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We cannot escape the influence of the technological elite — and now, in tales like ‘Mountainhead” and “Careless People,” we imagine that they cannot escape us.
"Mountainhead" star Jason Schwartzman breaks down the art of phone acting and the film's relevance when it comes to AI and tech moguls.
Extreme wealth has long been an obsession within American culture—but Jesse Armstrong’s new film reflects a sea change in the way we view the über-rich.
The satirical comedy drama film Mountainhead is one of the most-watched movies on HBO Max. Its reception among the audience is understandable considering the people associated with it.
Jesse Armstrong's directorial debut 'Mountainhead' follows a group of tech billionaires at the end of the world.
In Jesse Armstrong’s new satire, tech is never morally in the black, and the people who create it are no better than despots—inept ones, at that.
Its portrait of billionaire tech bros can feel dangerously close to an 'SNL' skit, but HBO's latest TV movie has an advantage in the Emmy race: awareness.
SFGATE columnist Drew Magary watched "Mountainhead," HBO Max's latest original movie, and found it perfect for the way we live now.
Armstrong on the Toolkit podcast, “I knew that we had the right place when [my cinematographer] said he'd come away from this house with this incredibly strong feeling of depression.” “They ...
Director Jesse Armstrong’s HBO movie "Mountainhead" can’t match “Succession,” but its warnings about oligarchs and AI feel set in reality.
Jesse Armstrong returns to HBO with another satirical tragicomedy about the ultra-rich.