October 7, 2019
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Caption: JOAQUIN PHOENIX as Arthur Fleck in Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and BRON Creative’s “JOKER,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Niko Tavernise

Joker Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir on Creating a "Wordless Dialogue"

...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9APLXM9Ei8&t=18s Joker is both a very emotional and very physical score. I approached it very much from an emotional standpoint. I wrote everything based on the script. I didn’t have Joaquin’s performance...

October 25, 2019
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Jojo Rabbit Costume Designer Mayes Rubeo on Outfitting Taika Waititi's Vision

...satire, JOJO RABIT. (From L-R): Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) has dinner with his imaginary friend Adolf (Writer/Director Taika Waititi), and his mother, Rosie (Scarlet Johansson). Photo by Kimberley French. © 2018 Twentieth...

October 29, 2019
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Creating the Landscape & Soundscape of Harriet's World

...a pleasure,” he says of Harriet, “to work with old friends.” He’s shared a half dozen or more projects with Leyh, adding that “we also mixed together on this film.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM1L_jJy4ak Blanchard...

November 14, 2019
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How Ford v Ferrari Stunt Coordinator Kept Christian Bale Safe at 140 Miles an Hour

...In all the movies I’ve done working with actors, it’s the first time that’s ever happened.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3h9Z89U9ZA&t=2s Nagle, who got into drag racing as a youth, then earned a degree in mechanical...

November 6, 2019
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The Irishman Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto on Crafting Scorsese's Masterpiece

...movie. I didn’t have to compensate or make adjustments because there was CGI.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHXxVmeGQUc&t=1s Collaboration is inherent to cinematography, as Prieto explains, but he says on Scorsese’s sets, all creativity and new...

November 22, 2019
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Frozen II Head of Special Effects Marlon West on the Sequel's Epic Ambitions

...of nature—wind, fire, earth and water. “Frozen 2” opens in U.S. theaters on Nov. 22, 2019. © 2019 Disney. All Rights Reserved. One character that will undoubtedly prove to be a fan...

January 2, 2020
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Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson in Greta Gerwig's LITTLE WOMEN. Photo by Wilson Webb. Courtesy Sony Pictures.

How Color and Cut Transformed the Characters of Little Women

...each sister while subliminally outlining their individuality and quirks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AST2-4db4ic&t=15s Costume design was led by Jacqueline Durran, who’s known for crafting elegant bespoke styles having worked on quintessential period films Pride &...

January 2, 2020
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Oscar Watch: How Parasite’s Editor Helped Shape Thrilling Shifts in Tone

...ancient Korean aphorism guided the movie’s deft shifts in tone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isOGD_7hNIY&t=2s The Parasite plot does a great job of setting up the crazy twists and turns confronted by these two families. Did...

December 16, 2019
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Kylo Ren Taunts the Resistance in new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker TV Spot

...way more numbers than the Resistance does. Check out “Voices” below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKtNddxn6FQ For more on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, well, we’ve got a lot. Check out these three new behind-the-scene...

December 23, 2019
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Sam Mendes & Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns on Their Epic WWI Drama 1917

...begin to sculpt it. (from left) Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Schofield (George MacKay) in “1917,” the new epic from Oscar®-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes. Photo Credit: François Duhamel / Universal Pictures I know...