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Independent films
fromKotaku
3 hours ago

Soderbergh Says He's "Obligated" To Use AI On John Lennon Doc

Steven Soderbergh plans to incorporate AI in future projects, including a documentary about John Lennon's final interview.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
19 hours ago

Special series: -Ism Storytellers, mixed race * Oregon ArtsWatch

In 2025, Dmae Lo Roberts embarked on a statewide storytelling experience focusing on personal stories from both artists and community members. These stories are a form of living oral history.
Portland
DC food
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 day ago

How David Cross Gets Ready for a Night of Dangerous' Comedy

David Cross continues to push boundaries in stand-up comedy with new material and a unique writing process that relies on live performance.
Humor
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

There's a type of person who becomes the funniest one in every room and the loneliest one in every car ride home. The humor isn't hiding sadness. It's redirecting attention so skillfully that nobody ever thinks to ask the comedian a real question. - Silicon Canals

Humor often masks emotional struggles, as those who use it to deflect may be the least comfortable expressing their true feelings.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
2 days ago

Exclusive: Watch a Clip of the LAFM World Premiere Drinking and Driving

Drinking and Driving is a lo-fi film exploring youthful recklessness and stagnation in small-town life.
Writing
fromDefector
2 days ago

Why Would You Ask AI To Tell The Story Of Your Own Life? | Defector

Writing is a challenging profession with many aspiring writers and few opportunities for steady income.
Music production
fromPaste Magazine
3 days ago

Meet EXO-TECH: An improvisational collective in NYC

EXO-TECH is a collective of musicians led by Sophia Brous and Kimbra, blending diverse styles in a vibrant live performance setting.
fromScary Mommy
2 days ago

Whitney Levitt Is Doing It All, Authentically & Apologetically Herself

I want to grow brands that I'm passionate about, and dirty soda has always been a part of my life. It wasn't just this viral moment that people who watch Secret Lives saw. It was something that's more sustainable.
Chicago
Arts
from48 hills
3 days ago

Drama Masks: Keeping the monsters of the world at bay - 48 hills

The Bay Area performing arts scene offers bright spots amidst current challenges, highlighting productions that promote inclusivity and cultural awareness.
SF music
fromThe Bold Italic
3 days ago

Here's Why You Should See 'Mere Mortals' at SF Ballet

The San Francisco Ballet's cancellation of its performance at the Kennedy Center reflects broader cultural and political tensions in the arts.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

Ukraine's veterans' theatre turns war wounds into catharsis

Maryna, the main heroine of Twenty One, has only one wish that her soldier husband Petro comes back alive. She frantically raises tens of thousands of dollars online to buy drones, weapons and power generators for the front line.
Women
fromAnOther
3 days ago

Young-jun Tak's Eyes Are Always on the Audience

"It's bizarre to watch people in this way - even in gay cruising areas you wouldn't stare at other bodies this intensely. Now, whenever I go to a concert, especially at the Berliner Philharmonie with its encircling seating, my gaze hovers over the audience as well as the stage."
Berlin
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
5 days ago

Date night gets deadly in Lane Moore's comedy show, 'Heart-Throb Slasher' * Brooklyn Paper

Lane Moore's 'Heart-Throb Slasher' combines improv and audience interaction to create a unique, comedic horror movie experience.
London music
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Mariska Hargitay stars in Every Brilliant Thing,' while an animated hit heads to the stage

Mariska Hargitay will make her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing starting May 26, succeeding Daniel Radcliffe.
#performance-art
Berlin music
fromAnOther
6 days ago

This Performance Artwork Wants Us to "Feel Things Differently"

Performance reveals and conceals aspects of ourselves, exploring control and longing through song and dance.
Humor
fromInterview Magazine
4 days ago

How Mackenzie Thomas's Tweets Made a Sold-Out Theater Cry

Mackenzie Thomas's performance art blends personal storytelling with digital media, evoking deep emotional responses from the audience.
Relationships
fromInsideHook
6 days ago

What Men Can Learn From 17 Unforgettable On-Screen Proposals

Real-life proposals differ from romantic comedies, but lessons from memorable on-screen moments can guide men in crafting meaningful proposals.
Cancer
fromNature
6 days ago

