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Fliegen am Limit: Metas neuer 3D-360-Grad-Film lässt Extrem-Flugsport erleben
Der VR-Film "Touching the Sky VR" zeigt spektakuläre Wingsuit- und Paragliding-Flüge. Mindestens ebenso extrem wie die Flugmanöver waren die Drehbedingungen.

Major Film Studios File Copyright Suit Against Midjourney - The Illusion of More https://illusionofmore.com/major-film-studios-file-copyrigh…

Major Film Studios File Copyright Suit Against Midjourney - The Illusion of More
Disney and Universal file the first copyright infringement suit by major studios against an AI developer in Disney et. al v. Midjourney.

Sources: Disney is laying off several hundred employees globally across multiple teams, including TV and film (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/disney-mass-layoffs-tv-film-finance-departments-1236415786/

Disney Mass Layoffs Cut Across TV, Film, Finance and Other Departments
Disney is laying off several hundred employees globally across multiple teams.

Folks On Film
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #GreatAusPods

Marlee Matlin documentary "Not Alone Anymore"
‘It’s hard to find work’: Marlee Matlin on making Hollywood history but waiting for change
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/21/marlee-matlin-documentary-not-alone-anymore

Primer: A classic SciFi movie that I finally have to watch.
»Primer is a 2004 American independent science fiction film about the accidental discovery of time travel. The film was written, directed, produced, edited and scored by Shane Carruth in his debut feature. Carruth also stars with David Sullivan.«
🎬 https://www.youtube.…

Mattel combines its film and television production units into a single unit under the direction of Mattel Films president and Barbie producer Robbie Brenner (Jeremy Fuster/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/mattel-combines-film-tv-units-under-robbie-bren…

Mattel Combines Film, TV Units Under Robbie Brenner
The exec and "Barbie" producer will be president and chief content officer of the unified company

We discovered the "Star City Secret Cinema" in which the movie you're about to see remains a mystery until the curtain goes up. We invited some friends we knew would absolutely be up for it.
Tonight's showing turned out to be Elliot Silverstein's "The Car" from 1977, which the host aptly described as "imagine Jaws, but with a car instead". James Brolin starred in this ridiculous, yet very enjoyable, movie. The writing was bananas, but so too w…

The Car (1977 film) - Wikipedia

A look at AIFF 2025, Runway's third annual AI Film Festival featuring 10 shorts, as the film and TV industry remains divided over the role of AI in its future (Samuel Axon/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/0

Curated realities: An AI film festival and the future of human expression
We saw 10 AI films and interviewed Runway’s CEO as well as Hollywood pros.

Just re-watched Spotlight, the 2015 film about how the Boston Globe uncovered a massive coverup of child abuse by the Catholic Church. Blown away (again, like last time I saw it). Both about the quality of the movie, and about the content. The rot in the institutions, both church and the society around it that helped cover it up, is breathtaking. And I'm sure variations of this shit are still going on today, all around the world.
If you haven't seen the film, you should watch i…

Hype um Apple-Film: "F1" bei Fitness und McDonald's
Apple hat eine beispiellose Marketingkampagne für seinen "F1"-Film mit Brad Pitt losgetreten. In Brasilien gibt's sogar Fleisch.
h…

Awwww. Der großartigste queere Musik-Film aller Zeiten ist für einen Monat in der Arte-Mediathek. Im Original. You don't want to miss this.
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/029286-000-A/priscilla-koenigin-der-wueste/

Dynamic film thickness measurement in a rolling bearing using numerical elastohydrodynamic-acoustic modelling to interpret reflected ultrasound data
Pan Dou, Yayu Li, Suhaib Ardah, Tonghai Wu, Min Yu, Tom Reddyhoff, Yaguo Lei, Daniele Dini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22618

Dynamic film thickness measurement in a rolling bearing using numerical elastohydrodynamic-acoustic modelling to interpret reflected ultrasound data
The thickness of the lubricating film plays a vital role in the operational efficiency and reliability of rolling bearings. Ultrasonic reflection techniques offer a promising non-invasive approach for in situ evaluation of lubricant films.However, accurately identifying the central film thickness remains challenging due to several complex factors, including dynamic fluctuations, localized elastic deformation, cavitation effects, and variations in oil supply. This study presents a comprehensive …

Palestinian activist
Awdah Hathaleen
who helped film the documentary
"No Other Land" highlighting Israel’s violent occupation of the West Bank, was shot and killed by an Israeli settler on Monday
https://truthout.org/articles/activist

Activist Who Helped Film “No Other Land” Shot and Killed by Israeli Settler
Israeli violence in Masafer Yatta has intensified since the film won an Oscar.

