August 27, 2020
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Desert One. Archival Still. Courtesy Greenwich Entertainment.

Documentarian Barbara Kopple on Her Ground-Breaking New Film "Desert One"

...green-lighted a risky rescue mission by America’s Special Forces. But several unexpected factors turned the covert mission into a disaster that cost the lives of eight servicemen and contributed to Carter losing...

August 20, 2020
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The Snyder Cut is real. Zack Snyder's Justice League is coming to HBO Max. Courtesy Warner Bros./HBO

See Superman & Cyborg in a New Teaser for "Zack Snyder's Justice League"

...than just dreamy “what could have been” asides once Warner Bros. gave Snyder the green light—and much-needed funds—to complete his vision. We’ve seen his new version of Steppenwolf, a glimpse at the...

August 30, 2020
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He's the king in more ways than one. Marvel Studios' BLACK PANTHER. Black Panther/T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman). Ph: Film Frame. ©Marvel Studios 2018

ABC to Air “Black Panther” Ad-Free with Chadwick Boseman Tribute

...onto the film. He snuck past journalists that were congregated for a press junket I was doing for Creed, and met with me in the green room. We talked about our lives,...

September 11, 2020
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Camera operator Don Devine lines up a shot of Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason) and Gayle Rankin (Emily Dodson) in the Courtroom set on Paramount Stage 27, as background cast performs behind them. The best background are ones audiences don’t even notice, Mollie Stallman notes. Photo by Merrick Morton/HBO.

Meet the Background Actors Who Populate HBO's "Perry Mason" - Part IV

...between good background and bad. “You don’t know good background until you’ve seen it bad,” Stallman notes. “It’s distracting. You see the lady in the green dress who’s gone by five times...

September 15, 2020
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Courtesy Lucasfilm.

"The Mandalorian" Season 2 Trailer Introduces the Jedis

...image, however—an Earth-like planet (blue, green, beautiful) in the distance, followed by the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal)’s ship the Razor Crest zooming into view. The bit of plot we get in this very...

September 17, 2020
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Dave Filoni, Greig Frazer and Baz Idoine on the set of THE MANDALORIAN, eclusively on Disney+

"The Mandalorian" Nabs 5 Creative Arts Emmys

...the far off planets that the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) visits throughout the first season were realistically rendered in real-time on these new versions of green screens, with the backgrounds moving with the...

September 18, 2020
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Tatiana Maslany is Sister Alice in 'Perry Mason.' Photo by: Photograph by Merrick Morton/HBO

Tatiana Maslany to Play She-Hulk in Marvel Disney+ Series

...Hulk and She-Hulk is that when she goes green, she can still maintain most of her intelligence and control her emotions. Maslany made her big splash on BBC’s ambitious sci-fi series Orphan...

September 21, 2020
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Regina King. Photo: Mark Hill/HBO

Emmys 2020: "Watchmen," "Succession," & "Schitt's Creek" Win Big

...Directed by Unorthodox Maria Schrader, Directed by Watchmen: “It’s Summer And We’re Running Out Of Ice” Nicole Kassell, Directed by Watchmen: “Little Fear Of Lightning” Steph Green, Directed by Watchmen: “This Extraordinary...

September 28, 2020
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Director Julie Taymor on The Many Perspectives of Her Gloria Steinem Biopic "The Glorias"

...green screen in the studio behind the taxi rides, and because it’s a road movie, we added cars, buses, and all that to the frame. We went to India, which was thrilling,...

October 5, 2020
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Ethan Hawke as John Brown in THE GOOD LORD BIRD. Photo Credit: Kevin Lynch/SHOWTIME.

“The Good Lord Bird” Costume Designer on Dressing Ethan Hawke as Abolitionist John Brown

...felt it should be jewel tones because he’s a jewel. We put Daveed in a lot of purple, emerald green, and burgundy. In contrast to Frederick Douglas, the Underground Railroad activist Harriet...

October 26, 2020
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(L-R) Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Aldis Hodge star in ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI. Photo Credit: Patti Perret

"One Night In Miami" DP Tami Reiker on Regina King's Stunning Directorial Debut

...that’s cost effective, but also done your way. At the hotel, we both really wanted to shoot outside, on the roof. We didn’t want to shoot on green screen, but there were...

November 18, 2020
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Diane (Sarah Paulson), Chloe (Kiera Allen), shown. (Photo by: Eric Zachanowich/Hulu)

"Run" Cinematographer Hillary Spera on Creating Hulu's Breathless Thriller

...new ways of achieving Run‘s increasingly tense sense of acceleration towards the unknown. From color themes (Chloe’s color is purple, Diane’s is green) to the subtlest tweaks of lighting and costume, the...

November 30, 2020
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David Prowse as Darth Vader in a scene from the film 'Star Wars', 1977. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images)

George Lucas & Mark Hamill Remember Darth Vader Performer David Prowse

...Order of the British Empire-3 time British Weightlifting Champion & Safety Icon the Green Cross Code Man. He loved his fans as much as they loved him. #RIP pic.twitter.com/VbDrGu6iBz — Mark Hamill...

December 24, 2020
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On the set of THE MANDALORIAN, exclusively on Disney+

Best of 2020: DP Greig Fraser on Harnessing Cutting-Edge Tech in "The Mandalorian"

...of the series was shot. Meaning that locations all over the galaxy were realistically rendered, in real time, on this futuristic, but here-right-now, version of a green screen. And also meaning that...

January 29, 2021
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Viola Davis, Shonda Rhimes & More Pay Tribute to the Legendary Cicely Tyson

...Picture Academy’s Governors Awards in 2019 for her lifetime of great work on the silver screen. Roles in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Fried Green Tomatoes, Because of Winn-Dixie, Hoodlum, Diary...

February 23, 2021
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Writer/Director Jon Alston on His Impactful and Timely Short “Augustus”

...in the dreams, or when you’re dealing with the dungeon, obviously, because they’re tied thematically. And then there was a lot of green, there’s a lot of brown. There’s a romantic light...

March 17, 2021
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Viola Davis getting a touch-up on set. Courtesy Sergio Lopez-Rivera/Netflix.

Oscar Nominees Mia Neal & Sergio Lopez-Rivera on the Hair & Makeup of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

...knowing that as long as I get this story right around her hair, and I can articulate that to Viola, that I know it’ll be a green light and I won’t get...

March 4, 2021
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Photograph by Courtesy of HBO Max

Here Are The Six Chapter Titles For "Zack Snyder's Justice League"

...out these stories: “Lovecraft Country” Creator Misha Green on Confidence and Taking Risks in Hollywood Daniel Kaluuya on Honoring Fred Hampton’s Legacy in “Judas and the Black Messiah” James Gunn Reveals “Peacemaker”...

March 23, 2021
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MANK (2020) Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz and Amanda Seyfried as Marion Davies. Cr: NETFLIX

Oscar-Nominated Makeup Department Head Gigi Williams on "Mank"

...iPhones to take photos of everything on set. “You get to a point where you know that Fuschia and lime green really photograph the best in Noir, but you can’t put that...

March 8, 2021
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Teaser Art for Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Courtesy Warner Bros./HBO Max.

The Flash is Front & Center in New "Zack Snyder's Justice League" Teaser

...more on HBO and HBO Max, check out these stories: Here Are The Six Chapter Titles For “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” “Lovecraft Country” Creator Misha Green on Confidence and Taking Risks in...