‘The Conversation’: Francis Ford Coppola’s Paranoia-Ridden Tale of Surveillance, Guilt and Isolation
By Koraljka Suton The idea originated in a conversation between me and Irving Kirshner. We were talking about espionage,…
Walter Murch
Once Upon a Time… In the Philippines: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ Is a Three-Time Prime Cut of Film-Making Largesse
By Tim Pelan Meanwhile, the mystique of ‘Apocalypse Now’ lives on. The Marine Corps invited me to Camp Pendleton…
‘American Cinema’ explores film history and American culture through the eyes of over 150 Hollywood insiders
Using clips from more than 300 of the greatest movies ever made, this series explores film history and American culture…
‘Watching feature motion pictures in theaters is barely a hundred years old, and I’ve been working in films for half that time’
by Sven Mikulec After the Camerimage international film festival’s special screening of The Talented Mr. Ripley, Anthony Minghella’s wonderful and…
‘American Graffiti’: A Sentimentally Affectionate Look at America Before the Collective Loss of Innocence
By Sven Mikulec We’ve always found the tagline of George Lucas’ American Graffiti, the nostalgic story of being young…
“There is something of the confession booth to the editing room”
When legendary editor and sound designer Walter Murch talks, you better listen. Murch has been editing sound in Hollywood since…