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Sound Judgment

As the Motion Picture Editors Guild enters its 80th anniversary year, it’s important to recognize that 2017 also marks the 90th anniversary of the commercial ascendance of motion pictures with synchronized sound, which were called “talkies.” […]

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PASSAGES – Anne V. Coates, ACE

Anne Voase Coates, ACE, who died May 8 at the age of 92, edited more than 50 films during a prolific career that lasted for six decades. She was best known for her work on David Lean’s 1962 classic Lawrence of Arabia, for which she won an Academy Award. She received further Oscar nominations for Becket (1964), directed by Peter Glenville; The Elephant Man (1980), by David Lynch; In the Line of Fire (1993), by Wolfgang Petersen; and Out of Sight (1998), by Steven Soderbergh. […]

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PASSAGES – Edward M. Abroms, ACE

Emmy Award-winning film editor Edward Abroms, ACE, died of heart failure on February 13, 2018 — the 60th anniversary date of his joining the Editors Guild. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Colleen; his children Ed Abroms (and his wife Terra), Lynn Abroms (and her partner Scott Lerner) and Cindy Hammond (and her husband Danny Hammond); and his grandchildren Brandon, Jordon (and his wife Jordann) and James. […]

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PASSAGES – Hyman Kaufman

Hyman worked in the film industry from the 1950s through the 1980s. His career as a film editor was dedicated strictly to documentaries on both the small and large screen. Things got off the ground for Hyman when he moved from New York to Los Angeles in late 1961 and soon after joined the newly formed David Wolper Productions. […]

Letters to the Editor

Follow the Reader

Good analysts know that stepping outside of themselves to examine a script from a different point-of-view is key in writing a complete analysis of the potential project. […]