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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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Neil Mahoney, Emmy-Nominated Editor on ‘Key & Peele,’ Dies at 43
Neil Mahoney, an Emmy-nominated editor, director, writer and producer who contributed to such comedies as Key & Peele, Portlandia and Drunk History, has died. He was 43. After returning from a trip to the mountains with a friend […]
Industry
Female US Film Director Numbers Reach New Highs, but Behind the Scenes Flat
By role, women accounted for 17% of writers (down from 19% in 2019), 21% of executive producers (even with 2019), 30% of producers (up from 27% in 2019), 22% of editors (down from 23% in 2019), and 6% of cinematographers (up from 5% in […]
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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. […]
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‘Kajillionaire’s’ Jennifer Vecchiarello Talks About Transition From Assistant to Editor
“It’s such a privileged thing to take the leap from assistant editor.” […]
Industry
Cinema Eye: Mass Incarceration Doc ‘Time’ Leads Field with 6 Nominations
Time, Garrett Bradley’s portrait of the impact of a Black family torn apart by a questionably long prison sentence, scored a field-leading six nominations for the 14th Cinema Eye Honors, the documentary-celebrating organization […]
Industry
European Film Awards are Presented as a Series of Virtual Events
A special eight-member jury has convened online and decided on the winners in the categories European Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Make-up & Hair, Original Score, Sound, and Visual Effects. […]
Industry
Kevin Tent Named President of American Cinema Editors
Oscar nominated film editor Kevin Tent, a longtime collaborator of Alexander Payne on movies like Election, Sideways and The Descendants, has been elected to a two-year term as president of honorary society American Cinema Editors. […]
What Our Members Do
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. […]
