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HomeAuthorsPeter Tonguette

Articles by Peter Tonguette

About Peter Tonguette
Peter Tonguette is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Sight & Sound, Film Comment and Cineaste. He can be reached at [email protected].
Features

The Heart of ‘Saturday Night’: Bringing Back Memories of the Origin of ‘SNL’

April 7, 2025

By Peter Tonguette   Chaos, commotion, contention, and a whole lot of comedy converged on the night of October 11, […]

In Memoriam

In Memoriam: George Folsey Jr., Editor of ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’ and ‘Adam’s Rib’

April 4, 2025

JANUARY 17, 1939–DECEMBER 29, 2024   Picture editor George Folsey, Jr., ACE was perhaps fated to go into the movie […]

Featured Stories

‘They Love Porky’: Editor Nick Simotas on New Looney Tunes Film ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’

March 18, 2025

By Peter Tonguette   Daffy Duck and Porky Pig might not sound like the calmest, most congenial, or most coherent […]

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Book Reviews

Notes on Editing: Steve Hullfish Talks to Top Picture Editors in His Latest Book

March 5, 2025

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

February 7, 2025

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’

February 7, 2025

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

February 7, 2025

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’

November 15, 2024

“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

October 8, 2024

Happily, there’s gold to be found on nearly every page of this engaging book. […]

PHOTOS BY MARK EDWARDS
Cover Story

Sounds Funny: All the Sound-Team Secrets Behind ‘Only Murders In The Building’

June 28, 2024

Helping make the mystery—and the wit—come to life are supervising sound editors Mathew Waters and Danika Benton Wikke. […]

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