World War 2

  • How They Did It

How They Did It: The Producer of Destination Unknown Spent Over a Decade Collecting Interviews With Holocaust Survivors

Despite being clad in all-weather gear, I remained chilled to the bone on an early morning visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau back…

6 years ago
  • Interviews

Failed Fatherland: Martin Zandvliet Disarms a Dark Passage in Denmark’s History in Oscar-Nominated Land of Mine

Describing a war film as "visually economical" goes against the expectation of grandeur associated with those stories. In the case…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

Foreign Contenders: Cloak-And-Dagger Thriller The Age of Shadows Has Kim Jee-woon Channeling His Inner Patriot

MovieMaker's weekly series “Foreign Contenders” features interviews with the heavyweight helmers behind their respective countries’ entries for the Academy Award for…

7 years ago
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  • Fall 2013

The Book Thief: Inside DP Florian Ballhaus’ Vision

MovieMaker's editor's weekend pick is The Book Thief, directed by Brian Percival. Based on Markus Zusak's beloved New York Times best-selling novel by the…

10 years ago