My Most Memorable Film
Carol Littleton on ‘Places in the Heart’
The film touched Carol’s heart because its characters and events were recognizable to her family. […]
Columns
This Quarter in Film History
The Gutting of ‘Greed’
The editor described the first part of the picture as “quite humorous at times,” which would have helped audiences accept the tragedy of the second half. […]
This Quarter in Film History
When the South Rose Again
One century ago, on February 8, 1915, David Wark Griffith’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’ premiered under its original title, The Clansman, at Clune’s Auditorium in Los Angeles. […]
Tail Pop
Jonathan Demme’s ‘Melvin and Howard’
As an inquisitive kid growing up in rural northwest Georgia, I was always looking for ways to keep from being bored — reading, watching TV or going to the movies. […]
Book Reviews
Post Moderne: A Resource and Reference Tool
When nonlinear editing systems first appeared nearly 25 years ago, a lot of people scratched their heads. Who could edit with a picture you could barely see and a hard drive that couldn’t hold even a reel of images, on a new-fangled personal computer that was likely to crash? […]
Union Made
Union Made: My Life as a DiploRat Began in the Basement
I discovered the animal called “story analyst.” These people were allowed to sit on their tuchuses all day to read. And some fool paid them to do this! […]
Columns
Ivan Reitman’s ‘Ghostbusters’
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a Ghostbuster. For a kid growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, enduring frigid, snowy winters, there was a certain level of comfort to be found in the warm glow of Saturday morning television. […]
My Most Memorable Film
Curt Sobel on ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’
For the first 10 days of their collaboration, composer Jack Nitzsche did not say more than two words to music editor Curt Sobel. […]
Book Reviews
Knockin’ on History’s Door
Sometimes a title can be misleading, but in the case of The Authentic Death & Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid: The Untold Story of Peckinpah’s Last Western — the title, including ampersand — is part and parcel of ACE member Paul Seydor’s exactingly told story. […]
Tail Pop
Federico Fellini’s ‘8 1/2’
When I was little, I always dreamed of becoming a lawyer. Not exactly a glamorous dream, but I was a very practical kid. […]
