Anne Hathaway’s Remarkable Five-Film Tour de Force Showcases a Movie Star at Full Power

With major roles in "Mother Mary," "The Devil Wears Prada 2," "The Odyssey," "The End of Oak Street," and "Verity," Anne Hathaway has accomplished one of Hollywood's rarest feats: five major releases in a single year, showcasing a remarkable range across genres.

By Hugh Hart  |  10 hours ago

Interview

Costume Designer, Screenwriter

Creating “Wildwood”: How LAIKA Brought Portland’s Spirit, Forests, and Landmarks to Life in an Epic Stop-Motion Fantasy

Seven years in the making, LAIKA’s “Wildwood” is the studio’s most ambitious film yet and a love letter to Portland itself. We go behind the scenes to learn how Oregon’s landscapes, people, artists, and unmistakable spirit shaped every frame of the stop-motion fantasy.

By Simon Thompson  |  22 hours ago

Interview

Director, Screenwriter

Writer/Director Cristian Mungiu on “Fjord” and the High Cost of Living Inside Political Echo Chambers

With a screenplay mostly in Norwegian, along with Romanian, Swedish, and English, director Cristian Mungiu’s quietly riveting family drama is a true European co-production. “We shot in Norway, edited in Romania, sound design in Finland, and mixing in Denmark,” he said of Fjord, which won the Palme d’Or in Cannes this spring. “There was always somebody speaking Norwegian in post-production. For the final mixing in Denmark, we had people speaking Norwegian, Swedish, English and Romanian,...

By Su Fang Tham  |  October 21, 2026

Interview

Special/Visual Effects

Busan 2026: Wētā FX CTO Kimball Thurston on AI’s Biggest Promise: Less Busywork, More Creativity

As CTO of Oscar-winning Wētā FX, Kimball Thurston is helping guide the industry's use of AI. Speaking alongside Netflix executive Sung Q Lee and filmmaker Kang Yun-sung, he explains why the future of filmmaking still depends on human creativity.

By Mathew Scott  |  October 21, 2026
From “Channel Zero” to “Brand New Cherry Flavor” & “Verity”: The Wild Interior World of Writer Nick Antosca

Before the monsters, jump scares, and special effects, there is the writer. We take a look inside the singular imagination of “Verity” screenwriter Nick Antosca, whose work in “Channel Zero” and “Brand New Cherry Flavor” helped redefine modern horror.

By Hugh Gallagher  |  October 20, 2026