Vidéo impressionnante du déraillement dans le tunnel du Gothard: https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/BS/2023081002_GBT_Film.MP4

Stashed in 2024, Cowboys 7th-round pick looks to turn grainy film into real opportunity https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/06/30/dallas-cowboys-player-profile-no-71-ot-nate-t…

Jeden foto film i już przyszło zapytanie o płatną promocję produktów pewnego chińskiego producenta. 😅
Czy to już influencerstwo?

(Did you know that in the original stage version of The Sound of Music, the thing that finally breaks Captain von Trapp’s engagement to the baroness isn’t the vague, wishy-washy “noble unstated feelings” scene that’s in the movie (and which never worked in my view, despite the actors giving it their all); it’s that the baroness tries to convince him to go along with the Nazis because there’s nothing he can do, and he decides he can’t marry a woman with no convictions. They cut the song from the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Way_to_Stop_It)

På forsommeren kom det nye KI-retningslinjer for Britisk film, og kort tid etterpå hadde det norske bransjebladet Rush Print en artikkel hvor flere aktŸrer etterlyste noe lignende for norsk film. Det har tatt meg litt tid å svare, men her er min vinkling på KI og film, og hvordan vi bŸr samles for å mŸte utfordringen.
KI-retningslinjer for norsk film? – fredsnotes

Gary White, the #Buffalo custom hatter who made hats for Indiana Jones, The Untouchables, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and other films (and two for me), has died:
https://www.

Hats Off to Gary White, who Outfitted the stars with Custom Hats for Upwards of 50 Years - Buffalo Rising
Buffalo’s legendary custom hatter, Gary White, has passed away. White, who made hats for upwards of 50 years, was widely known for creating spec hats for the film industry, including notable films such as Dick Tracy, The Untouchables, Tombstone, and Indiana Jones. In a world where the art of making custom hats is becoming more and more obscure, Buffalo was certainly lucky to have Gary and his business – The Custom Hatter – around for so long. For decades, Gary

Ok, das hab ich gewusst, weil ich den Film gleichen Namens gesehen habe ;)
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Wczoraj skończyłem czytać trylogię "Doktryna śmiertelności" James'a Dashner'a. Dobra lektura, nie mogę powiedzieć, że wyśmienita, ale nadawałaby się jak scenariusz na serial lub film idealnie. Aż dziwne, że nikt jeszcze nie zrobił ekranizacji.

Cross-Modal Characterization of Thin Film MoS$_2$ Using Generative Models
Isaiah A. Moses, Chen Chen, Joan M. Redwing, Wesley F. Reinhart
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24065

Cross-Modal Characterization of Thin Film MoS$_2$ Using Generative Models
The growth and characterization of materials using empirical optimization typically requires a significant amount of expert time, experience, and resources. Several complementary characterization methods are routinely performed to determine the quality and properties of a grown sample. Machine learning (ML) can support the conventional approaches by using historical data to guide and provide speed and efficiency to the growth and characterization of materials. Specifically, ML can provide quant…

Die #Karp-Doku enthält kaum Informationen über den Typen und noch weniger über seine Firma oder die Software. Was der Film und auch der #Thiel-Podcast aber vermitteln: Sowohl Karp als auch Thiel scheinen äußerst intelligente, faszinierende Menschen zu sein.
Und von äußerst intelligenten, faszinier…

how to make 1 gajillion dollars https://variety.com/2025/film/global/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-final-concert-film-release-2026-1236464523/
(still totally going to see that at a cinema)

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath's Final Concert Film to Release in 2026
A film of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final concert, titled "Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow," will release in theaters early 2026.

Missing Link: film.com und die Pioniertage der Filmpublizistik im Internet
Ende der 1990er Jahre entwickelt sich eine neue Filmpublizistik im Netz. Lucy Mohl und film.com spielten dabei eine zentrale Rolle. Unser Autor war dabei.

Windowing in terahertz time-domain spectroscopy: resolving resonances in thin-film samples
Esteban Marulanda, Fernanda L. Costa, Nicolas M. Kawahala, Felix G. G. Hernandez
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00729

Windowing in terahertz time-domain spectroscopy: resolving resonances in thin-film samples
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) has become a powerful tool for investigating the optical properties of thin films, offering direct access to the complex permittivity in the terahertz range. However, in transmission-based measurements of thin films on thick substrates, multiple reflections and limited time windows can introduce artifacts that obscure resonant features such as phonon modes. Time-domain windowing is widely employed to mitigate these effects, yet systematic guidelines …

Imax partners with Runway AI to screen 10 films selected as finalists in the company's AI Film Festival at 10 Imax locations across the US (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/07/imax-runway-screenings-ai-film-festival-selections-123…

Imax Teams With Runway On Commercial Screenings Of AI Film Festival Selections
Imax is teaming with tech firm Runway to present commercial screenings of selections from the company's AI Film Festival.

