Columns
From KEM Rolls to ‘Lost Souls’ – My Life in Post
I grew up in Santa Clarita during the 1970s. In my early teens, I’d go to work with my dad, Leonard Kroll, who, at the time, was the head of post-production at 20th Century-Fox. […]
Picture Editors
Awards
ACE Announces Eddie Awards Nominees
The American Cinema Editors (ACE), the honorary society of the world’s top film editors, has announced nominations for the 69th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in 11 categories of film, television and documentaries. […]
Features
Night of the Living Dolls:
The Making of ‘Welcome to Marwen’
‘Welcome to Marwen’ is a Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures feature starring Steve Carell that takes place in the real world, as well as a world populated by dolls. It was released by Universal on December 21. […]
Features
Richard Marks: ACE 2013 Career Achievement Award Honoree
It was the news that the American Cinema Editors (ACE) had selected him for a Career Achievement Award that prompted Richard Marks to revisit his life’s work. […]
Features
Talking ‘Beale Street’
The Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders Interview
On their first film as co-editors, Joi McMillon, ACE, and Nat Sanders, ACE, made a name for themselves in the independent filmmaking world with the runaway indie hit ‘Moonlight’ (2016), as did their writer-director, Barry Jenkins. […]
Features
Wild Was ‘The Wind’
Few directors were more familiar with the pleasures and perils of film editing than Orson Welles. […]
Features
A Justice for All:
Michelle Tesoro Edits ‘On the Basis of Sex’
In a year that’s featured contentious debates over the #MeToo movement, ‘On the Basis of Sex,’ which opens on Christmas Day, is the most timely holiday present imaginable. […]
Committee News
A Celebration of Emmy Proportions!
Pan Pacific and Asian-American Committee Honors Its Own
Three-dozen enthusiastic MPEG members gathered in the Editors Guild’s Dede Allen Seminar Room in Los Angeles to celebrate the careers of five members of Pan Pacific and Asian descent who were nominated for Emmy Awards in 2018. […]
Features
Inheritors of ‘The Wind’:
Murawski and Segal Finish Welles’ Final Film
Orson Welles was looking forward to editing ‘The Other Side of the Wind.’ In 1970, before he had even begun shooting what became his now-fabled unfinished (until this year) film, Welles discussed his post-production plans in a conversation with his friend, actor-director-writer Peter Bogdanovich. […]
Features
Sisters Doin’ It for Themselves:
Joe Walker on Editing Distaff Heist Film ‘Widows’
As a teenager growing up in West London in the UK, Joe Walker, ACE, had two interests: music and film. He was in bands, wrote music and mucked about with his parents’ 8mm film gear. […]
