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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 tonguetteauthor2@aol.com.
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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.”

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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.

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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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Web Exclusives

Sandra Adair Pieces Together the Editing Behind Richard Linklater’s Hit ‘Hit Man’

June 13, 2024
“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.”

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Behind the Scenes

How the Post Team of ‘Ferrari’ Worked Together to Bring an Auto Epic to Life

March 8, 2024
“One of the things we had to adapt very early on is the communication in the form of notes from Michael.”

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In Memoriam

IN MEMORIAM: Mo Henry, Negative Cutter, 1956-2024

February 21, 2024
Henry died on January 14 at the age of 67 in Los Angeles, where she had lived her entire life. She is remembered among her many colleagues not just for her talent and professionalism, but her dedication to her craft.

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TEAM SPIRIT: Picture editors David Canseco, left, Todd Zelin, Joseph Ettinger, and Justin Bourret.
Behind the Scenes

For the Post-Production Team of HBO’s ‘Righteous Gemstones,’ the Devil’s in the Details

February 1, 2024
“So much of the tone of the show is set in the edit bay, and we are super-fortunate to have a group of editors that work in collaboration.”

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Behind the Scenes

Affonso Gonçalves Talks Editing Todd Haynes’ Drama ‘May December’

January 23, 2024
“I can’t pick sides. That’s the great thing about being an editor.”

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MUSIC MAN: Bradley Cooper in “Maestro.”
Behind the Scenes

Past Production: How the ‘Maestro’ Team Recreated the Music – and Marriage – of Leonard Bernstein

January 22, 2024
“The whole goal was: ‘How do we keep Lenny’s heartbeat and human nature alive through the whole thing?’”

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Book Reviews

Book Review: How ‘The Exorcist’ Became THE Monster Horror Hit of the Early 1970s

January 10, 2024
The late filmmaker William Friedkin was fond of describing his 1973 horror masterpiece “The Exorcist” as being a meditation on “the mystery of faith.”

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