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#TheEssay
- An Actor's Life - Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham tells fellow actor Neil Dudgeon about his life in theatre, TV and film. In this first episode they talk about Cranham's early years.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002cp2c

Sooo, ich hab eben "Fantastic Four" geguckt und ich kann sagen, dass ich ihn sehr sympathisch finde.🙂
Der Film hat einen recht positiven, freundlichen und bodenständigen Stil, ohne endlose pseudo-coole Oneliner.
Mir gefällt auch der 60er-Jahre-Look sehr.
Gute Schauspieler, gute Action und Effekte, solide Story. Nicht ganz so cool wie "Superman", aber trotzdem ziemlich cool.
👍

Series B, Episode 03 - Weapon
GAN: That doesn't sound very promising. Someone must have made an attack on the base.
VILA: Who'd be stupid enough to do that?
AVON: [Snaps his fingers] Justify "stupid."
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/203/112 B7B2

Blakes7Bot | Search
Companion site to the Blakes7Bot Twitter, Mastodon, and Bluesky accounts. Automated lines of Blakes 7 dialog. Includes a script search facility.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
John K. Samson:
🎵 Prayer for Ruby Elm
#JohnKSamson
https://johnksamsonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/prayer-for-ruby-elm-may-we-grow-film-version
https://open.spotify.com/track/38iuUFdWg9YVPJLfJH9I70

Finished 1923 this week. Doesn't have the elŠn of Yellowstone/1883, esp when it comes to dialogue, but was a very solid ride nonetheless. My favorite thing is how they brought the era to life.
You don't have to have watched anything else to get it, but the other stories fill in context.
That said, I'd start with 1883, to this, to Yellowstone if I was new to it.
#film

1923
Follow a new generation of the Dutton family during the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.

Disney's live-action Lilo & Stitch grossed $610M globally in just 10 days, and could reach $950M; the film cost $100M and may make $300M in box office profit (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/busines

How ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Became One of the Most Profitable Movies in Years
The film was originally aimed for Disney+. But it was rerouted to a theatrical release and is on pace for at least $950 million in ticket sales.

Well this should be fun to watch... If any industry has the power to beat big tech over the head, it's porn.
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/adult-film-company-sues-meta-f-aoWnXHCdTeaQa0oFskUvLg

Last year Danes borrowed 23.6 million paper books from public libraries, plus music, film, games digital loans, with 32.5 million in person library visits. It's increasing annually too.
I'm not surprised, Danish libraries are wonderful, everyone should have this.
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/bibliotekernes-udlaan-stiger-tredje-aar-i-traek-vi-elsker-laese-papirboeger

Watching you – Die Welt von Palantir und Alex Karp: Watching you - Die Welt von Palantir und Alex Karp - hier anschauen
Erstmals schaut ein #Doku'mentarfilm auf den US-Milliardär Alex Karp und seine so mysteriöse wie abgeschottete Firma Palantir. Neben #ElonMusk, seinem Mitgründer

Watching you – Die Welt von Palantir und Alex Karp - hier anschauen
Erstmals schaut ein Dokumentarfilm auf den US-Milliardär Alex Karp und seine so mysteriöse wie abgeschottete Firma Palantir. Neben Elon Musk, seinem Mitgründer Peter Thiel und Sam Altman gilt der CEO von Palantir als einer der bedeutendsten Digital Leader. Wie sie profitiert Alex Karp von der Wahl Donald Trumps zum Präsidenten der USA. Doch hierzulande ist er noch recht unbekannt – und das obwohl auch deutsche Polizeibehörden mit der Palantir-Software “Gotham” arbeiten: Das erfolgrei…

Apples "F1"-Film nimmt halbe Milliarde an der Kinokasse ein
509 Millionen US-Dollar hat Apple bis zum Wochenende global für "F1" eingenommen. Das liegt bald über dem Budget. Und das Streaming folgt erst noch.

We went to see the new #MissionImpossible today. I spent the whole thing thinking Hayley Atwell was Kate Beckinsale, which really shows my age. I'm not really an action film girl but I like these. A couple of the trailers looked good, esp a Liam Neeson remake of Naked Gun 🍭
Edited to add we're seeing The Salt Path soon and a showing of 2014's Pride at a local indie cine…

Pride (2014 film) - Wikipedia

Un financement participatif pour une chaine youtube qui fait du 40k Warhammer 40K narratif – Saison 2 en qualité ciné - Ulule
https://fr.ulule.com/warhammer-40k-narratif-saison-2-en-qualite-cine/

Warhammer 40K narratif – Saison 2 en qualité ciné
Aidez-nous à créer une saison 2 digne d’un film : Des Parties de Wargame Présentées comme une série d'action, bourrée de surprises.

