April 18, 2022
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THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Courtesy Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios

First "Thor: Love and Thunder" Teaser Reveals the God of Thunder's Groovy New Path

...Thor: Love and Thunder arrives on July 8, and it couldn’t come quick enough. Check out the teaser below. For more on Thor: Love and Thunder, check out these stories: Expect Insanity...

May 2, 2022
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Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Marvel Studios' THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Photo by Jasin Boland. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.

Behold Zen Thor in new "Thor: Love and Thunder" Image

...and Thunder” Poster Hails Marvel’s New Goddess First “Thor: Love and Thunder” Teaser Reveals the God of Thunder’s Groovy New Path “Thor: Love and Thunder” Synopsis Reveals Natalie Portman’s Mighty Thor &...

June 16, 2022
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STRANGER THINGS. Vecna Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022

How the “Stranger Things” Sound Team Creeps You Out

...the sickening sound made by the tentacle-like vines that wrap around this year’s monster, Vecna. Craig: The vines squirming around Vecna are almost a direct descendent of the vines that crept around...

July 21, 2022
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"The Gray Man" Composer Henry Jackman Breaks Down His 17-Minute Suite

...analog, over-drive it, compress it really hard. You constantly finesse the engineering to create this home-baked set of sounds rather than just using some sample collection of known instruments like a high...

August 30, 2022
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STRANGER THINGS. Vecna Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022

Best of Summer: How the “Stranger Things” Sound Team Creeps You Out

...hours into Stranger Things‘ fourth season, sound effects tell the mutant teenager’s nightmarish origins story in a nutshell: thunder, whooshing, whistles, choral voices, more thunder, pistol shots, birds screeching, rumbling, slithering sounds,...

October 4, 2022
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Germaine Franco attends the 33rd Annual ASCAP Screen Music Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 23, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.

"Coco" and "Encanto" Composer Germaine Franco on Finding Musical Inspiration at its Source

...demo, and the animators and directors Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina decided they should animate the scene to be a dance scene and not just a singing competition. The elements that come...

December 12, 2022
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“The Whale” Screenwriter Samuel D. Hunter on Hard-Won Hope

...many people have dealt with loss in so many different ways. Grief is a fundamental aspect of modern life, and I feel like it’s under-explored. There’s a value in grief. Grief is...

January 2, 2023
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Why Every Digital Costume in "Avatar: The Way of Water" Really Exists

...under the umbrella of the costume department.” (L-R): Ronal (Kate Winslet), Tonowari (Cliff Curtis), and the Metkayina clan in 20th Century Studios’ AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. Photo courtesy of 20th Century...

March 6, 2023
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Oscar-Nominated Makeup & Hair Designer Heike Merker Paints With Mud & Blood in "All Quiet on the Western Front"

...the script down in sections and you know, for example, at this point, an explosion happens, and Paul’s underground, so he needs to be dirty. He needs to have mud and dirt...

July 25, 2023
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"Oppenheimer": Character Actor David Dastmalchian Doesn't Want to Disappoint

...Exploding Myths & Exposing Humanity in “Oppenheimer” Featured image: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 22: David Dastmalchian visits the #IMDboat At San Diego Comic-Con 2022: Day Two on The IMDb Yacht on...