Walter Murch Articles

Gene Hackman in Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation Francis Ford Coppola's THE CONVERSATION Review Part II There are also trivial tidbits that enliven the commentary to make it seem as if Coppola is actually speaking to you alone. For instance, he recalls that Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall were roommates, and Duvall did his brief role as a favor to him and Hackman. Coppola also [...]

Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest in Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation Francis Ford Coppola's THE CONVERSATION Review Part I Later, there is a press coterie following the young couple. Harry now believes that they are the ones who have murdered the Director, who has been killed in a car crash. Even the Director's young assistant, Martin Stett (Harrison Ford), seems to be in on the murder [...]

"A Conversation with Walter Murch," part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' "Perspectives on Editing" series was held on Tuesday, September 22, at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Pictured above: Oscar-winning film editor Walter Murch (center), Academy governors/Oscar-nominated film editors Mark Goldblatt (left) and Donn Cambern. Among Walter Murch's credits as film editor are The Godfather, Part III, Ghost, The English [...]

Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient, edited by Walter Murch (top); Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia, edited by Anne V. Coates (bottom) The art and craft of film editing is the topic of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ four-evening seminar series "Perspectives on Editing." Sessions will be held on three consecutive Tuesdays, September 22, September 29, and October 6, concluding [...]