Dan Gentile

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Dan Gentile

May 16-CANNES, France - The Cannes Film Festival has a reputation as a place where Oscar hopefuls plant their stake in the ground, especially for films that might not reach American audiences if not for generous festival buzz. Case in point, last year's "Emilia Pérez," warts and all. Or "Anora," which, although a domestic film, was another breakout fueled by 2024 French Riviera hype. Come 2026 Oscar season, expect "Dossier 137" (translated to "Case 137") to be in the mix.

3 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Dan Gentile

CANNES, France — The Cannes Film Festival has a reputation as a place where Oscar hopefuls plant their stake in the ground, especially for films that might not reach American audiences if not for generous festival buzz. Case in point, last year’s “Emilia Pérez,” warts and all. Or “Anora,” which, although a domestic film, was another breakout fueled by 2024 French Riviera hype. Come 2026 Oscar season, expect “Dossier 137” (translated to “Case 137”) to be in the mix.

3 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Dan Gentile

May 15-Depending on your tolerance for small talk, the lack of a human to talk to in driverless taxis like Waymo is either a feature or a bug. However, a new AI experience that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival foreshadows a reality in which chitchat might come to autonomous vehicles. The experience, dubbed "tAxI," is shown as part of the Compétition Immersive alongside VR films and experimental storytelling installations.

3 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Dan Gentile

CANNES, France — As the lights dimmed for my 8:30 a.m. screening of “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,” a tidy introduction of scenes from the previous “M:I” film caught me up to speed on the Entity, an artificial intelligence virus that had infected the entire internet, basically weaponizing the idea of truth by turning everything on YouTube into a deep fake (oh and, also, seizing nuclear arsenals).

3 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Dan Gentile

Depending on your tolerance for small talk, the lack of a human to talk to in driverless taxis like Waymo is either a feature or a bug. However, a new AI experience that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival foreshadows a reality in which chitchat might come to autonomous vehicles. The experience, dubbed “tAxI,” is shown as part of the Compétition Immersive alongside VR films and experimental storytelling installations.