Cowboys legend Michael Irvin lands starring role in film with Baldwin brother https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-legend-michael-irvin-lands-starring-role-film-baldwin-brother

Hollywood-Karriereende - Ein Burgstaller-Märchen als Abschiedsgeschenk #News #Nachrichten

James Bond: Amazon lässt Dune-Regisseur neuen Film drehen
Amazon arbeitet an einem neuen "James Bond"-Film. Regisseur ist Denis Villeneuve, der unter anderem die "Dune"-Filme gedreht hat.

Heute vor 59 Jahren: Am 2. Juni 1966 zündeten die USA im Rahmen von Operation #Flintlock die 43. #Atombombe "Pile Driver". Flintlock war eine Serie von Tests zwischen 65/66 bei der insgesamt 47 #Kernwaffentests

Die „Plattformisierung der Öffentlichkeit“ macht Demokratie zum Produkt – uns zum Futter für Algorithmen, Profite für Konzerne. Johannes Crückeberg & Jan Christopher Kalbhenn mahnen: Regulierung allein reicht nicht, wir brauchen einen echten digitalen „Public Open Space“ als demokratische Infrastruktur. Sonst bleibt der Diskurs eine Algorithmus-Spielwiese. #FAZ (€)

Gegen die Macht der Plattformen: Warum es einen digitalen „Public Open Space“ braucht
Der Staat hat die Pflicht, angesichts der Macht der Plattformen die Vielfalt der Medien zu schützen. Regulieren reicht da nicht. Es braucht mehr.

Moja lista aparatów i rolek na kolejny trip (będzie content na nowy foto film):
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- Zeiss Ikon Contina II 1952
- Beier Beirax Junior 1951
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- Lomography Lomo 800 120
- Kodak Gold 200 120
- Kodak Portra 160 35 mm
- Harman Phoneix 200 35 mm
#photography

new Stereolab was worth the 15-year wait https://stereolab.bandcamp.com/album/instant-holograms-on-metal-film

"I’m reminded of the final scene in the Academy Award–winning 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg. ... [T]he film makes a vital point about the corrosive, long-term effect of any judicial willingness to suspend the rule of law."
Trump’s Supreme Court Enablers Will Face History’s Verdict
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-supreme-court-enablers-will-face-verdict-of-history

19.3 GHz Acoustic Filter with High Close-in Rejection in Tri-layer Thin-Film Lithium Niobate
Omar Barrera, Sinwoo Cho, Jack Kramer, Vakhtang Chulukhadze, Tzu-Hsuan Hsu, Ruochen Lu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22411

19.3 GHz Acoustic Filter with High Close-in Rejection in Tri-layer Thin-Film Lithium Niobate
Acoustic filters are preferred front-end solutions at sub-6 GHz due to their superior frequency selectivity compared to electromagnetic (EM) counterparts. With the ongoing development of 5G and the evolution toward 6G, there is a growing need to extend acoustic filter technologies into frequency range 3 (FR3), which spans 7 to 24 GHz to accommodate emerging high-frequency bands. However, scaling acoustic filters beyond 10 GHz presents significant challenges, as conventional platforms suffer fro…

After Dr Who we watched Nonnas and that's a feel good Saturday Night film. I didn't mind at all not watching the European Cup Final, and given PSG ran Inter ragged I still don't mind.

Da gehst du mit einer lieben Freundin ins Kino und schaust dir Gary Hustwits eigens für diese Vorstellung generierten Brian-Eno-Film an, und am nächsten, sonnigen Morgen erwachst du mit dem Ohrwurm "Sepp bleib do, du woast jo ned wia's Weda wiad".

I Norge, som i de fleste land, er det mange diskusjoner om hvordan filmbransjen skal mŸte utfordringene som skapes av kunstig intelligens. Jeg har delt noen tanker om dette i bransjebladet Rush Print — https://rushprint.no/2025/07/hvem-bor-lage-ki-retningsli…

Hvem bør lage KI-retningslinjer for norsk film?
NFI kan ikke alene lage en veiledning for bruk av KI. Vi må bringe sammen utdanninger, offentlige instanser, produksjonsselskap, bransjeorganisasjoner og mange flere for å møte disse utfordringene — en felles styrke som gjør det umulig for myndighetene å ignorere, mener Fredrik Graver ved Den norske

2D PZT MEMS Resonant Scanner Using a Three-Mask Process
Mehrdad Khodapanahandeh, Parviz Zolfaghari, Hakan Urey
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24566 https://

2D PZT MEMS Resonant Scanner Using a Three-Mask Process
This work presents the design, simulation, fabrication, and characterization of a novel architectural compact two-dimensional (2D) resonant MEMS scanning mirror actuated by thin-film lead zirconate titanate (PZT). The device employs an innovative mechanically coupled dual-axis architecture fabricated using a three-mask process on an SOI-PZT deposited wafer, significantly reducing system complexity while achieving high performance. The scanner integrates a 1 $\times$ 1.4 mm oval mirror within a …

A look at AIFF 2025, Runway's third annual AI Film Festival featuring 10 shorts, as the film and TV industry remains divided over the role of AI in its future (Samuel Axon/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/0

Curated realities: An AI film festival and the future of human expression
We saw 10 AI films and interviewed Runway’s CEO as well as Hollywood pros.

