'Toy Story 5' Trailer, AI Cold War Ignites, & Best DJI Drone For Beginners

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February 26, 2026 Hey Stu, Welcome back! What’s new on No Film School? Check out our top industry and tech stories of the week. 🎞️ Movies & TV 'Toy Story 5' Is a Metaphorical Rallying Cry Against AI 'Toy Story 5' Credit: Disney/Pixar The new Toy Story 5 trailer dropped this week, and it looks like the franchise is moving toward its most existential battle yet: Traditional Toys vs. Modern Technology. And it's really difficult not to view this as a filmmaker's rallying cry against AI. Let's dive in. Continue Reading - 'Toy Story 5' Is a Metaphorical Rallying Cry Against AI 🗞️ Quick Reads for Movies & TV Robert Carradine Remembered Through His Best Roles - The versatile actor made his mark on a few different generations of movie and TV fans. 2026 BAFTA Award Winners- These British films were some of the best of the year. Letterboxd Unleashes Their Top 500 Films- What movies are on the expanded list? 📽️ Industry The Breaking Point: Why Hollywood’s Long-Simmering AI Cold War Just Went Nuclear 'The Terminator' Credit: Paramount Hollywood has been trying to figure out what to do with AI since it debuted. They had hoped that in a best-case scenario, it would make their lives easier and cheaper. Yet as they see it, dig into their IP and destroy their copyrights, maybe they have decided to go to war. That led to a series of skirmishes with Artificial Intelligence manifested in contract disputes, panel discussions, and cautious experiments in de-aging actors. But according to a recent deep dive by The Hollywood Reporter, the industry has officially hit a "breaking point." They're ready to drop the big bombs, and things are going to explode. Continue Reading - The Breaking Point: Why Hollywood’s Long-Simmering AI Cold War Just Went Nuclear 🗞️ Quick Reads for Industry Sony Joins Revolt Against Seedance 2.0 Over AI Copyright Infringement - Another studio is raising its voice in protest of them stealing copyrighted work. Matthew McConaughey Predicts AI Actors Will "Crash The Oscars"- The looming threat in Hollywood is being picked up by our biggest stars. 📷 Tech Is This The Best DJI Drone For Beginners Looking to Get Into Aerial Videography? DJI Neo 2 Credit: DJI If you do want to get into drone videography or photography, you’re going to need a drone to begin your journey. And while there are a lot of great options out there from several different brands, like HoverAir and Antigravity, to name a few, the top option for many is still DJI. Today, though, let’s look at the DJI Neo 2, which is a recommended top option for beginners by many. Here’s what you need to know. Continue Reading - Is This The Best DJI Drone For Beginners Looking to Get Into Aerial Videography? 🗞️ Quick Reads for Tech Panasonic is Now Offering a Free Lens With Purchase of Select LUMIX Cameras - This limited-time deal will bundle a free LUMIX S lens when you purchase a new LUMIX S9, S5 II, or S5 IIX camera. The DJI Osmo 360 Gets Another Firmware Update That Adds New Adaptive Tone Mode - DJI has announced that the Osmo 360 is getting a new firmware update, which, when paired with the latest DJI Mimo app update, is set to bring a new panoramic video mode. Google Launches Lyria 3: Exploring the Capabilities and Ethics of This New AI Music Generator - Google’s AI assistant app Gemini is getting a new music generation model, which promises the ability to create a custom soundtrack for your videos in seconds. 🎙️ Podcast What These DPs Used Instead of Stills to Land Their Sundance Films 'The Only Living Pickpocket in New York' Courtesy of Sundance Institute In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, recorded live at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, this annual Director of Photography Roundtable features No Film School’s GG Hawkins in conversation with cinematographers Lidia Nikonova, Sam Levy, and Maria Herrera. The group discusses their unconventional paths into cinematography—from orchestras and photojournalism to weddings and radio DJing—how they landed their Sundance projects, and why connection, rhythm, and trust matter more than flashy lookbooks. They also break down the tools they used to communicate vision, navigate long dialogue scenes, and adapt to technical and emotional challenges on set. Continue Reading - What These DPs Used Instead of Stills to Land Their Sundance Films 📚 Recommended Reads: Uh-Oh: Those 720p Seedance 2.0 Videos Can Now Be Upscaled to 4K With This Upscaler Yikes, it looks like a new beta update for the Magnific Upscaler for video is out, and it promises the ability to upscale Seedance 2.0 videos from 720p to 4K. Was 1996 the Best Year for Comedy Movies? The year shaped modern tastes and showed how genres could be successfully bent in many different directions. 10 Best Westerns of the 1970s: Ranked Ranking the ten films that turned frontier myths into hard cinema. The 25 Best Movie Monologues Watching actors chew up the screen can be so inspiring. The ‘Rambo: First Blood’ Scene That Stallone Regrets Cutting A low-budget moviemaking tale to inspire you. 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