In ‘The King of Comedy’ (1983), directed by Martin Scorsese from Newsweek film critic Paul D. Zimmerman’s script, fledgling comic Rupert Pupkin wants to be a star. Obsessed with celebrity itself, he emerges from the subculture of fandom to take a shot at fame by kidnapping late night talk show host Jerry Langford. […]
I have always been envious of those who came to the business because of their love and passion for films. I was born into the film industry and didn’t appreciate my proximity. […]
I love movies and TV shows. I love watching them and I love making them. I always have, for as long as I can remember. My career as an editor would have been just about perfect if I could have slept my way to the top. Unfortunately, with my looks, I was destined for a more conventional approach. […]
After 40 years, this manifesto of the emerging baby-boomer generation still holds its mystique. […]
I was born on April 30, 1913, in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. I’m 99 years old. I guess you’d say I’m old. Weightlifting for me is standing up… I’m so old they’ve discontinued my blood type… I can remember when the Dead Sea first got sick… Jokes, no matter their quality, should make you laugh. And laughter keeps you young. And I love to laugh. […]
‘The Inventor and the Tycoon’ is an engrossing book that could have been made sleeker and more significant. […]
The diversity of techniques and point of view in Roger Crittenden’s new book on European film editing is fairly astonishing. […]
Raymond J. Haberski Jr.’s fascinating history of the film culture wars covers a series of controversies from the 1950s and ‘60s up to the early ‘70s. […]
Some essential words are offered about cutting room etiquette and potential traps for the dialogue editor. […]
The films of Stanley Kubrick, rich in their aesthetic complexity, have generated a considerable bibliography. […]
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