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A trip to Mecca takes a wrong turn – Blogging Sole

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A trip to Mecca takes a wrong turn – Blogging Sole

Good intentions lead to not-so-great places in Heaven at a Mother’s Feet, a beautiful but ultimately arduous road movie that tells the story of a Kyrgyz mother and son setting out to reach Mecca in a mother’s final days. When the Bible insists that salvation lies in making a pilgrimage on foot, the steps that … Read more

Deep faker Werner Herzog takes on artificial intelligence – Blogging Sole

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Deep faker Werner Herzog takes on artificial intelligence – Blogging Sole

Most films want their audience to suspend disbelief. “About the Hero” prefers to keep it close at hand. “Viewers are advised to exercise caution when trusting its visual and audio components,” reads an on-screen disclaimer near the beginning of Polish director Piotr Viniewicz’s irreverent exercise in AI-powered storytelling — a deliberately controversial opening film to … Read more