December 18, 2023
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How “The Color Purple” DP Dan Laustsen Made Visual Music

...the eighties, whereas director Blitz has worked with Beyonce and directed an indie film, but he’s never made a Hollywood motion picture before. How did you find common ground? The first time...

December 25, 2023
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Best of 2023: How “The Color Purple” DP Dan Laustsen Made Visual Music

...he’s never made a Hollywood motion picture before. How did you find common ground? The first time Blitz called, he asked me what movies I liked, and I said I Am Cuba....

January 4, 2024
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"The Color Purple" Makeup Department Head Carol Rasheed Finds Music in Many Shades

...His skin is looking perfectly melanated and poppin’,” Rasheed described. “As time went on, the meaner he got, the more I stripped away color out of his skin. I darkened under his...

January 8, 2024
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Barbenheimer Takes the 2024 Golden Globes

...office, and/or obtain commensurate digital streaming viewership recognized by trusted industry sources,” the Globes explained when they announced the category. Another new category was for best performance in stand-up comedy on television,...

January 31, 2024
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Christopher Nolan on What Draws Him to Crafting Large-Scale Movies

...Nolan told Time he’s well aware that his success has given him a kind of responsibility to go big, given his history of marshaling huge sets, large ensemble casts, and complex blockbusters...

February 20, 2024
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"Say It Loud" Director Deborah Riley Draper on Telling the Complex James Brown Story

...comes back or how it comes back. So I wanted to let his daughters talk to help the audience understand that we’re dealing with a human who had his trauma, who had...

March 19, 2024
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The Sartorial Feast of Feudal Japan with "Shōgun" Costume Designer Carlos Rosario – Part Two

...tone down their wardrobe when visiting the villages. “I was wondering if their costumes should be more like what everyone else was wearing around them. But she said no, that’s actually when...

April 18, 2024
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Composer and Virtuoso Guitarist Byeong Woo Lee on Scoring Films For Bong Joon Ho

...Johns Hopkins’ Peabody Conservatory. It was there that he broadened his musical aperture to include film composing. Now, he’s also a world-class composer, having worked on some of Korea’s most beloved films...

May 23, 2024
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How the Animation in John Krasinski's “IF” Came to Live Seamlessly Among Live-Action

...around who shares her superpower, to help them. Being able to see this wild array of imaginary beings sounds delightful, but those who’ve been outgrown by their children are in troubled waters....

August 19, 2024
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Benetone Films Co-Founder Kulthep Narula on Taking Thailand's Film Industry to the Next Level

From Hollywood to Bollywood, Benetone Films has provided production services for over 100 feature films, TV series, and 1,000 TV commercials in over two decades. The Bangkok-based company is also a key...