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‘Babylon’ Hair and Makeup Team on Bringing Timelessness to 1920s and Being Inspired by Mugshots

Academy Award winner Damien Chazelle returns to the Oscar race with a meticulously researched love letter to filmmaking in the decades-spanning original epic Babylon. For both Makeup Department Head Heba Thorisdottir (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Don’t Worry Darling) and Hair Department Head Jaime Leigh McIntosh (Blonde, Don’t Worry Darling), the film’s unvarnished look was exactly the reason they wanted to be involved with this project.

Actor Diego Calva on Leading Damien Chazelle’s Babylon

When writer/director Damien Chazelle set out to make the decadent tale of Babylon, he needed an actor capable of portraying the whirlwind ride of a rags-to-riches Hollywood story. Through a rigorous casting process amid COVID lockdown, Chazelle found Mexican actor Diego Calva.

‘Spirited’ Songwriter’s FYC Panel for Apple TV+

Apple TV+ is bringing charm back to the holiday season with their newest musical, Spirited. The film offers a fresh perspective on the classic Christmas Carol story by Charles Dickens, with stars Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell teaming with writer/director Sean Anders and co-writer John Morris.