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A Mosquito in the Ear
June 29, 2026
Five years after graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Emily Dillard and Nico Rinciari are bringing
The Comeback Kitty Doris-Bates
June 16, 2026
The Comeback is a great check-in on the state of Hollywood: The satire, starring Lisa Kudrow as actress Valerie Cherish,
task keith p. cunningham
June 15, 2026
Task production designer Keith P. Cunningham on achieving a stuck-in-time feeling for the Delco-set drama.
IT: Welcome to Derry Paul D. Austerberry
June 15, 2026
When Paul D. Austerberry tackled production design on HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry, his goal was to bring the same
The Gilded Age Bob Shaw
June 14, 2026
The Gilded Age production designer Bob Shaw seeks a balance between what’s accurate, what’s possible and what audiences will accept.
Half Man Emer O'Sullivan
June 13, 2026
When production designer Emer O’Sullivan got the scripts for Half Man, Richard Gadd’s follow-up to the Emmy-winning Baby Reindeer, she
The Testaments
June 11, 2026
You don’t spend toime with Handmaids in The Testaments, Hulu’s spinoff of the award-winning The Handmaid’s Tale — and that
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Tom McCullagh
June 9, 2026
Tom McCullagh discusses his detailed set design for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a more intimate look at Westeros.
One Battle After Another
March 3, 2026
One Battle After Another editor Andy Jurgensen says nothing was off the table.
Avatar: Fire and Ash Deborah L. Scott
March 3, 2026
Costume designer Deborah L. Scott’s Oscar nomination for Avatar: Fire and Ash reflects something larger than a single project: It
Marty Supreme Timothée Chalamet Josh Safdie
March 2, 2026
In stitching together Marty Supreme, editors and co-writers Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie not only found the beats of the…
Sentimental Value Stellan Skarsgard Elle Fanning
March 1, 2026
Sentimental Value editor Olivier Bugge Coutté doesn’t usually fall in love with screenplays. In fact, he tries not to read
Chloé Zhao Hamnet Malgosia Turzanska
February 27, 2026
In Hamnet, costume designer Malgosia Turzanska didn’t treat the clothing as finished costumes. Instead, she built garments that could shift,
Max Richter Hamnet
February 27, 2026
Max Richter had one guiding principle in his score for Hamnet. “I wanted to work mostly with women’s voices,” he
With Sinners, Ryan Coogler Makes a Better Deal at the Crossroads
February 26, 2026
When Ruth E. Carter first read Ryan Coogler’s script for Sinners, the images came fully formed. The Oscar-winning costume designer
Marty Supreme Miyako Bellizzi
February 26, 2026
For Marty Supreme costume designer Miyako Bellizzi, outfitting the title character meant building a wardrobe that could withstand physical performance
Frankenstein Kate Hawley
February 26, 2026
Costume designer Kate Hawley still remembers the first time she read Guillermo del Toro’s script for Frankenstein. It wasn’t the
Sinners Editor Michael Shawver
February 25, 2026
Editor Michael P. Shawver worried at one point about how he could juggle all the elements of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners
Celeste Hughey The Burbs
February 12, 2026
When Celeste Hughey heard Seth MacFarlane had paired with Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment to adapt his favorite cult comedy,
Imogen Poots The Chronology of Water
January 9, 2026
The Chronology of Water star Imogen Poots only takes roles she really believes in — like the one in Kristen…
Dead Man's Wire
January 5, 2026
Dead Man's Wire star Bill Skarsgård has played some of the most iconic monsters of our time. But he says…
Nuns vs the Vatican
December 12, 2025
In the evocative new documentary Nuns vs the Vatican, director Lorena Luciano sets out to illuminate the stories of silence,
Pinch Uttera Singh
October 16, 2025
It all started with a pinch. Growing up, Uttera Singh always heard the legendary story of her naughty cousin, who
June 13, 2025
Nobu Matsuhisa is one of the most recognized names in the restaurant business, with more than 50 luxury sushi restaurants