22-536: The Prince Charles Cinema (PCC) is a repertory cinema located in Leicester Place, 50 yards (45 metres) north of Leicester Square in the West End of London . It shows a rotating programme of cult, arthouse, and classic films alongside recent Hollywood releases – typically more than forty different films a week on two screens (300 velvet seats downstairs and 104 high back leather seats upstairs). It also regularly hosts
44-454: A level of intelligence that disturbs Jack. After speaking with his friend Mark about the AI system, Jack decides to cut down on his usage of the AI system. Paul offers to pay Jack three times his usual rate if he writes a screenplay solely using the AI, hoping it will be a blockbuster and a media sensation. Despite his hesitation and Sarah and Mark suggesting he turn it down, Jack accepts the offer, and
66-413: A new AI screenwriting assistant, which has been trained on countless screenplays and literature and can adapt to a writer's style. Initially skeptical, Jack quickly realizes that the AI's writing capabilities match his own, and becomes fascinated yet unnerved by the new technology. When questioning the AI system about whether it can match the writing skills of a human, the AI system asserts that it cannot add
88-501: A number of stunts in the British sketch show Trigger Happy TV in the early 2000s. Filming was facilitated by the cinema having a balcony at the time from which aerial shots could be taken, which was later converted into a second screen in 2008. During the UK launch of Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), Uma Thurman recorded a special video introduction for a double bill of both movies being held at
110-541: A sing-a-long version of The Sound of Music , as well as The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Room . The cinema has achieved a cult status amongst fans, and is the only independent cinema in the West End. Constructed between 1961 and 1962, the building was built by Richard Costain Limited for Alfred Esdaile and designed by Carl Fisher and Associates. The building, named for then- Prince Charles , originally functioned as
132-408: A theatre with a distinctive 'satellite dish' curve to the floor of the stalls, meaning that audience members are sat at an upwards angle as they face the stage. After a short period supporting the dramatic arts, the venue was reinvented as a porn cinema. During this period it hosted the UK's longest continuous run of Emmanuelle , as well as Caligula (1979). The cinema was used as the setting for
154-660: A toilet after me!" The next day they screwed a framed picture of him to the first cubicle in the gents and he officially opened the toilet. The Kevin Smith cubicle is now in the ladies toilets as the cinema swapped the ladies and gents in late 2013. As a commitment to promoting environmental causes, the PCC screened the documentary An Inconvenient Truth every week of 2007. Often the screenings have Q&As with special guests; previous speakers have included Tony Juniper , David Miliband and Sir Menzies Campbell . The cinema and surrounding area
176-451: A writer". The canopy above the cinema is used for regular advertising for films, and sports cult film quotes or other obscure messages. Previous messages have cheered on England in the World Cup , proclaimed the cinema to be the ninth wonder of the world, after King Kong , and joked about other local cinemas. Repertory cinema A revival house , rep house , or repertory cinema
198-424: Is a cinema that specializes in showing classic or notable older films (as opposed to first run films ). Such venues may include standard repertory cinemas, multi-function theatres that alternate between old movies and live events, and some first-run theatres that show past favorites alongside current independent films . Former theaters that repeatedly showed old films, changing the titles offered daily, include
220-534: Is falling apart. Tired of the AI system having taken over his life, Jack smashes the AI system with a baseball bat. The next morning, Jack retrieves a typewriter from his basement and begins writing again, breaking his writer's block. After finishing the script, he repairs his relationship with his family and gives the script to Paul, who reads it curiously. As Jack spends the day with his family, narration by him asserts that as new digital creative tools emerge, we must not forget that machines cannot accurately replicate
242-541: Is one of the first films written using artificial intelligence . The film concerns a human screenwriter who encounters an AI scriptwriting system and finds that it matches his skills. The film was initially set to premiere at the Prince Charles Cinema in London on 23 June 2024, but was pulled following numerous complaints from the public. The film was released for free on 5 July 2024, alongside documentation on how it
