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“Defying Democracy”: How Political Satirist Randy Rainbow Sang His Way Into His First Emmy Performer Nomination
The six-time shorts nominee breaks down his comedic YouTube hits and explains why he’s less interested in changing minds than he is getting people to listen.
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How ‘Fallout’ Made 120-Pound Power Armor Look Effortless
Emmy-nominated stunt performers Jeremy Fitzgerald and Tim Soergel reveal what it took to run, fight and fall in suits with 12-inch feet.
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‘Beef’ Isn’t ‘Veep.’ Its Emmy-Nominated Editor Explains Why That Matters
Laura Zempel breaks down the Netflix anthology’s delicate balance of comedy and drama, from a clumsy Korean spa fight to a country-club showdown.
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‘Game Changer’ Built a Fandom on Chaos. Now Dropout Wants Emmy Voters to Notice
Sam Reich opens up about keeping the hit show in L.A., embracing its fourth-wall-breaking scrappiness and why an Emmy nod could change the streamer’s trajectory.
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How ‘Deep Cover’ Went From Dead Script to Tony Scott-Inspired Emmy Hopeful
Colin Trevorrow talks about reviving the action-comedy after 16 years, casting Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed, and giving the Prime Video film real thriller stakes.
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‘Sentimental Value’ Editor Talks Challenges of Cutting Down the Film’s Original Three-and-a-half-hour Runtime
Oscar-nominated editor Olivier Bugge Coutté also dissects that montage of the characters’ faces that wasn’t in the original script.
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How Glam Rock and the Perfect Pimple Pop Helped ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Secure An Oscar Nomination
The body horror film was nominated in the hairstyling and makeup category at the Academy Awards, alongside ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘Sinners’ and ‘Kokuho.’
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J.K. Simmons Is Begging You to Watch More Roku Content
The Oscar-winning actor just scored his first Emmy nod for his role in the short-form comedy ‘Die Hart’ on the streaming platform.
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‘Good Mythical Morning’ Duo Rhett and Link Answer Five Burning Questions
Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal created their web series in 2012. With more than 10 billion views, they’re now gunning for Emmy recognition.
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How ‘Pulp Fiction’ Inspired the Killer Disguises of ‘Day of the Jackal’
Prosthetics designer Richard Martin transformed Eddie Redmayne into an old janitor using a ton of prosthetics and a thick foam rubber body suit.
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‘Furiosa’ VFX Supervisor Andrew Jackson on Film’s “Groundbreaking” 1,347 Visual Effects Shots
Ahead of the Visual Effects Society's 2025 nominations, the vet talks to The Hollywood Reporter about building the Bullet Farm, Gas Town and The Citadel, and doing face replacement work on the young Furiosa.
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The Peculiar VFX Magic of ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’
'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes visual effects supervisor Erik Winquist detailsthe technological advances used for the third Apes film to conjure natural destructionon the screen: "A complete inferno."
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