Interviews
Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz on Bringing Sincerity to ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’
They don't make movies like The Peanut Butter Falcon anymore. We have become too cynical, but directors Michael Schwartz and...
‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Hair and Makeup Team Talk About Making the 70s Come Alive and Reteaming for ‘Coming 2 America’
The hair and makeup team for Dolemite Is My Name (led by Carla Farmer, Stacey Morris, and Vera Steimberg) is...
David Harbour on Hopper’s Ultimate Sacrifice in the ‘Stranger Things’ Finale
I was not expecting to have the emotional reaction I had when I watched the season three finale of Netflix's...
Clarissa Thibeaux on Marvel’s ‘Runaways’ and Playing a Shape-Shifting Alien
In Marvel’s Runaways, Clarissa Thibeaux played the shape-shifting alien, Xavin, helping the titular Runaways, a group of teens who venture...
Editor Lee Smith on Cutting ‘1917’ as a ‘One-Shot’ Masterpiece
Sergio Pablos on Capturing Santa’s Magic for Netflix’s ‘Klaus’
The writer-director details why hand-drawn animation was the best choice for Netflix's BAFTA nominated animated feature. Klaus is a beautiful,...
Jonathan Pryce on Becoming Pope Francis for Netflix’s ‘The Two Popes’
I first became aware of Jonathan Pryce thanks to his legendary performance as The Engineer in the musical Miss Saigon. He received...
‘Gemini Man’ VFX Supervisor Guy Williams On Creating a Completely Digital Character
Weta Digital's Guy Williams is in Los Angeles for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's visual effects (VFX)...
Charles Fox and Paul Williams Discuss Their Longtime Partnership and Journey to Writing “Da Bronx”
Charles Fox and Paul Williams have tremendous credits on their own. Fox won the Grammy for Song of the Year...
Matt Morton on Giving ‘Apollo 11’ an Authentic Musical Journey
There have been many narrative films and documentaries about the United States' efforts to get to the moon, but nothing...
Production Designer Bob Shaw on Creating the Look of ‘The Irishman’
Bob Shaw has been working on film, television, and in theater for nearly 30 years as an art director and...
John Travolta Doesn’t Care What Critics Think of ‘The Fanatic’
Awards Daily's Megan McLachlan speaks with two-time Academy Award nominee John Travolta about why The Fanatic was a personal project for...
Phedon Papamichael on Driving the ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Visual Style
Oscar-nominated cinematographer Phedon Papamichael (Nebraska) cut his lensing teeth outside of the studio system on low-budget indie films, the kind...
Recreating the 1966 Le Mans Race Track for ‘Ford v Ferrari’
Production designer François Audouy was not a car person before he started working on James Mangold's Ford v Ferrari. Audouy, however, considers...
Capturing the Electric Atmosphere of ‘Moulin Rouge’ with a Grammy-nominated Cast Album
Composer Rendra Zawawi Discusses Working on the Political Documentary ‘M For Malaysia’
Five Questions With… ‘1917’ Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns and director Sam Mendes initially bonded over a handful of projects that ultimately never made it to...
Tristan Versluis Renders Brutal Reality of War Via Prosthetics in ‘1917’
Director Sam Mendes' brilliant World War I masterpiece 1917 features some of the best crafts work of any film released this...
‘Star Wars’ Screenwriter Chris Terrio on Ending the 42-year ‘Skywalker’ Saga
Screenwriter Chris Terrio won an Academy Award for writing Argo, the 2013 Oscar winner for Best Picture directed by Ben Affleck....
George MacKay Leaps to Stardom in ‘1917’
In a vital scene near the end of Sam Mendes’ remarkable, immersive cinematic masterwork, '1917,' Lance Corporal Schofield, fully embodied...