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Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI project|EXCLUSIVE:

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When a startup announced plans last fall to recreate lost footage from Orson Welles’ classic film “The Magnificent Ambersons” using generative AI, I was skeptical. More than that, I was baffled why anyone would spend time and money on something that seemed guaranteed to outrage cinephiles while offering negligible commercial value. This week, an in-depth … Read more

Culture in magnificent darkness – Winter Lights Festival 2026

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Winter Lights Festival will open Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in the garden of the Einar Jónsson Museum, Hallgrímstorg 3. Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir, the mayor of Reykjavík, will open the festival alongside Logi Einarsson, minister of culture, innovation and higher education, who will speak about the recent merger of the Einar Jónsson Museum and the … Read more