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Cannes Photographer Reveals His Trick of Getting Hollywood Stars to Look at His Camera

A man in a tuxedo gestures to his forehead while speaking outside on a red carpet, with large red stairs and a few people in the background.

Perhaps nowhere else in the world are photographers as much a part of the spectacle as they are at Cannes Film Festival. Huddled shoulder to shoulder in black tuxedos, they don’t just document the glamor of Cannes -- they help create it.

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The AI Film β€˜Dreams of Violets’ Is How You Get Me to Hate Movies

A close-up of a woman with dark hair and brown eyes, looking ahead with a worried or anxious expression. Her mouth is slightly open, and the background appears blurred, showing an outdoor scene.

Yesterday, PetaPixel shared that a fully AI-generated film titled "Dreams of Violets" had been accepted into the Tribeca Film Festival. For some reason, there are people who insist this is the future of films. If that is the case, then congratulations: I hate movies.

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