# rough cut (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover rough cut. Page: Feed: --- ## [RED’s RAW patent cracks in Japan as Eli Roth’s hand-drawn animation turns out to be AI](https://roughcut.heyeddie.ai/p/reds-raw-patent-cracks-in-japan-as) _2026-08-15 · Michael Hugo · The Rough Cut_ Every claim in this business survives until someone checks and this week, someone checked twice. ## [Like spending a night in a hospital waiting room](https://www.roughcuts.blog/p/like-spending-a-night-in-a-hospital) _2026-08-15 · Ed William · Rough Cuts_ The Sacrifice | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | Splitsville | Dead Calm ## [The Price and the Open Door: How a Hollywood Prince Infiltrated Amazon (And Built an Empire Before Burning It Down)](https://roughcut.heyeddie.ai/p/the-price-and-the-open-door-how-a) _2026-08-13 · Michael Hugo · The Rough Cut_ Inside Amazon’s strange experiment to reinvent Hollywood. ## [The $1M AI film festival](https://roughcut.heyeddie.ai/p/the-1m-ai-film-festival) _2026-08-07 · Michael Hugo · The Rough Cut_ A next generation of filmmakers and the next generation of audiences just showed up in the same week and neither one looks anything like the industry expected. ## [The Power of Advocacy - short film](https://etherealfilms.substack.com/p/the-power-of-advocacy-short-film) _2026-08-05 · eli yetter-bowman · ethereal films_ we just launched a patreon~ ## [Death to Blu-ray](https://roughcut.heyeddie.ai/p/death-to-blu-ray) _2026-07-31 · Michael Hugo · The Rough Cut_ Thrift store shelves are emptying, and nobody’s coming to restock them. Here’s why the next few months matter more than the last two decades did for blu-ray. ## [IMAX was never supposed to make movies](https://roughcut.heyeddie.ai/p/imax-was-never-supposed-to-make-movies) _2026-07-24 · Michael Hugo · The Rough Cut_ From a Montreal Fairground in the 60s to Nolan’s record breaking Odyssey. We dive into the world of IMAX. ## [Preparing for GENX Fall Launch](https://etherealfilms.substack.com/p/preparing-for-genx-fall-launch) _2026-07-23 · eli yetter-bowman · ethereal films_ Ethereal Films updates ~ July 2026 ## [Things Are About to Get Weird](https://www.roughcuts.blog/p/things-are-about-to-get-weird) _2026-07-21 · Ed William · Rough Cuts_ Backrooms was just the beginning ## [A World Cup of Cameras](https://roughcut.heyeddie.ai/p/a-world-cup-of-cameras) _2026-07-16 · Michael Hugo · The Rough Cut_ From the first televised tournament in 1954 to a chip that overrules every camera in the stadium, how football’s most-watched event became broadcast technology’s proving ground ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bakk8TFoYxci) _2026-07-16 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [Steadicam’s inventor gets a doc as IMAX’s original thrill ride turns 50](https://roughcut.heyeddie.ai/p/steadicams-inventor-gets-a-doc-as) _2026-07-09 · Michael Hugo · The Rough Cut_ A new documentary on Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown and the 50th anniversary of To Fly! trace today’s cinematic language back to the engineers and rule-breakers who built it. ## [California tells streamers to use their indoor voice](https://roughcut.heyeddie.ai/p/california-tells-streamers-to-use) _2026-07-02 · Michael Hugo · The Rough Cut_ A new law bans loud streaming ads inspired by a staffer’s baby getting woken up. ## [Google’s $75m on A24](https://roughcut.heyeddie.ai/p/googles-75m-on-a24) _2026-06-25 · Michael Hugo · The Rough Cut_ Google’s first ever stake in a film studio, Amazon drops a film about the CEO of its AI partner, and the most expensive movie ever made cost $658.8 million.. partly because of jazz piano. ## [Reckoning