There are plenty of gorgeous movies up for the Best Picture nomination for the 2020 Academy Awards, but few are as technically astounding as 1917. The film follows young World War I soldiers, Lance ...

As a feat of filmmaking, 1917 is a monumental achievement. The way it creates the illusion of a ‘single take’ gives us a new way of understanding the horrors of war and a level of shared-experience ...

"1917," the Oscar favorite for sound editing and mixing, utilized new techniques and equipment to achieve an innovative soundscape. In planning the sound design for “1917,” supervising sound editor ...

During the epic final scene of 1917, actor George MacKay swerved through 500 extras. He unsuccessfully avoided a collision. The final scenes in arguably one of the best World War I movies took ...

For production designer Dennis Gassner, Sam Mendes ambitious "1917" was like entering a dreamstate, and there's beauty in every moment of horror. Production designer Dennis Gassner first became aware ...

THR review: Sam Mendes' ambitious World War I film '1917' presents the harrowing odyssey of two British soldiers in one seemingly continuous shot. By Todd McCarthy The only problem with 1917 is the ...

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World War I was a low-tech / high-tech conflict, "advancing" over four grinding years from horse-drawn carts and bayonets to slaughter via airplane, tank, machine gun, and poison gas. Sam Mendes's ...

5th Update Monday: Quick update to let you know that Paramount’s Like a Boss beat Warner Bros.’ Just Mercy for 4th place after both called the spot yesterday. Actuals showed the Paramount comedy with ...