this dweeb making an AI “live action Princess Mononoke” is so obviously stupid that it’s hardly worth getting worked up about, but it’s a great opportunity to watch what happened when people tried to get Miyazaki to use AI

This is these guys in a nutshell. It's a shot-for-shot remake of the original trailer... except it's not even a good copy. It's not just that there is not a single original idea in there, they aren't even aware that they have taken out all the substance. (A li'l thread.)

Sue Gray is resigning from her role and taking on another job in government - announcement is imminent

Breaking Sue Gray has stepped down from PMs top team and has been appointed as the Prime Minister’s envoy for nations and regions Keir Starmer said: “I want to thank Sue for all the support she has given me, both in opposition and government, and her work to prepare us for

Look out for the Square Eyes TV Festival Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) & Mockingbird Cinema & The Nest Bar and Kitchen from Nov 1 - 16. With Red Dwarf's Chris Barrie; Dom Joly & mrs barbara nice, plus Twin Peaks, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Prisoner Cell Block H & Knightmare, and our celebration of #Doctors.

BFI apologises to film-maker over racial discrimination complaint theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/…

At 2pm today, our first screening of #Megalopolis began. By 2.45pm, all four audience members had left. At 2.46pm, the projectionist stopped the film.

In the middle of the worst crisis in commissioning and employment our industry has seen for years and so many creatives are hanging on by their fingernails, the emotional damage of a fuck up like BAFTA’s today is incalculable. Reach out if you need to, folks.

NEW: Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has died at the age of 69.

Shocking news. Always thought he was one of toughest politicians to interview: smart, combative, ready to pounce if you made a misstep. And he turned the SNP into force it became. But very good company off camera

Alex Salmond, former first minister of Scotland, dies aged 69 theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Never felt a sense of achievement quite like fixing (thoroughly cleaning the filters of) my non functioning vacuum cleaner to return it to life. Dangerous levels of overconfidence expected for the rest of the day

In time for Halloween, I've been handling some haunted art. Possessed dolls, paintings with terrifying backstories and creepy clowns are among the objects I've curated for 'House of Curses', opening Oct 31. Tickets here, if you dare universe.com/events/screamf…

✅ CONFIRMED! Thomas Tuchel has agreed to become the new England boss 🦁🦁🦁 #BBCFootball

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died aged 31 in Argentina, police say bbc.in/4eOdF7y

Six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy has announced that his cancer is terminal.