As we approach the most critical election in history, its a good time to re-watch, or stream for the first time, ‘The American President.’ “I think people should watch the …
Film History
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Book Reviews
Was 1962 the Best Year Ever for Movies? A New Book Makes the Case
by Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneThe early ’60s was a more fertile time for movies than many think.
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Ken Burns did it. So did Michael Moore. But a lot of documentary filmmakers don’t go union. Is that about to change?
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Web Exclusives
Amid a Real-Life Pandemic, Stephen Mirrione Recalls Editing the Terror of ‘Contagion’
“Your brain is trying to keep up and fill in the blanks, and you realize this thing is going faster than you can keep control of in your head.”
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Music Editor Sally Boldt recalls the making of ‘Groundhog Day,’ again and again and…
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Features
How Story Analysts from Hollywood’s Golden Age Helped Build Movies, and a Lasting Labor Movement
by uncreditedby uncreditedStory analysts organized and fought battles from which today’s union story analysts, as well as members of all Hollywood IA locals, still reap benefits.
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Web Exclusives
‘The Thrill Is the Idea:’ Paul Hirsch Reveals the Secrets Behind Editing ‘Star Wars,’ and Writing His New Memoir
by uncreditedby uncredited“This is the most narcissistic thing a person could do.”
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Features
How Kate Corbaley, Powerful Reader at MGM in the 1930s, Paved the Way for Today’s Hollywood Literary Scouts
“It all depended on how Kate Corbaley narrated the story.”
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ColumnsThis Quarter in Film History
How Emilio Fernández’s Classic ‘Enamorada’ Boosted Mexican Cinema
“It was possible to create a Mexican cinema with our own actors and our own stories, without having to photograph gringos.”
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Awards
How Marty Cohen, Recipient of MPEG’s 2019 Fellowship and Service Award, Became a Post-Production Giant
“I’m an editor at heart.”