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The emergence of several new observation decks in New York City in recent years has set off a dizzying competition for visitors' attention and dollars. Each deck seemingly tries to [...]

The director Richard Linklater narrates a pivotal sequence from his rom-com thriller. In ''Anatomy of a Scene,'' we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes [...]

The writer and director Christopher Nolan narrates a sequence from his film, which won the Golden Globe for best drama. In ''Anatomy of a Scene,'' we ask directors to reveal [...]

Tucked away in the wooded suburbs south of Atlanta is a small family-owned amusement park that used to bring in customers thanks to humble attractions like its Ferris wheel, bumper [...]

The film's director and production designer encountered challenges and took a few wrong turns as they worked on anthropomorphizing the natural world. A woman made of fire falls for a [...]

The film's director and production designer encountered challenges and took a few wrong turns as they worked on anthropomorphizing the natural world. A woman made of fire falls for a [...]

Four editors and one critic share their wish lists for best picture, best actress and best actor. In addition to the Academy Award nominees our chief film critics Manohla Dargis [...]

The writer-director Damien Chazelle and the production designer Florencia Martin discuss how they captured the excess of a period when Hollywood was heading for a reckoning. After he turned the [...]

We asked the writer-director about that standing shoe, a character called Nobody and fan theories about his flying-saucer movie. This is what he told us. Jordan Peele has made only [...]

A talk with the director Carey Williams and the screenwriter KD Dávila about their college dark comedy streaming on Amazon. Comedies about wild times in high school and college have [...]

Mekado Murphy is the assistant film editor who, between screenings of ''Top Gun: Maverick'' and ''Jurassic World: Dominion,'' likes to fire up a good indie podcast or a thoughtful YouTube [...]

The director Robert Eggers narrates a scene that pits the star against a most unfriendly zombie. In ''Anatomy of a Scene,'' we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go [...]

The film festival will return to primarily in-person screenings in Austin, Texas, with some online options. Moon landings, multiverses and the movie-star musings of Nicolas Cage will all be a [...]

Jane Campion narrates an intimate scene between Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee. In ''Anatomy of a Scene,'' we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes [...]

The visual environments of ''West Side Story,'' ''The Humans'' and ''Nightmare Alley'' feel as alive as the actors. We've all seen films with production design that is so dynamic that [...]

The director Guillermo del Toro narrates a sequence from his film noir. In ''Anatomy of a Scene,'' we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes [...]

The director Rawson Marshall Thurber narrates a sequence set in a museum. In ''Anatomy of a Scene,'' we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes [...]

Mekado Murphy, the assistant film editor, has lately been liking his westerns pensive and his comedy broad. Here's what's been dancing around on his screens as of late. 'Old Henry' [...]

The director Cary Joji Fukunaga narrates a sequence featuring the actor as James Bond. In ''Anatomy of a Scene,'' we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making [...]

For ''The French Dispatch,'' the filmmakers set up shop in a real French city to create the setting for the movie's fictional one. What happens when you combine the cinema [...]

The Matt Damon film ''Stillwater'' is one of the rare times that the state gets some degree of a movie spotlight. There's a moment early in the new Matt Damon [...]

The Netflix horror epic might have you thinking about slasher movies, '90s rock and Scooby-Doo all at once. A killer is on the loose in the film trilogy ''Fear Street.'' [...]

The director Jon. M. Chu narrates a musical sequence from the film. In ''Anatomy of a Scene,'' we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes [...]

The concept of electromagnets factor heavily into the new film, creating the impression of cars stuck together and leaving stacks of wreckage in a way only the ''Fast and the [...]

Mekado Murphy, an editor for the movies section who produces the video series Anatomy of a Scene, has a burning desire to hop back on a roller coaster again . [...]

The director Craig Brewer narrates a sequence featuring the star alongside Arsenio Hall, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan and Jermaine Fowler. In ''Anatomy of a Scene,'' we ask directors to reveal [...]

Emerald Fennell narrates a sequence from her Golden Globe-nominated film featuring Carey Mulligan and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. In ''Anatomy of a Scene,'' we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go [...]

A look at the ways filmmakers and musicians collaborated to present an accurate view of players' artistry. Pixar's animators have a history of achieving impressive feats, making characters and textures [...]

A look at the ways filmmakers and musicians collaborated to present an accurate view of players' artistry. Pixar's animators have a history of achieving impressive feats, making characters and textures [...]

The director Darius Marder and the sound designer Nicolas Becker went to great lengths to put viewers inside the head of a musician going deaf. Creating an audioscape for a [...]

The director Darius Marder and the sound designer Nicolas Becker went to great lengths to put viewers inside the head of a musician going deaf. Creating an audioscape for a [...]

The director Darius Marder and the sound designer Nicolas Becker went to great lengths to put viewers inside the head of a musician going deaf. Creating an audioscape for a [...]

Arias, Anytime The Metropolitan Opera's free nightly streams are one great public service in these trying times. But there's still so much to discover from vast library of Met Opera [...]

For his second feature, Ashe, the writer and director of the Amazon film, was influenced by the photographer Gordon Parks and the singer Nancy Wilson. The sweeping romance returns. A [...]

The stars and co-writers of ''The Climb,'' Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin, are best pals in real life. What was it like to make a bromance involving betrayal? ''The [...]

Justin Simien, the writer and director of the 1989-set horror-comedy, also wrote some of the retro-sounding songs. Though he's known for ''Dear White People,'' music has long been a hobby. [...]

Popcorn movies are among the many pleasures of the season. Since we can't go to the movies, we asked six critics to bring the hits to us. Wesley Morris: 'Wall-E' [...]

Hot pursuits are a staple of summer blockbusters -- remember them? -- so we asked the director Justin Lin to break down five of our favorites. In the movies, there's [...]

Our writers suggest works that illuminate and tackle issues of police brutality, social injustice and racial inequity. What fills us up in disquieting times? What galvanizes through trauma? As the [...]

The actors say their new Netflix movie, which starts where most rom-coms end, needed to acknowledge their characters were people of color. ''The Lovebirds'' begins as a romantic comedy, then [...]

Five films that creatively show the good and the not-so-good of the relationship between smart machines and humans. This article is part of our latest Artificial Intelligence special report , [...]

Mekado Murphy, an editor for the movies section who produces the video series Anatomy of a Scene, is celebrating the end of Oscars season with some of his favorite frights [...]

The right framing, a certain look, a bit of improvisation and some inspiring music all factor into how some of the season's most interesting scenes came together. You can understand [...]

The actor and comedian, whose new film is ''Bad Boys for Life,'' looks back on his career. Martin Lawrence is not running quite like he used to, but he's feeling [...]

Directed by Judd Apatow, the comedy will premiere at the Austin festival on March 13. The first high-profile leading role for the ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member Pete Davidson will [...]

Directed by Judd Apatow, the comedy will premiere at the Austin festival on March 13. The first high-profile leading role for the ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member Pete Davidson will [...]

With its star, Lupita Nyong'o, in awards contention this season, a look at the clothes that helped tell the story. You could watch Jordan Peele's ''Us'' a dozen times and [...]

The poster for Ang Lee's ''Gemini Man'' has a youthful Will Smith staring down a much older, gray-hair-speckled Will Smith, with a 26-year movie career seemingly filling the space between [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDThat vast expanse. The glorious wonders of the universe. And Brad Pitt or Natalie Portman to take us there. If you work in Hollywood long enough, eventually your star [...]

TORONTO -- In the new drama ''Hustlers,'' Jennifer Lopez plays Ramona, an enterprising ex-stripper who devises a plan to to squeeze cash from her former clients. Before Lopez walked the [...]