Ep.326 - Oscar Voters (Not) Watching Films & Hiroshige

In a week where:

1. USA & Ukraine agree on a minerals deal.
2. The FA is banning transgender women from participating in Women's Football.
3. Reform dominates UK Local Elections.
4. TikTok is fined €530m for sending EU user data to China.
5. Labor retains power in Australian Federal Elections.

In the 1st of Two Film Segments: (13:13) For seven years I have been railing against what I used to fondly call "AWARDS SZN". And now people finally get the picture after The Academy (Oscars) mandated that their voters actually watch the films. But that won't stop film industry people from being lazy. (Article By Clayton Davis)

In the 2nd Film segment: (30:30) A more recent story now, with Trump randomly announcing 100% tariffs on Non-US film production, everyone across the global film industry is collectively sweating bullets. (Article By Andreas Wiseman)

In Tech: (44:39) Desperate actors & models are realising just how predatory the AI world currently is as they see their likeness used for the nefarious and/or bizarre. (Article By Dounia Mahieddine)

Lastly, In Art: (53:51) A new Hiroshige exhibition is happening @ The British Museum (Return the stolen artifacts you cowards!) and I want to hype myself up to see it. (Article By En Liang Khong)

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