, growth has been like a "rocket ship," says Tubi CEO Farhad Massoudi.
"We have audiences that love Black cinema, some love horror movies, some want to watch anime," says Tubi CEO Farhad Massoudi, seen in 2019. "And I think that's the way of the future."
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When did movie credits get so long?

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 9, 2022
Some early Hollywood films didn’t even list the actors.
A view of the credits for 2021's "Dune," which lasted nearly 8 minutes.
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“Get Chris Pratt in the driver’s seat or this thing’s done”

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 26, 2022
An artificial intelligence company’s feedback for a once-aspiring screenwriter.
“It basically chose Chris Pratt as the silver bullet for this film,” said Trung Phan after having a screenplay he’d written analyzed by an artificial intelligence company.
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How do movie theaters decide showtimes?

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 19, 2022
Deciding when a film plays is a giant moving puzzle that theaters have to put together every week.
Looking ahead for a weekend showing? Check the Tuesday listings.
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"Ascension"

Is China's an upwardly mobile society? “Ascension” examines the Chinese dream.

by David Brancaccio , Jennifer Pak and Rose Conlon
Jun 23, 2022
The Oscar-nominated documentary explores the rise of China's middle class, zeroing in on an economy in transition.
The Oscar-nominated documentary explores the rise of China's middle class, zeroing in on an economy in transition.
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MoviePass is coming back, but are moviegoers?

by Kristin Schwab
Feb 11, 2022
The company collapsed in 2019 but is now betting on a tiered subscription model and a return to indoor entertainment.
The subscription service MoviePass is trying to stage a comeback this summer.
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