'Cocaine Cowboys' is getting an AI-enhanced makeover for its 20th birthday
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"Cocaine Cowboys," the documentary about the Miami drug war that inspired "Miami Vice" and "Scarface," is getting an AI-enhanced re-release.
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AI-generated reconstruction of Griselda Blanco in "Cocaine Cowboys."RakonturThe cult documentary "Cocaine Cowboys" is celebrating its 20th anniversary in November.The movie will be re-released for free online and feature AI-enhanced scenes.Director Billy Corben and producer Alfred Spellman broke down their thought process exclusively to BI.Some movies celebrate an anniversary with a glossy Criterion Collection release; others get a multi-city theatrical run. The guys who made "Cocaine Cowboys" are celebrating its 20th anniversary a little differently.The beloved 2006 documentary, which chronicled how 1970s Miami became the ultraviolent entry point for the illegal drug trade in the US and introduced the world to "Godmother of Cocaine" Griselda Blanco, is getting a free re-release online — with some improvements.Director Billy Corben used artificial intelligence to sharpen the movie's look, enhancing many of the still photos featured in the doc with a richer texture. Instead of the…