2015

Claude A. “C.A.” Shumaker, Jr. passed away suddenly on June 15, 2015, at the age of 79. Born in Missouri, C.A.’s family relocated to Southern California, where, in addition to …

Cutting It in Hollywood: Top Film Editors Share Their Journeys by Mitchell Danton, ACE Introduction by Michael Kahn, ACE Hollywood Adventures Publishing Paperback, 377 pages, $49.95 color; $29.95 black and …

Knowing that I was unhappy with my apartment maintenance job, my cousins invited me to travel with them as their soundman. There was no pay, but they thought I might …

Seventy-five years ago, on August 14, 1940 — back when studios still owned theatres — The Great McGinty, written and directed by Preston Sturges, premiered at the Paramount Theatre in …

The technical, artistic and economic tumult that roiled through Hollywood with the coming of sound sometimes led to wildly unusual experiments and partnerships. The widespread adoption of literary works and …

Steven Soderbergh and Larry Blake have been making movies together since the start of their professional lives.

When I was little, I always dreamed of becoming a lawyer. Not exactly a glamorous dream, but I was a very practical kid.

The documentary form has been around since the beginning of cinema, and over the past 15 years, pundits have bruited this past decade and a half as “The Golden Age …

When we fight and win, we do so not because we have statutes or courts on our side, but because we have the extralegal strength that comes from steadfast solidarity …

The smooth operation of a post facility depends upon the skills of a well-staffed engineering department to ensure that editors and mixers can work efficiently to create a film/TV soundtrack. …