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‘The Get Down’: How Baz Luhrmann and Flash Recreated Hip-Hop in the Bronx

Authenticity was the “Get Down” mantra for the production designer and composer — with considerable help from Flash.

Jun 1, 2017 5:32 pm /

‘Fences’ Crafts Roundtable: How Denzel Washington Adapted the Power and Poetry of August Wilson

Key crew members worked with actor-director Denzel Washington to cinematically capture the spirit of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Dec 23, 2016 5:30 pm /

How Four Animated Oscar Contenders Made the Cut for Disney, Laika and Illumination

The editors for “Zootopia,” “Moana,” “Kubo and the Two Strings” and “Sing” discuss cutting animation strategies.

Dec 21, 2016 3:02 pm /

Why Score for Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ Was Disqualified by Oscar Music Branch

The minimalist “Silence” score by Kim Allen Kluge and Kathryn Kluge is an inventive achievement.

Dec 16, 2016 6:41 pm /

Oscars 2017: Editors on Bold Storytelling in ‘La La Land,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea,’ ‘Moonlight,’ and More

This year’s contenders experimented with time in fresh and insightful ways.

Dec 15, 2016 5:02 pm /

From ‘Zootopia’ to ‘Moana,’ How This Year’s Animation Race Has Embraced Female Empowerment

Female protagonists and supporting characters have enriched many of the animated Oscar contenders, headlined by Disney’s frontrunning “Zootopia.”

Dec 14, 2016 2:17 pm /

Why This Year’s Animated Oscar Race Has Become the Most Competitive Ever

A record 27 animated features compete for the Oscar, thanks to more indies entering the race. But Disney’s zeitgeist-grabbing “Zootopia,” the New York Film Critics Circle winner, remains the favorite.

Dec 7, 2016 2:55 pm /

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‘La La Land’ Crafts Roundtable: Making a Neo-Classical Hollywood Musical

The crew of Damien Chazelle’s Oscar front-runner and NYFCC best picture winner discuss LA as a bittersweet dreamland where past and present intersect.

Dec 2, 2016 5:30 pm /