November 4, 2014
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Three-time Academy Award Winning Costume Designer Colleen Atwood Talks Shop

...internet shopper, I don’t have the patience for buying that way, I like to see things, touch things.” Atwood recalled how little room for error she had with the costumes for Burton’s...

June 30, 2015
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Cutting Chaos With Homeland Editor Jordan Goldman

...something, that footage comes into the cutting room. We generally get around 7-8 days per episode. They shoot the show out of sequence, so on any given day the dailies that come...

January 26, 2018
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Writer Ed Solomon Puts the Pieces Together for HBO Thriller Mosaic

...do a small town true crime thing centered around the kind of larger-than-life woman where all the molecules shift when she enters the room,” says Solomon, describing the character who came to...

March 2, 2018
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How The Last Jedi & Dunkirk's Colorist Subtly Manipulated Your Feelings

...the Red Throne Room scene, which was just gorgeous. There was almost nothing I had to do to make it better. Because the light was controlled, Steve could put every setup in...

August 24, 2022
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“Thor: Love and Thunder” Casting Director Sarah Finn on Picking Stars for the Marvel Cinematic Universe

...room. “Oh, I’ve seen that movie thirty times!” From there, we just kind of connected. Our tastes were similar, and the ideas I had seemed to resonate, like when I’d bring up...

August 31, 2022
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Marvel Studios Casting Director Sarah Finn on Finding the Heroes & Villains of the MCU

...watched Fantastic Four. When I walked into my first meeting with Kevin, I saw a Dr. Doom [statue] in the conference room. “Oh, I’ve seen that movie thirty times!” From there, we...

October 10, 2022
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Inside "The House of the Dragon" Episode 8: Farewell to the King

...Viserys hobbles into the throne room on his cane, barely enough strength to make it across the room. His brother Daemon has to help him to the throne (and pick up his...

April 30, 2024
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The Samurai Sword and the Flaming Arrow: Inside the Stunts of "Shōgun" - Part One

...a lot more room to recreate history, one stunning action set piece at a time. It’s amazing how, after 21 years, The Last Samurai’s DNA is still embedded in the production of...

January 17, 2013
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A Conversation With Broken City Director Allen Hughes

...one’s talking the other is studying the room. They can’t win. I don’t look at them as the enemy, but when there’s eight people in the room and just you…you’re like, whoa,...

February 2, 2015
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Making History: Selma Casting Director Aisha Coley

...a tremendous amount, yet we still had trouble finding some of these characters, even with all these calls. They came into the room loving the script, loving the idea of the film,...