Academy Award for Film Editing - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Film Editing: Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Film Editing
The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. Academy Award for Film Editing - 1930s. 1934 Eskimo - Conr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film
Casablanca is a 1942 movie set during World War II in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca. The film was directed by Michael ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Champion 1949 Film: Encyclopedia - Champion 1949 Film
Champion is a 1949 American film noir drama based on a short story by Ring Lardner. Filmed in black-and-white, it recounts the struggles ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Side Story: Encyclopedia - West Side Story
West Side Story is a musical written by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), and was origina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting is a 1997 film directed by Gus Van Sant set in greater Boston, Massachusetts, which tells the story of Will Hunting, a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body And Soul 1947 Film: Encyclopedia - Body And Soul 1947 Film
Body and Soul is a film made in 1947 film noir film which tells the story of a boxer who becomes involved with a corrupt promoter. It sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Beauty 1999 Film: Encyclopedia - American Beauty 1999 Film
American Beauty is a 1999 drama film that explores themes of love, freedom, self-liberation, family, and the American Dream. The film won...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script by John Milius (rewritten by Coppola) which was ins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - As Good As It Gets: Encyclopedia - As Good As It Gets
As Good as It Gets is a 1997 film which tells the story of an obsessive-compulsive, cantankerous, homophobic writer named Melvin Udall (J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Production
The film was based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's. The story analyst at Warner Brothers wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Side Story: Encyclopedia Ii - West Side Story - Film
In 1961, it was made into a motion picture and released on October 18 by United Artists, directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Sting: Encyclopedia Ii - The Sting - Plot
The movie follows Johnny Hooker (Redford), a small-time con-man who, with accomplice Luther Coleman, manages to swipe $11,000 in cash fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Terms Of Endearment: Encyclopedia Ii - Terms Of Endearment - Plot Summary
The movie tells the story of a mother and daughter relationship which juxtaposes both women's inconclusive search for love. The movie ope...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctor Zhivago: Encyclopedia Ii - Doctor Zhivago - The Novel
Although it contains passages written in the 1910s and 1920s, Doctor Zhivago was not completed until 1956. It was submitted for publicati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Beauty 1999 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - American Beauty 1999 Film - Themes
Though the movie is about an American family, it has a universal appeal and is just as applicable to anyone in any country as much as it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Bridge On The River Kwai: Encyclopedia Ii - The Bridge On The River Kwai - Fiction Versus Fact
Although the suffering caused by the building of the Burma Railway and its bridges is true, the incidents in the film are entirely fictio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Synopsis
U.S. Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard is stationed in Saigon; a seasoned veteran, he is deeply troubled and apparently no longer fit for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gigi 1958 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Gigi 1958 Film - Awards
The film was nominated for an Oscar in nine categories, and won all nine. Academy Award for Best Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Mot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rocky: Encyclopedia Ii - Rocky - Plot Summary
Rocky Balboa is a dead-end, "bottom of the barrel" guy from Philadelphia who is going nowhere in life. With the nation's bicentennial com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stagecoach Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Stagecoach Film - Awards And Honors
Stagecoach film - Winner. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Thomas Mitchell) Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring (Richard Hag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Beauty 1999 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - American Beauty 1999 Film - Plot Summary
Lester Burnham (Spacey) is a 42-year-old man in a severe mid-life crisis. His fourteen-year career at a magazine is going nowhere, his pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Film - Plot
Seven film - Greed and Gluttony. The story unfolds in a rainy non-descript American metropolis that (despite inclement conditions) is m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - In The Heat Of The Night: Encyclopedia Ii - In The Heat Of The Night - Primary Cast
In the Heat of the Night - Award wins. Academy Award for Best Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama New York Film...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moulin Rouge!: Encyclopedia Ii - Moulin Rouge! - Description
Moulin Rouge! has a storyline and structure that is said to be inspired and influenced by Bollywood movies: exuberant music, colourful vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Holiday - Plot
Princess Ann is a royal princess and heir to the throne of an unnamed country. She is officially touring several European capitals, and s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - As Good As It Gets: Encyclopedia Ii - As Good As It Gets - Plot
Simon, a struggling artist and neighbor to famous but antagonistic writer, Melvin Udall, is hospitalized after his home is burglarized an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body And Soul 1947 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Body And Soul 1947 Film - Reaction
The film received positive reviews when first released. Some modern film reviews finds the film's message heavy handed today but most rev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Pianist Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Pianist Film - Plot Summary
Władysław Szpilman, a Polish Jewish musician working for the Warsaw radio, sees his whole world collapse with the outbreak of World War...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Poseidon Adventure: Encyclopedia Ii - The Poseidon Adventure - Plot Summary
The general premise of the film follows that of the book. On New Year's Eve, passengers aboard the S.S. Poseidon are faced with almost ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming - Primary Cast
