"A Complete Unknown" is the latest music biopic by director James Mangold after he had previously given audiences "Walk The Line" in 2005. This one covers Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet) through his folk music success in the early 1960s until his controversial decision to switch from acoustic to electric instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. The Next Best Picture team was lucky enough to speak with many people who worked on the film, which you can listen to below. First, we have Daniel Howat's interviews with Director/Co-Writer James Mangold and actress Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez in the film. Then we have Matt Neglia's series of interviews with Cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, Production Designer François Audouy, Editors Andrew Buckland & Scott Morris, and the sound team consisting of Supervising Music Editor Ted Caplan, Sound Mixer Tod Maitland, Re-Recording Mixer Paul Massey & Supervising Sound Editor Donald Sylvester. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Searchlight Pictures and is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories. Thank you, and enjoy!

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A Behind The Scenes Look At "A Complete Unknown"

"Saturday Night" had its world premiere at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for Jason Reitman and Gil Keenan's screenplay, the real-time editing of the film's narrative, and the performances from the ensemble cast, which consists of primarily young and up and coming talent in Hollywood. Director and co-writer Jason Reitman, along with members of the film's crew, were all kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. First, we have Daniel Howat's interview with Reitman, followed by his conversation with Production Designer Jess Gonchor, then we have Will Mavity's interview with Film Editors Nathan Orloff and Shane Reid, followed by his interview with Re-Recording Mixer and Supervising Sound Editor Will Files. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to rent digitally from Sony Pictures and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories. Thank you, and enjoy!

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A Behind The Scenes Look At "Saturday Night"

"Nosferatu" has long been a passion project for Writer/Director Robert Eggers for many years. That dream has now become a reality with one of 2024's most impeccably crafted films, which has scared up over $100 million at the box office and has become the most commercially successful film of Eggers's career. The team at Next Best Picture was lucky enough to get some time with a few of the film's extraordinarily talented crew members as Oscar nomination voting continues. First, we have Dan Bayer's interview with Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Jarin Blaschke; then we have Giovanni Lago's interview with Costume Designer Linda Muir, followed by Dan Bayer's interview with the Hair & Makeup Team consisting of Hair Designer Suzanne Stokes-Munton, Makeup Designer Traci Loader and Academy Award-nominated Special Makeup Effects Designer David White, and then we conclude with Giovanni Lago's interview with Production Designer Craig Lathrop. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Focus Features and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories. Thank you, and enjoy!

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A Behind The Scenes Look At "Nosferatu"

"Conclave" had its world premiere at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and was nominated for a bunch of prizes this awards season. Most recently, it received 8 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, won the Art Directors Guild for Contemporary Feature Film, won the Costume Designers Guild for Excellence in Contemporary Film, and won 4 BAFTA Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Editing, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Oscar-nominated Producer Tessa Ross, Production Designer Suzie Davies, and Costume Designer Lisy Christl were all kind enough to spend some time speaking with Will Mavity and me about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Peacock and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories, including Best Picture, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Conclave" Producer, Costume & Production Designers

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In this special edition of Talking MEWShop, Josh talks with "The Brutalist" Production Designer Judy Becker & Cinematographer Lol Crawley, BSC. The amazing work on this film has built super excitement for possible success at this year's Academy Awards. Judy and Lol, discuss symbolism in the film, such as the inverted Statue of Liberty, which sets a disorienting tone. Josh also covers design influences, filmmaking challenges, and the importance of creating an engaging viewer experience, along with future collaborations with Director Brady Corbet and Judy & Lol.

With his recent work on the Oscar-nominated "The Brutalist" from director Brady Corbet, Lol Crawley BSC is a cinematographer celebrated for his compelling visuals, intelligent lighting and versatile ability behind the lens. The feature is set to star Guy Pearce, Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones and Raffey Cassidy.

Outside of film, Crawley has directed cinematography for groundbreaking television such as "Black Mirror," "The OA," "Utopia." For his work on the series "The Crimson Petal and White," Crawley earned a BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Photography and Lighting: Fiction.

Crawley’s accolades include a Best Cinematography Award from the Sundance Film Festival for "Ballast" and a Spotlight Award nomination from the American Society of Cinematographers and an Independent Spirit Award nomination from the Film Independent Spirit Awards for "The Childhood of a Leader." Similarly, he earned a Haskell Wexler Award for Best Cinematography at the Woodstock Film Festival for his work lensing "On The Ice."  

Judy Becker is an American production designer. She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Production Design for the 2013 film "American Hustle." Her nomination was shared with Heather Loeffler. Her husband Michael Taylor is a film editor and a script supervisor.

