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"We're so used to seeing movies that are like other movies because they're financed that way,” Coppola told Reuters during a Zoom interview while he was at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the film was also screened. Actor Meryl Streep shows solidarity at UN with Afghan women, girls A female cat has more freedom in Afghanistan than a woman does, Hollywood actor Meryl Streep said at the United Nations on Monday in a bid to get world leaders to focus on the plight of Afghan women and girls.

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Low brow and vulgar? Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood

On a film set that resembles the medieval castle of a Chinese lord, Zhu Jian is busy disrupting the world's second-largest movie industry. The 69-year-old actor is playing the patriarch of a wealthy family celebrating his birthday with a lavish banquet. But unbeknownst to either of them, the servant in the scene is his biological granddaughter.

Nintendo showcases 'Super Mario', Game Boy history in new museum

Japanese firm Nintendo will next week open a museum showcasing its history, where fans of "Super Mario", "The Legend of Zelda" and the Game Boy and Switch can gain insight into one of the world's most renowned game makers. Located in Uji near the company's Kyoto headquarters, the museum underscores the many evolutions of Nintendo, which was founded in 1889 as a maker of "hanafuda" playing cards and is now a global gaming giant.

'Titanic' director James Cameron joins Stability AI board

Stability AI said on Tuesday James Cameron, the director of "Titanic" and "The Terminator" movies, had joined the artificial intelligence startup's board. The meteoric rise of generative AI has drawn Hollywood's attention at a time when production costs have surged.

Francis Ford Coppola thinks 'Megalopolis' outweighs ordinary film ideas

Renowned American director Francis Ford Coppola believes his harshly criticized science fiction film "Megalopolis" offers audiences a unique narrative vastly different from what they are accustomed to seeing. "We're so used to seeing movies that are like other movies because they're financed that way," Coppola told Reuters during a Zoom interview while he was at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the film was also screened.

Actor Meryl Streep shows solidarity at UN with Afghan women, girls

A female cat has more freedom in Afghanistan than a woman does, Hollywood actor Meryl Streep said at the United Nations on Monday in a bid to get world leaders to focus on the plight of Afghan women and girls. "The way that ... this society has been upended is a cautionary tale for the rest of the world," Streep told an event on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly to encourage the inclusion of women in the future of Afghanistan.

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