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Carice van Houten’s Dutch Oscar contender ‘Instinct’ is one to look out for in Best International Feature Film

While the nominations for the 2020 Oscars are still two months away, the race for Best International Feature Film (formerly Best Foreign Language Film) is quietly heating up. And in a year with a record number of female-directed submissions, the...

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John Lunn (‘Downton Abbey’ composer): ‘We were all worried if we could get the audience into the cinema’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Matt Noble

“We were all worried if we could get the audience into the cinema,” confesses composer John Lunn on bringing “Downton Abbey” to the big screen. In our recent webchat he explains, “Normally they are used to watching it in the...

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Ruth E. Carter (‘Dolemite Is My Name’ costume designer): ‘Eddie Murphy always produces something magical’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Matt Noble

“I was excited about showing another side of the 70s,” exclaims Ruth E. Carter about designing the costumes in “Dolemite is My Name.” In our recent chat about the Netflix film, she adds, “I hadn’t really seen a film about...

Film 6 hours ago

Jason Keller (‘Ford v Ferrari’ writer) on what compelled daredevil drivers to get behind the wheel of ‘death machines’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Zach Laws

"Ford v Ferrari" screenwriter Jason Keller was "fascinated with these real-life heroes and explorers that were at the center of this story." When he started working on the script 10 years ago, his main goal was to understand "what compelled...

Film Nov 19, 2019 3:00 pm

‘Seberg’ screenwriters Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse on Kristen Stewart ‘channeling Jean’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Kevin Jacobsen

At one point in "Seberg," the new film about actress/activist Jean Seberg, a journalist asks the young star why she thinks so many people became obsessed with her after seeing "Breathless." For the film's screenwriters, Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse,...

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Film Nov 19, 2019 2:00 pm

Oscars flashback: ‘Pain and Glory’ stars Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz presented Best Foreign Film to ‘Pedro!’

Zach Laws

Director Pedro Almodovar bounded onto the Oscar stage for the first time 20 years ago when his "All About My Mother" (1999) won Best Foreign Language Film. Appropriately enough, that prize was presented to him by two of his favorite...

Film Nov 19, 2019 1:00 pm

‘Ford v Ferrari’: Stellar racing scenes could help James Mangold finally cross the Oscar finish line in Best Director race

Zach Laws

James Mangold has been riding around the Oscar racetrack for decades now, and although several of his films have collected prizes, he has yet to cross the finish line himself. That could change with "Ford v Ferrari," a critically acclaimed...

Film Nov 19, 2019 8:00 am

Sergio Pablos (‘Klaus’ director) asked if ‘Hannibal and Jason were getting origin stories, why not Santa? [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Charles Bright

Back in 2010, Sergio Pablos couldn't help but take note of all the origin stories that were being made into movies. "Even Hannibal Lecter and Jason were getting origin stories," he tells us in our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video...

Film Nov 18, 2019 4:02 pm

‘Little Women’ at the Oscars: How did the previous versions do?

Joyce Eng

Greta Gerwig's adaptation of "Little Women" doesn't open until Christmas, but it looks poised to be become the most nominated version in Oscar history. Of the categories currently in our predictions center (aka the ones without shortlists), "Little Women" is...

Film Nov 18, 2019 1:00 pm

Oscar production design hopefuls on the ‘constant refining’ their job demands [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Joyce Eng

Production designers literally set the scene for films, so where and how do they start to build fully realized and immersive worlds? “Early on, I think the trick is to try to get the director to engage as much as...

Film Nov 18, 2019 7:30 am

Why ‘Rocketman’ production designer Marcus Rowland didn’t feel pressure creating those extravagant sets [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Joyce Eng

Like “Rocketman” costume designer Julian Day, production designer Marcus Rowland loved the fact that the film wasn’t going to be a standard biopic of Sir Elton John’s life, but rather a stylized fantasy musical. “Dexter [Fletcher, the director] always had...

Oscars Nov 18, 2019 7:00 am

Reviews: ‘Frozen II’ pushes girl-power themes even further with more songs and wondrous visual elements

Susan Wloszczyna

When "Frozen" landed in theaters in 2013, it plowed down several notable cinematic records. The computer-animated musical fantasy inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's story "The Snow Queen" became the highest-grossing feature-length cartoon feature at that time, grossing $1.3 billion in...

Film Nov 18, 2019 5:40 am

How ‘Ford v Ferrari’ production designer Francois Audouy recreated the Le Mans racetrack in 2 states [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Joyce Eng

"Ford v Ferrari" is François Audouy’s third film as James Mangold’s production designer, but in an alternate universe, they would not have made it (yet). “We were prepping another movie that we thought was going to happen at Fox, ‘Ford...

Film Nov 16, 2019 2:00 pm

Will Golden Globe Animated Feature nominations match completely with Oscars for 3rd year in a row?

Kevin Jacobsen

The Best Animated Feature Oscar race is starting to take shape, but first we have the various precursors to separate the wheat from the chaff. A win at the Golden Globes can arguably be the biggest boost an animated film...

Film Nov 16, 2019 10:00 am

‘Toy Story 4’ hopes to become 10th Pixar film to win Best Animated Feature Oscar

Charles Bright

When it comes to the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, no studio has been more prolific than Pixar, having gotten nine wins in the category, most recently with “Coco” (2017). (See the complete list of animated feature champions.) They’ve also...

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Carice van Houten’s Dutch Oscar contender ‘Instinct’ is one to look out for in Best International Feature Film

John Lunn (‘Downton Abbey’ composer): ‘We were all worried if we could get the audience into the cinema’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Ruth E. Carter (‘Dolemite Is My Name’ costume designer): ‘Eddie Murphy always produces something magical’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Jason Keller (‘Ford v Ferrari’ writer) on what compelled daredevil drivers to get behind the wheel of ‘death machines’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

‘Seberg’ screenwriters Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse on Kristen Stewart ‘channeling Jean’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Oscars flashback: ‘Pain and Glory’ stars Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz presented Best Foreign Film to ‘Pedro!’

‘Ford v Ferrari’: Stellar racing scenes could help James Mangold finally cross the Oscar finish line in Best Director race

Sergio Pablos (‘Klaus’ director) asked if ‘Hannibal and Jason were getting origin stories, why not Santa? [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

‘Little Women’ at the Oscars: How did the previous versions do?

Oscar production design hopefuls on the ‘constant refining’ their job demands [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Why ‘Rocketman’ production designer Marcus Rowland didn’t feel pressure creating those extravagant sets [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Reviews: ‘Frozen II’ pushes girl-power themes even further with more songs and wondrous visual elements

How ‘Ford v Ferrari’ production designer Francois Audouy recreated the Le Mans racetrack in 2 states [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Will Golden Globe Animated Feature nominations match completely with Oscars for 3rd year in a row?

‘Toy Story 4’ hopes to become 10th Pixar film to win Best Animated Feature Oscar

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