Features
The Wall Street Shuffle: Pete Beaudreau’s Stock Rises with ‘Margin Call’
Pete Beaudreau spoke to CineMontage about ‘Margin Call’ and his career path. […]
Film
Features
The Eastwood Sanction
“A movie is like a clay statue and editorial is the final part of that molding.” – Clint Eastwood […]
This Quarter in Film History
THIS MONTH IN FILM HISTORY:
Renoir’s War ‘Rules’
Beneath its seemingly innocuous appearance, the story attacks the very structure of our society… The audience recognized this. The truth is that they recognized themselves. […]
Features
Sally Forth Menke’s ‘Glourious’ Editing
for Quentin Tarantino
Sharp dialogue. Splintered chronology. Bursts of extreme violence. Must be Quentin Tarantino. Sally Menke, A.C.E. has been there every step of the way… providing the brilliantly bold cutting for all of the director’s films. […]
Tail Pop
Bruce Robinson’s WITHNAIL AND I (1987)
No doubt about it, this is a very funny film. But it is more than just the string of lunatic comedic moments; it also examines themes of friendship and growing up. […]
Features
Trail of the Arrow The Legend of Robin Hood on Film
By the time movies arrived, all the elements of the legend were in place—except for a cohesive plot line. […]
Tail Pop
Vittorio de Sica’s Ladri di Biciclette (the Bicycle Thief-1948)
Remarkably, De Sica doesn’t waste any time on setting the scene or on the family’s backstory in this act. He deems the viewer intelligent enough to take clues from the allegories he provides, and doesn’t take refuge in a voiceover. […]
Features
The Look of ‘Michael Clayton’
John Gilroy, A.C.E., had to make sure the audience stayed inside the characters, while creating a subtle build-up of tension throughout. […]
Features
Slave to the Rhythm: Niven Howie
“I let the actors’ eye movements guide my cuts. When an actor looks to someone else, I wait until they’ve looked, then cut to where they’re looking. It’s a simple thing, but when it’s not done right, it feels very weird.” – Niven Howie […]
Features
Pietro Scalia Maestro of Movie Editing Meets the Merrie Men of Sherwood Forest
Film combines all the art forms––drama, theatre, photography, dance, music, architecture––but editing is very special and specific to film. It was borne out of film; it didn’t exist before that. There’s no other art form like it. […]
