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‘Collective’ Director on Documentary’s Curious Link to Orson Welles’ 1949 Classic ‘The Third Man’
By Joe McGovern | January 5, 2021 @ 9:25 AM”It was natural to follow the script that life was writing for us,“ Alexander Nanau says of how his acclaimed Oscar hopeful took shape
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‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ Cinematographer On Reunion With ‘Joe Versus the Volcano’ Director: ‘We Got on Great’
By Joe McGovern | December 31, 2020 @ 8:30 AMCameraman Stephen Goldblatt reunited after three decades with director John Patrick Shanley for a mystical romance set in Ireland
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‘Palm Springs’ Editor Details the Alternate Beginning You Didn’t See
By Joe McGovern | December 29, 2020 @ 12:58 PMFor veteran editor Matt Friedman, the time loop aspect of the Andy Samberg-Cristin Milioti film was ”the cherry on top“
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Steve McQueen on How John Boyega’s ‘Star Wars’ Experience Shaped His ‘Small Axe’ Role
By Joe McGovern | December 24, 2020 @ 10:58 AMTheWrap magazine: Oscar winner also shares the inspiration behind his other ”Small Axe“ stories
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‘Time’ Director Garrett Bradley Explains How She Exposed Mass Incarceration Via One Woman’s Fight
By Joe McGovern | December 21, 2020 @ 5:00 PMTheWrap magazine: The film has been named Best Documentary by the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
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How ‘The Prom’ Re-Created New York’s Broadway Theater District in Downtown LA
By Joe McGovern | December 17, 2020 @ 11:02 AMProduction designer Jamie Walker McCall explains how she re-created the ”comic book pop“ of 44th Street for the opening sequence of Ryan Murphy new musical
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‘Mank’ Editor Kirk Baxter Describes His Preparation: ‘Lurking and Sneaking’
By Joe McGovern | December 10, 2020 @ 9:30 AMDavid Fincher’s longtime editor also says a trick that Fincher borrowed from Orson Welles made his editing job easier
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Talking Life, Death and ‘Jackass’ With ‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Director Kirsten Johnson
By Joe McGovern | December 8, 2020 @ 9:30 AM”I have this wish to compile a death wish bible, so now I ask everyone I talk to, ‘How do you wish to die?'“ says the filmmaker
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Here’s Why ‘Fireball’ Director Werner Herzog’s Flipped for ’90s Disaster Movie ‘Deep Impact’
By Joe McGovern | December 4, 2020 @ 11:30 AMFilm 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’
By Joe McGovern | December 3, 2020 @ 9:30 AMFor 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
By Joe McGovern | December 1, 2020 @ 3:52 PMSidney 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
By Joe McGovern | November 23, 2020 @ 12:48 PMLorenzo 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
By Joe McGovern | November 18, 2020 @ 1:29 PMSound 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
By Joe McGovern | November 16, 2020 @ 4:05 PMDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, actors on Apple TV+’s hit series dubbed dialogue from within very private places