On “Birdman,” director Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu and cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki achieved something very unusual: A film that looks like one continuous shot. But of course, it’s not really a single shot. Digital colorist Steve Scott shows Variety’s Tim Gray how they did it.
Alfonso Cuarón, in addition to serving as writer, director, and producer, was also the DP on best picture nominee “Roma.” For Variety‘s Artisans series, he explained why he knew the movie couldn’t be “a nostalgic, old-school black and white.”
As part of Variety’s Artisans series, “First Man” director Damien Chazelle; re-recording mixer, sound designer, and supervising sound editor Ai-Ling Lee; and supervising sound editor Mildred Iatrou Morgan discussed creating the sound of the Neil Armstrong biopic, which stars Ryan Gosling as the first man to set foot on the moon. Lee explained that she was [...]
Mary Poppins’ entrance costume — a sleek coat with orange polka-dot lining — embodies the all-important elegance of the iconic English character: a powerful blue coloring, an eccentric patterned interior, and, according to costume designer Sandy Powell, a little bit of sexiness, too. “She had to be elegant, and [Rob Marshall] wanted chic … he [...]
Padma Lakshmi reclaims the many names of the uterus for women empowerment at the Power of Women event.
“As I look out at this room of hundreds of women, I can’t help but feel inspired and totally safe knowing that this is Mike Pence’s personal hell.”
One of Motown’s biggest legends, Smokey Robinson, hit back at criticism over not Jennifer Lopez’s Motown tribute at Sunday’s Grammy Awards.
