Book Reviews
Blooping the Join And Other Memories of Editing’s Early Days
With this engaging and highly entertaining autobiography, Clark recounts an illustrious career as an editor. […]
Picture Editors
Union Made
UNION MADE: A Long and Winding Career Path
I arrived in Hollywood with no contacts––and as I observed the inner workings of the business, I felt that what I learned in college was horribly insufficient for me to succeed. So I opened myself up to any job I could get, observing everyone and everything. […]
This Quarter in Film History
Brother, Can You Spare a Job?
F Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that there are no second acts to American lives––an odd statement because Americans have always sought new challenges and adventures. During the Depression, people lost their careers, their savings and their homes, and families were forced to discover new ways to survive. Three-quarters of a century later, the current generation is experiencing similar joblessness, foreclosures and bankruptcies, which have caused national anxiety. […]
Tail Pop
Wes Anderson’s ‘Rushmore’
There are those wonderful, albeit rare occasions when you are sent a script and immediately a sense of excitement overtakes you. Such was the case in 1997 when Wes Anderson sent me Rushmore. I felt so…lucky! […]
Tail Pop
Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly’s ‘Singin’ in the Rain’
Growing up a twin and one of nine children meant that there wasn’t very much alone time. […]
Tail Pop
Leo McCarey’s ‘Duck Soup’
In Syracuse New York in 1967, my dad’s RCA console TV received three broadcast channels. One of them was the local PBS station. That’s where I first saw Duck Soup, the classic Marx Brothers comedy. […]
Columns
The Reel Housewives of Post-War Suburbia
A Letter to Three Wives was a classic from the day it was released in January 1949. […]
Book Reviews
Demystifying the Multi-Cam Universe
Mitch Jacobson helps readers learn the same methods, and perhaps achieve the same results, as the masters of multi-cam. […]
Book Reviews
Redefining a Cinematic Art
Any film buff will enjoy this tome, but it will be a particular delight for editors to read these war stories from top professionals in the field. […]
Book Reviews
Make My Holiday: Eastwood Book Leads Annual Garland of Gifts
The new sampling of books showcased in our annual holiday gift guide represents just a handful of intriguing film-related titles published in 2012. […]
