December 1, 2020
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A Poster Designer’s Career, From Tribute Art to Marvel to "The Mandalorian"

...purpose: bringing together like-minded individuals over niche shared interests. For hobbyist movie poster designers working at a professional albeit non-commissioned level, finding the right community can even launch a career in the...

March 12, 2021
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Ryan Coogler Shares Heartbreak of Writing "Black Panther 2" Without Chadwick Boseman

...because of the nature of Coogler’s work, he said the line between the personal and professional is blurred. “You have a professional life, you’ve got a personal life,” he told Hill. “Personal...

March 7, 2022
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"Winning Time" Writer Rodney Barnes on Scripting HBO's Fast-Breaking Lakers Series

...Borenstein and Jim Hecht, and serves as an Executive Producer on the 10-episode HBO series that debuted March 6, believes the show offers something for everyone. “I’m old enough to have seen...

December 26, 2022
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Best of 2022: "Winning Time" Writer Rodney Barnes on Scripting HBO's Fast-Breaking Lakers Series

...that he started by creating an outline together with Borenstein and Hecht. After each writer individually drafted his designated segments, Barnes and Borenstein would reunite and revise until they arrived at a...

May 28, 2014
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A Million Ways to Die in the West & How the Western Was Won

...Italian productions are probably now the best-remembered examples of the most American of genres. Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy,” for example, combined taciturn heroes and stylized violence with weird stuff like this guy...

March 1, 2022
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"Vikings: Valhalla" Creator Jeb Stuart on Bringing a Little "Die Hard" Energy to the 11th-Century

...unexpectedly peaceful roots. But a couple of generations down the line, King Aethelred (Bosco Hogan) is angrily denouncing an alleged Viking problem to his complicit nobles, and in what comes to be...

October 9, 2012
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Where Hollywood Hones Its Craft: Getting Film Schooled At AFI

...You learn the craft by doing the craft under experienced mentors.” When asked what it takes to compete in this environment, Vaughn doesn’t miss a beat. “Whatever challenges we face here don’t...

December 11, 2013
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AFI Joins New York, Los Angeles, Boston & More With Film Award Announcements

...and American Hustle (New York Film Critics Circle Awards). The complete list of 2013 class of AFI Award Winners can be found here New York Film Critics Circle The New York Film...

August 15, 2016
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Chatting with Jessica Jones’ Emmy-Nominated Composer Sean Callery

...figure out what kind of sound Jessica Jones had. That isn’t what happened. I had to find the sound independently, but the comparison to older noir films was not something we were...

May 3, 2016
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The Good Wife director Rosemary Rodriguez Talks About the Show’s End

...Emmy categories, CBS’ The Good Wife stood out and was the last network show to be nominated for best drama at the Emmys (a feat it accomplished in 2011).  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTV8YOM_cCM Creators Robert...