AlphaGo (film) explained

AlphaGo
Director:Greg Kohs
Production Companies:Moxie Pictures
Reel As Dirt
Distributor:Netflix
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:United States

AlphaGo is a 2017 documentary directed by Greg Kohs about the Google DeepMind Challenge Match with top-ranked Go player Lee Sedol.[1] [2]

Premise

The film presents how AlphaGo, a computer program developed by DeepMind Technologies, mastered the game of Go through artificial intelligence. Its competence was tested by Lee Sedol, a South Korean world champion.

Release

AlphaGo was released in New York City on September 29, 2017, and Los Angeles next month.[3]

Reception

Critical response

AlphaGo earned positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100%, with an average score of 8/10, based on 10 reviews.[4] Charlotte O'Sullivan of Evening Standard gave the film 4 stars out of five, calling it a "gripping, emotional documentary, which gets us thinking, about thinking, in a whole new way".[5]

Accolades

Winner

Nominee

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AlphaGo. Top Documentary Films. October 9, 2021. October 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018055329/https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/alphago/. live.
  2. Web site: 'AlphaGo': Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter. September 29, 2017. February 7, 2022. February 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230213152947/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/alphago-1044560/. live.
  3. Web site: Google AI defeats world's Go champion in gripping 'man vs. machine' film. cnn.com. September 29, 2017. February 5, 2022. February 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205221046/https://money.cnn.com/2017/09/29/technology/future/alphago-movie/index.html. live.
  4. Web site: AlphaGo. Rotten Tomatoes. February 5, 2022. February 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220202034223/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alphago. live.
  5. Web site: O'Sullivan. Charlotte. AlphaGo, film review: It's the benign rise of the machines. Evening Standard. October 13, 2017. February 5, 2022. February 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205211638/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/alphago-film-review-its-the-benign-rise-of-the-machines-a3683371.html. live.
  6. Web site: 40 Years Strong: 2017-18 Annual Report. denverfilm.org. June 4, 2023. June 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604135039/https://www.denverfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2017-Annual-Report-Final-Digital.pdf. live.
  7. Web site: 2018 New Media Film Festival Award Winners. newmediafilmfestival.com. February 5, 2022. February 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205171430/https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2018-NMFF-Award-Winners.pdf. live.
  8. Web site: TCFF XIII Award Winners. traversecityfilmfest.org. February 5, 2022. February 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205224514/https://www.traversecityfilmfest.org/tcff-xiii-award-winners/. live.
  9. Web site: 33rd Warsaw International Film Festival - 2017. wff.pl. February 5, 2022.
  10. Web site: That's a wrap: The 17th annual Anchorage International Film Festival. anchoragepress.com. December 15, 2017. February 5, 2022. February 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205171423/https://www.anchoragepress.com/film/that-s-a-wrap-the-17th-annual-anchorage-international-film-festival/article_ae84f548-e1c3-11e7-a6a6-339d05ae2a90.html. live.
  11. Web site: 2nd Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards – List of Nominees and Winners – Critics Choice Awards. June 4, 2023. criticschoice.com. June 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604135040/https://www.criticschoice.com/2017/11/02/2nd-annual-critics-choice-documentary-awards-list-of-nominees-and-winners/. live.
  12. Web site: 26th Philadelphia Film Festival. filmadelphia.org. June 4, 2023. May 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230523172242/http://filmadelphia.org/wp-content/uploads/PFF26-WEB-100317.pdf. live.

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