with Reckoning](https://roughcut.heyeddie.ai/p/reckoning-with-reckoning) _2026-06-17 · Michael Hugo · The Rough Cut_ 16 years after The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin’s sequel The Social Reckoning drops first trailer. Jury’s out. ## [It's Time to Change How We Talk About Directors](https://www.roughcuts.blog/p/its-time-to-change-how-we-talk-about) _2026-06-09 · Ed William · Rough Cuts_ On good friction and bad friction ## [The Ten Commandments of Ambitious Film-Watching](https://www.roughcuts.blog/p/the-ten-commandments-of-ambitious) _2026-05-30 · Ed William · Rough Cuts_ Advice from the grave of a genius ## [Restructure of the GenX film & PFAS](https://etherealfilms.substack.com/p/restructure-of-the-genx-film-and) _2026-05-20 · eli yetter-bowman · ethereal films_ What's happened over the last month? ## [Eat the Rich is Bad Art](https://www.roughcuts.blog/p/i-agreed-the-fuck-out-of-these-movies) _2026-05-19 · Ed William · Rough Cuts_ On agreeing the fuck out of cinema ## [Are Your Standards Too Low?](https://www.roughcuts.blog/p/are-your-standards-too-low) _2026-05-16 · Ed William · Rough Cuts_ The decline of underground film, breaking down an abysmal Star Wars clip, and how to talk about acting. ## [Incompetence Porn](https://www.roughcuts.blog/p/incompetence-porn) _2026-05-08 · Ed William · Rough Cuts_ In a world run by idiots, these protagonists fit right in ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hZEHmNaew5xa) _2026-05-08 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Public Hearings for new NC Regulations](https://etherealfilms.substack.com/p/public-hearings-for-new-nc-regulations) _2026-05-06 · eli yetter-bowman · ethereal films_ and updates on genx edits ## [Return of the Filmstack Reading List](https://www.roughcuts.blog/p/return-of-the-filmstack-reading-list) _2026-05-05 · Ed William · Rough Cuts_ More book recommendations from your favourite writers ## [Stop Moaning About Video Game Movies](https://www.roughcuts.blog/p/stop-moaning-about-video-game-movies) _2026-04-24 · Ed William · Rough Cuts_ Why the new era of studio filmmaking might be better than the last ## [I'm Sorry to Inform You That You Can Now Give Me Your Money](https://www.roughcuts.blog/p/im-sorry-to-inform-you-that-you-can) _2026-04-21 · Ed William · Rough Cuts_ Rough Cuts is launching a paid tier. Here's your chance to get 20% off forever. ## [PFAS Hearings across NC right now](https://etherealfilms.substack.com/p/pfas-hearings-across-nc-right-now) _2026-04-21 · eli yetter-bowman · ethereal films_ crucial time for public engagement ## [GenX Trailer is Live!](https://etherealfilms.substack.com/p/genx-trailer-is-live) _2026-03-26 · eli yetter-bowman · ethereal films_ and Edit/Release Timeline news~ ## [stress took me to the ER](https://etherealfilms.substack.com/p/stress-took-me-to-the-er) _2026-03-10 · eli yetter-bowman · ethereal films_ how anxiety for my big documentary have manifested ## [News on Our Global Tour Fighting PFAS](https://etherealfilms.substack.com/p/our-campaign-to-break-the-forever) _2026-02-27 · eli yetter-bowman · ethereal films_ and when you can see the GENX film ## [our film packed the biggest lecture hall!!](https://etherealfilms.substack.com/p/our-film-packed-the-biggest-lecture) _2026-01-15 · eli yetter-bowman · ethereal films_ GenX documentary Pre-Release at UNC - Jan 14th 2026 ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2Q8UxLwACHqV) _2026-01-15 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [2 NC Pre-Screenings of GenX, next week](https://etherealfilms.substack.com/p/2-nc-pre-screenings-of-genx-next) _2026-01-07 · eli yetter-bowman · ethereal films_ Free and limited seating