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- Flanders Scientific Firmware 3.1.15 for XMP & XMP C Series
News Shooter (Saturday, 13 December) - Flanders Scientific has released firmware 3.1.15 for the XMP and XMP C Series. This update features new Quad Mode options, per-input color management, improved DIT LUT handling, and additional enhancements. Features of Firmware 3.1.15 (Unified build for XMP and XMP C series monitors) 3G_INx4 renamed Quad Mode. Adds support for... - Against All Odds: 9 Best Hopecore Movies That Understand the Assignment
NoFilmSchool (Saturday, 13 December) - How do you counter a bad mood? Yes, ice cream is fine, but let me tell you something about “hopecore” movies.There’s something about watching characters fight adversity through kindness and human connection that seems to turn things around. In today’s fast-paced world, the “hopecore” stories help us bring back the... - Sean Connery vs. Daniel Craig: The Two Very Different Men Behind James Bond NoFilmSchool (Saturday, 13 December) - The thought of a single James Bond character evolving under the charismatic armor of different actors is a fascinating one. Beneath the tuxedos and the explosions, some new layers appear, while others peel off.Along with these more easily observable characteristics, something deeper has shifted: the idea of masculinity itself. What...
- “It’s Not Your Fault”—The Line in ‘Good Will Hunting’ That Saved a Soul NoFilmSchool (Saturday, 13 December) - Children who grow up in abusive households often spend their lives trying to control everything around them. When stability is absent and accountability becomes a blame game, the impulse to exert control makes sense.But that drive can become destructive, leading characters like Will Hunting to reject opportunities and push away...
- “I’m Still Standing Here…” — Unraveling the Most Heroic Line in ‘The Wrestler’ NoFilmSchool (Saturday, 13 December) - Fame can bring two things with it—pride and insecurity. As the saying goes, the higher you fly, the greater the fear of falling.Only some are lucky to have their fame outlive them. The rest are aware of its ephemerality, but it’s impossible to ever imagine ourselves in that misfortune. Randy...
- 9 Movies That Completely Reimagined the ‘Chosen One’ Trope NoFilmSchool (Saturday, 13 December) - We like the idea of someone else doing all the hard work, enduring all the pain, so we can eat the fruit of their labor and toil. We call them the messiah, the chosen ones.This sentiment is the source of the chosen-one trope that has become a staple in cinema....
- 8 Movies You Didn’t Realize Were Remakes of Old Classics NoFilmSchool (Saturday, 13 December) - In filmmaking, a remake has quite a few faces. Sometimes it’s a homage to an old classic, sometimes it’s a snooty aspiration to imply superiority, and sometimes it’s a feather-footed attempt to cash in on a proven success. Some films proudly include their remake status in their marketing campaigns, while...
- Brightin Star 24mm f/1.8 full-frame autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount announced, currently in stock
Nikonrumors (Saturday, 13 December) - The previously reported Brightin Star 24mm f/1.8 full-frame autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount is now officially announced and is currently in stock at the official online store and on Amazon (check out the Brightin Star Amazon Store as well). You can get one for the intro price of $309.99 (6% off from the... - Adobe Premiere 25.6 Adds Smarter Search, Faster Edits, and Seamless Collaboration NoFilmSchool (Friday, 12 December) - This post was written by Kylee Peña and originally appeared on the Adobe blog on November 19, 2025.Whether you’re cutting on your desktop or on the go, Premiere now brings a family of tools built to keep creators in flow.This release includes smarter AI search for both audio and video,...
- Scoring the Wild: How Stuart Roslyn and Chris Elmslie Gave Nature a Nightmare NoFilmSchool (Friday, 12 December) - Netflix's Nightmares of Nature flips the script on the traditional nature documentary and gives us some stunning wildlife footage that winds up being kind of unnerving.To achieve this fascinating genre mashup, the producers turned to composers Stuart Roslyn and Chris Elmslie of the music production company minus5db.In this interview, Roslyn...
- Are Two-Hour Movies Going to Disappear? NoFilmSchool (Friday, 12 December) - I watch a movie every day. As a screenwriter, I'm watching stuff that's in the genre I'm working on to inspire me, and as a human being, I'm watching stuff to be entertained. Some days, it feels like my entire life is movies, and I love that. But what would...
- 100 Christmas Movie Prompts NoFilmSchool (Friday, 12 December) - If you're reading this, you probably love Christmas movies. Maybe you're even watching one right now.But what if instead you were writing one? Whether you're aiming for a heartwarming Hallmark-style romance, a dark holiday thriller, or a genuinely fresh take on Santa Claus, the holiday season is prime time for...
- An Adventurous Ranking Of Indiana Jones Movies NoFilmSchool (Friday, 12 December) - If I had to pick a favorite movie character of all time, it would be Indiana Jones. I think he's a genius creation who has been the center of some all-time good movies.Played by Harrison Ford and dreamed up by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Lawrence Kasdan, Indiana Jones pretty...
- Act Quick! These On-Sale Sony Cinema Cameras Are Going Fast NoFilmSchool (Friday, 12 December) - In the early days of digital cameras, cinema camera options were rare and prohibitively expensive. But, as we've seen over the past decade or so, the cost of entry for cinema cameras has dropped significantly. And, in fact, you can actually grab some really great and high-quality cinema cameras these...
- From Book to Big Screen: Rebecca Sonnenshine’s Adaptation Playbook ('The Housemaid', 'The Boys') NoFilmSchool (Friday, 12 December) - Screenwriter and showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine joins the No Film School Podcast to unpack her career and creative process behind hit adaptations, including The Boys and The Housemaid. She shares how she got her start, how she discovered her voice in genre, and the intense pitch process behind landing The Housemaid....
