Features
Game of Drones: Good Kill
Drone warfare “is not only topical, or even controversial; it’s something that many of us are ambivalent about.
Year: 2015
Book Reviews
Knockin’ on History’s Door
Sometimes a title can be misleading, but in the case of The Authentic Death & Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid: The Untold Story of Peckinpah’s Last Western — the title, including ampersand — is part and parcel of ACE member Paul Seydor’s exactingly told story.
My Most Memorable Film
Curt Sobel on ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’
For the first 10 days of their collaboration, composer Jack Nitzsche did not say more than two words to music editor Curt Sobel.
Getting Organized
The Guild Strikes a Note of Support for Members, Non-Members Alike
In its campaign to organize non-union employers, the Editors Guild has many tools and tactics. In some instances, employees withhold their labor in order to convince non-union employers to agree to union deals.
Columns
Ivan Reitman’s ‘Ghostbusters’
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a Ghostbuster. For a kid growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, enduring frigid, snowy winters, there was a certain level of comfort to be found in the warm glow of Saturday morning television.
Membership Outreach
Whatever Happened to Mentorship?
The Guild membership has expressed alarm at the lack of mentorship opportunities and on-the-job training in post-production today.
Features
Brilliant Mistakes: Editor Alex Hall and Director Oren Moverman on ‘Time Out of Mind’
“I am attracted to real stories about real people with real problems, without layered-on artificial drama or melodrama. This runs through almost everything I’ve done.” – Alex Hall
Features
Mo Henry: The Last of the Negative Cutters?
“I thought this would end fast, and I’m shocked that I’m still doing it.” – Mo Henry
This Quarter in Film History
Altman’s Grand Ole Soap Opry
After 40 years, Robert Altman’s satiric tapestry of American society looks more accurate than ever.
Features
Everything’s Coming Up ACES: New Color Standard’s Impact on Editors and Colorists
Now, after years of field-testing pre-release versions of ACES on selected projects, ACES version 1.0 is finally available as, according to the Academy
