Second Screening

The Guardian

China’s first AI-generated film is a flop. Some still see it as the future of cinema

Chinese investors placing high value on AI despite unpopularity of Sanxingdui: Future Past China’s first fully AI-generated movie has flopped, earning just 1.7m yuan (£191,000) at the box office despite costing “tens of millions” to make, a

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/nov/03/china-first-ai-generated-film-flops-cinema-future

The Guardian

Carrie at 50: Brian De Palma’s fiery masterpiece still has the power

The Oscar-nominated 1976 adaptation of Stephen King’s high school horror remains heartbreaking and horrifying in equal measure Often when a pop culture figure, whether real or fictional or somewhere in between, is described as an eternal te

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/nov/03/carrie-movie-anniversary-stephen-king

YouTube

How LAIKA Studios Made Their Most Advanced Stop-Motion Puppet

Video from Adam Savage's Tested on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1psOPPZn0k8

YouTube

How IMAX 70MM Film is Developed!

Video from Adam Savage's Tested on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WejZgrMZSL8

The Guardian

Wildwood review – Laika’s pleasingly old fashioned stop-motion magic-forest odyssey

The makers of Coraline return with their distinctive animation style in a magical tale of a secret world of strange beasts, talking animals and evil governesses Here is an engaging family movie from the Portland-based Laika studio that crea

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/11/wildwood-review-carey-mulligan-laika