Filmmaker Revives Straight-to-VHS Format for Sci-Fi Film 'This is How the World Ends' as Anti-AI Statement
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Alex Ritman
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
A filmmaker is reviving the straight-to-VHS format for a modern release of the low-budget sci-fi film 'This is How the World Ends,' marking the first straight-to-VHS movie release in 20 years. The move is described as a deliberate statement against AI and the digital streaming era, aiming to reclaim and rebrand the once-derided format for a new generation.
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· 3 pulledThis is How the World Ends — a low-budget sci-fi adventure about a brother who sets out...
There was once a time when 'straight-to-VHS' was a slur, code for largely terrible bargain bucket movies made for next to nothing yet sporting wildly-overpromising covers.
But one filmmaker is bringing 'straight-to-VHS' back and hoping to give it a makeover for the digital era.
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