Recently covered

Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Sony in talks to revive Cinerama Dome, ArcLight

Sony is in talks to revive the Cinerama Dome and ArcLight Hollywood, negotiating with the Robertson Property Group and the owners’ family to reopen the shuttered Los Angeles venues. The discussions, which also involve Alamo Drafthouse, follow the venues’ 2020 closures and decades of cinema history, highlighting renewed industry efforts to revive premium exhibition spaces after the pandemic.

9 sources

Substack launches AI detector across platform

Substack has launched an AI-detection tool developed with Pangram to estimate how much of a post was AI-written, available for content longer than 100 words on web and iOS with Android coming later; creators can also publish a 'How I make this' note and scan drafts. The move aims to boost transparency and reader trust amid concerns about AI-generated content, though critics note Pangram readings are not perfect and the feature invites scrutiny of practices such as 'Claudefishing.'

7 sources

Photo: usbotschaftberlin / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

DuVernay's 14th World Premieres as NYFF Closing Night

Ava DuVernay’s documentary 14th will world premiere as the Closing Night selection of the 64th New York Film Festival, screening October 9 at Alice Tully Hall and arriving on Netflix later this year; the film serves as a ten-year follow-up to 13th and examines how the 14th Amendment’s protections—birthright citizenship, due process, and equal protection—are being challenged in recent years. The project features a broad slate of voices, including Democrats and Republicans, legal scholars, and commentators, continuing a conversation about who is counted in America and how democratic norms have evolved since 13th opened NYFF in 2016.

8 sources

Photo: United States Department of the Treasury / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

US China plan September AI safety talks

U.S. and China are moving toward formal AI talks in September, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, to set guardrails for frontier models and address risks to security, cyber threats, and labor markets following the May Trump-Xi summit. The discussions, aimed at establishing intergovernmental governance on AI before Xi’s September 24 U.S. visit, signal a continued effort to manage rivalry while keeping lines of communication open.

6 sources

Photo: Rachel Lovinger / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

Peter Lassally Dies at 93, Iconic Late-Night Producer

Peter Lassally, the longtime late-night producer dubbed the 'host whisperer' for guiding The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Late Late Show with Ferguson, has died at 93. A Holocaust survivor born in Hamburg who fled Nazi Germany, Lassally built a decades-spanning career from NBC pages to executive producer roles and helped Letterman move to CBS, retiring in 2015 after shaping multiple generations of hosts.

7 sources

Photo: Sergiy Palamarchuk / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Superman Leads Critics Choice Super Awards nominations

The Critics Choice Association unveiled the 6th Critics Choice Super Awards nominations, led by Superman with six film nods and The Boys’ final season with five TV nominations, while titles like Obsession, Weapons, Project Hail Mary, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Masters of the Universe trail closely behind; the awards cover superhero, sci-fi/fantasy, horror, and action, with winners announced on August 6, 2026.

7 sources

Special Forces Season 5 Cast Revealed, Includes George Santos

Season 5 of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test has its cast unveiled, including Candace Cameron Bure, Collin Gosselin, Brandi Glanville, George Santos and other celebrities from sports, reality TV and acting, all heading to a jungle course in Malaysia. The season premieres September 24 on Fox with next-day Hulu streaming and features no eliminations, focusing on endurance and teamwork rather than votes.

7 sources