The 91st Academy Awards Were Packed with Powerful Moments

Wow, 2018 gave an incredible class of movies. It was a year that moved, inspired, thrilled and challenged us in innovative ways. We have been celebrating these filmmakers each day, but last night’s Oscars ceremony shone a light on the astonishing diversity and power in storytelling over the past year. BlacKkKlansman, The Favourite, A Star ...

By Kelle Long  |  February 25, 2019
Oscars 2019: Four of Our Favorite Sequences

This week we’ve been taking a trip down recent memory lane. We’ve been sharing some of our favorite interviews with Oscar-nominees, which has reminded us of the sequences that made the year a special one in film. You know the way certain sequences walk out of the theater with you? Here are four scenes that ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  February 22, 2019

Interview

Composer

How BlacKkKlansman‘s Oscar-Nominated Composer Channeled Jimi Hendrix

*In the run-up to this Sunday’s Oscars telecast, we’re sharing some of our favorite interviews with nominees.  Terence Blanchard landed on this year’s Best Original Score Oscar shortlist by crafting the stirring score for Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. Based on a true story and set in 1971, the movie casts John David Washington as Ron Stallworth, a black ...

By Hugh Hart  |  February 22, 2019

Interview

Composer

Oscar Watch: How BlacKkKlansman‘s Composer Channeled Jimi Hendrix’s Iconic Riffs

Terence Blanchard landed on this year’s Best Original Score Oscar shortlist by crafting the stirring score for Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. Based on a true story and set in 1971, the movie casts John David Washington as Ron Stallworth, a black cop who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan with his Jewish colleague (Adam Driver) by impersonating ...

By Hugh Hart  |  January 14, 2019

Interview

Hair/Makeup

Oscar Watch: BlacKkKlansman Hair and Makeup Designers on the Impact of Appearances

BlacKkKlansman was one of the most stirring films of the year with a chilling portrayal of hatred. In typical Spike Lee fashion, it was also funky, cool, and completely enthralling. The true story of dangerous prejudices and brave efforts to fight back was rooted in appearance. Some of the most monstrous of the characters masqueraded ...

By Kelle Long  |  January 3, 2019
Behold David Ehrlich’s Epic Supercut of 2018’s Best Films

David Ehrlich has done it again. The maestro of the supercut is back with his always deeply satisfying year-end montage, connecting 25 of his year favorite films in one nearly 14-minute long video. Ehrlich’s supercuts are expertly edited, feature great music (a healthy dose A Star is Born‘s breakout star, a little-known musician named Lady Gaga, never ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  December 3, 2018

Interview

Costume Designer

BlacKkKlansman Costume Designer Marci Rodgers on Dressing the Year’s Most Urgent Film

Costume designer Marci Rodgers was out of the country working on a movie when she got a call from Spike Lee. Rodgers and Lee worked together on his Netflix series (and adaptation from his feature film) She’s Gotta Have It, yet he was calling about a new project, a feature film based on an incredible true ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  September 24, 2018

Interview

Production Designer

How BlacKkKlansman‘s Production Designer Used the Power Dynamics of Race

BlacKkKlansman is a story of high stakes pushed to the absolute limit. Based on a remarkable true story, Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) was the first African American officer on the Colorado Springs police force. A tense undertaking in itself, Stallworth was not content with breaking barriers. He capitalized on the opportunity and initiated a ...

By Kelle Long  |  August 15, 2018
See What all the Buzz is About in the First Trailer for Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman

Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman made waves at the Cannes Film Festival, where it has a good shot at taking home the Palme d’Or. Critics are hailing the film as both a hilarious and bracing, stylish and unnerving. In short, a Spike Lee joint, from an auteur who seems to be back at the top of his ...

By The Credits  |  May 15, 2018