The Danish Girl  “A defining moment for me on The Danish Girl was Alicia Vikander’s London screen test with Eddie. It was the first time I saw Alicia bring Gerda to life. But it was also the first time I saw Eddie as Lili Elbe,” says Hooper, the film’s director. “I ... More

The Big Short “There aren’t any times when I sit back after a take and think, I nailed it! I always had the sense that if I felt satisfied at the end of shooting a scene that I should retire right then,” Carell says of the film The Big Short, which ... More

In director Todd Haynes’ Carol, a young store clerk (Rooney Mara’s Therese) meets a woman (Cate Blanchett’s Carol) doing her holiday shopping and finds her life turned completely upside down. And while Haynes’ sumptuous filmmaking—as well as a top-notch script and homerun performances—makes for a beautiful story, the relationship ... More

Knifing into the sky 21,000 feet above the Ganges River in the Garhwal Himalayas of Northern India, the “Shark’s Fin” on Mount Meru has earned its reputation among big-wall climbers. It’s a perfect storm of Earth’s most inhospitable elements. Which is precisely why it’s a constant siren song for so many in ... More

Movie stars aren't born, they're built. And more often than not, the person responsible for guarding the gate to fame and fortune is a casting director, someone whose job is to spot talent and shepherd it to the right place at the right time. It's an important job but can ... More

Silver screen icon Ingrid Bergman would have turned 100 this year. To pay homage to the Academy Award winner’s legacy, director Stig Björkman—with the help of Bergman’s children—compiled her never-before-seen home movies, photographs and personal diary entries. The result is Ingrid Bergman – In Her Own Words, a documentary that tells the ... More

The Last Witch Hunter—a new action movie following the thrilling fight between the human race and a century-old, powerful group of witches—gives the actress Julie Engelbrecht her first moment in an American film as the almighty Witch Queen. The impressive cast also includes Michael Caine, Elijah Wood, and Rose Leslie.  Here, ... More

Jake Hoffman spent five years preparing to make Asthma, his smart, stark look at a troubled young New Yorker (the impressive newcomer Benedict Samuel) who steals a car and attempts to heal himself with a trip out of town, but when it came time to make the film—which Hoffman also directed—he ... More

Before music was available at the swipe of a screen, you’d have to look for the big yellow-and-red sign. Whether you were in Los Angeles, New York or several dozen cities across Japan, Tower Records was an internationally recognized destination for the world’s latest and greatest albums—that ... More

It’s rare to be a famous ballerina. Yes, some are well known in certain cultured circles and their talent is appropriately praised, but to be a household name is very unusual. Luckily, Misty Copeland made that leap—no pun intended. She is dancing on billboards for Under Armour, gracing the pages ... More