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Inventing the Future

Inventing the Future

How Tron’s Light Cycle went from Syd Mead’s radical sketches to one of cinema’s most enduring visions of the future.
Mission From God

Mission From God

Few films celebrate automotive chaos quite like The Blues Brothers (1980). What begins with a battered surplus police car waiting outside an Illinois prison quickly erupts into one of cinema's... Read More
Speed, Passion, Legacy

Speed, Passion, Legacy

Michael Mann on bringing Ferrari to life—from recreating legendary race cars and their unmistakable sound to capturing Enzo Ferrari's relentless pursuit of perfection.
Talking with Mark Digby

Talking with Mark Digby

Mark Digby, Production Designer of Ex Machina, on resisting architectural cliché, and why cinematic villains so often inhabit extraordinary spaces.  
Talking with Jeff Gordon

Talking with Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon on Pixar’s Cars, Smokey and the Bandit, Formula 1, stunt driving, and the movie cars that shaped his imagination growing up.
Talking with Chad Oppenheim

Talking with Chad Oppenheim

Chad Oppenheim on stillness, landscape, and the spirit of place  
Talking with Author Alice Walker

Talking with Author Alice Walker

  Alice Walker on kindness, creativity, and writing for children  
Talking with Michele Oka Doner

Talking with Michele Oka Doner

Entering Michele Oka Doner’s world of intuition, nature, and collected forms