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Adam Gough Found the Right Moves in Spike Lee’s ‘American Utopia’ with David Byrne
“All I want from a director is trust. Without that, there isn’t the foundation for a mutual relationship that allows you to be creative.” […]
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Jamie Kirkpatrick on Editing John Leguizamo’s Chess Drama ‘Critical Thinking’
One critic has likened the film to director Ramón Menéndez’s “Stand and Deliver” (1988), in which a teacher successfully inspires his dropout-prone students to learn calculus. […]
Industry
L.A. Times’ Top Ten List for 2020: The Year’s Best Movies, TV, Music and More
Movie theaters closed. Broadway went dark. Concert venues fell silent. But 2020 still led to some special projects in entertainment and arts. Here are some of our picks for the best of the year. There are 12 stories. […]
Book Reviews
Was 1962 the Best Year Ever for Movies? A New Book Makes the Case
The early ’60s was a more fertile time for movies than many think. […]
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What Our Members Do: John Axelrad, Picture Editor
“There was a click track, but it was completely useless—because this was live JAZZ!” […]
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Rob Reiner and Robert Leighton Talk Up Relevance of ‘The American President,’ 25 Years Later
As we approach the most critical election in history, its a good time to re-watch, or stream for the first time, ‘The American President.’ “I think people should watch the film and see what a real democracy can be,” said director Rob Reiner. […]
Industry
New York Times: Hollywood’s Obituary, the Sequel. Now Streaming.
“Hollywood has repeatedly written its own obituary,” writes Brook Barnes in The New York Times. “It died when Star Wars (1977) and Superman (1978) turned movies into toy advertisements. The 1980s (VCRs), the 1990s (the rise of […]
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Editor Don Zimmerman Found an Excellent Adventure With ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’
“Dean called me and said, ‘Don, you’ve got to do this.'” […]
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Pandemic Talent: How WME Agents Try to Keep Editors Working During Covid-19
“When the shutdown happened, we called all of our clients and talked to them and said: ‘We’re in uncharted territory.'” […]
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Matthew Hannam Talks Editing Jude Law’s New Family Drama ‘The Nest’
Hannam cut “The Nest,” starring Jude Law as Rory, a charismatic 1980s entrepreneur who relocates his wife and children from suburban America to his native England. […]
