artificial intelligence

7 Lessons from the New Frontier: How I Used AI to Engineer a Profitable Indie Studio

By Christopher Moonlight | April 2026

In 2012, I reached a breaking point. I was sick of the Hollywood “Permission Machine,” a system that demanded you audition for…

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In 2012, I reached a breaking point. I was sick of the Hollywood “Permission Machine,” a system that demanded you audition for your own life while...

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We are living through a massive, industry-wide case of “growing pains.” The tectonic plates of entertainment are shifting, and for the first time in a...

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I have to give it to Adam Reich and Alexander Richard—you got me with your comedy short, Google Transcript. Let’s just say it snuck up on me, and I’m...

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There is a specific, high-frequency pitch to the scream a monopoly makes when it realizes the fence around its playground has been knocked down. We’re...

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NOW IN THEATERS! In director Gore Verbinski's Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, written by Matthew Robinson, a "Man from the Future" (Sam Rockwell) crashes...

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I’ll say this about the growing number of artificial intelligence films we receive at the Film Threat offices: I'm fascinated by the ever-increasing...

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January has gone in a flash, and so far, it’s been a new year, same old us. Most TV and movies are still either mediocre at best or performative lecture...

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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEW! Writer/director Valerie Veatch explores the origins, impacts, and future of artificial intelligence in Ghost in the...

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NOW IN THEATERS! It's true, life is easier with artificial intelligence. So why not place our good old "innocent until proven guilty" justice...

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If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like when a big-time studio director decides to ditch the Hollywood Movie Machine, Gore Verbinski basically handed...

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