Features
TAIL POP: The Enduring Influence of Jean-Luc Godard and ‘Band of Outsiders’
I grew up in a Long Island suburb among people about whom a friend once said, “If they can’t eat it or wear it, they don’t want it.” […]
Film History
Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Shooting Midnight Cowboy’ Examines a Classic of Late-1960s Cinema
A New Book Looks at the Tortured Creators – and Editing-Room Nightmare – Behind ‘Midnight Cowboy’ […]
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Milton Ginsberg, Documentary Editor and ‘Coming Apart’ Filmmaker, Dies at 85
By Peter Tonguette Milton Moses Ginsberg, a pioneering independent film director who maintained a career-long sideline as a picture […]
Departments
PPASC: How Richard Chew and Other Film Pioneers Raised Asian American Visibility
Asian American picture editors Chew, Lisa Lassek and William Hoy, ACE, discussed their influences, their careers and the cultural experiences that shaped them during a “Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month” Zoom seminar hosted by Edie Ichioka, ACE, on May 15 and presented by MPEG’s Pan Pacific Asian Steering Committee. The panel also deconstructed examples of their work and offered advice to members in the well-received session. […]
Industry
Jacobin: Big Tech is Killing Movies
“The truth is,” writes Paris Marx in Jacobin, “that the discourse around cultural industries has shifted almost entirely to reflect the interests of the media oligopoly, and the consolidation of those industries is fundamentally eroding the quality of work and […]
Industry
Saval: As Antisemitism Soars, Hollywood Should Address Its Caricatures of Jews
“My current favorite,” writes Malina Saval in Variety, “in Guy Nattiv’s upcoming Golda Meir biopic, Helen Mirren will play Israel’s lone female prime minister because nothing says grandmother of the Jewish people like […]
Industry
80 Years Ago Disney Animation Workers Went on Strike
“This wasn’t your average picket line,” writes Paul Prescod in Jacobin. “’It’s up to Walt to call the halt,’ read a striking worker’s picket sign beside a picture of Mickey Mouse. Another featured an image of Pinocchio saying, ‘There are no strings on me.’ […]
Industry
A.O. Scott in the NYT: What I Learned About Democracy from the Movies
“In the past few years I’ve found myself questioning my assumptions and doubting what I thought I knew about my country,” writes A.O. Scott in The New York Times. “What if the good guys don’t always win? What if people can’t find […]
Industry
Actor Norman Lloyd, Who Died at 106, is Remembered
Norman Lloyd, who has died aged 106, had the privilege of working as an actor, director and producer with such towering figures as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Renoir and Charlie Chaplin; they were also his close friends. […]
In Memoriam
Appreciation: Bob Jones, Editing and Writing Wizard, Left a Lasting Mark on ’70s Cinema
“Bobby is the kind of guy who could do just about anything,” one colleague says. […]
