The tech billionaire's attorney has put documentarian Alex Gibney and his production company on legal notice, claiming the Oscar-winning director defamed Musk in his nearly four-hour documentary.
NPR•Bobby Allyn10 SeptThe tech billionaire's attorney has put documentarian Alex Gibney and his production company on legal notice, claiming the Oscar-winning director defamed Musk in his nearly four-hour documentary.
NPR•Bobby Allyn10 SeptThe tech billionaire's attorney has put documentarian Alex Gibney and his production company on legal notice, claiming the Oscar-winning director defamed Musk in his nearly four-hour documentary.
NPR•Bobby Allyn10 Sept
Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian Testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders on the secret systems used in the war on Gaza has been revealed in a new documentary film about the mass killing of Palestinian civilians. NAZA, a film from the Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, was shown at the Venice international film festival on Thursday as the only documentary competing for its prestigious Golden Lion award. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem and Xan Brooks in Venice10 SeptTestimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian Testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders on the secret systems used in the war on Gaza has been revealed in a new documentary film about the mass killing of Palestinian civilians. NAZA, a film from the Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, was shown at the Venice international film festival on Thursday as the only documentary competing for its prestigious Golden Lion award. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem and Xan Brooks in Venice10 Sept
A Malibu mansion owned by Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage has been nearly destroyed by a sinkhole. The collapse caused a gas leak and led to five homes being evacuated. The incident followed heavy rain and powerful waves linked to the remnants of Tropical Storm Marie.
Euronews10 Sept
Soho theatre, London A dance teacher for toddlers dreams of bigger things in Julia Grogan’s frantic one-woman show The mind of a performer, hungry for her big break, is cracked open in Julia Grogan’s one-woman follow-up to her drama Playfight. At first, her dream is in motion: Miss June (played by Grogan) is on a chat show, giving breezy answers about her Oscar nominations and being recognised by monks in Holland & Barrett. And then, with one question from the audience – “Any advice for people who want to be something?” – the stage warps back to reality. Actually, Miss June is a baby ballet teacher, with a class of toddlers ready to be taught turnouts and pliés. But all her lusting after Daisy Edgar-Jones’s life may have paid off. Miss June has been offered a spot on a TV show, and you can bet she’s told everyone in the town she grew up in – where she still lives – about her good fortune. At Soho theatre, London , until 26 September Continue reading...
The Guardian•Anya Ryan9 Sept
Alex Gibney’s marathon documentary delivers numerous eye-raising insights into the broligarch’s business deals, early idealism and apocalyptic appetite for fathering children Veteran documentarian Alex Gibney’s film about the richest broligarch on the planet has been one of the most eagerly anticipated films at the Venice film festival this year. The Oscar-winning 72-year-old, who has in previous films taken on the US military, the Catholic church, Vladimir Putin and Scientology, has been investigating the tech tycoon’s ascent and speaking to people in his orbit since late 2022, before his Maga turn and Trump 2.0. The result clocks in at just under four hours and presents a comprehensive answer to how on earth one man managed to amass so much money and political influence. It is shocking less for any individual new pieces of information Gibney has unearthed than for its totality. Here are six things the film tells us: Continue reading...
The Guardian•Philip Oltermann in Venice8 Sept
Actor Matt Damon will appear alongside top Ripple executives, including CEO Brad Garlinghouse, President Monica Long and CTO Emeritus David Schwartz.
U.Today•Tomiwabold Olajide29 Aug
The younger generation's judgment of AI has been “immediate and harsh,” according to the Oscar-winning director.