My Most Memorable Film
Carol Littleton on ‘Places in the Heart’
The film touched Carol’s heart because its characters and events were recognizable to her family.
Month: February 2015
Features
Oscar’s Favorite Re-Recording Mixers: 2015
This year’s Oscar nominees in the Sound Mixing category include an offering that profiles a conflicted long-gun wielder, one that focuses on a sadistic music teacher, a zany theatrical comedy, a journey across space and time, and a character overcoming adversity.
Book Reviews
Post Moderne: A Resource and Reference Tool
When nonlinear editing systems first appeared nearly 25 years ago, a lot of people scratched their heads. Who could edit with a picture you could barely see and a hard drive that couldn’t hold even a reel of images, on a new-fangled personal computer that was likely to crash?
Features
Oscar’s Favorite Film Editors: 2015
The Academy Award nominees for Film Editing this year exemplify the importance of the collaborative role of the editor in shaping a director’s vision.
Tail Pop
Jonathan Demme’s ‘Melvin and Howard’
As an inquisitive kid growing up in rural northwest Georgia, I was always looking for ways to keep from being bored — reading, watching TV or going to the movies.
Features
Oscar’s Favorite Sound Editors: 2015
This year’s Oscar nominees for Best Sound Editing transport us to three very distinct war zones (American Sniper, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Unbroken), take us for a roller-coaster ride inside a wormhole and a black hole (Interstellar), and put us in the mindset of a has-been movie star going out of his mind (Birdman).
