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'Eric,' Benedict Cumberbatch
Pulling the Strings
Stitches and Glue tell IndieWire about turning Benedict Cumberbatch into a puppeteer for the new Netflix series.
PALM ROYALE, Laura Dern, 'Maxine Shakes the Tree', (Season 1, ep. 105, aired April 3, 2024). photo: ©Apple TV+ / Courtesy Everett Collection
Here are the TV shows with the best scores and music according to IndieWire editors.
'The Chosen'
"The Chosen" tells the story of Jesus Christ's life — here's how the team recreates (and sometimes creates) the Biblical era.
Only Murders in the Building -- “Sitzprobe” - Episode 308 -- On the day of the show’s most critical rehearsal, the pressure mounts. A familiar official returns to upend the case, Loretta’s complex past threatens to upend all else and Charles must finally sing his number without losing his marbles. Jonathan (Jason Veasey) and Charles (Steve Martin), shown. (Photo by: Patrick Harbron/Hulu)
The Music That Makes Us Watch
Steve Martin's tongue twister became a TikTok favorite for the Hulu show's third season. Is it any wonder, considering it was written by four members of musical theater royalty?
Hoa Xuande in The Sympathizer, shown here standing in a cell with wooden walls, wearing a plain brown uniform
Craft Considerations
Watch how the cinematography, production design, and costume design of the HBO limited series all create a world in which The Captain cannot rest.
'FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA,' (aka FURIOSA), Anya Taylor-Joy, 2024.  © Warner Bros. /Courtesy Everett Collection
From weird little critters to weird little Michael Keatons, the IndieWire Craft team picks the film scores that have moved us most this year.
'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'
Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast
The "Furiosa" director tells IndieWire why he never thought the "Mad Max" franchise would last decades — and why it ultimately did.
Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth, sitting on a bench in a stone gazebo flanked on either side by Prince William and Prince Harry, who are facing her.
Long Live The Queen
Adriano Goldman, the cinematographer on all six seasons of the Netflix drama, tells IndieWire about how the look of the series evolved for the reigns of Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, and Imelda Staunton.
NOSTERATU_FP_00215_R2 Lily-Rose Depp stars as Ellen Hutter in director Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2023 FOCUS FEATURES LLC
SOMETHING TO PUT STOCK IN
Kodak premiered 33 movies shot on film at Cannes, including Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner, "Anora," and Yorgos Lanthimos' "Kinds of Kindness."
'The Sympathizer,' Robert Downey Jr.
DOWNEY THE SHAPE SHIFTER
Inside the creation of Downey's fifth and final character on the HBO drama.
Cinematographer Benjamin Roux with a camera on his shoulder shooting actors in front of a red tent on the set of 'Block Pass'
Extra Grain
Cinematographers with films at Cannes tell IndieWire how they got around the budgetary demands of shooting on film to create looks with comparable character.
'Challengers'
How Did They Shoot That?

The ‘Challengers’ VFX supervisor shows IndieWire how they pulled off Luca Guadadigno’s vision of the camera and tennis ball becoming one. 
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