Today on Art of the Cut we speak with BAFTA, Emmy and ACE Eddie-winning editor, Michael Harte, ACE about the SXSW Audience Award-winning documentary, Deaf President Now , currently streaming on Apple TV+. Michael’s been on Art of the Cut before for his ACE Eddie-winning show Beckham . He won an ACE Eddie and was nominated for a BAFTA for Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. He won a Grierson Award and was nominated for an Emmy and an ACE Eddie for Three Identical Strangers . This episode includes the ...
Jun 26, 2025•53 min
Today on Art of the Cut, Eddie Hamolton, ACE, discusses editing Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. Eddie’s been on Art of the Cut numerous times before for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckonin g. He was also on to discuss Top Gun Maverick - which was one of the most listened to episodes in Art of the Cut history. He’s also talked with Art of the Cut about Mission Impossible: Fallout, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Mission Impossible Rogue Nation, and Kingsman: Secret Service. This is an in-...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 11Ep. 25
Today on Art of the Cut, we’re speaking with the editorial team of Sirens. With us are Editors Catherine Haight, ACE, Laura Zempel, ACE, and Isaac Hagy, ACE. Jen Bryson is also credited as an editor on the show, but wasn’t with us for the interview. Cate has been nominated for an Emmy and an ACE Eddie for her editing of the pilot of the TV series Transparent. She also was nominated for an ACE Eddie for the pilot of Girls. She also edited the TV series High Fidelity and feature films like The Goo...
Jun 09, 2025•48 min
Today on Art of the Cut, we’re speaking with the editorial team of Daredevil Born Again. With us are Emmy-winning editor Stephanie Filo, ACE, Melissa Lawson Chueng, and Cedric Nairn-Smith. Stephanie has been on Art of the Cut to talk about her work on the film We Grown Now . And before that to discuss her Emmy and ACE-winning work on A Black Lady Sketch Show , her Emmy-nominated work on Dahmer: Monster - the Jeffrey Dahmer Story and History of the World Part II. Stephanie has also won an Emmy an...
Jun 05, 2025•49 min•Season 11Ep. 23
Today on Art of the Cut, we’re speaking with the editorial team of Beast Games. Including lead editor, Mack Hopkins, Nolan Ritter, Charles Kramer, ACE, Beast post supervisor Joshua Kulic, on-line post supervisor Lydiane Heckly. Mack Hopkins is lead editor, co-host, and co-creator of Beast Games. Nolan Ritter is a senior editor at the MrBeast YouTube channel in addition to his editing of Beast Games. He was also an editor on the upcoming series “The Larry David Story.” Charles Kramer, ACE, is an ...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 11Ep. 22
Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with the lead editor, David Palmer, and two additional editors, Sierra Neal and Jason Summers, about the Disney +/Amblin Television documentary, Music by John Williams . David Palmer edited The History of the World… for now… , The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Music of Indiana Jones, The Light and Magic of Indiana Jones, and The Making of Jaws. Sierra Neal has been on Art of the Cut several times, including for Jim Henson: Idea Man , and Ron ...
May 22, 2025•48 min•Season 11Ep. 21
Today on Art of the Cut, ACE Eddie-nominee Angela Catanzaro, ACE, and ACE Eddie-winner Harry Yoon, ACE discuss editing the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts* . Angela’s been on Art of the Cut before for Prey, The Protege, and Five Feet Apart. She also edited The Foreigner. Harry’s been on Art of the Cut in the past for The Fire Inside, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Minari, The Best of Enemies, Detroit, and for the TV series Beef. This discussion includes ...
May 16, 2025•57 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Today on Art of the Cut we’re speaking with Oscar-nominee Richard Pearson, ACE, about editing The Accountant 2 . Richard’s been on Art of the Cut several times in the past for the original The Accountant film, also for Wonder Woman 1984, and Kong: Skull Island . Richard’s also worked on Men in Black 2 , and the Bond movie, Quantum of Solace . He was nominated for an Oscar and an ACE Eddie and won a BAFTA for United 93. He was also nominated for an ACE Eddie and an Emmy for From the Earth to the ...
May 08, 2025•36 min•Season 11Ep. 19
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Michael Shawver about editing Ryan Coogler’s feature film, Sinners. Michael’s been on Art of the Cut in the past for his work on Black Panther . His other work includes Abigail, A Quiet Place 2, Creed, and Fruitvale Station. This discussion includes - among other things - how the first scripted scene ended up in act 2 while the last scene ended up as the first scene, how therapy can turn you into a better editor, and the artistic challenges of one actor play...
May 02, 2025•47 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the editing team of the HBO series Dune Prophecy. Amelia Allwarden, ACE has been on Art of the Cut in the past for Daisy Jones and the Six and Pen15. She also edited Westworld. Anna Hauger, ACE has been on Art of the Cut before for Three Body Problem. She’s also edited Westworld, Station 11 and Watchmen. Sarah C. Reeves, ACE has edited Westworld, Star Trek Picard, Gotham and The Walking Dead. Mark Hartzell, ACE has edited The Last of Us, True Blood and Monar...
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Robin Peters about the film The Penguin Lesons . Robin was nominated for a BFE Cut Above Award for Best Edited Comedy Series for This Time with Alan Partridge . He’s also edited the film Benjamin and the TV series One Day . He was an additional editor on The Personal History of David Copperfield . This discussion includes - among other things - the difficulties of temping music on a film with comedy and pathos, how the theme affects editing choices, and the ...
