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☆ What’s Your Favorite Movie to Watch at the Holidays? We Want to Know.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Barbara Chai | More About Barbara Chai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I had watched the movie so many times. When I was in college, I’d come home for Thanksgiving break and flip on Jodie Foster’s “Home for the Holidays” while sipping a peppermint mocha. Maybe he’ll take to the Charlie Brown holiday specials this year. Or maybe he’ll continue to worship “The Polar Express,” turning the pages of the hardcover book in his lap as he watches the snowy scenes unfold. Images like this burn into my memory more than any still, scene or set from a movie.

Persons: Ralphie, I’d, Jodie Foster’s “, Peter Jackson’s “, I’m, Charlie Brown

CNN —Hollywood star Tom Hanks has “nothing to do with” an artificial intelligence version of himself that is promoting “some dental plan,” he said on Instagram on Sunday. Alongside his warning, Hanks shared a photo of an apparent AI likeness depicting his younger self, though it is unclear whether this came from the dental plan ad. “There’s a video out there promoting some dental plan with an AI version of me. I have nothing to do with it.”CNN could not independently verify the content of the dental plan ad that Hanks referenced and has reached out to Hanks’ representatives for comment. While Hanks acknowledged that an AI version of himself would not be able to produce the same performances as he does now, he wondered whether audiences would really mind.

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☆ Buckle Your (DeLorean) Seatbelt: ‘Back to the Future’ Lands on Broadway
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Dave Itzkoff | More About Dave Itzkoff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Gale’s inspiration for “Back to the Future” came in 1980 after seeing a photo of his father as a teenager in an old high-school yearbook, and he has become a passionate custodian of the franchise. That role dates back to at least 1989, the year a notorious “Back to the Future” Nintendo game was released. “One of the worst games ever,” he said. “The creative differences and the chemistry just didn’t work,” Ingram said. (Through a press representative, Lloyd confirmed that his departure was a mutual decision over creative differences but declined to comment further.)

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☆ Tom Hanks says AI could see him featuring in movies long after his death
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Actor Tom Hanks believes that he could keep appearing in new movies after he dies thanks to the power of artificial intelligence (AI). While Hanks acknowledged that an AI version of himself would not be able to produce the same performances as he does now, he wondered whether audiences would really mind. “Without a doubt people will be able to tell, but the question is, will they care?” he said. Now, that has only grown a billionfold since then and we see it everywhere.”Tom Hanks in 2004's "The Polar Express." Castle Rock/Shangri-La/Kobal/ShutterstockHanks also said that the developments in AI are encouraging movie agents to write contracts to protect actors’ likenesses as intellectual property.

☆ Will 'Emancipation' set Will Smith free from 'the slap?'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Three things to watch‘Emancipation’Will Smith (center) in a scene from "Emancipation." Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars for the next decade, but he is still eligible for nominations. ‘Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?’Idina Menzel attends the American Music Awards on November 20, 2016 in Los Angeles. A Boogie wit da Hoodie performs at the Rolling Loud Los Angeles festival on December 15, 2019 in Los Angeles. Something to sip onNick Cannon attends an event at the GRAMMY Museum on June 25 in Los Angeles.

☆ 'Pinocchio' review: Tom Hanks plays Geppetto in a lifeless Disney+ remake
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-08 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis’ reunion should be a source of curiosity, but their little puppet made of wood is in a movie that’s not so good. They build toward his encounter with the seafaring Monstro, upgraded to “sea monster” status, having maligned whales quite enough. It also largely squanders the vocal talents of the likes of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Keegan-Michael Key as Jiminy Cricket and “Honest” John, respectively. While it’s perhaps unreasonable to expect a whole lot more from this sort of highly calculated leveraging of the studio’s library than a simple diversion for parents to share with kids, it’s not unreasonable to wish the live-action “Pinocchio” might have possessed a little more dimension than this. “Pinocchio” premieres September 8 on Disney+.

☆ Meta's problem is that the metaverse is supremely uncool
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-25 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The biggest problem: It just doesn’t look cool. To get into the metaverse in the first place, you first have to strap on a bulky headset like Meta’s $400 Quest device. VR avatars also need to respond in real time to the ways we move our faces and bodies, which requires powerful computing and graphics processing. Still, FedEx Ground is refusing to offer the kind of across-the-board financial relief to its contractors that Patton and others are seeking. “We recognize that current economic conditions are posing new challenges,” FedEx Ground said in a statement.

☆ (video) Recomandări: 30 de filme pe care să le privești în această iarnă
▼ + stars: | 2016-01-05 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +21 min

Însă Watney supravieţuieşte urgiei şi descoperă că a fost lăsat singur pe ostila planetă. Va fi Kaz cel care ii va da curajul necesar lui Noni, pentru a se descatusa din inchisoarea emotionala in care a fost prinsa? The Walk (2015) / The Walk: Sfidează limitele / IMDB: 7.5Doisprezece oameni au păşit pe Lună. Spectre (2015) / IMDB: 7.1Un mesaj enigmatic din trecutul lui James Bond îl aruncă pe agentul 007 într-o investigaţie ce-i dezvăluie acţiunile unei organizaţii sinistre. Brooklyn (2015) / IMDB: 7.9Povestea unei fete irlandeze (Saoirse Ronan) care îşi caută norocul în New York-ul anilor ’50.

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