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A white lamb wearing a blue knitted jumper, standing in a green field.
First Person

How we created Lamb’s creepy human-sheep hybrid child

by George Fenwick

VFX super­vi­sors Peter Hjorth and Fredrik Nord dis­cuss the ovine inspi­ra­tions behind the year’s most dis­turb­ing horror.
Two cowboys on horseback in a mountainous, grassy landscape, wearing wide-brimmed hats and cowboy attire.
Interviews

Ari Wegner on how she created The Power of the Dog’s visual identity

by Hannah Strong

The cin­e­matog­ra­ph­er reveals the trick to shoot­ing dig­i­tal cows, and why the film is real­ly a mon­ster movie.
Five Black men posing together, some with hands raised, one holding a placard, against a wooden wall background.
First Person

‘Young black men are not statistics’ – Rapman on redefining the hood movie

by Thomas Hobbs

The rap­per-turned-direc­tor dis­cuss­es the mak­ing of his ambi­tious debut fea­ture, Blue Story.
A young man in dark clothing holding a weapon, standing in front of a large, fantastical creature with horns, teeth, and a monstrous appearance.
Interviews

Louis Leterrier on realising a lifelong dream with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

by Adam Woodward

The direc­tor of Netflix’s pre­quel series reveals how Jim Hen­son inspired him to become a filmmaker.
Black and white image showing a man seated in the foreground, with a woman and another man visible in the background.
First Person

Jane Magnusson on exploding the myth of Ingmar Bergman

by Greg Wetherall

The doc­u­men­tary mak­er dis­cuss­es her eye-open­ing new pro­file of the enig­mat­ic Swedish master.
Four men in a room, wearing casual clothing including checked shirts and jumpers, standing and sitting.
Film Music

Mogwai on how to turn a film score into an album

by Paul Weedon

Gui­tarist Stu­art Braith­waite reflects on the band’s lat­est orig­i­nal score for the sci-fi action movie Kin.
Woman posing in front of mirror with makeup and beauty products
Interviews

Lauren Greenfield: ‘Authentic culture is being destroyed by capitalism’

by Thomas Curry

The award-win­ning doc­u­men­tary film­mak­er dis­cuss­es her lat­est chron­i­cle of cap­i­tal­ist Amer­i­ca, Gen­er­a­tion Wealth.
Woman wearing sunglasses and long hair, against backdrop of street scene
Interviews

Sara Driver: ‘You dream a film before you make it’

by David Jenkins

The New York artist-film­mak­er dis­cuss­es her inti­mate new pro­file of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Two men seated in a vehicle, one with a serious expression, the other with a contemplative look on his face.
Interviews

‘It changed the whole look of American film’ – Remembering Midnight Cowboy

by Hannah Strong

Adam Holen­der and Michael Childers reflect on the mak­ing of this icon­ic New York movie.
A man sitting in a boxing ring, wearing a grey jumper and looking pensive.
First Person

Paul Popplewell: From 24 Hour Party People to Journeyman

by David Jenkins

The stal­wart British actor runs us through some of his scene-steal­ing career moments.
An individual wearing a hat and coat, silhouetted against an orange sunset sky with a distant road and vehicles.
First Person

How to shoot a movie in the Congo

by David Jenkins

Direc­tor Emmanuel Gras dis­cuss­es the moral mine field of his gru­elling Cannes prize-win­ner, Makala.
A group of four people, including two women and two men, gathered together in what appears to be an office or workplace setting. They are standing and conversing, with one person seated at a computer.
Interviews

Beyond Infinity: Lee Unkrich on the past, present and future of Pixar

by Hannah Strong

The co-direc­tor of Toy Sto­ry 2 and 3, Find­ing Nemo and Coco reflects on his two decades at the ani­ma­tion studio.