Union Made

By Doug Drake Although I grew up in the Florida Keys, I was born in San Diego at the Balboa Naval Hospital (my father was in the Navy). For a …

By Matt McFarland   When I was g rowing up in Omaha, Nebraska, during the ’70s and ’80s, movies were a refuge from the Midwestern winters and my favorite source …

By Thea Huang I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. As a kid, I enjoyed playing sports — basketball was my favorite — and I loved doing anything creative: …

A long, long time ago, in 1976, I was a grad student at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and learned the craft of film editing. I edited an award-winning …

When I was growing up, Hollywood felt so far away because the films themselves were so otherworldly. The notion that someone could write and capture these images was mind-blowing to …

How ‘Top Hat’ lifted spirits – and launched a career

The author nearly took a job with the national security agency – until his love of storytelling took over

Patrick McMahon, ACE, cut many horror/suspense projects, including the original, “A Nightmare On Elm Street.” He’s also edited seven pilots (five of which went to series) and documentaries including HBO’s …

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Advice from George Lucas led to a career.