There are plenty of gorgeous movies up for the Best Picture nomination for the 2020 Academy Awards, but few are as technically astounding as 1917. The film follows young World War I soldiers, Lance ...

As a feat of filmmaking, 1917 is a monumental achievement. The way it creates the illusion of a ‘single take’ gives us a new way of understanding the horrors of war and a level of shared-experience ...

"1917," the Oscar favorite for sound editing and mixing, utilized new techniques and equipment to achieve an innovative soundscape. In planning the sound design for “1917,” supervising sound editor ...

During the epic final scene of 1917, actor George MacKay swerved through 500 extras. He unsuccessfully avoided a collision. The final scenes in arguably one of the best World War I movies took ...

Sam Mendes filmed his suspenseful beat-the-clock thriller in what appears to be one continuous take. It's an impressive feat — but it makes the WWI movie feel like an overly polished one-shot wonder.

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THR review: Sam Mendes' ambitious World War I film '1917' presents the harrowing odyssey of two British soldiers in one seemingly continuous shot. By Todd McCarthy The only problem with 1917 is the ...

The Sam Mendes-directed film '1917' required its hair and makeup team to pay extra attention to continuity. By Lindsay Weinberg Oscar-nominated hair and makeup designer Naomi Donne had a few tricks up ...

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