Joe McGovern is an awards reporter at TheWrap, writing about actors, directors, craftspeople and trends in the annual Oscar race. He also moderates conversations with filmmakers for TheWrap’s Screening Series. Before joining TheWrap in 2020, he was a correspondent at Entertainment Weekly. He is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Experience:
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Here’s Why ‘Fireball’ Director Werner Herzog’s Flipped for ’90s Disaster Movie ‘Deep Impact’
Film editor Marco Capalbo discusses the 1998 blockbuster, which makes an appearance in Herzog’s new documentary
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Steve McQueen Calls His New ‘Small Axe’ Cinematographer ‘a Skater and a Sailor’
For the five-film anthology, the ’12 Years a Slave’ director collaborated with cinematographer Shabier Kirchner for the first time
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‘Greyhound’ Editors’ Big Lesson: Trust the Power of Tom Hanks’ Face in Battleship Thriller
Sidney Wolinsky and and Mark Czyzewski talk about how a little information can go a long way in the cutting department
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‘The Outpost’ Cinematographer on How the ‘Das Boot’ Submarine Inspired His Afghanistan Battle Scenes
Lorenzo Senatore talks about his hyper-realistic approach to filming Rod Lurie’s immersive Afghanistan War drama
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Riz Ahmed’s ‘Sound of Metal’: How the Outer Space Silence of ‘Gravity’ Shaped Hearing Loss Drama
Sound designer Nicolas Becker drew on his sci-fi experience for the new drama
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Why ‘Ted Lasso’ Sound Editor Learned to Love Actors’ Messy Closets
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, actors on Apple TV+’s hit series dubbed dialogue from within very private places