Temperature-dependent Photoluminescence and Raman Spectroscopy of Selenium Thin Film Solar Cells
Rasmus S. Nielsen, Axel G. Medaille, Arnau Torrens, Oriol Segura-Blanch, Se\'an R. Kavanagh, David O. Scanlon, Aron Walsh, Edgardo Saucedo, Marcel Placidi, Mirjana Dimitrievska
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23647…

Temperature-dependent Photoluminescence and Raman Spectroscopy of Selenium Thin Film Solar Cells
Selenium is experiencing renewed interest as a elemental semiconductor for a range of optoelectronic and energy applications due to its irresistibly simple composition and favorable wide bandgap. However, its high volatility and low radiative efficiency make it challenging to assess structural and optoelectronic quality, calling for advanced, non-destructive characterization methods. In this work, we employ a closed-space encapsulation strategy to prevent degradation during measurement and enab…

The 'Brazil-nut effect' in bidisperse particle laden flow on an incline
Jack Luong, Sarah Cassie Burnett, Andrea L. Bertozzi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24114

The 'Brazil-nut effect' in bidisperse particle laden flow on an incline
We study bidisperse suspensions -- suspensions where there are two particle species of the same density but different sizes -- of a viscous fluid on an incline. We use a lubrication theory/thin film model to form a hyperbolic system of three conservation laws for the height and particle volume fractions. The model predicts, over a range of parameters, that the larger particles rise to the top of the layer, consistent with the well-known `Brazil-nut effect' for granular media. The model predicts…

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#LateJunction
- Vocal weavings, fresh rituals
Verity Sharp presents a walk through soundscapes, musings on accidental utterances and folkloric reimaginings of cult classic soviet film scores.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002g26q

Integrated phononic waveguide on thin-film lithium niobate on diamond
Sultan Malik, Felix M. Mayor, Wentao Jiang, Hyunseok Oh, Carl Padgett, Viraj Dharod, Jayameenakshi Venkatraman, Ania C. Bleszynski Jayich, Amir H. Safavi-Naeini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23100

Integrated phononic waveguide on thin-film lithium niobate on diamond
We demonstrate wavelength-scale phononic waveguides formed by transfer-printed thin-film lithium niobate (LN) on bulk diamond (LNOD), a material stack that combines the strong piezoelectricity of LN with the high acoustic velocity and color-center compatibility of diamond. We characterize a delay line based on a 100 micron long phononic waveguide at room and cryogenic temperatures. The total insertion loss through the device at 4 kelvin is -5.8 dB, corresponding to a >50% transducer efficiency,…

Finde sehr gut, dass Ulrich Köhler nicht nur endlich wieder einen neuen Film zu haben scheint, sondern dass der auch noch "Gavagai" heißt wie Quines Fantasiewort in seinem Text zu Radikaler Übersetzung.
#Film #UlrichKöhler

"Chaos Walking" on #Netflix is a really weird film. I liked it!
The premise is that on an alien planet everybody's thoughts are visible and audible to others. Exactly the kind of thing an author can invent but how would you pull it off in a movie?
It worked well! Solid VFX and nice matte paintings by a bunch of well-known studios (Rodeo, Crafty Apes, Spin) even though the …

Late for #LetterboxdFriday as it's now Saturday, but as of last night, these are my #Last4Watched.
#movies #film

Den Gangster-Film mit dem Schurken mit den sechs Fingern an der linken hand kannst du heute einfach nicht mehr erzählen, weil alle nur denken der ist KI-gerendered.

Spain, Italy, and Malta.
I guess no actual Greek locations were harmed in the making of this film.
#Monsterdon

I have mixed feelings about this.
a - first Bond film not under the control of the Broccolis.
b - But its Amazon.
c - But its Villeneuve.

I'm conflicted.
#movies #bond #jamesbond

If I were making a trailer for a film, I think I'd avoid putting the phrase "IT'S WORSE THAN YOU THINK" on screen halfway through.

Um 20:05 schrieb Yuval Abraham, einer der Oscar-Gewinner für den Film No Other Land:
„Odeh just died. Murdered.“

This first-rate student film is a must see for anyone using, or especially those planning, urban subway systems, and may even explain some #ttc oddities 😅 You know is a good action movie when the hero they call upon is a topologist!
Moebius (1996) #cinema
https://youtube.com/watch?v=SQrW0BLQtvA&si=x3wFV8jryg2gK5U-

California legislature approves increasing the annual film and TV production tax credit cap from $330M to $750M, following months of lobbying from Hollywood (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/california-750-mill…

California Legislators Approve $750 Million Film Tax Credit
California lawmakers passed an dramatic expansion of the film tax credit from $330 million to $750 million.