Awards (wins): Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Towering Inferno Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Towering Inferno Film - History
After the success of The Poseidon Adventure, Warner Brothers bought the rights to film The Tower for $390,000. Eight weeks later, Irwin A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Synopsis
U.S. Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard is stationed in Saigon; a seasoned veteran, he is deeply troubled and apparently no longer fit for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Guns Of Navarone: Encyclopedia Ii - The Guns Of Navarone - Principal Cast:
The film was directed by J. Lee Thompson after original director Alexander Mackendrick (best-known for the small, quirky comedies he dir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Production
The film was based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's. The story analyst at Warner Brothers wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Will Hunting - Synopsis
Set in South Boston (Southie), Good Will Hunting is about Will Hunting (Matt Damon), a young man who immersed himself in books to release...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Boys From Brazil Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Boys From Brazil Film - Miscellaneous
The character of Ezra Lieberman in Ira Levin's novel The Boys from Brazil is modeled on the famous real life Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakespeare In Love: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakespeare In Love - Synopsis
At an audition for a play—"Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter"—that he actually has not yet written a word of, young William Shak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fargo Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Fargo Film - Awards
Award wins: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Academy Award for Best Actress (Frances McDormand) Academy Award for Writin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The English Patient Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The English Patient Film - Cast And Crew
The English Patient film - Production. Director: Anthony Minghella Producer: Saul Zaentz Original story: Michael Ondaatje from his nov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deliverance: Encyclopedia Ii - Deliverance - Motion Picture
Widely acclaimed as a landmark film, Deliverance is the story of four Atlanta, Georgia suburban professional men on a weekend canoe and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Towering Inferno Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Towering Inferno Film - Awards
The Towering Inferno film - Award wins. Academy Award for Best Cinematography - (Fred J. Koenekamp & Joseph F. Biroc) BAFTA Award ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Bridge On The River Kwai: Encyclopedia Ii - The Bridge On The River Kwai - Famous Quotes From The Film
Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa): "Do not speak to me of rules. This is war! This is not a game of cricket!" Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakaw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The English Patient Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The English Patient Film - Awards
The English Patient film - Won. Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Directing - Anthony Minghella Academy Award for Sound...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rocky: Encyclopedia Ii - Rocky - Trivia
Rocky won the 1976 Academy Award for Best Picture and earned Stallone a nomination for "Best Actor." John G. Avildsen also won the award ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Adaptation
Although inspired by Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, the film deviates extensively from it. The novel takes place in the Belgian Congo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Primary Cast
Award wins: Cannes Film Festival : Palme d'Or Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro) Academy Award for Sound (Ric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Towering Inferno Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Towering Inferno Film - Plot
In the film, a new but poorly-constructed office / residential skyscraper — at 138 stories, the world's tallest — catches fire. Firef...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Influence
As one of the most iconic films of the 20th century, the film has been referenced and parodied countless times. Apocalypse Now - Film:. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Guns Of Navarone: Encyclopedia Ii - The Guns Of Navarone - Film
The film version of The Guns of Navarone was part of a cycle of big-budget World War II adventures that included The Longest Day (1962) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Plot
Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Blaine, the owner of an upscale cafe/bar/gambling den in the Moroccan city of Casablanca which attracts a mixe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Pianist Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Pianist Film - Awards
The Pianist film - Won. Academy Award for Best Actor - Adrien Brody Academy Award for Best Director - Roman Polański Academy Award fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Holiday - Miscellaneous
One of the most famous scenes in the movie is when Gregory Peck puts his hand into the "Mouth of Truth", a stone face in Rome that legend...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The English Patient Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The English Patient Film - Plot Summary
The story deals with the gradually revealed histories of a critically burned man, his Canadian nurse, a Canadian thief, and an Indian sap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The English Patient Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The English Patient Film - Reviews
In his book, The Conversations : Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film, Ondaatje describes how the different layers of the filmma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Pianist Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Pianist Film - Production
Principal photography on The Pianist began on February 9, 2001 in Babelsberg Studios in Germany. The filming of the movie required the re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Poseidon Adventure: Encyclopedia Ii - The Poseidon Adventure - Awards
The Poseidon Adventure - Awards wins. BAFTA Award for Best Actor - (Gene Hackman) Academy Award for Best Original Song - (Al Kasha &am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctor Zhivago: Encyclopedia Ii - Doctor Zhivago - The Film
Doctor Zhivago - Primary cast. Omar Sharif  : Dr. Yuri Zhivago Julie Christie  : Larissa/Lara Antipova Geraldine Chaplin
...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Film - Cast
Tagline: "Seven deadly sins. Seven ways to die." Seven stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as the two detectives in charge of solving the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Sequels
