Behind the Wizard of Oz in the two-part “Wicked” movies were people actually pulling the strings. They set the table for the hit double-punch movies long before the cameras ever rolled out: The ...

How did Sarah Halley Finn become the MCU’s casting director? She had to audition. Finn recalls when Marvel Cinematic Universe executive producer Louis D’Esposito (with whom she worked on the film “S.W ...

Keeping pace with Hollywood’s awards horserace. Sign up for the newsletter here. It’s another craft category filled with Best Picture nominees, but each one reveals something about the Academy’s ...

The panelists for SBIFF’s first Casting Directors Panel are all nominated for Oscars this year in a new category. On the Red Carpet are (from left) moderator Debra Birnbaum, Francine Maisler (“Sinners ...

The veteran casting director heard her name called for a collaboration with her regular auteur boss Paul Thomas Anderson on his ‘One Battle After Another.’ By Chris Gardner Cassandra Kulukundis made ...

You know the old saying about how you wait ages for a bus and then two come along at the exact same time? New Oscars categories are like that too. In the 77 years since 1949, the Academy Awards have ...