The filmmakers behind The Brutalist, a likely Oscar contender currently being distributed by A24, used AI to alter actor’s dialogue and create images used in the film’s epilogue, the film’s editor Dávid Jancsó shared in an interview with RedShark News. The epic drama follows a fictional Hungarian architect (as played by Adrien Brody) who struggles
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NCIS has been one of the biggest success stories in TV history, but like the countless other long-running shows still on the air, it’s showing its age.  The CBS procedural has slumped to around 5.2 million viewers and a 0.36 rating among adults 18-49 this season. That number means it ranks seventh out of the
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President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for three of his siblings and two of their spouses, citing concerns that they will be targeted by “baseless and politically motivated investigations.” The White House announced the pardons just minutes before President-elect Donald Trump entered the Capitol Rotunda to be sworn in as the next commander
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The Smallest Boys Must Tell the Biggest Stories Paul Theroux Share article First Love by Paul Theroux Say good night to Grandpa,” Jack said. The boy murmured, “Good night,” in a shy breathy singsong. “Good night what?” “Good night, Grandpa.” Corrected, the boy looked miserable, mounting the stairs slowly, as though slightly lame, while I
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Find a reasonable starting budget With the growth in popularity of mechanical watches in the last five to 10 years, the options from non-traditional, direct-to-consumer, micro makers and independent brands have really blossomed. These often challenge previous notions of “entry level” in terms of quality and value. As such, a high quality mechanical timepiece can
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Customers shop for food at a grocery store on Jan. 15, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images Many of the items that U.S. shoppers browse and buy in retailers’ aisles come from far-away factories or farms — a reality that could soon force many consumers to change their buying habits. Sneakers, T-shirts,
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A protagonist can only be as compelling as the forces of antagonism, Robert McKee once said. And while Donald Trump surely never took a screenwriting class, he instinctively understands this — and many other axioms — of Hollywood storytelling. More than any national politician in history, the incoming president — who was inaugurated on a cold Washington
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and his administration’s effort to revive American manufacturing, during his visit in Flex LTD, a factory that makes solar energy microinverters, in West Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. July 6, 2023.  Jonathan Ernst | Reuters To the untrained eye, Joe Biden leaves the presidency with what
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