Union Made
Cinema Paradiso in San Diego
You’d think my path to joining the Editors Guild would be a predictable journey: attend film school, pursue an internship in post-production, get in the union, win awards. But I didn’t go that route.
Year: 2005
Getting Organized
‘Extreme Makeover’ Guild Addition: Management Fails to Intimidate
These courageous editors found a way to hold together a majority and vote for the Guild.
Letters to the Editor
Follow the Reader
Good analysts know that stepping outside of themselves to examine a script from a different point-of-view is key in writing a complete analysis of the potential project.
Features
Stranger Than Paradox: The Unusual Filmmaking Practices of Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch sat down with CineMontage to discuss his long-term collaborative relationship with editor Jay Rabinowitz, their work on the new film and his rather unconventional approach to film editing.
Features
Method Man: Jay Rabinowitz Finds that the Film Tells Him How to Edit It
One of the joys of working in theatrical professions is the episodic nature one’s life can take, Editor Jay Rabinowitz, ACE, is one who has had this experience in spades.
Features
School Daze: Leander Sales Graduates from Cutting Room to Classroom
After a decade of editing films at Spike Lee’s 40 Acres and a Mule, Leander Sales decided to instruct others in the craft.
Book Reviews
The History of Docs
Perhaps more than any other genre, editing plays a crucial role in documentary storytelling and shaping of the narrative.
Features
Spike Lee’s ‘Inside Man’ Barry Alexander Brown
Editor, Barry Alexander Brown was invaluable to Spike Lee and Mira Nair because he thought like a filmmaker and anticipated their decisions.
Tail Pop
Elliot Silverstein’s ‘Cat Ballou’ (1965)
Yep, it’s a comedy/sex/Western spoof with one-of-a-kind performances from Fonda and Lee Marvin.
Getting Organized
GUILD TO ‘THE APPRENTICE’: YOU’RE ORGANIZED!
Organizing in Reality television rounded a significant corner this summer.