Superconducting exchange coupling driven bistable and absolute switching
Sonam Bhakat, Avradeep Pal
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.23109 https://

Superconducting exchange coupling driven bistable and absolute switching
As per de Gennes predictions, a superconducting layer placed between two ferromagnetic insulators can drive an antiferromagnetic exchange coupling between them. Using two ferromagneticinsulating GdN layers having dissimilar switching fields sandwiching a superconducting Vanadium thin film, we demonstrate evidence of such exchange coupling. We demonstrate that such an exchange coupling promotes switching between zero and finite resistance states of Vanadium. Our devices hold either a finite resi…

Narrow beam and low-sidelobe two-dimensional beam steering on thin-film lithium niobate optical phased array
Yang Li, Shiyao Deng, Xiao Ma, Ziliang Fang, Shufeng Li, Weikang Xu, Fangheng Fu, Xu Ouyang, Yuming Wei, Tiefeng Yang, Heyuan Guan, Huihui Lu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22124

Narrow beam and low-sidelobe two-dimensional beam steering on thin-film lithium niobate optical phased array
Optical beam steering has become indispensable in free-space optical communications, light detection and ranging (LiDAR), mapping, and projection. Optical phased array (OPA) leads this field, yet conventional versions still suffer from a narrow steering field of view (FOV), insufficient sidelobe suppression, and limited angular resolution. Thin-film lithium niobate (LN), with its strong Pockels electro-optic (EO) effect, offers a powerful integrated-photonics platform to overcome these limitati…

The article points out that the rise on borrowing and visiting libraries in Denmark is an anomaly in Europe*, which is a pity. It also rightly identified that the number of events, reading groups and a good selection of books are key to get people into libraries. IMHO, the other important factor is the digital side. It's extremely easy to see what books are available and to order from libraries across the whole country on the bibliotek.dk website.
And once you're in the library to collect one thing, it's easy to pick up a few more...
*Citation needed
https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/114946331036135197
Ruth_Mottram - Last year Danes borrowed 23.6 million paper books from public libraries, plus music, film, games digital loans, with 32.5 million in person library visits. It's increasing annually too.
I'm not surprised, Danish libraries are wonderful, everyone should have this.
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/bibliotekernes-udlaan-stiger-tredje-aar-i-traek-vi-elsker-laese-papirboeger

WGA West report: the number of members reporting earnings fell 9.4% YoY in 2024, while total earnings rose 12.7% to $1.5B in the same period, below 2022's $1.9B (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

TV and Film Writing Jobs Grew More Scarce, Even If Earnings Were Up Slightly in 2024
The annual tally from the Writers Guild West shows that its members may have made slightly more money overall than during the 148-day strike year of 2023, but there's fewer jobs available.

Even Elysium’s director thinks his film is a mess – but a decade on, it deserves a second chance https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/10/even-elysiums-director-thinks-hi…

Major Film Studios File Copyright Suit Against Midjourney - The Illusion of More https://illusionofmore.com/major-film-studios-file-copyright-suit-against-midjourney/

Major Film Studios File Copyright Suit Against Midjourney - The Illusion of More
Disney and Universal file the first copyright infringement suit by major studios against an AI developer in Disney et. al v. Midjourney.

"apologize for all of the theatrical effects"
that's rather a lot to apologize for in this film
#Monsterdon

Deaf President Now! review – passion and energy in stirring record of student protest;
Documentary follows the 1988 anti-audism revolt in the US after the world’s first deaf university appointed a hearing person to head it
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/…

Imax partners with Runway AI to screen 10 films selected as finalists in the company's AI Film Festival at 10 Imax locations across the US (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/07/imax-runway-screenings-ai-film-festival-selections-123…

Imax Teams With Runway On Commercial Screenings Of AI Film Festival Selections
Imax is teaming with tech firm Runway to present commercial screenings of selections from the company's AI Film Festival.

Dynamics of thin film flows on a vertical fibre with vapor absorption
Souradip Chattopadhyay, Zihao Yu, Y. Sungtaek Ju, Hangjie Ji
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22379

Dynamics of thin film flows on a vertical fibre with vapor absorption
Water vapor capture through free surface flows plays a crucial role in various industrial applications, such as liquid desiccant air conditioning systems, water harvesting, and dewatering. This paper studies the dynamics of a silicone liquid sorbent (also known as water-absorbing silicone oil) flowing down a vertical cylindrical fibre while absorbing water vapor. We propose a one-sided thin-film-type model for these dynamics, where the governing equations form a coupled system of nonlinear four…

Electroluminescence and charge multiplication in liquid xenon with a VCC-like Microstrip Plate
Gonzalo Mart\'inez-Lema, Vitaly Chepel, Amos Breskin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24611

