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What It’s Like to Work With Hayao Miyazaki

The anime master is a creature of habit who talks every day with his longtime producer, and keeps it more hands off with his regular...

‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’: A Hit That Initially Unnerved Disney

The filmmakers look back on its 30th anniversary and recall how uncomfortable it made executives. They didn’t expect the celebrations around it today.

‘Elephant’ at 20: A Drama About a Mass Shooting Remains Chilling

When Gus Van Sant made his experimental feature in response to the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, he said, he didn’t envision a future America...

In ‘The Lesson,’ With Richard E. Grant, It’s a Bad Writer Who Steals

Richard E. Grant and Daryl McCormack star as writers with similar source material in a feature tracing the limits of literary authorship.

A 14-Year-Old Animated a Scene in ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’

Preston Mutanga created a shot-for-shot version of the trailer with animated Lego characters. Then the producers asked him to work on the movie.

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ and Its Visual Inspirations

The directors of this sequel discuss their diverging influences, from Leonardo da Vinci to the movie “Say Anything.”

What Do ‘Candyman’ and ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ Have in Common? A Director Explains.

For the new Disney+ retelling, David Lowery drew on a range of unexpected influences, including the 1992 horror film, art-house classics and “Raising Arizona.”

A Director and a Rock Band Are Redrawing the Contours of Anime

For hits like “Your Name” and now “Suzume,” Makoto Shinkai has worked with Radwimps on the narrative as well as the score. The results have...

‘Joyland,’ an L.G.B.T. Pakistani Film, Is Celebrated Abroad

Saim Sadiq’s feature “Joyland,” which includes a transgender woman’s love affair, cannot be shown in Pakistan’s Punjab Province.

With Films Like ‘Inside,’ One Actor Does the Heavy Lifting

Filmmakers behind movies that place one character in one location discuss the challenges this type of project brings.