Engaging the head and the heart: why scientists turn to poetry

Poetry and medicine intertwine, enhancing the healing process and providing emotional support in palliative care.
fromInverse
6 hours ago

How Ian McKellen Became The Secret Weapon To Steven Soderbergh's Surprising New Heist Movie

"We were filming in London, so we were in our own beds at night. That's not often the case. Middle-earth, you're not in your own bed."
Independent films
Podcast
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

One of the stars of smash hit comedy The Studio launches a quizshow: Best podcasts of the week

Mindy Kaling participates in Ike Barinholtz's trivia podcast, blending light-hearted chat with various topics.
Television
fromTechCrunch
23 hours ago

AMC will stream 'The Audacity' premiere in 21 parts on TikTok | TechCrunch

AMC is premiering 'The Audacity' on TikTok in 21 segments, targeting younger viewers and aiming to create buzz.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 day ago

CoHo: Clowning and a whole lot more * Oregon ArtsWatch

CoHo hasn't just survived, it has thrived and is ascending, and that is largely thanks to the foundation that Cuomo... laid with the young artists who have come up after him.
Portland
#comedy
fromKqed
2 days ago
Humor

Encore: Oakland Comedian Jackie Keliiaa on Pain, Punchlines, and Her 'Good Medicine' | KQED

Humor
fromFuncheap
5 days ago

"Mortified Live" Embarrassing Teen Diary Storytelling (SF)

Mortified is a live comedy show where adults share embarrassing teen diaries, showcasing humor and storytelling.
Humor
fromFuncheap
5 days ago

"Mortified Live" Embarrassing Teen Diary Storytelling (Berkeley)

Mortified is a live comedy show featuring adults sharing their embarrassing teen diaries, selling out shows for nearly 15 years.
fromKqed
2 days ago
Humor

Encore: Oakland Comedian Jackie Keliiaa on Pain, Punchlines, and Her 'Good Medicine' | KQED

Humor
fromFuncheap
5 days ago

"Mortified Live" Embarrassing Teen Diary Storytelling (SF)

Mortified is a live comedy show where adults share embarrassing teen diaries, showcasing humor and storytelling.
Humor
fromFuncheap
5 days ago

"Mortified Live" Embarrassing Teen Diary Storytelling (Berkeley)

Mortified is a live comedy show featuring adults sharing their embarrassing teen diaries, selling out shows for nearly 15 years.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

I'm not a commercial director I'm not even a professional film-maker': Jim Jarmusch on the seven-year journey to make his new film

Jim Jarmusch's film Night on Earth features Gena Rowlands, who brought depth and melancholy to her role as a casting director.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Paul Dano: Nobody needs to know about my high-school band!'

Brian Wilson provided limited feedback, but the actor enjoyed connecting with him and learning about his life and music.
fromDefector
1 week ago

For Now, ABS Makes Good Theater | Defector

Under the ABS challenge system, a team begins each game with two challenges. If a player gets an umpire's call overturned, their team retains the challenge. In effect, this means a team has unlimited challenges until they get two wrong.
Boston Red Sox
DC food
fromVulture
5 days ago

'Every Day Turns Out to Be the Most Stressful Day You've Ever Had'

Jury Duty is a documentary-style comedy featuring an unsuspecting participant surrounded by actors performing scripted antics, challenging viewer perceptions of reality TV.
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Reality-TV Deconstructor

So much of the White House has always been a kind of symbolic construction. All the tackiness-I find it endearing. The bald artifice, the kind of striver-ness of it-it's like rooting for early Bethenny.
NYC real estate
Independent films
fromFilmmaker Magazine
3 days ago

"Personal Storytelling, Experimentation, and a DIY Spirit": A Look Inside LAFM 2026

This year's festival showcases debut features emphasizing personal storytelling and experimentation from both international and local filmmakers.
Television
fromQueerty
2 days ago

"Crime is really hard!": Dan Levy & Taylor Ortega on the messy road to dark comedy Big Mistakes - Queerty

Dan Levy stars in 'Big Mistakes', a dark family comedy about a gay priest and his sister's descent into organized crime.
#ai
Music production
fromIndieWire
1 week ago

