Documentarian Alex Gibney Teams Up With a Google Billionaire NYT > Climate and Environment By:Brooks Barnes 7 February 2025 at 10:17 The Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has sold a majority stake in his Jigsaw Productions to the philanthropist Wendy Schmidt.
Tom Green, Former Provocateur, Is Building Something New NYT > Technology By:Maya Salam and Chris Maggio 25 January 2025 at 04:00 A Y2K-era phenomenon most famous for his MTV prank show and surreal brand of comedy, Green pioneered ideas that thrive today.
Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of βThe Endless Summer,β Dies at 82 NYT > Top Stories By:Alex Williams 25 January 2025 at 15:19 The hit 1966 surfing documentary immortalized the maverick California wave rider as an archetype of the footloose rebel surfer.
βEternal Youβ and the Ethics of Using A.I. to βTalkβ to Dead Loved Ones NYT > Technology By:Alissa Wilkinson 24 January 2025 at 04:00 Examining what it means to make money by selling the bereaved on an illusion, the film feels like something of a warning.
βThe Last Republicanβ Review: Sometimes Political Opposites Really Can Talk NYT > U.S. > Politics By:Alissa Wilkinson 3 January 2025 at 04:00 This film about Adam Kinzinger, the politician of the title, benefits from the involvement of the progressive filmmaker Steve Pink.