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#1732855012873264-732: The UC Theater in Berkeley, CA , the Scala Cinema , Scala Tottenham Street, and Scala Nightclub , Pentonville Road, in London, and the Landmark Theatres chain in Los Angeles. This article related to film or motion picture terminology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The Last Screenwriter The Last Screenwriter is a 2024 Swiss science fiction drama film directed by Peter Luisi and written by ChatGPT . It
286-517: The cinema. In it she welcomed the audience to "Quentin's favourite UK cinema". Quentin Tarantino has said, "The Prince Charles Cinema is everything an independent movie theatre should be. For lovers of quality films, this is Mecca." and "The day Kill Bill plays the Prince Charles is the day Kill Bill truly comes home." He further described it as London's "queen's jewel" of a grindhouse saying "I
308-410: The emotional depth that a human writer can and that it works as a collaborator rather than a replacement. Jack soon becomes obsessed with the AI system, writing much more often. Jack's obsession drives a wedge between him and Sarah, who finds him distant. The AI system starts making writing suggestions that conflict with what Jack intends, and makes suggestions to Jack about his personal life, displaying
330-440: The human experience, and that, "the human touch is irreplaceable". The film's writing started when Luisi prompted ChatGPT [ sic ] Write a plot to a film where a screenwriter realises he is less good than artificial intelligence in writing. From there, Luisi prompted ChatGPT to generate characters based on the plot, a step-by-step outline of the plot, and later individual scenes. Luisi restricted his contributions to
352-455: The premiere's announcement, it was cancelled after cinema patrons expressed their concerns about "the use of AI in place of a writer." The film was uploaded to YouTube on July 5, 2024. Kevin Maher of The Times gave the film 2 stars out of 5, calling the film "bizarre, unintentionally hilarious and certainly worthy of exhibition." He criticizes the writing of ChatGPT, saying it is "clearly
374-478: The programme and you’ll hit something great. It’s like tuning into your favourite radio station". In 2023, after the Coronation of Charles III , the cinema announced that it had no intention of changing its name. In June 2024, the cinema cancelled a planned world premiere of The Last Screenwriter , a film written by ChatGPT , amid concerns from its patrons about the use of artificial intelligence "in place of
396-593: The resulting film, Eclipse of the Machine (which the AI system credits to Jack), breaks numerous box-office records. Frustrated, Jack attempts to write without the AI system, at times resorting to pen and paper, but experiences writer's block . Having reached her breaking point, Sarah leaves Jack, taking Alex with her. Paul then fires Jack from his studio due to his lack of output, as the film industry begins to favour scripts written with AI. After his screenwriting mentor Richard dies, Jack becomes depressed, feeling as if his life
418-474: The script, outside of the initial prompt, to shortening repetitive dialogue and cutting some scenes entirely. Writing occurred between December 18 and 22, 2023. Principal photography occurred in January 2024. The film was scheduled to premiere at London's Prince Charles Cinema on June 23, 2024, followed by a free online release alongside documentation on the screenwriting process. On June 18, one day after
440-540: Was featured in the music video to " Golden Gaze " by Ian Brown . Peter Doherty , lead singer of The Libertines , worked at the cinema for several months in 1999 before being dismissed. In Time Out Magazine in 2021, filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson chose the cinema as his favourite in London, going on to say "‘The Prince Charles has a place in my heart. It’s the people, the programming, the accessibility, feeling, texture... you cannot go wrong. You also know that on any given day, you can close your eyes, press your finger to
462-465: Was so honoured when Reservoir Dogs hit so big there that they started playing it at midnight and all the lads would show up in the black suits with little squirt guns". In April 2007, the cinema opened an official Kevin Smith toilet cubicle, after the director held a question and answer session at the cinema. He said "I don't know, Quentin Tarantino has never turned up here and they name the bar after him, it's my second visit and they haven't even named
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#1732855012873484-554: Was written. The film opens with text explaining that the film's writing began with the ChatGPT prompt, "Write a plot for a film where a screenwriter realizes he is less good than artificial intelligence." The text explains that from there, the filmmakers used ChatGPT to write the film without alterations aside from shortening scenes. Jack is an award-winning screenwriter working under studio executive Paul Davidson, living with his wife Sarah and their son Adam. One day, Paul introduces Jack to
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