A Gerard Butler action movie is the first Hollywood production to be filmed entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first to shoot in the country’s majestic, barren and hitherto off-limits AlUla region, writes Adrian Pennington.
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Behind the Scenes: Disclaimer
For all the slippery perspectives in psychological thriller Disclaimer, the truth is lying in plain sight, explains Editor Adam Gough.
Behind the Scenes: Conclave
Mystery, suspense and a game of thrones in the Vatican lensed by cinematographer Stéphane Fontaine.
, Director Jon M. Chu, and Ariana Grande (as Glinda) on the set of Wicked.jpg)
Behind the Scenes: Wicked
Opposing colours in the same frame, 6000 lightning cues and shooting 17 sound stages - one the size of four American football fields, all merit why Wicked is the ‘latest hurrah to the golden days of epic studio filmmaking,’ writes Adrian Pennington.
Behind the Scenes: Blitz
The director of 12 Years A Slave and Small Axe has created a historical aesthetic of a tragic and turbulent London, depicting lives subjected to a permanent black out, in Blitz, Steve McQueen’s new film based on authentic anecdotes and inspired by filmmaker archives of the era.
Behind the Scenes: How sound and vision get under the skin in Nickel Boys
Re-recording Mixer Tony Volante and Cinematographer Jomo Fray explain how they told a drama from the perspective of its lead characters.
