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Avatar costume designer Deborah L. Scott on creating costumes for CGI: “I started off dropping things in a fishtank”

Longtime James Cameron collaborator Deborah L. Scott tells us about the hands-on physical craft that goes into the real-life costumes she creates for the CG characters of the Avatar films.

By Scarlett Harris

Avatar costume designer Deborah L. Scott on creating costumes for CGI: “I started off dropping things in a fishtank”

Interviews

Stephen King in conversation with Edgar Wright: “When I wrote The Running Man, 2025 seemed so far in the future that I couldn’t even grasp it in my mind”

By James Mottram

Stephen King in conversation with Edgar Wright: “When I wrote The Running Man, 2025 seemed so far in the future that I couldn’t even grasp it in my mind”

Object of the week

Alan Whicker’s cue cards for interviewing Sean Connery on You Only Live Twice

By Nathalie Morris

Alan Whicker’s cue cards for interviewing Sean Connery on You Only Live Twice

Object of the week

The painted ‘flying ballet’ design for Superman

By Claire Smith

The painted ‘flying ballet’ design for Superman

Interviews

From Top Gun to F1: Jerry Bruckheimer on 40 years as Hollywood’s blockbuster producer

By Lou Thomas

From Top Gun to F1: Jerry Bruckheimer on 40 years as Hollywood’s blockbuster producer

10 great

10 great shark attack films

By James Rose

10 great shark attack films

Finest hours

Finest hours: Derren Nesbitt as the hissable Nazi in Where Eagles Dare, “the least boring film ever made”

By David Parkinson

Finest hours: Derren Nesbitt as the hissable Nazi in Where Eagles Dare, “the least boring film ever made”

Interviews

Takeshi Kitano, a rare interview: “There are diverse patterns of queerness in Japanese society”

By Blake Simons

Takeshi Kitano, a rare interview: “There are diverse patterns of queerness in Japanese society”

Where to begin

Where to begin with Michael Bay

By Brogan Morris

Where to begin with Michael Bay

Features

Sidney Poitier in the VHS era: the actor’s late burst in thrillers and action movies

By Alex Ramon

Sidney Poitier in the VHS era: the actor’s late burst in thrillers and action movies

Interviews

Sammo Hung looks back on a life of action: “We risked our lives, but we really had no choice”

By Nick Newman

Sammo Hung looks back on a life of action: “We risked our lives, but we really had no choice”

10 great

10 great Christmas action films

By Matthew Thrift

10 great Christmas action films

Features

Once upon a time in Almería: the spaghetti western town that became a theme park

By Duncan Wheeler

Once upon a time in Almería: the spaghetti western town that became a theme park

Features

The chase is still on: how ‘human hunting’ movies have reshaped The Most Dangerous Game for the 21st century

By Craig Ian Mann

The chase is still on: how ‘human hunting’ movies have reshaped The Most Dangerous Game for the 21st century

Lists

The birth of action: 10 sensational stunts from the silent era

By David Parkinson

The birth of action: 10 sensational stunts from the silent era

Interviews

The last action hero in Hong Kong: Stephen Tung Wai on 50 years of kicking it in kung fu movies

By David West

The last action hero in Hong Kong: Stephen Tung Wai on 50 years of kicking it in kung fu movies

10 great

10 great Indian action films

By Soham Gadre

10 great Indian action films

Features

Going soft: the changing face of Hollywood action cinema in the 1990s

By Craig Ian Mann

Going soft: the changing face of Hollywood action cinema in the 1990s

Features

In praise of Yakima Canutt, the stunt daredevil who risked his neck for Hollywood classics

By Lara Callaghan

In praise of Yakima Canutt, the stunt daredevil who risked his neck for Hollywood classics

One per year

A great action film for every year, 1924 to now

By Henry Barnes, Anton Bitel and others

A great action film for every year, 1924 to now

10 great

10 great British action films of the 1970s

By Neil Mitchell

10 great British action films of the 1970s

Interviews

Walter Hill: stories from 50 years of Hollywood action filmmaking

By Matthew Thrift

Walter Hill: stories from 50 years of Hollywood action filmmaking

Where to begin

Where to begin with Johnnie To

By John Berra

Where to begin with Johnnie To

Where to begin

Where to begin with the Shaw Brothers

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with the Shaw Brothers

Lists

Go west: 8 Japanese classics and the western films inspired by them

By Kambole Campbell

Go west: 8 Japanese classics and the western films inspired by them

10 great

10 great samurai films

By Jasper Sharp

10 great samurai films

Interviews

The Terminator came to me in a dream: a new interview with James Cameron

By George Bass

The Terminator came to me in a dream: a new interview with James Cameron

Where to begin

Where to begin with Tsui Hark

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Tsui Hark

Where to begin

Where to begin with King Hu

By John Berra

Where to begin with King Hu

Features

Heroic Bloodshed: how Hong Kong’s style was swiped by Hollywood

By Anton Bitel

Heroic Bloodshed: how Hong Kong’s style was swiped by Hollywood