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UNION MADE: All in the Filmmaking Family

September 1, 2014

Many of the editors I met asked me why I didn’t want to become a director like my dad. To me, editing was far more interesting than directing — and you didn’t need a small army of people to do it.

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Paul Hirsch on ‘Blow Out’

September 1, 2014

His most memorable film? Don’t ask that of Paul Hirsch, ACE. The Academy Award-winning editor does not believe in the concept, and a quick perusal of the more than 40 films to his credit suggests the futility of that exercise: Is it Carrie (1976) or Star Wars (1977)? The Empire Strikes Back (1980) or Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) — or something else?

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The Fisher Kings: Story Analysts Are on an Expedition for the Big Catch

September 1, 2014

Analysts — always the first to see material submitted to a studio or network — spend their working lives trolling for their company’s next big hit.

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Ronald Neame’s ‘The Poseidon Adventure’

July 1, 2014

The emergency lights flickered on and off. I found myself 30 feet in the air hanging onto the edge of a railing.

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Learn the Craft, But Don’t Overlook the Art

July 1, 2014

It’s not that ‘Grammar of the Edit’ is wrong. It is just incomplete.

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Comedy Is Hard. But Flipping Ain’t Easy Either

July 1, 2014

Connotations to the contrary notwithstanding, “flipping” ain’t easy.

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Les Beatles Nouvelle Vague: A Hard Day For Night

July 1, 2014

It is hard to believe now, but in the early 1960s, the young, long-haired Liverpudlian lads John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr (known collectively as the Beatles) were considered to be an insidious force, challenging British as well as American stereotypes of youthful masculinity, just as their distinctive, infectious “beat music” threatened to take over the pop charts of both countries.

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Working Their Way Back to You: The Four Seasons Return, Via ‘Jersey Boys’

July 1, 2014

his summer, the debut of his latest film emphasizes the music-appreciation side of Eastwood as never before.

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Tom Fleischman on ‘GoodFellas’

July 1, 2014

Almost 25 years after its premiere, GoodFellas (1990) is still a shocking movie about organized crime.

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Raising Editors: The ACE Internship Program

July 1, 2014

For over two decades, the American Cinema Editors (ACE) has sponsored the ACE Internship Program to help bring motivated individuals into the editing profession.

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