What if Siri were really good at what she does? What if she not only got your movie times right but got your moods as well? What if she cared for you, and what if that caring was so fine-tuned and predictive that it actually came to resemble love? That’s the premise, or one of the many interlocking premises, of The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, a new play by Madeleine George that’s both marvelous and filled with marvels.The Siri-like character, taking male form here, is one. He is the creation of a programmer named Eliza, who previously worked on Ibm’s Watson project. Watson, you recall, was the supercomputer named for Ibm founder Thomas J. Watson that defeated two Jeopardy! champions in 2011. Eliza’s version is a huge improvement on that prototype: He looks and nearly acts like a shy, thoughtful boyfriend. Still, he is not yet fully programmed,...
- 12/10/2013
- by Jesse Green
- Vulture
After a summer dominated by big budget Hollywood blockbusters, we could all use a film that reminds us of the humanity and joy of the medium. Teal Greyhavens’ Cinema is Everywhere follows actors and directors from four disparate cultures, creating an interwoven narrative fabric that lovingly renders the importance of film across the globe. Greyhavens’ documentary makes effort to explore cinema in countries where social and political barriers limit or restrict free speech; often, movies are the best opportunities people have to express their thoughts, fears and hopes. With such an ambitious scope the film could easily spread itself too thin, but the director tells each story with simplicity and grace, and succeeds in crafting a work that feels authentic in its universality.
Greyhavens, who filmed the documentary in 2009 while travelling on a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, below talks about the literal and figurative journey of making Cinema is Everywhere.
Greyhavens, who filmed the documentary in 2009 while travelling on a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, below talks about the literal and figurative journey of making Cinema is Everywhere.
- 9/5/2012
- by Sam Eisen
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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