Tail Pop
Sam Peckinpah’s ‘The Wild Bunch’ (1969)
Warner Bros. released Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch, firing a warning shot to the older generation that they better change with the times or risk irrelevance. […]
Film
Features
May the Norse be with You:
‘Thor’s’ Paul Rubell
“There is an element of gravitas in Thor that one doesn’t necessarily associate with a movie based on a comic book,and this is juxtaposed with laugh-out-loud humor. The ability to juggle those two tones is one of Kenneth Branagh’s great strengths, and is somewhat unusual for this kind of movie.” – Paul Rubell, A.C.E. […]
Features
Longtime Assistants: The Heart and Soul of the Editing Room
Let’s hear it for the longtime assistant for enabling the editor to keep story as the primary focus. Assistant editors are the foundation of the editing room — organizing, interfacing and problem- solving. […]
Features
Good Will Fracking: Billy Rich Mines ‘Promised Land’ for the Main Story
For as long as he has been a director, Gus Van Sant has also been an editor. While most of his subsequent efforts have been cut by such distinguished editors as Curtiss Clayton, Pietro Scalia, ACE, and Elliot Graham, ACE, Van Sant continues to drift in and out of his cutting rooms. […]
Union Made
UNION MADE: Growing Up with Moviemaking — And Never Leaving
When I saw the ending montage of my character walking into the sunset to the Doors’ “Not to Touch the Earth,” I was floored at the raw emotion it invoked in me. It was a defining moment and my first encounter with the power of image and music. […]
Features
Sabine’s Plan
Veteran New York indie film editor Sabine Hoffman, ACE, discovered film editing and began her career as a student in Berlin. […]
Features
‘Manchester’ United
by Rob Feld • portraits by John Clifford Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea made big news at the 2016 […]
Features
Jerry Greenberg’s Long Love Affair with Editing
Asked to reflect on his many career achievements and adventures while he’s sitting in his Los Angeles living room on a warm October afternoon, Oscar-winning editor Jerry Greenberg, ACE, briefly hesitates. […]
Features
An Editor’s Director—Nonpareil
Robert Wise’s quiet leadership was rooted in a seemingly easy going inner security, a palpable respect for others. […]
Features
The Self-Composed Music Editor
Scott Stambler is normally a music editor––but on this version of Payback, he’s composing for the first time. […]