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Exploring the Art of Filmmaking and Design of "The Brutalist"

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
WELCOME JAZZ TANGCAY OF VARIETY! 
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ANNUAL ARTISANS CHAT WITH JAZZ TANGCAY!:
Checking in on Jazz/Talking LA Post Fires - 1:17
Jazz Interviewing at the SBIFF - 4:29
The Emilia Perez Controversy in the Tech Categories - 9:10
The Brutalist’s AI Use and AI Going Forward - 10:40
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Dianne Warren - Now?! Finally?! - 13:25
The Makeup Artists as Part Genius, Part Therapist, All Amazing - 17:28
Production Design’s Perpetual Surprises - 22:30
Jazz’s Defining Shots of 2024 - 31:07
Live Action Techniques in Animated Features - 34:47
The Widespread Knowledge of VFX Use - 38:42
Jazz Explains Robbie Williams to the Mikes - 41:00
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Who’s Winning Best Picture? - 44:55
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Where to Find Jazz’s Work - 46:38
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 48:13

Variety's Jazz Tangcay and the Annual Artisans Breakdown! - ORC 2/22/25

Dane Laffrey is a Tony-winning scenic and costume designer known for his bold, emotionally resonant work on productions like Parade, Once On This Island, and Spring Awakening. He joins to discuss his two decade career and recent set design for Maybe Happy Ending, a true tour de force and one of the most extraordinary stages on Broadway.

Dane Laffrey

Do you know where to get a five-dozen Atomic Space Rat boxes by Friday? Cat Smith does! One of Lois & Clark's greatest success stories, Cat spent the early days of her career as the Assistant Art Director on the mean streets of 90s Metropolis, only to become an Emmy Award-winning Production Designer with hits like Transparent, Yellow Jackets, and Lessons in Chemistry to her name. Many thanks to Cat for joining me for this stroll down memory lane.

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Daily Planet Exclusive with Assistant Art Director (and Emmy-winning Production Designer!) Cat Smith

We review The Fantastic Four: First Steps in this Oscars Profile Film Study. The Non-Spoiler Section builds to an Oscars Lens, where we predict if this movie will get any nominations, and then we discuss the plot in its entirety in our 2nd Half Spoiler Section.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW:
Which of the Fantastic Four are we? - Top of the Show 
Place in the MCU Phase 6 and that Kevin Feige interview - 2:56 
No Homework - 4:28 
The Reception Thus Far + Early Box Office - 5:23 
Our Expectations & Common Problems People Have - 8:54 
What if James Gunn stayed? + Handling the Origin Story - 12:21 
Pacing Problems & We Wanted More Time To Hangout  - 15:17 
But we do get meaningful stakes + rounded, charming characters - 17:17 
Review of the Performances & Was Pascal Miscast? - 19:29 
Super Strong Production Values - 23:54 
The Oscar Lens on VFX, Original Score, Costumes & Production Design  - 26:57 

SPOILER WARNING - 34:22 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW:
Talking Galactus - 35:13 
The biggest win for this movie - 37:40 
How The Movie Met or Did Not Meet Mike1’s Predictions - 38:57 
The Most Asinine Complaint about the middle action sequence - 41:51 
The biggest problem with the pacing, but we like the dilemmas in play - 43:06 
Leaving us wanting more - 47:52 
The Retro-Futuristic of it all & The Post Credit Scenes - 49:10 
Final Grades - 52:48 

OUTRO: Heavy breathing into the microphone distracts Mike1 while he’s trying to remember the Outro and belly drums as Mike2 hints at his NYC movie watching weekend. We continue to avoid discussing what’s coming next on the show so as not to jinx Mike1’s health. But do please follow us on our socials and rate & review our show: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

And we do recommend our previous MCU Playlists on Soundcloud, which you can enjoy here. As always, thanks for listening. 

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Film Study - Yeah, You Eat Dat Planet - Ep 484

To be honest, I had low expectations for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. I was pleasantly surprised, however. Was the plot ridiculous? Sure, but who cares? This is fresh, fun, light adventure with smart, hot people who have super powers and cool outfits, all in an insanely chic, beautifully designed environment.

Also... I treated myself to an outstanding shave yesterday. Game changer (or at least a day changer).

Hahn, Solo: The Great Visual Style of The Fantastic Four

The 21st-century podcast for the 1990s Superman.  Join Super-fan Matt Truex and various guests as they discuss every episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Will Lois and Clark ever find love? Will all of Metropolis be fooled by a single pair of glasses? Will the podcast get taken over by frog-eating clones? Stay tuned!

A podcast by NextBestPicture.com that reviews the latest film releases and discusses various topics within the world of film and the awards race.

MMO is talk radio for movie fans with weekly news shows, reviews, previews, and special guests. We celebrate the Oscars by making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. If you love cinema, if you love showbiz, welcome home.

Design Matters by Debbie Millman features interviews with designers, artists and cultural leaders, including Lawrence Weiner, Barbara Kruger, Malcolm Gladwell, Eric Kandel, Stefan Sagmeister, John Maeda, Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones, Michael Arad, Milton Glaser, Massimo Vignelli, Paula Scher, Steven Heller, Jonah Lehrer, among others.

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