This Is What Honest AI Conversations Sound Like in Hollywood

Mastery in the age of AI is evolving, requiring individuals to excel beyond a baseline of quickly learned skills.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

There's no shortage of terrifying technology': how AI became TV drama's new go-to villain

AI is portrayed as a powerful and dangerous tool in modern surveillance and military operations.
Music production
fromIndieWire
1 week ago

This Is What Honest AI Conversations Sound Like in Hollywood

Mastery in the age of AI is evolving, requiring individuals to excel beyond a baseline of quickly learned skills.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

There's no shortage of terrifying technology': how AI became TV drama's new go-to villain

AI is portrayed as a powerful and dangerous tool in modern surveillance and military operations.
Film
fromEsquire
4 days ago

I Hope 'The Studio' Will Roast One of Cinema's Worst Performative Rituals

Long standing ovations at film festivals are criticized as empty gestures that create artificial buzz without genuine appreciation.
Humor
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

The Assembly review TV has rarely seen anything like this delightful gem

The Assembly features celebrities interviewed by young adults with neurodivergence, allowing for direct and profound questions that challenge conventional interview norms.
History
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

The Drillmaster Staged Reading

The Drillmaster is a comedic play about Baron Von Steuben, a gay founding father who transformed the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Curated chaos': Danny Boyle on the pop culture spectacular' he's bringing to London's Southbank Centre

Danny Boyle's 'You Are Here' celebrates 75 years of youth culture with a one-day immersive event featuring 1,000 performers at London's Southbank Centre.
Arts
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

Your Therapy Homework: Get to the Theater

Engaging with the arts can enhance psychological and social well-being, supporting mental and physical health.
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 days ago

Adam Brody, Justine Lupe and more on overwhelming fan reaction to 'Nobody Wants This'

The cast of 'Nobody Wants This' celebrated the show's success at Paley Fest LA, highlighting their bond and fan appreciation.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
5 days ago

The Museum Breathing Life Into New York's Downtown Performance Scene

The Leslie-Lohman Museum connects art with the needs of the queer community amidst political challenges.
Television
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
2 days ago

The World of Broadcasting as Depicted on the Big and Little Screen - San Francisco Bay Times

Movies like 'A Face in the Crowd' and 'Network' accurately depict the broadcasting industry's cruelty and complexities.
fromDefector
3 weeks ago

Stephen Fishbach's Reality-TV Novel Is More Reality TV Than Novel | Defector

Each chronicle was the latest installment in a serial that began in 1492 and extended indefinitely into the future. A full-bearded Englishman (or Dutchman, or Scotsman, or Frenchman) landed on shores where everything was unfamiliar. After trial and triumph, the hero returned home to tell the tale.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

In Film, Sometimes the Greatest Drama Is Offscreen

"Cinematic Immunity" offers a workers'-eye view of Hollywood on the Hudson, revealing the intricate dynamics of filmmaking in New York City from 1954 to 9/11.
Independent films
#romantic-comedy
fromInsideHook
5 days ago
Film

"The Drama" Has No Idea How to Handle Its Controversial Twist

The Drama presents a romantic comedy that takes a dark turn with a shocking revelation about a character's past involvement in a school shooting plot.
fromVulture
1 week ago
Film

The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise

The film presents a dark romantic comedy featuring complex characters and a central premise that challenges audience expectations.
Film
fromInsideHook
5 days ago

"The Drama" Has No Idea How to Handle Its Controversial Twist

The Drama presents a romantic comedy that takes a dark turn with a shocking revelation about a character's past involvement in a school shooting plot.
Film
fromVulture
1 week ago

The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise

The film presents a dark romantic comedy featuring complex characters and a central premise that challenges audience expectations.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Guardian view on new musicals: sex, drugs and song n' dance | Editorial

Trainspotting the Musical adapts Irvine Welsh's novel, showcasing the evolution of stories from books to stage with contemporary themes.
Television
fromFast Company
3 days ago

Satirizing Silicon Valley is pointless in 2026. This show proves it

The Audacity critiques Big Tech's ethics through a darkly comedic lens, but its timing may render it less impactful.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
4 weeks ago

