Inside Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s Bone‑Crushing Score for “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”

For "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple," Hildur Guðnadóttir pushed her craft into raw, elemental territory—scoring the film with bone instruments, doom‑metal textures, and massive horns that turn horror into something brutally intimate.

“Paradise” Supervising Location Manager Duffy Taylor on Building a Post‑Apocalyptic World—Without Leaving California

“Los Angeles is an incredibly diverse place where we can duplicate all different types of geography," says "Paradise" supervising location manager Duffy Taylor. "When we pull that off—and someone who’s been filming here forever says, ‘Oh my God, I never knew this was here!’—that’s a gold medal moment for me.”

Diablo Cody Explores Female Rage, Late-Stage Capitalism, and Cult Legacies in “Forbidden Fruits”

Diablo Cody unpacks toxic female friendship, late‑stage capitalism, and why culture is finally embracing the stories she’s been telling all along in "Forbidden Fruits."

Writer/Director Kirill Sokolov on Zazie Beetz, Cult Mayhem, and the Nine Circles of Hell in “They Will Kill You”

In "They Will Kill You," director Kirill Sokolov transforms a single apartment building into a descent through Dante’s Inferno. Starring Zazie Beetz as an ex‑con battling a satanic cult, the action‑horror film draws inspiration from "Rosemary’s Baby," old‑school Hong Kong cinema, and practical, Eighties‑style mayhem—all grounded by a deeply personal story of sisterhood and survival.

Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King on the Long-Awaited Comeback of “The Comeback”

Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King discuss reviving "The Comeback" for a third season—and using AI to satirize Hollywood’s latest identity crisis.

How Editor Jake Roberts Cut the Thrilling Iron Maiden Sequence in “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”

Editor Jake Roberts dives into shaping the unforgettable Iron Maiden–scored sequence at the heart of Nia DaCosta’s visceral sequel "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple."

From Bauhaus to Frankenstein: Production Designer Karen Murphy’s Radical World-Building in “The Bride!”

Oscar-nominated production designer Karen Murphy blends 1930s modernism, punk aesthetics, and monster-movie mythology to build the world of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s "The Bride!"

Inside the Creative Engine of “The Pitt”: How Four Writers Built on a Breakout Hit

Writers Cynthia Adarkwa, Valerie Chu, Danny Hogan, and Kirsten “Cookie” Pierre‑Geyfman take us inside "The Pitt’s" writers’ room—and the challenge of building season 2 in real time.

“Project Hail Mary” Sound Designers Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn on Creating Rocky’s Alien Language

Sound designers Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn discuss how they created Rocky’s fully realized alien language for "Project Hail Mary"—using music, nature, and months of experimentation.

From Page to Orbit: Screenwriter Drew Goddard on Adapting “Project Hail Mary” for the Big Screen

When Drew Goddard first read Andy Weir’s "Project Hail Mary," there was a moment—two‑thirds of the way in—that made the hair stand up on the back of his neck. That was when he knew he had to protect what made the story different, bringing its humor, heart, and emotional reversals to the screen without sanding off the edges that made it special.

Creator Steven Knight and Director Tom Harper on Saying Goodbye to Tommy Shelby in “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man”

With "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man," creator Steven Knight and director Tom Harper bring Tommy Shelby’s haunted journey to a deeply emotional close, drawing on wartime history, Western mythmaking, and personal memory.

“The Bride!” Prosthetics Wizards Jason Collins and Scott Stoddard on Turning Christian Bale into Frankenstein

To transform Christian Bale into a newly imagined Frankenstein’s monster for "The Bride!", writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal turned to Emmy-winning special effects artists Jason Collins and Scott Stoddard, who explain how restraint, realism, and human trauma shaped one of the year’s most striking cinematic creatures.

How Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Brought Tension, Electricity, and Love to Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!”

Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir discusses blending punk energy and romantic orchestration to create the electric, tension-filled score for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s "The Bride!"

A Historic Vision: Oscar Winner Autumn Durald Arkapaw on Capturing the Soul of “Sinners”

History, captured in images. After becoming the first woman to win Best Cinematography, watch Autumn Durald Arkapaw talk about bringing "Sinners" to life—where epic scale meets intimate emotion.

Historic Frames: Oscar Winner Autumn Durald Arkapaw on Bringing “Sinners” to Epic IMAX‑Sized Life

After making history last night as the first woman to win Best Cinematography, we’re revisiting our conversation with Autumn Durald Arkapaw. Her work on "Sinners"—shot across massive formats and intimate moments alike—reveals how scale, texture, and lyricism came together to create one of the year’s most visually unforgettable films.

From Stone to Shadow: Oscar Nominee Tamara Deverell on Crafting Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein”

In our interview, Oscar‑nominated production designer Tamara Deverell breaks down how she and Guillermo del Toro shaped "Frankenstein"’s towering sets, shadowed interiors, and intimate spaces—using architecture, texture, and scale to reflect both the monster’s isolation and the fragile humanity at the story’s core.

Building the World, Brick by Brick: Oscar Nominee Florencia Martin on “One Battle After Another”

On Oscar Day, we’re revisiting our conversation with Academy Award–nominated production designer Florencia Martin, whose meticulous work on Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another helped build one of the year’s most ambitious cinematic worlds—layer by layer, from the ground up.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s action thriller One Battle After Another is loosely inspired by a section of Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel “Vineland,” but this three-hour epic is rooted in the present,

Stitching Humanity Into Horror: Oscar Nominee Kate Hawley on Costuming “Frankenstein”

In our interview, Oscar‑nominated costume designer Kate Hawley breaks down how clothing became a storytelling language in "Frankenstein"—from shaping character psychology to honoring motherhood, grief, and humanity within a tale often defined by horror.

Casting “Hamnet”: Oscar Nominee Nina Gold on Finding the Heart of Chloé Zhao’s Grief‑Struck Masterpiece

Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet brings Maggie O’Farrell’s award‑winning novel to the screen with a cast assembled through intuition, legwork, and what casting director Nina Gold calls “a little bit of magic.” Gold — now among the Oscars’ first-ever nominees for achievement in casting — opens up about finding Jessie Buckley’s searing Agnes, discovering the young pair who could hold the emotional weight of the film as the twins, and why the Globe Theatre’s background artists needed to feel as emotionally alive as the stars onstage.

Oscar‑Nominated Songwriter EJAE on Turning Rejection Into “Golden” Success in “KPop Demon Hunters”

In our conversation, EJAE reflects on the long road to “Golden,” including years of near‑misses, creative setbacks, and moments when walking away from songwriting felt inevitable. Her story is a powerful reminder that success in the film industry is often built not on overnight wins, but on resilience—and on finding the right project at exactly the right moment.