Electroluminescence and charge multiplication in liquid xenon with a VCC-like Microstrip Plate
We report on the first observation of electroluminescence and charge amplification with a Virtual Cathode Chamber (VCC) microstrips plate immersed in liquid xenon. Both were observed in an intense non-uniform electric field in the vicinity of 2-$μ$m narrow anode strips deposited, with a 2~mm pitch, on a semiconductive glass substrate (S8900), with a cathode film on its backside. An initial light yield of $\sim$460 VUV photons per drifting electron was measured, which degraded within tens of mi…

Magnetoimpedance properties of CoNbZr, multilayer CoNbZr/Au and multilayer NiFe/Au thin films
Indujan Sivanesarajah, Leon Abelmann, Uwe Hartmann
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24659

Magnetoimpedance properties of CoNbZr, multilayer CoNbZr/Au and multilayer NiFe/Au thin films
Thin-film magnetic sensors using the giant magnetoimpedance (GMI) effect show great promise for sensitive low-field magnetic measurements. Optimising sensor performance requires a thorough understanding of the properties of various soft magnetic materials. This study examines the electric, magnetic, and GMI properties of sputtered single-layer amorphous CoNbZr, multilayer amorphous CoNbZr/Au, and crystalline NiFe/Au thin films. GMI measurements reveal distinct ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) freq…

California lawmakers approve Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to increase funding for the state's film and TV tax incentive program from $330M to $750M per year (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/california-750-million-fi…

California Lawmakers Agree on $750 Million for Film and TV Credit
California legislative leaders have accepted Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to more than double the film and TV credit, in a win for the industry.

"The Social Network" bekommt eine Fortsetzung
Mit Jesse Eisenberg als Mark Zuckerberg war der Facebook-Film "The Social Network" ein großer Erfolg. Jetzt arbeitet Aaron Sorkin an einem zweiten Teil. 

Low-loss, fabrication-tolerant, and highly-tunable Sagnac loop reflectors and Fabry-P\'erot cavities on thin-film lithium niobate
Luke Qi, Ali Khalatpour, Jason Herrmann, Taewon Park, Devin Dean, Sam Robison, Alexander Hwang, Hubert Stokowski, Darwin Serkland, Martin Fejer, Amir H. Safavi-Naeini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23…

Low-loss, fabrication-tolerant, and highly-tunable Sagnac loop reflectors and Fabry-Pérot cavities on thin-film lithium niobate
We present low-loss ($<1.5\%$) and power-efficient Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) on thin-film lithium niobate. To accurately measure low MZI losses, we develop a self-calibrated method using tunable Sagnac loop reflectors (SLRs) to build cavities. Fabry-Pérot cavities constructed from these fabrication-tolerant SLRs achieve an intrinsic quality factor of $2 \times 10^6$. By implementing thermal isolation trenches, we also demonstrate a $>10\times$ reduction in power consumption for therm…

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- Surrealism on Satie-Day
As Satie-Day continues on Radio 3, Matthew Sweet explores surreal music for film, including Satie's music for the 1924 film Entracte.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002dxyc

Eros and filmmaker Aanand L. Rai clash over plans to re-release the Tamil-language version of 2013 Indian film Raanjhanaa with an AI-enabled alternative ending (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/eros-aanand-l-…

Eros-Aanand Rai Dispute Over AI-Altered 'Raanjhanaa' Ending Escalates
Eros International and director Aanand L. Rai clash over AI-altered 'Raanjhanaa' ending, with both sides citing legal rights and creative ethics.

From Zooey Deschanel to Captain Kirk doing Dylan: the best songs by actors, ranked! https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jul/31/best-songs-by-actors-ranked?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

A look at Apple's vision for Apple TV and its film business, as Tim Cook says the company's $200M bet on the F1 movie is about more than selling iPhones (Cynthia Littleton/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/f1-apple…

'F1' and Apple's Movie Strategy: Inside Tim Cook, Lewis Hamilton's Big Bet
Apple CEO Tim Cook pulls back the curtain on the tech giant's film and television strategy, including spending millions on 'F1.

Unerwünschte Apple-Werbung: Push-Mitteilung verärgert iPhone-Nutzer in den USA
Apple nutzt seine Apps als Werbekanal für einen F1-Film. iPhone-Besitzer zeigen sich zusehends genervt von solchen Marketingaktionen.

