Art of the Cut

Today we’re speaking with Elisabet Ronnaldsdotir, ACE about editing Bullet Train with her long-time directorial collaborator, David Leitch, who - at one time was Brad Pitt’s stunt double. Elísabet started her editing career in her native Iceland more than 20 years ago. She’s spoken with me on Art of the Cut about Mile 22 and Atomic Blonde and Chang Chi - Legend of the 10 Rings. She also edited The Deep and John Wick, Deadpool 2 and Kate, among others. With credentials like that, it’s so easy to categorize her as the queen of the action film, but I think our discussion today will show that she’s so much more than that.

Today on Art of the Cut we discuss Jordan Peele’s genre-busting sci-fi/horror/Western/thriller film, “NOPE” with editor Nicholas Monsour. Nicholas also edited Peele’s previous film, “Us.” Additionally, his work includes, the features “Keanu,” “Action Point,” and “Last Looks.” He’s also edited TV series including “The Twilight Zone,” “Whiskey Cavalier,” “Cobra Kai,” “Brockmire,” and, of course, “Key and Peele.”

Today, on Art of the Cut we’ve got another fan-requested interview! We’re talking to Geoffrey Richman, ACE and Erica Marker, ACE - two of the editors of the AppleTV+ series “Severance.” Geoffrey was nominated this year for two Primetime Emmy’s for editing different episodes of “Severance.” He’s also been nominated for an Emmy for his work on Tiger King. He’s also won three ACE Eddies for - his work on Escape from Dannemora - and two different documentaries: “The Cove” and “Sicko.” He also won the special jury prize at Sundance for editing the documentary “Murderball.” Erica was also nominated this year for a Primetime Emmy for one of her episodes of “Severance.” She also cut the feature film “Baked in Brooklyn” and TV series including “The First Lady,” “Fosse/Verdon,” and “The Good Fight.”

Today on Art of the Cut, we talk to the editors of Disney Plus’s “Obi Wan Kenobi” series. Those editors are (alphabetically): Nicolas de Toth, ACE, Kelley Dixon, ACE, and Josh Earl. Nicolas de Toth has been a previous Art of the Cut guest for his film Gunpowder Milkshake. His other work includes Hitman: Agent 47, Gulliver’s Travels, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Live Free or Die Hard among others. He also edited the pilot of the Hawaii-Five-O reboot. Kelley Dixon has also been a guest several times on Art of the Cut including for her work on the film The Goldfinch and for her work on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Kelley’s other work includes the TV series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, The Passage, Castle Rock, Preacher and Halt and Catch Fire. Kelley has won or been nominated for numerous Emmys and ACE Eddies. Josh Earl was brought onto the project as a First Assistant Editor to Kelley Dixon and eventually co-edited the final episode of Obi Wan. His previous editorial work includes the feature film Shepard, and TV series including Race to the Center of the Earth, Bering Sea Gold, Around the World in 80 Ways, and Deadliest Catch for which he won numerous Emmys and an ACE Eddie.

Today on Art of the Cut, we talk to the editors of HULU’s “The Bear.” It’s got some really innovative editing and when I queried Art of the Cut fans about the shows they wanted to hear more about, “The Bear” was high on the list. The editor of the pilot episode - and half of the others in the series - is Joanna Naugle. In addition to her work on “The Bear,” Joanna has also worked on TV series including Human Resources, Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts, Ramy, and Some Good News. Adam Epstein’s other work includes more than a decade at Saturday Night Live, plus TV series including Mr. Mayor, That Damn Michael Che, and Some Good News.

Today, on Art of the Cut, we’re talking with editor Alan Edward Bell, ACE about editing the film “Where the Crawdads Sing,” which was based on the 2018 best-selling novel. Bell has been a guest on Art of the Cut several times for his work on The Hunger Games movies and Red Sparrow. Alan is an ACE Eddie nominee for his work on “(500) Days of Summer.” His other films include “The Amazing Spider-man,” “Water For Elephants.” and “Gulliver’s Travels.

Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa discuss their editing of the Baz Luhrmann film, "Elvis." Jonathan has edited the film “The Great Gatsby” and the TV series including The Get Down, Wonders of Australia’s National Parks, Romeo & Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale, and Pelicans of the Ghost Lakes. He was also First Assistant Editor on Moulin Rouge. Matt Villa has edited features including The Great Gatsby, Peter Rabbit 2, Winchester, and Predestination. He was also an additional editor on the Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Movie 2, Happy Feet 2 and Australia.

Art of the Cut host, Steve Hullfish interviews the editors of the HBO TV series, "Winning Time." The series chronicles the building of the LA Lakers Dynasty team, starting with the season Magic Johnson was drafted. The editors for the series are (in alphabetical order) Oscar-nominee Hank Corwin, ACE, Jessica Hernandez, ACE, Max Koepke, Felicia Livingston, and Jeremy Weinstein. Juliana Rodzinski also edited the show, but couldn’t join the call. Hank Corwin, ACE is an Academy Award nominee, ACE Eddie Winner and BAFTA winning editor. He’s edited or co-edited six films that have been Academy Best Picture nominees, including JFK, The Tree of Life, Moneyball, The Big Short, Vice and Don’t Look Up. Most recently I interviewed him for his Oscar nomination for Best Editing for Don’t Look Up, directed by the Adam McCay, who was also a director on Winning Time. Jessica Hernandez, ACE has also been a guest on Art of the Cut before for her work on A Black Lady Sketch Show for which she won an Emmy and was nominated for an ACE Eddie. She’s also an editor on the TV series Shining Girls and numerous films and TV series. She’s also won a Peabody Award. Max Koepke was an additional editor on Mile 22, which we featured on Art of the Cut. He also cut the feature Payback and has worked on numerous videos for bands such as U2, Pearl Jam and Bon Jovi. Felicia Livingston is a previous Art of the Cut guest, for her work on the TV series All American. Other TV series include The Red Line and The Flash. Jeremy Weinstein has been an assistant editor on numerous projects, including VICE and steps up to the editor’s chair for Winning Time. He also edited the feature film Binti.

An interview with Anthony Greenberg, the editor of PIXAR's "Lightyear." PIXAR's storytelling abilities are legendary, and in animation the editor is front and center in that process. Animation editing is a very different animal than live-action film editing. Anthony discusses the process of crafting "Lightyear" over a period of four years. He shares his storytelling sensibilities and process and much more in this interview.

Today, on Art of the Cut, we’re speaking with the editor of this year’s Academy-award winner for Best Picture CODA. I think we can all agree that you can’t have a Best Picture winner without also having a beautifully edited film, so I’m excited to share my discussion with its editor, Géraud Brisson, ACE. Géraud was born and raised in France - south of Lyon. He came to the States and graduated USC Film School with an MFA. In addition to CODA, Géraud has edited the feature films Camp X-Ray, and Big Sur, which were both official selections for the Sundance Film Festival. He’s also edited TV series, including This Close, Counterpart, Looking and Little America - which is where he met CODA’s director, Siân Heder.