Art of the Cut

Today we’re talking with Langdon Page, one of the two editors on the  Oscar and BAFTA-winning documentary, Navalny. For which the editors won a British Film Editors award and were nominated for an ACE Eddie. Langdon’s credits include documentaries including Detainee 1, The Cost of Silence, and Maplethorpe: Look at the Pictures. He’s also edited the feature film Mary. Navalny was co-edited with Maya Hawke, who was unable to join the discussion.

Today we’re speaking with Oscar-winning editor, William Goldenberg, ACE about his work on the feature film Air, directed by his long-time collaborator, Ben Affleck and starring Affleck, Matt Damon, Viola Davis and Jason Bateman.  Goldenberg has been a guest on Art of the Cut numerous times for films including The Outfit, News of the World, 22 July, Detroit, and Live by Night.  He was nominated for an ACE Eddie and an Oscar for The Insider, another Oscar and Eddie nomination for Seabiscuit. Then BAFTA, Eddie and Oscar nominations for Zero Dark Thirty, which is the same year he won the Oscar for editing Argo. And another set of BAFTA, Eddie and Oscar nominations for The Imitation Game. 

Today we’re talking with John Axelrad, ACE and his additional editor – and first assistant editor - Jared Simon about the film Chevalier. John and I have spoken several times through the years on Art of the Cut including for Antebellum, Ad Astra and Lost City of Z. Other feature work includes Papillon and Krampus. TV work includes Hack and Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion. Jared’s assistant editor work includes Antebellum, Ad Astra, Dog and The New Mutants. His TV assisting includes New Amsterdam. 

Today we’re talking with Dan Schalk, ACE about editing “A Good Person” which was directed by Zach Braff and stars Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman. Dan has moved from LA to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin which is where he edited this film, so we chatted from only a few miles away from each other - me in Chicago. Dan’s filmography includes - among others - "The Superhero Movie," "She’s Out of My League," Judd Apatow’s "The Bubble," and "Girl in Progress." His work also includes TV like "Kevin Can F**k Himself," "Parks and Rec" and "New Girl."

Today we’re speaking with Nathan Orloff about John Wick 4. Nate was a guest on Art of the Cut previously for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. His other work includes the feature film "Plan B," and work as an additional or associate editor on "Samaritan," "The Front Runner” “Tully,” and “10 Cloverfield Lane.”

Today we’re speaking with Jamie Kennedy who recently won the ACE Eddie for Best Edited non-theatrical Feature film for her work on Weird: The Al Yankovich Story. She’s edited the feature film Blueprint, and TV shows like The Summer I Turned Pretty, On My Block, Love, Victor, Die Hart and Flipped. She was also an editor on Modern Family after several seasons on the show as an assistant editor.

Today we’re speaking with Jay Prychidny, CCE about editing Scream 6. Jay has won or been nominated for numerous Canadian Cinema Editors Awards for projects including The Alienist, Orphan Black, Canada’s Next Top Model, The Next Step, and Lost and Found Music Studios. He also won a BAFTA for The Next Step. His other credits include the TV series Snowpiercer, Altered Carbon, and Wednesday.

Today we’re speaking with Chris Tellefsen, ACE about his ACE Eddie-nominated editing of The Menu. Chris has been a guest on Art of the Cut several times before for The Many Saints of Newark: A Soprano’s Story, also for A Quiet Place and Assassin’s Creed. He also worked on Joy, which was a previous Art of the Cut interview. Chris was nominated for TWO ACE Eddie in 2000 - for Analyze This and Man on the Moon. He was nominated for an ACE Eddie and an Oscar for Moneyball. Another ACE Eddie nomination for Joy. And won an HPA Award for A Quiet Place. In addition he cut True Story, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Capote, and The Village among others.

Today on the ninth year anniversary of Art of the Cut, Adam Gerstel and Laura Jennings discuss Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Laura has had a long career as a VFX editor on films like Sherlock Holmes, John Carter, Skyfall, and Pan. She’s also edited features including Edge of Tomorrow, and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Adam has been a guest on Art of the Cut before with The Lion King and The Mandalorian. He’s been a VFX editor on films like The Aviator and Eat, Pray, Love. He’s also edited features including The Jungle Book, and Transformers: The Last Knight.

Today on Art of the Cut, we discuss the ACE Eddie nominated documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” with one of its editors, Amy Foote. Joe Bini and Brian A. Kates, ACE weren’t available, but are also nominated for the film. Amy’s credits include the documentaries Father Soldier Son, Hail Satan, A Matter of Taste: Serving up Paul Liebrandt, And Bombshell: The Hedy Lamar Story