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How I Kept Working on ‘Spider-Man’ While Getting Chemotherapy
No one really wants to talk or read about cancer, especially in the workplace, unless it affects one directly. […]
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What Price Innocence?
‘When They See Us’ Recounts the Journey of Five Wrongfully Convicted Teens
In 1989, five teenagers of color were arrested and accused of the rape and brutal beating of a white woman who had been jogging in Central Park. Although the DNA on the rape kit didn’t match any of the young men, they were first coerced to “confess” and convicted by juries in two separate trials in 1990. Dubbed the Central Park Five, the boys became men during their six to 13 years in prison before a convicted serial rapist confessed to the attacks in 2002. […]
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When They Hear Us: Creating the Period-Specific Soundtrack for a Tragedy of Justice
The Netflix four-part miniseries When They See Us, which dropped May 31, was originally called Central Park 5. That working title identifies the overarching plot trajectory: The notorious case of five teenagers of color who were wrongly convicted of raping a white female jogger in New York, and which resulted in the use of the term “wilding” to describe out-of-control gang activity. The revised title better reflects the fate of the young people unjustly ensnared in the criminal justice system by embracing their humanity and not their politicized role. […]
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La ‘Vida’ Familiar: A Latinx Homecoming
I had forgotten just how much of myself my work asks me to leave at the door until I worked on Vida. The Starz network show, which had its second season premiere on May 23, was the first network television show on which I’ve ever had the pleasure of being asked to assist. My head didn’t stop spinning from the offer until several weeks into working on the series’ debut season last year. When it finally did stop, it landed smack-dab in the middle of the significance that Vida would have not just for me, but for television itself. […]
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Darling Killers: ‘Veep’ Editors Roger Nygard and Matthew Barbato
For picture editors Roger Nygard, ACE, and Matthew Barbato, the current — and final — season of HBO’s Veep offers the opportunity to swim in the middle ground between comedy and drama that resonates with them both. […]
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Funny Lady Anita Brandt Burgoyne Cuts to the Punchline
CineMontage sat down with Anita Brandt Burgoyne to talk about how she made the transition from assistant to TV to features and how her career led to working with Brooks.
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Lost in Translation No More: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ScriptSync
“…and it’s being shot completely in Arabic.” Say what? I fervently hoped that the webcam pixelation hid the panic I could feel creeping into my eyes. […]
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Oscar’s Digital Effects Master – Technical Director Kenneth Shapiro Works His Magic on Hollywood’s Biggest Awards Show
When the curtain rises on “Hollywood’s Biggest Night,” which it will again on Sunday, February 24 this year, the global audience tunes in to watch the Academy Awards live. People are eager to see the stars, the fashion, the elegance, the glitter and the gold in real time. […]
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Witch Doctors – ‘Sabrina’s’ Sound Crew Casts Its Spell
by Mel Lambert • portraits by Martin Cohen Inspired by the Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic book series from Archie Comics […]
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Three Independent Spirits: Discussion from NY Post Production Conference
Three veteran editors chosen to present and discuss their work at the 2007 New York Post Production Conference are associated with directors far removed from once traditional Hollywood career tracks. […]
