Betsy McLane

At a preview screening of the film Chinatown in summer 1974, an official from the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is reported to have remarked,

Have you seen Laurel and Hardy do exactly the same skit in both a silent and a sound version? Was it actually the quality of John Gilbert’s voice that doomed …

‘Music Editing for Film and Television’ gives ample attention to the artistry and personal character required to master this specialized profession.

Cutting It in Hollywood: Top Film Editors Share Their Journeys by Mitchell Danton, ACE Introduction by Michael Kahn, ACE Hollywood Adventures Publishing Paperback, 377 pages, $49.95 color; $29.95 black and …

The technical, artistic and economic tumult that roiled through Hollywood with the coming of sound sometimes led to wildly unusual experiments and partnerships. The widespread adoption of literary works and …

Sometimes a title can be misleading, but in the case of The Authentic Death & Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid: The Untold Story of Peckinpah’s Last …

Almost everyone in the business has heard the statistics: Only 10 percent of films made between 1910 and 1920 still exist; 20 percent of the films made in the 1920s …

The many people who create sound,are likewise invisible to the public — even as their contributions are central to making onscreen worlds. They too are part of the occult magic …

Hollywood mythology has it that a determined person can start in the mailroom and end up at the top of the business. While very few people actually make that myth …

‘The Inventor and the Tycoon’ is an engrossing book that could have been made sleeker and more significant.