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Words Like Bullets: How ‘Sweet Smell’ Met with Success
Why ‘Sweet Smell’ Succeeded
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Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: How a 1941 Disney Animators’ Strike Changed Hollywood
By Betsy McLane Jake Friedman deserves a rousing hurrah for writing “The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation’s […]
Union Made
Union Made: How a Trailer Editor Got Her Start
By Thea Huang I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. As a kid, I enjoyed playing sports — basketball […]
Tail Pop
Coming Out: Growing up with ‘Saving Face’
By Donna J. Choo I grew up in Hawai‘i, on the island of O‘ahu, where my moviegoing love began at […]
Union Made
Union Made: The ‘USC Mafia’ and How It Advanced One Editor’s Career
A long, long time ago, in 1976, I was a grad student at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and learned the craft of film editing. I edited an award-winning short, “F.N.G.”, which led to a teaching assistant position working with an Oscar-winning professor.
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Kiss Me, Deadly: The Life Lessons of Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’
One of my earliest memories is of my mother taking me into Manhattan from Brooklyn one gloomy morning, on a subway train crossing the East River.
Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Kill the Documentary’ Takes Aim at an Old Art Form
A new book takes aim at the art of documentary from a critical, leftist viewpoint.
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Coming of Age: A Childhood Love of Film Led to an Editing Career
When I was growing up, Hollywood felt so far away because the films themselves were so otherworldly. The notion that someone could write and capture these images was mind-blowing to me.
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TAIL POP: The Enduring Wisdom of Indiana Jones
The enduring wisdom of Indiana Jones
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Art and Craft of Motion Picture Editing’
A new book looks at the craft of picture editing from a fresh perspective
