Book Reviews
Textbook Examples: Two Different Views on Filmmaking and Editing
Two new books offer decidedly different approaches to the art and craft of creating motion pictures. […]
Film
Columns
Sofia Coppola’s ‘Somewhere’
When Sofia Coppola’s ‘Somewhere’ was released, I was out of town, and I knew I’d rush to see it the moment I got back home. But by then, it was playing only at the Summerfield Theatre in Santa Rosa, about two-and-a-half hours from where I lived in Santa Cruz. […]
Features
Editors Finally Get Their Close-Up: Alan Heim on ‘The Cutting Edge’
CineMontage recently caught up with Alan Heim to ask him about ‘The Cutting Edge’. […]
Features
Creating a Monster in the Cutting Room: David Zieff Strives for Honesty in Metallica Doc
“Nobody really had a sense of where the movie was going at the beginning. It was more a matter of putting together the things that felt right.” – David Zieff […]
Features
Hollywood’s Renaissance Man
Robert Wise was truly a renaissance man of filmmaking. […]
Features
Post Codes from the Edge: Canadian Doc Celebrates Art of Editing
Despite its “below-the-line” status, the craft of editing is emerging to claim its recognition as an essential role in the creation of the motion picture. […]
Features
Big Sound, Small Budget: Sonically Recreating the Sixties for ‘Bobby’
What comes through in ‘Bobby’, from start to finish, is the trueness of all the performances and the passion that went into making it. […]
Features
Film Editors Forum
A group of Editors discuss what makes good editing […]
Features
Features
Prime Cut: The Work of the Film Editor
To help us celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, our colleagues at the prestigious film journal Film Comment in New York have allowed us to reprint copy from their special 24-page section celebrating film editors […]