Almost from the moment Casablanca became a hit, talk began of producing a sequel to the film. A sequel entitled Brazzaville (named after ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Reception
Reaction to the film at previews before release was described as "beyond belief". It premiered at the Hollywood Theater in New York City ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Cast
The cast is notable for its internationalism: only three of the credited actors were born in the U.S. The three top-billed actors were: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Myths
Several myths have grown up around the film, one being that Ronald Reagan was originally chosen to play Rick. This originates in a press ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Criticism
Roger Ebert has claimed that the film is "probably on more lists of the greatest films of all time than any other single title, including...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Errors
The film has several apparent logical flaws, foremost being the two "letters of transit" which enable anyone to leave for abroad. As ment...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Plot
Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Blaine, the owner of an upscale cafe/bar/gambling den in the Moroccan city of Casablanca which attracts a mixe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Primary Cast
Award wins: Cannes Film Festival : Palme d'Or Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro) Academy Award for Sound (Ric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Beauty 1999 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - American Beauty 1999 Film - Literary Influences On American Beauty
In Vladimir Nabokov's well-known novel Lolita, a man by the name of Humbert lusts after a younger girl; the same plot features in America...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Beauty 1999 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - American Beauty 1999 Film - Themes
American Beauty focuses on the themes of the disillusioned American dream by examining the materialistic nature of Americans and the empt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Beauty 1999 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - American Beauty 1999 Film - Awards
The movie dominated the 1999 Oscars, with a total of eight nominations. Won Academy Award for Best Picture (Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks) Ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Background
Filmed in the Philippines (most notably the Pagsanjan River and Hidden Valley Springs), the film went far over budget and schedule: a typ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Cultural Influences
As one of the most iconic films of the 20th century, the film has been referenced and parodied countless times. Apocalypse Now - Film:. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Literary Differences
Although inspired by Heart of Darkness, the film deviates from it extensively. The novel takes place in the Congo in the 19th century; Ku...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Awards
Casablanca won three Oscars: Academy Award for Best Picture — Hal B. Wallis, producer Academy Award for Directing — Michael Curtiz A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Will Hunting - Themes
There are multiple themes that show through in Good Will Hunting. The themes of self love, expectations of society, and friendship all pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Beauty 1999 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - American Beauty 1999 Film - Plot Summary
The movie opens with scratchy camcorder footage of a teenage girl reclining on a bed, complaining about her father, who is boring, social...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rocky: Encyclopedia Ii - Rocky - Trivia
Rocky won the 1976 Academy Award for Best Picture and earned Stallone a nomination for "Best Actor." John G. Avildsen also won the award ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Beauty 1999 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - American Beauty 1999 Film - Literary Influences On American Beauty
In Vladimir Nabokov's well-known novel Lolita, a man by the name of Humbert lusts after a younger girl; the same plot features in America...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Beauty 1999 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - American Beauty 1999 Film - Awards
The movie dominated the 1999 Oscars, with a total of eight nominations. It also had another 82 wins and 63 nominations at numerous other ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Themes
Apocalypse Now is a thematically rich film. The primary motif of the film is that of Heart of Darkness, i.e. an odyssey into the darkness...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Background
Filmed in the Philippines (most notably the Pagsanjan River and Hidden Valley Springs), the film went far over budget and schedule: a typ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rocky: Encyclopedia Ii - Rocky - Cameo Appearences
Given the inevitable comparison between the outspoken Apollo Creed and the real-life outspoken Muhammad Ali, one interesting detail is th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Film - Soundtrack
The opening credit music was a nearly-unrecognizable remix of Closer by Nine Inch Nails, available as Closer (precursor) on the Closer to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Will Hunting - Reception
The film reviews from this film are, for the most part, very favorable. Many film critics loved the ideas the film explored, and the majo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Will Hunting - Box Office
Released in US: December 5, 1997 Opening Weekend: $1,720,000 Studio: Miramax Total US Gross: $138,433,435 Production Budget: $10,000,000 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Will Hunting - Quotes
Will: "Do you like apples?" Clark: "Yeah?" Will: "Well, I got her number. How do you like them apples?" Sean: "But you've never looked a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moulin Rouge!: Encyclopedia Ii - Moulin Rouge! - Plot Summary
The theme of the movie is love and its age-old conflict with wealth and materialism. The main character (Ewan McGregor) is a writer who c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stagecoach Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Stagecoach Film - Trivia
This was the first of many films that John Ford made in Monument Valley, Utah, many starring John Wayne. The story Boule de Suif by Guy d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moulin Rouge!: Encyclopedia Ii - Moulin Rouge! - Soundtrack
The following is a partial list of songs featured in the film along with the artist that popularized them. The Sound of Music - Mary Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse Now - Responses
Apocalypse Now premiered in 1979 to mixed reviews and recieved polarized responses from the audiences. It is said that it was as lauded a...   » Read the article