Appreciation: Bob Jones, Editing and Writing Wizard, Left a Lasting Mark on ’70s Cinema
“Bobby is the kind of guy who could do just about anything,” one colleague says. […]
Articles by Peter Tonguette
How the Editing Team Made the Most of Fran Lebowitz for Martin Scorsese’s ‘Pretend It’s a City’
“Fran likes to talk. You just ask her a question and she can go on for 15 minutes. And part of the answer will not appear related to the question in any way.” […]
Tariq Anwar Helped Bring History to Life in Civil Rights Drama ‘One Night in Miami’
By Peter Tonguette Last year, picture editor Tariq Anwar, ACE, had a most unusual experience: His editing room came to […]
Richard Pearson Talks (the Long-Delayed) ‘Wonder Woman 1984’
Picture editor Richard Pearson, A CE, did not set out to become a comedy specialist, an action guru, or a comic book connoisseur—but somehow, he has evolved into all three. […]
Andrew Mondshein on Editing Chadwick Boseman’s Farewell in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Mondshein was a longtime collaborator of legendary filmmaker Sidney Lumet, who, as the New York-based, Academy Award-nominated editor tells it, was persuaded that few things in cinema were as fascinating as a well-timed close-up. […]
Alan Baumgarten on Editing the ‘Relatable’ ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ for Netflix
“Aaron wrote the film as a dramatization of the events from the 1960s, but he didn’t want to tilt it into the world of the ’60s exclusively. His intention was always to make it more contemporary and relatable.” […]
With ‘Hopper/Welles,’ Editor Bob Murawski Captured Two Hollywood Originals
It’s an after-hours conversation between actor Dennis Hopper and director Orson Welles in November 1970. […]
The Curious Case of Unions and Documentaries
Ken Burns did it. So did Michael Moore. But a lot of documentary filmmakers don’t go union. Is that about to change? […]
Editor Don Zimmerman Found an Excellent Adventure With ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’
“Dean called me and said, ‘Don, you’ve got to do this.'” […]
Bringing the Funny for ‘Mrs. Maisel’
The heroine of Amazon’s stylish comedy “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” has a talented support team in post-production. […]