AI companies want to harvest improv actors' skills to train AI on human emotion

AI training companies hire creative professionals like actors and comedians to generate specialized data that helps fix gaps in AI model knowledge, raising concerns about accelerating job obsolescence in creative industries.
Independent films
fromThe Independent
5 days ago

Everything Cary Elwes owned fit in a paper bag. Then he made a film with his brother

Cary Elwes faced personal loss due to wildfires but found support and purpose while filming 'Dead Man's Wire' with his brother.
Film
fromVulture
1 week ago

The Twist in The Drama Is Not the Problem

The film features a controversial plot twist involving a character's past plan for a school shooting, sparking significant online speculation and backlash.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

A Drama of Two Masters

A documentary dramatizes the rivalry between British landscape painters Turner and Constable while exploring survival strategies in the age of AI.
Television
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days ago

A 'Star Wars' and 'Top Gun' producer is joining the micro drama craze. Read his pitch deck.

Micro dramas are evolving with VeYou, an app aiming to elevate the format with high-quality storytelling and AI-driven effects.
Independent films
fromIndieWire
5 days ago

Brands Won't Save Indie Film: They're Changing It

Independent filmmakers face financing challenges while brands are shifting towards storytelling, but brands won't fill the financing gap for traditional filmmaking.
Film
fromIndieWire
1 week ago

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Intimacy Coordinators

Intimacy coordinators play a crucial role in choreographing sex scenes, ensuring safety and clarity on set.
Humor
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Dream-Casting an American Version of Last One Laughing

Importing U.K. television shows like Last One Laughing could succeed in the U.S. market, following its international adaptations and popularity.
Independent films
fromKqed
1 week ago

That Was a Fun Movie. But Where are the Bloopers These Days?

Jackie Chan popularized blooper reels in the 1990s, which have evolved into post-credit scenes in modern films.
Film
fromVulture
1 week ago

Critics Aren't Sure Whether to Marry The Drama

Zendaya's performance in the controversial film is widely praised, while critics are divided on the film's originality and execution.
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Fact-Checking Chris Fleming Won Late Night This Week

ARMY Twitter was aflutter with accusations that the warm-up comic for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon made a racist joke. He said, 'Anybody here from the North? No? Nobody?' Fans interpreted that as being directed at the band, implying that one of them was from North Korea.
Humor
Film
fromJezebel
1 week ago

'The Drama' Is Worth the Secrecy

Kristoffer Borgli's film explores dark human impulses through a pre-wedding gathering that reveals unsettling secrets among friends.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Actor, director establish 'Trust' going into TheatreWorks production

Director Jeffrey Lo and actor William Thomas Hodgson collaborate effectively through intentional exploration, detailed character work, and a shared commitment to avoiding conventional theatrical choices.
Arts
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
4 weeks ago

Experience Theatre Project immerses audiences in stories * Oregon ArtsWatch

Alisa Stewart founded Experience Theatre Project after experiencing immersive theater, creating participatory productions that transform audiences into active participants rather than passive observers.
Television
fromIndieWire
3 weeks ago

Why Self-Proclaimed Comedy 'Snob' D'Arcy Carden Only Says Yes to the Good Stuff

D'Arcy Carden prioritizes working on quality projects, believing her choices reflect her high standards in comedy.
Independent films
fromIndieWire
3 weeks ago

Indie Film Has an Architecture Problem

The indie film model is structurally designed to fail, with misaligned incentives between investors, filmmakers, distributors, and audiences, resulting in only 0.025% of screenplays achieving profitable theatrical outcomes.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Our lead actor doesn't know he's in a television show!' The return of an unbelievable TV hoax

Jury Duty's second season successfully recreates the original's deceptive format with a new participant, Anthony Norman, unaware he's part of a staged company retreat rather than a genuine temp job.
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

From playwright to stage manager

Self-generating AI interfaces require structured constraints like A2UI to prevent chaotic, unusable experiences and shift designers from deterministic blueprints to probabilistic protocols.
Photography
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Broadway Polaroids on Creativity, Presence, and Resilience

Broadway Polaroids captures honest Polaroid portraits of Broadway performers, prioritizing presence over polish and building community through authentic moments.
Media industry
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Play me

