#‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Producer Jon Landau on the “Commitment” He Made to the Film’s Stars: “These Are Not Animated Characters”

#‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Producer Jon Landau on the “Commitment” He Made to the Film’s Stars: “These Are Not Animated Characters”

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Producer Jon Landau on the “Commitment” He Made to the Film’s Stars: “These Are Not Animated Characters” Twenty-five years after winning the best picture Oscar for Titanic — and 12 years after his second best picture nomination, for Avatar — producer Jon Landau is back in the awards race with…

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#‘Elvis’ Editors on Recreating Presley’s Concert Sequences: “We Leaned Into the Freneticism”

#‘Elvis’ Editors on Recreating Presley’s Concert Sequences: “We Leaned Into the Freneticism”

‘Elvis’ Editors on Recreating Presley’s Concert Sequences: “We Leaned Into the Freneticism” Elvis — nominated for eight Oscars including best picture — offers a bold look at the life of Elvis Presley while capturing the zeitgeist of the period. But Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa, Oscar-nominated editors and longtime collaborators of Baz Luhrmann, say the…

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#Diane Warren Performs Her 14 Oscar-Nominated Songs in Six Minutes (Exclusive Video)

#Diane Warren Performs Her 14 Oscar-Nominated Songs in Six Minutes (Exclusive Video)

Diane Warren Performs Her 14 Oscar-Nominated Songs in Six Minutes (Exclusive Video) The legendary songwriter Diane Warren was presented with an honorary Oscar last November, but unlike a lot of past recipients of that prize, she’s nowhere near retirement. Indeed, the 66-year-old is currently nominated for the best original song Oscar, for the tune “Applause”…

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#Feinberg Forecast: Updated Projections As Final Oscar Voting Gets Underway

#Feinberg Forecast: Updated Projections As Final Oscar Voting Gets Underway

Feinberg Forecast: Updated Projections As Final Oscar Voting Gets Underway PLEASE NOTE: This forecast, assembled by The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor of awards, Scott Feinberg, reflects Feinberg’s best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these standings by drawing upon consultations…

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#How Sound Pros From ‘All Quiet on the Western Front,’ ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ and ‘Top Gun Maverick’ Sent Audiences to Battlefields, Beneath the Ocean and Into the Sky

#How Sound Pros From ‘All Quiet on the Western Front,’ ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ and ‘Top Gun Maverick’ Sent Audiences to Battlefields, Beneath the Ocean and Into the Sky

How Sound Pros From ‘All Quiet on the Western Front,’ ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ and ‘Top Gun Maverick’ Sent Audiences to Battlefields, Beneath the Ocean and Into the Sky When it comes to creating movie sound, it’s all about world-building, says Julian Howarth, sound mixer on Avatar: The Way of Water. “And then it’s…

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#‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Composer Says He Approached the Film Like a Fable

#‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Composer Says He Approached the Film Like a Fable

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Composer Says He Approached the Film Like a Fable For Searchlight’s The Banshees of Inisherin, composer Carter Burwell reunited with Martin McDonagh after collaborating with the director on In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Using such instruments as the harp and the celesta, he began composing the…

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#Oscars: Rihanna Will Perform on Telecast

#Oscars: Rihanna Will Perform on Telecast

Oscars: Rihanna Will Perform on Telecast What a month: hot on the heels of her Feb. 12 Super Bowl halftime performance, pop superstar Rihanna will perform on the 2023 Oscars telecast on March 12, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday. The Barbadian singer-songwriter, who is the second-best-selling female music artist of…

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