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Walter Salles’ ‘I’m Still Here’ and Its Impact
For an impossibly long time, we luxuriate in a family living their best lives in Rio. We know what’s coming…
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How Film Captured Vatican Sounds
“Conspiratorial silence” was the phrase that came to mind for rerecording mixer and sound designer Ben Baird when he read…
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Couples Who Worked on Oscar Contenders
Mixing business and pleasure, perhaps uncommon in some work environments, is as native to the entertainment industry as NDAs. From…
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Nicole Kidman Exposed
Nicole Kidman’s new film, Babygirl, opens with a scene moviegoers may think they have seen many times before — an…
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Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross on Creating Score
“It might sound corny,” says Trent Reznor, “but we’re still in awe of how powerful music can make you feel.…
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How Bauryna Salu Became Kazakhstan’s Oscar Hopeful
Bauryna Salu filmmaker Askhat Kuchinchirekov couldn’t understand why a familiar Kazakh experience had gone untold on the big screen, so…
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“Animation Is the Most Timeless Kind of Storytelling”: ‘Moana 2’, ‘The Wild Robot’ and the Animation Roundtable
In an increasingly polarized, complex and scary world, animated films are one of our last havens of pure communal joy.…
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‘Unstoppable’ to ‘Better Man’: Elevating Drama with VFX
A biopic of a British pop star, a psychological thriller and a sports drama don’t have much in common on…
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‘My Old Ass’ and the Joke That Led to a 2024 Pleasant Surprise
In 2020, mid-pandemic, Megan Park experienced an existential crisis like so many others that year. She was holed up in…
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How ‘Wicked’ Could Shock Everyone and Win Best Picture
When The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King dominated the 2004 Academy Awards, winning all 11 of…
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