December 11, 2015
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Brooklyn’s Production Designer Francois Seguin's Period Perfection

...Ireland would look like. In the 1950s, it’s all green and dark brown. That’s my reading. After 20 years of doing this, you have a few reflexes. That’s what I ended up...

April 8, 2016
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Director Karyn Kusama on the Quietly Sinister The Invitation

...and ex-lovers Will and Eden, recovering from the loss of their child years earlier. Both Will (Logan Marshall-Green) and Eden (Tammy Blanchard) have reportedly moved on from their trauma, but the party...

September 20, 2016
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The Making of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

...and manipulate fire, they've got super-strength, they're invisible, and, a personal favorite, one even has a mouth in the back of her head. Yet, they are all still kids. As star Eva Green (playing...

January 10, 2017
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Director Chris Wedge on the Joys of Making Monster Trucks

...try this out. This project was something silly and fun, and they were on board with blowing out this fun thing. My friends advised that green lights don’t come around often and...

February 1, 2017
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Star Trek: Discovery has Begun Production

...taking place roughly a decade before the original Star Trek, which began in 1966. The cast is lead by Sonequa Martin-Green (The Walking Dead) as the show’s central Lieutenant Commander. Martin-Green is...

February 23, 2017
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Watch the Nearly 5-Minute Alien: Covenant Prologue

...Paglen (Transcendence) and Michael Green (Green Lantern). Alien: Covenant screenplay will open in theaters on May 19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXgRlRao5I Featured image: Photo Credit: Mark Rogers. – TM & © 2016 Twentieth Century Fox ...

March 7, 2017
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Harry Potter Villain Jason Isaacs to Play Captain in Star Trek: Discovery

It was heartening news when we heard that The Walking Dead‘s tough-as-nails Sonequa Martin-Green was going to be playing the lieutenant commander of the U.S.S. Discovery in Star Trek: Discovery. The show’s...

March 15, 2017
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SXSW 2017: Mark Weber’s Genre-Defying Stunner Flesh and Blood

In his label-defying fourth film as director, actor/writer/director Mark Weber (Green Room, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) has delivered a subtly powerful shot to the heart with Flesh and Blood. Calling the film...

March 31, 2017
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The Dazzling Design of Ghost in the Shell

...flip open and you'd see all those working innards. For the hybrid Geisha, where the actress wore these deep masks so when these petal-like pieces flipped open, there'd be a green screen...

August 28, 2017
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The Man in the High Castle's Emmy-Nominated Production Designer on Building a Nightmare America

...built set on stage with a green screen around it. We had a marble floor for the soldiers to march on and for people to stand on. Individual groups of people were...

September 5, 2017
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Fall Read/Watch List: Check out These Books Before Their Cinematic Adaptations Arrive

...unique story of overcoming this tragedy. John Pollono has adapted that nonfiction book into a new film starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Directed by David Gordon Green, the feature brings Baumen’s inspiring true story...

September 13, 2017
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Here's What the Star Trek: Discovery Theme Song Sounds Like

...tone focusing on First Officer Burnham played by The Walking Dead’s Sonequa Martin-Green. Burnham is a human who has grown up in Vulcan culture which causes conflict, but also makes her uniquely...

October 2, 2017
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Blade Runner 2049 Co-Writers Tell you Which Version of the Original Film to Watch

...Blade Runner 2049 co-screen writers Michael Green and Hampton Fancher. Green pointed out that when writing a sequel, it’s not only important to understand the characters journey but also the journey of...

October 3, 2017
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Creating the Zombie Polar Bear Attack in Game of Thrones

...detailed look at the making of season 7, which shows just how they created the zombie polar bear, which included a mash-up of practical effects, pyrotechnics, stunt work and green-screen magic. “Beyond the...

October 16, 2017
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Blade Runner: 2049's Wild Alternate Titles

...Green said that Androids Dream wasn’t the film’s only working title. The dystopian world with acid rain, neon lights, and dim skies inspired another name. “When [co-writer] Hampton [Fancher] wrote his treatment...

November 28, 2017
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Cinematographer Dan Laustsen on The Shape of Water's Fluid Fable

...the production designer, for wardrobe, for everybody. We talked about the water being green and steel blue, which is a color we found on Mimic twenty years ago and like very much....

December 27, 2017
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Cinematographer Dan Laustsen on The Shape of Water's Fluid Fable

...being green and steel blue, which is a color we found on Mimic twenty years ago and like very much. Guillermo only wanted to have red in the movie when it’s about...

December 28, 2017
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The Dazzling Design of Ghost in the Shell

...the actress wore these deep masks so when these petal-like pieces flipped open, there’d be a green screen sock on the face of the actress, which allowed you to still see some...

January 2, 2018
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Two People had to Climb Into One Suit to Become The Last Jedi’s Weirdest Creature

...Thala-Sirens are a crucial part of Luke’s daily diet regimen. In one of the film’s oddest scenes, Rey follows Luke across the island and finds him pumping green milk from one of...

January 23, 2018
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Oscars 2018: The Imaginative, Thoughtful, and Timely Nominated Films

...THE BEAST, Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer BLADE RUNNER 2049, Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Alessandra Querzola DARKEST HOUR, Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer DUNKIRK,...