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Immersive Doc ‘Stay Alive, My Son’ Uses Compassion to Spur Action
Prosecutor-turned-immersive storyteller Victoria Bousis has seen the often-separate strands of her professional lives converge in unexpected ways as she’s toured her recent project, “Stay Alive, My Son.” Using Cineplay – a mix of cinema with gameplay mechanics – the immersive experience adapts the memoires of human rights activist Pin Yathay, allowing users to embody Yathay’s …
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MeToo Founder Tarana Burke Speaks Defiantly After Weinstein Verdict Overturned: “Not A Blow, A Clarion Call”
MeToo founder Tarana Burke has spoken out defiantly in response to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, the BBC reports. Burke, who first coined the phrase MeToo to describe women victims of sexual abuse as early as 2006, and saw it gain worldwide recognition in 2017 in the light of accusations against Weinstein, …
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Mixed-Media Experience ‘Noire’ Tackles Civil Rights Struggle With Literary, Theatrical Pedigree
Given the NewImages Festival’s remit to welcome diverse artistic voices into the immersive space, programing “Noire” was an obvious choice. An augmented reality adaptation of a lesser-known case from the Civil Rights era, “Noire” brought much pedigree to this year’s Paris XR showcase. The project tracks the true story of Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl …
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Animated VR Anthology ‘Blue Figures’ Brings Jazz Greats to Life
French 2D animation specialist Disnosc will bring Miles Davis, Chet Baker and Fats Waller to a headset near you. A family venture founded by Fabrice and Nathan Otaño – a father-son duo with respective experience in corporate analytics and high-end animation, with credits on films like “The Summit of the Gods” and “Ernest & Celestine: …
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
Ian Bohen Teases ‘Yellowstone’ Will Have the “Best Series Finale in History”
Ian Bohen is hoping to get fans excited about the forthcoming series finale of Yellowstone. The actor, who plays Ryan in the hit Western show, recently teased in an interview with Entertainment Tonight that “fans are going to get the [best] conclusion that could possibly be written.” “Everything will land in a way that is …
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Pauly Shore Says He “Was Up All Night Crying” After Richard Simmons Blasted Biopic
Pauly Shore said he “was up all night crying” due to Richard Simmons continuing to publicly distance himself from a biopic that would star Shore as the fitness guru. “I just read that a man that I don’t know is writing my bio pic starring Pauly Shore,” Simmons wrote on his verified Facebook page earlier this …
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‘What’s the Matter with Helen?’ Is a Quotable Midnight Movie Ritual Made for Two
Directed by Curtis Harrington, this "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" imitator from 1971 stars Shelley Winters and Debbie Reynolds in maladroit tale of madness punctuated with tap numbers.
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