Featured Stories
‘They Love Porky’: Editor Nick Simotas on New Looney Tunes Film ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’
By Peter Tonguette Daffy Duck and Porky Pig might not sound like the calmest, most congenial, or most coherent […]
Articles by Peter Tonguette
Book Reviews
Notes on Editing: Steve Hullfish Talks to Top Picture Editors in His Latest Book
By Peter Tonguette Interview books with filmmakers constitute a full-fledged literary subgenre, but among all of the one-on-one conversations that […]
Web Exclusives
‘One of Them Days’: Editor Tia Nolan Unpacks All the Cuts in Lawrence Lamont’s Sleeper Hit
By Peter Tonguette Picture editor Tia Nolan, ACE, knows comedy. Nolan was introduced to the craft of cutting comedies […]
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: John F. Burnett, Editor of ‘The Way We Were’ and ‘Goodbye Girl’
MARCH 5, 1934–OCTOBER 24, 2024 As a veteran of Old Hollywood and a pioneer of New Hollywood, picture editor John […]
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Manfred “Manny” Kirchheimer, Longtime Editor and Educator
MARCH 2, 1931–JULY 16, 2024 Manny Kirchheimer contained multitudes: He was a filmmaker, an educator, a mentor, a friend, a […]
Web Exclusives
Jesse Goldsmith on Editing Time (a Lot of It) and Space in Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Here’
“When the movie was originally described to me before I read the script, it sounded like it was almost going to be in a single shot.” […]
Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: A Trio of New Books Excavates Some Big Movies from the 1980s
Happily, there’s gold to be found on nearly every page of this engaging book. […]
Cover Story
Sounds Funny: All the Sound-Team Secrets Behind ‘Only Murders In The Building’
Helping make the mystery—and the wit—come to life are supervising sound editors Mathew Waters and Danika Benton Wikke. […]
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Sandra Adair Pieces Together the Editing Behind Richard Linklater’s Hit ‘Hit Man’
“If you can keep an audience connected to the character and the story, and not lose them on pacing, then you’re doing your job well.” […]
Behind the Scenes
How the Post Team of ‘Ferrari’ Worked Together to Bring an Auto Epic to Life
“One of the things we had to adapt very early on is the communication in the form of notes from Michael.” […]
