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Watch a Female Mountaineer Make History in ‘Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest’ Trailer (Exclusive Video)
By Joe McGovern | February 25, 2022 @ 9:00 AMThe story of Nepalese trailblazer Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, who summited the world’s highest peak in 1993, is told in a new documentary
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How ‘Nightmare Alley’ Costume Designer Made ‘Everything Look Seamless’ in Fitting Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett
By Joe McGovern | February 24, 2022 @ 6:43 PMOscar nominee Luis Sequeira talks about stitching psychology into wardrobe and what can be figured out from costume fittings
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Jane Campion Shot a Different Ending for ‘The Power of the Dog’ – Here’s What It Was
By Joe McGovern | February 18, 2022 @ 12:05 PMFilm editor Peter Sciberras explains how the Oscar front runner’s ending originally focused on one very meaningful word
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How ‘Don’t Look Up’ Film Editor’s Wedding Video Ended Up in the Movie’s Final Montage (Video)
By Joe McGovern | February 11, 2022 @ 12:45 PM”It’s the ultimate film edit,“ says Oscar-nominee editor Hank Corwin of the end scene of Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio in the film
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Why Maggie Gyllenhaal ‘Burst Into Tears’ When She Heard the Oscar Nominations
By Joe McGovern | February 8, 2022 @ 5:24 PM‘The Lost Daughter’ writer-director tells TheWrap, ”We started drinking the champagne and we just haven’t stopped“
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‘House of Gucci’ Hairstyle Artist Cries While Describing His Conversation With Lady Gaga on Oscar Nomination Morning
By Joe McGovern | February 8, 2022 @ 3:09 PM”It was Gaga who pushed me to never give up on my art,“ says ”House of Gucci“ hairstyle artist Frederic Aspiras.
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How the ‘Nightmare Alley’ Hair Team Fitted Rooney Mara With ‘A Wig On Top of a Wig’
By Joe McGovern | February 1, 2022 @ 11:23 AMThe hair and makeup designers talk about the epic production values of Guillermo del Toro’s film, which used more than 100 wigs
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‘Jihad Rehab’ Filmmaker Defends Sundance Doc From Islamophobe Criticism: ‘This Film Seeks to Challenge Stereotypes’(Exclusive)
By Joe McGovern | January 28, 2022 @ 4:04 PMSundance 2022: ”This film seeks to challenge stereotypes,“ documentarian Meg Smaker says after drawing online fire for her portrait of three former Yemeni detainees
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Why Aubrey Plaza Entered Thriller Territory With Her New Film ‘Emily the Criminal’ (Video)
By Joe McGovern | January 27, 2022 @ 1:29 PMSundance 2022: ”It was a no-brainer for me when I read it,“ Plaza says
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Why ‘King Richard’ Cinematographer Studied Other Sports Movies to Make Williams Sisters Drama
By Joe McGovern | January 27, 2022 @ 8:45 AMOscar-winner Robert Elswit (”There Will Be Blood“) also explains the approach to staging the film’s domestic scenes with Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis
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How Filmmakers of ‘The Janes’ Documentary Confront Today’s Abortion Debate Through a 1960s Lens (Video)
By Joe McGovern | January 25, 2022 @ 12:15 PMSundance 2022: ”These were ordinary women turned outlaws,“ co-director Tia Lessin says. ”What better story is there than that?“
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Why Kodi Smit-McPhee Describes Acting in ‘The Power of the Dog’ as ‘Entering Another World Through a Portal’
By Joe McGovern | January 24, 2022 @ 1:25 PMTheWrap magazine: The 25-year-old Australian actor explains how he portrayed the ”sweet and unsettling“ vibe of an enigmatic teenager in 1920s Montana
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‘Nightmare Alley’ Cinematography: See Why Toni Collette Says ‘Every Frame Blows My Mind’ (Exclusive Video)
By Joe McGovern | January 21, 2022 @ 4:12 PMDirector of photography Dan Laustsen and Guillermo del Toro also chime in about conjuring the film noir’s moody, rich aesthetic
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Why Jesse Eisenberg Lucked Out With Julianne Moore on His Directing Debut ‘When You Finish Saving the World’ (Video)
By Joe McGovern | January 21, 2022 @ 11:13 AMSundance 2022: ”The first take she did of every scene was the best,“ the Oscar-nominated actor says
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Why Lin-Manuel Miranda Said He Was the ‘Only Person’ Who Could Make ‘tick, tick… BOOM!'(Exclusive Video)
By Joe McGovern | January 21, 2022 @ 9:30 AMThe ‘Hamilton’ creator discusses how his early love of films led him to make his directorial debut with the musical starring Andrew Garfield