NOVEMBER 15, 1930 – OCTOBER 22, 2023 Ralph Martin passed away in October, just shy of 93 years old. He was a fast walker and the first to give a …
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Why Fox Nearly Pulled the Plug On the Original ‘Star Wars,’ the Biggest Space Epic of All Time
The lights came on… Shock. Silence. “Oh man, we’re just working on a schlock low-budget Roger Corman sci-fi,” we thought.
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Cut to Black: Did You Know? Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte, Picture Editor
by uncreditedby uncreditedThis editor was part of the French New Wave.
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Book Review: How ‘The Exorcist’ Became THE Monster Horror Hit of the Early 1970s
The late filmmaker William Friedkin was fond of describing his 1973 horror masterpiece “The Exorcist” as being a meditation on “the mystery of faith.”
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‘So Glad You’re Here’: Sharing Mom’s Last Days with ‘The Incredibles’
by uncreditedby uncreditedIt’s an all-time personal favorite. It was also the last movie I watched with my mom.
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Book ReviewsFeatures
BOOK REVIEW: A Deep Dive Into the Secret History of Espionage and Entertainment
by Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneBy Betsy A. McLane Not all actors and writers are spies, but every spy has a bit of actor and writer in their personality. Although actors usually seek the …
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MARCH 9, 1925 – FEB. 16, 2023 Ellen Hovde, an acclaimed documentarian who was a member of the Editors Guild for more than 50 years, died on Feb. 16 in …
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Picture Editors of ‘Fatal Attraction’ on Updating a Classic Thriller for Modern Times
“Here was this grand opportunity to work with a majority female crew in terms of the top positions: majority female directors, a female showrunner, and majority women in post.”
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‘Extremely Demanding’: William Friedkin’s Editors Remember the Oscar-Winning Director
“He didn’t like cuts being in predictable places. In other words, one of the things that you often strive for in editing is to make the editing disappear: somebody finishes …
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Doug Mountain Talks About Remastering Bruce Lee’s ‘Enter the Dragon’ for 50th Anniversary Release
by Mel Lambertby Mel LambertBy Mel Lambert With Dolby Atmos immersive playback now available in an increasing number of consumer environments, is it any wonder that major studios and media stakeholders are including …