With ‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’, DreamWorks Animation Crafted a Quirky Indie Blockbuster
DreamWorks outsourced “Captain Underpants” to make its most unconventional movie with mixed media.
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’: How Rian Johnson and the VFX Team Created the Porgs, Snoke, and More
Johnson went old and new school for the adorable Porgs, the sinister Snoke, and the return of the Jedi master.
2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Original Score
Multiple A-list composers are competing with themselves for Oscar slots.
‘The Post’: Director Steven Spielberg Turned His Journalism Thriller into a Film Production Metaphor
Two-time Oscar winner Rick Carter discusses production designing “The Post” as putting a paper together circa 1971.
10 Cinematography Masters Who Love Celluloid, from ‘Dunkirk’ to ‘Wonder Woman’
This year, 70mm and 35mm Kodak film will have a serious impact on the cinematography Oscar race.
How the ‘Loving Vincent’ Animated Van Gogh Experiment Paid Off
The first oil-painted animated feature reached $20 million worldwide at the box office and grabbed a Golden Globe nomination. Will an Oscar nomination follow?
‘Birdboy: The Forgotten Children’: Inside the Year’s Darkest, Most Daring Hand-Drawn Animated Movie
The GKids Oscar contender, opening this week in L.A., alternates between the horrific and the comical, assaulting the viewer like a nightmarish Goya painting.
‘Blade Runner 2049’: Inside Denis Villeneuve’s Holographic Joi of Sex
The memorable three-way sex scene was achieved through a shrewd combination of photographic and CG techniques.
‘War for the Planet of the Apes’: Inside The Creation of Steve Zahn’s Scene-Stealing Bad Ape
Weta Digital created a new kind of fast-talking, frenetic ape, which posed several animation and performance challenges.
Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘Mudbound’ Boast Unconventional Scores — Listen
Water and earth elements figured prominently in veteran Alexandre Desplat and newcomer Tamar-kali’s scores for Guillermo del Toro and Dee Rees.
‘Dunkirk’: Christopher Nolan’s Cinematographer Viscerally Redefined the IMAX Experience
Dutch-Swedish cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema could nab his first Oscar for instilling “Dunkirk” with a new kind of large-format immersion and intimacy.
‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Team Dug Into Their Hero’s Deepest Fears, from Intimacy to the Joker
After the Annie Awards snub on Monday, “LEGO Batman” director Chris McKay makes his best case for an Oscar nomination.