Sustainable local journalism relies on reader support and steady, smart reporting, with community-focused outlets rewarded for consistent, high-quality local coverage.
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

From playwright to stage manager

AI-generated, probabilistic interfaces break traditional deterministic UI design; designers must adopt structured protocols (like A2UI) to ensure stability, continuity, and predictable user workflows.
Film
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

This Cult Filmmaker Learned Something About Audiences Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know'Make Them Feel Something'

Kevin Smith built a personal brand by connecting directly with fans, which created lasting career opportunities beyond individual film projects in an unpredictable industry.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Chris Fleming Prances, Scuttles, and Undulates Onto HBO

A woman's relationship with Trader Joe's is abstract. It's like the way women see Trader Joe's, it's the way the aliens from 'Arrival' view time. Unlike most men—who make a beeline straight for the same blue-corn tortilla chips that have been there since pre-Obama—women swan dreamily through the store, guided by their foremothers toward the strangest possible products.
Humor
Humor
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Actor, director establish Trust' going into TheatreWorks production

Director Jeffrey Lo and actor William Thomas Hodgson collaborate effectively through intentional exploration, detailed character work, and a shared commitment to avoiding conventional theatrical choices in rehearsals for Primary Trust.
Arts
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
1 month ago

Curtain Calls: Unfinished stories come to life in light-hearted comedy Improbable Fiction'

Masquers Playhouse presents Alan Ayckbourn's Improbable Fiction with strong direction, versatile performances, and outstanding costumes that bring imagined stories vividly to life.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

A play with no actors on stage? That's the bet behind the world's first play in mixed reality

When a stranger smiles at you, you smile back. That is why, when Sir Ian McKellen ( The Lord of the Rings, X-Men, Amadeus) walked on the stage in front of me, looked me straight in the eye, and smiled at me, I smiled back. It was the polite thing to do. It was also completely unnecessary, because McKellen was not actually on the stage in front of me. He smiled at me through a pair of special glasses.
Arts
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Nonprofessional Actors Are the Heart of the Movies

This year's Oscar contenders feature nonprofessional actors alongside established performers, creating authentic performances that distinguish these films in the new casting achievement category.
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
1 month ago

The Sex Lives of Puppets at Stanford | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Worries, fears, hang-ups, and desires are translated through highly skilled puppetry, as interview scenes cast puppet couples talking about their sex lives. Written by Mark Down of Blind Summit, a cohort of exceptional makers and puppeteers expanding the definition of a puppet, this collaboration with the UK's National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles pulls from real-life conversations to get puppets talking dirty.
Arts
Arts
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
2 months ago

Curtain Calls: Stephen King inspiration for improvised Screaming Good Time!' in East Bay

An improvised, audience-driven Stephen King homage delivers strong comedic performances and embraces outrageous suggestions but needs brisker pacing to maintain momentum.
Arts
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 month ago

DramaWatch: Memory, meta-theater and musicals * Oregon ArtsWatch

Portland stages a diverse slate of theater and musicals this season, spanning meta-theater, classic revivals, immersive reinterpretations, and contemporary indie productions.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I wasn't acting: that was me': how non-actors took over Oscar season

Directors often cast non-professionals to capture authenticity through lived experience and physical presence alongside trained actors.
Arts
from48 hills
2 months ago

Drama Masks: Feel good this plot is not - 48 hills

Bay Area civic and cultural life is devolving into surreal, corporate-driven spectacles and real dangers that blur satire and genuine threat.
Film
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Let me entertain you

Covid-19 pushed entertainment and brands to innovate, shifting releases and creating digital experiences to maintain connection and reach audiences.
Film
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Real Secret to a Filmmaker's Success

Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg in the 1970s combined artistic daring with commercial ambition, reshaping Hollywood through auteurism and blockbuster filmmaking.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Reality winners: the rise and rise of the verbatim' movie

From Reality (2023), Tina Satter's true-to-life portrayal of whistleblower Reality Winner, which progresses in real time from harmless small talk to a full-blown FBI grilling, to Radu Jude's Uppercase Print (2020), in which a rebel teen is given the third degree in Ceausescu-era Romania, the title-card proclamation inspired by true events is being taken to a wholly literal new level.
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