Behind the Scenes
Affonso Gonçalves Talks Editing Todd Haynes’ Drama ‘May December’
“I can’t pick sides. That’s the great thing about being an editor.” […]
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Behind the Scenes
Thelma Schoonmaker Talks Editing Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of The Flower Moon’
“Marty never wants to repeat himself,” said Schoonmaker, the three-time Oscar-winning editor best known for her work with director Martin Scorsese on film classics such as “Raging Bull” and “Goodfellas.” “He gets a great new idea he wants to challenge himself with, and I’m being challenged with him,” she added. “There’s never any boredom.” Their latest challenge is the Apple-financed $200 million production, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” adapted by the writer Eric Roth and Scorsese from the 2016 non-fiction book by David Grann. […]
Book Reviews
Book Review: How Siskel & Ebert Became the Most Famous Movie Critics In America
Nostalgic fans of Siskel and Ebert may be the only readers to welcome all this detail. […]
Features
CATHY’S COLUMN: After Years of Challenges, Solidarity Is More Vital Than Ever
I do hope that by the time you read this, production has restarted as we hoped it would earlier this year. Still, there is a lot of concern about what the volume of work will look like this year and into the future. Business models are changing and talk of mergers continues. […]
Behind the Scenes
How Jennifer Lame and the Post Team Helped Turn ‘Oppenheimer’ Into an Epic Smash
Working with film took Lame back to the dawn of her career. Lame noted that most editors her age and younger have worked only in the digital world, so the film workflow may not be familiar to them. “My first job was working on a film movie, ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.’ That was shot on film, the dailies were screened on film – everything. I feel lucky to have had that early opportunity to work with film.” […]
Features
Hollywood Ending: Alisa Lepselter Cut What May – or May Not – Be Woody Allen’s Last Film, ‘Coup de Chance’
“In making a film, it is key to have a first-rate cinematographer and a first-rate editor,” Allen said. […]
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WHAT OUR MEMBERS DO: Alexis Lain, Assistant VFX Editor
WHERE ARE YOU CURRENTLY EMPLOYED? Universal Studios. CURRENT PROJECTS? I recently finished Paramount’s “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” and […]
Behind the Scenes
For the Post-Production Team of HBO’s ‘Righteous Gemstones,’ the Devil’s in the Details
“So much of the tone of the show is set in the edit bay, and we are super-fortunate to have a group of editors that work in collaboration.” […]
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IN MEMORIAM: Arthur Schmidt, Editor of ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Forrest Gump,’ 1937-2023
For director Robert Zemeckis, Schmidt was the editor of, among other classic films, the “Back to the Future” trilogy (1985, 1989, 1990), “Forrest Gump” (1994), and “Contact” (1997). He won two Oscars during his multi-decade partnership with Zemeckis: for “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” (1988) and for “Forrest Gump.” […]
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WHAT OUR MEMBERS DO: Ailin Gong, Sound Editor
“It’s a team effort, and together we bring stories to life, creating a memorable auditory experience for the audience.” […]
