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Fun and ‘Games’: How a David Mamet Thriller Cast its Spell

February 10, 2026

The “House of Games” big twist hit me like a left hook — and that was just at the end of the first act. Its world, a stripped-down modern-noir dreamscape, cast a kind of mysterious spell. And the language? It was Mamet operating at his peak. I mean, c’mon.

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Seeing Things: How Glenn Cote and the ‘Alien: Earth’ Team Got Those Special Effects

February 10, 2026

“Alien: Earth” lead visual effects editor Glenn Cote and his team certainly had their hands full, liaising with eight different visual effects vendors and supplying them with everything needed to efficiently generate animated creatures or complete post-viz shots, while also providing picture editor Regis Kimble with elements he needed, as quickly as possible, to keep the show on schedule.

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‘The Paper’ and Its Cuts: The Team Behind the Peacock Mockumentary Tells All

February 10, 2026

“We redressed the whole set to look like a 1970s newsroom. Greg Daniels and Michael Koman based it on Frederick Wiseman’s documentaries — the black-and-white film look, the texture, the gear. We brought in period costumes and typewriters, even had a few people smoking, and shot on black-and-white 16mm film. Even the aspect ratio was different from the rest of the show.”

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Cut to Black: Aziza Ngozi – Assistant Editor

February 9, 2026

It’s celebration time! Three times a week in February, The MPEG African American Steering Committee is celebrating its African American […]

Cut to Black: Jacques Gravett – Editor

February 6, 2026

It’s celebration time! Three times a week in February, The MPEG African American Steering Committee is celebrating its African American […]

Cut to Black: Stephanie Brown – Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor

February 4, 2026

It’s celebration time! Three times a week in February, The MPEG African American Steering Committee is celebrating its African American […]

In New Book, Walter Murch Explains Editing Secrets Behind ‘The Conversation’ and More

February 3, 2026

Walter Murch, ACE is a filmmaking phenomenon. Now in his early 80s, he has worked over the past six decades on many landmark films that have benefited from his insightful film editing and sound design skills, often simultaneously

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Cut to Black: Del Spiva – Music Editor

February 2, 2026

It’s celebration time! Three times a week in February, The MPEG African American Steering Committee is celebrating its African American […]

President’s Message: F. Hudson Miller Starts His Term With a Call to Action

February 1, 2026

The Guild is facing its greatest multi-pronged threats in our nine-decade history. Our federal leaders are determined to weaken or destroy American trade unions. Streaming has disrupted our traditional distribution models, and the producers have yet to construct reliable replacements. Corporate takeovers and consolidation risk are reducing the number of Hollywood productions. The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and remote technology may be improving how we work, but they also threaten to eliminate or offshore our members’ jobs.

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Sound Judgment: The Post Audio Team of ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Tells All

January 29, 2026

With Season 3 having premiered in September, I spoke with members of the show’s post-production sound team to find out what it’s like crafting the audio world of a series that’s unapologetically female-forward, from its storylines to its creators — to your author, one of the music editors.

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