How transparent is graphene? A surface science perspective on remote epitaxy
Zach LaDuca, Anshu Sirohi, Quinn Campbell, Jason K Kawasaki
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22129 https:/…

How transparent is graphene? A surface science perspective on remote epitaxy
Remote epitaxy is the synthesis of a single crystalline film on a graphene-covered substrate, where the film adopts epitaxial registry to the substrate as if the graphene is transparent. Despite many exciting applications for flexible electronics, strain engineering, and heterogeneous integration, an understanding of the fundamental synthesis mechanisms remains elusive. Here we offer a perspective on the synthesis mechanisms, focusing on the foundational assumption of graphene transparency. We …

Apple unveils Apple Music Studios in Culver City, CA, where musicians can come for radio interviews, to record new music, do photo shoots, and film content (Ethan Millman/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mus

Apple Music Unveils New Culver City Studio Space
"We want this to be an open house for artists, songwriters or any creator to come in, hang out and create content, connect with their fans or connect with other artists,” Apple Music's top exec Oliver Schusser says.

Microsoft stellt Film- und Serienangebot ein
Kurzfristig hat Microsoft den Vertrieb von Serien und Filmen eingestellt. Im Support erklärt das Unternehmen, wie es mit bereits erworbenen Inhalten weitergeht.
https://www.

Pulling in $2B , Ne Zha: Demon Child Conquers the Sea is 2025's top grossing film and China's biggest hit ever; China's overall ticket sales are down in 2025 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters

Runway and Luma AI say they are talking to robotics and self-driving car companies about their video models and expect these revenue sources to eclipse studios (Rocket Drew/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/runway-luma-target-sales-r…

Runway, Luma Target Sales to Robotics Companies
Imax on Monday announced that it would screen the winning films from Runway’s AI-generated film festival at some of its theaters. Netflix recently said it had used AI to generate a scene in one of its shows for the first time: a building collapsing in The Eternaut, an Argentine sci-fi show.Both ...

Development of an Atomic Layer Deposition System for Deposition of Alumina as a Hydrogen Permeation Barrier
Zachary R. Robinson, Jeffrey Woodward, Alexander C. Kozen, Joshua Ruby, Tyler Liao, Luke Herter, Rashad Ahmadov, Mark D. Wittman, Matthew Sharpe
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00958

Development of an Atomic Layer Deposition System for Deposition of Alumina as a Hydrogen Permeation Barrier
Tritium permeation into and through materials poses a critical challenge for the development of nuclear fusion reactors. Minimizing tritium permeation is essential for the safe and efficient use of available fuel supplies. In this work, we present the design, construction, and validation of custom atomic layer deposition (ALD) and deuterium permeation measurement systems aimed at developing thin-film hydrogen permeation barriers. Using the ALD system, we deposited conformal Al2O3 films on coppe…

Bollywood star Aamir Khan's hit Sitaare Zameen Par will be released exclusively on YouTube for digital rental on August 1, sidestepping traditional streamers (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/aamir-khan-…

Aamir Khan Takes 'Sitaare Zameen Par' to YouTube Instead of Streamers
Aamir Khan bypasses traditional streamers by releasing 'Sitaare Zameen Par' on YouTube Movies-on-Demand, setting a new distribution precedent.

Low Temperature Formation of Crystalline VO2 Domains in Porous 1 Nanocolumnar Thin Films for Thermochromic Applications
H. Acosta-Rivera, V. Rico, F. J. Ferrer, T. C. Rojas, R. Alvarez, N. Martin, A. R. Gonzalez-Elipe, A. Palmero
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23393

Low Temperature Formation of Crystalline VO2 Domains in Porous 1 Nanocolumnar Thin Films for Thermochromic Applications
The formation of VO2 crystalline domains in amorphous substoichiometric nanocolumnar VOx thin films subjected to an oxidation process at temperatures below 300°C has been studied. It is obtained that values of [O]/[V] above 1.9 lead to the sole formation of V2O5 after oxidation, while values below 1.9 favor the formation of VO2, V3O7 and V2O5 crystalline domains for temperatures as low as 260°C. Moreover, it is found that the adsorption of oxygen and its incorporation into the film network pr…

Disney streicht Stellen in Film- und Fernsehabteilungen
Disney streicht mehrere Hundert Stellen weltweit. Betroffen sind unter anderem die Film- und Fernsehabteilungen, berichtet die BBC.
https://www.

Making a short AI film with tools from Google, Runway, Elevenlabs, and Midjourney shows the tech has improved but takes tedious work to attain scene consistency (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-film-google-veo-runway-3918ae28

Texas passes a bill distributing $150M/year to movies and TV shows through 2035; the film office can reject incentives for shoots with "inappropriate content" (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/busi…

Hollywood South? Texas Makes Its Bid With Major Film Incentive Expansion
Texas is slated to give productions $150 million annually across the next decade. The program includes some quirks that will give the film office some say in movies and TV shows that qualify for the cash grant.

After the spinoff, WBD's streaming and studios business will be called The Warner Bros Company and its cable networks business will be called Discovery Global (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2025/07/wbd-new-names-discovery-global-warner-bros/…

WBD reveals new names for cable networks business, film studio segment
The spin-off is expected to be finalized in the near future, with the cable networks company owning equity in the film and streaming business.