Apr 17, 2025•46 min
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Julia Grove, ACE, Howard Leder, and Lai-San Ho, who edited the Hulu TV series, Paradise. Julia was nominated for an ACE Eddie for her work on This is Us . She’s also edited Grey’s Anatomy , Scandal , and How to Get Away with Murder . Howard has edited The Newsroom , American Gods , This is Us, and Perry Mason. Lai-San has edited This is Us, Rabbit Hole, and The Company You Keep . This discussion includes - among other things - a discussion about editing a sh...
Apr 10, 2025•58 min
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Doug Crise, ACE about editing Barry Levinson’s latest film, The Alto Knights . Doug was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA and won an ACE Eddie for Babel . Then was nominated for a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie for Birdman . Also nominated for an Emmy and an ACE Eddie for Dopesick . This discussion includes - among other things - that value of intercutting scenes that weren’t written to be intercut, building suspense through editing, and the revelation of the film’...
Apr 03, 2025•26 min
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Monique Zavistovski, ACE about editing the documentary Will & Harper . The film was nominated for a BAFTA, and Monique was nominated for an ACE Eddie and a BFE Cut Above award for Best Documentary Editing. Also this year, she edited The Only Girl in the Orchestra , a documentary short that won the Oscar for that category. We’ll speak with her about both films. Monique has also edited the documentaries They Call me Magic, Raise Hell: The Life and Times of...
Mar 27, 2025•56 min
Today on Art of the Cut we’re speaking with the ACE Eddie-winning team of editors for Best Documentary Series - for HBO's Chimp Crazy. With us are supervising editor, Evan Wise, ACE, editors, Adrienne Gits, ACE, Doug Abel, ACE, Charles Divak, ACE, and additional editor Sascha Stanton Craven. Evan’s been nominated for multiple Emmys and ACE Eddies, including for his work on Q: Into the Storm, and The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth. He’s also edited on the TV series The Anarch...
Mar 20, 2025•53 min•Season 11Ep. 12
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the three editors of the Disney+/LucasFilm show Skeleton Crew which is from the Star Wars story universe. Editor Andrew Eisen, ACE, has been on Art of the Cut before to talk about The Mandalorian for which he’s been nominated for two Emmys. He’s edited feature films including The Imitation Game and A House with a Clock in its Walls and was an additional editor on Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Terel Gibson, ACE, also edited the recently released feature film The...
Mar 13, 2025•46 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with three guests: the co-director and show editor and montage editor of the documentary Ladies and Gentlemen: 50 Years of SNL Music. Oz Rodriguez co-directed the documentary with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Oz directed many of your favorite SNL Shorts, and has also directed episodes of Goosebumps and Nobody Wants This . John MacDonald was an associate producer on SNL. He’s an editor, composer and segment producer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . You’v...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the director and editor of the documentary film Ernest Cole: Lost and Found. Director Raoul Peck won the Cannes Golden Eye Award and was nominated for a Palme d’or. He was nominated for a DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement. He won a BAFTA, an Emmy and was nominated for an Oscar and an Independent Spirit Award for his previous film, I Am Not Your Negro . Editor Alexandra Strauss has been nominated for three Cinema Eye Honors Awards for Outstand...
Feb 27, 2025•53 min•Season 11Ep. 9
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Harry Yoon, ACE about his editing of the film The Fire Inside. Harry has been on Art of the Cut before for his work on the films Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Minari - for which he was nominated for an ACE Eddie, also The Best of Enemies , and Detroit . He’s also been on for the TV series, Beef , for which he won an ACE Eddie. This discussion includes - among other things - working with a first time feature director, streamlining a narrative to ...
Feb 20, 2025•47 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with writer/director/editor, Brendan Bellomo of the Oscar-nominated documentary, Porcelain War. The film was nominated for an ASC Award for cinematography for its cinematographer, even though it was his first time using a camera. It won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary. It won the PGA Award for Producing, won the Australian Screen Sound Guild Award and the HPA Award for Best Sound, and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize award. T...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with director, writer, editor Sean Baker who was nominated for Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing for his film, Anora . He was nominated for BAFTAs for Best Film, Best Editing, Best Casting, Best Screenplay and Best Director. He won AFI’s Movie of the Year, and was nominated for an ACE Eddie. Sean’s other feature films include Red Rocket, Tangerine , and The Florida Project. This discussion includes - among other things - wh...
Feb 06, 2025•45 min•Season 11Ep. 6
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Dávid Jancsó, the editor of The Brutalist. David’s been busy! He also edited last year’s Monkey Man as well as films like Evolution and Pieces of a Woman as well as the TV series The Crowded Room and Treadstone. This discussion includes - among other things - how editing is like Brutalist architecture, the purpose behind fracturing time, and the decisions on what to keep in a movie that runs three and a half hours. You can read along with this interview and ...
Jan 30, 2025•40 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Oscar-winning editor - and now DIRECTOR - William Goldenberg, ACE about his directorial debut - the NUMBER ONE GLOBAL MOVIE on Amazon - Unstoppable. Of course, we also have William’s editor - no, he didn’t edit it himself - Brett Reed. Brett and William have been working together for more than 20 years. William has been on Art of the Cut many times, including for The Instigators, Air, The Outfit, News of the World, 22 July, Detroit, and Live By Night. Billy ...
Jan 23, 2025•46 min•Season 11Ep. 4
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with editors Scott Morris and Oscar-winning editor Andrew Buckland, ACE about editing James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown. Andrew’s been on Art of the Cut before for his work on The Girl on the Train, and for Ford v Ferrari for which he won an Oscar and a BAFTA and was nominated for an ACE Eddie. He also edited Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Scott Morris has been on Art of the Cut previously to discuss The Creator and Ad Astra. In various capacities he was...
Jan 16, 2025•47 min•Season 11Ep. 3
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Nick Emerson about editing Conclave , for which he’s nominated for an ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film, Dramatic/Theatrical. Nick has been on Art of the Cut before, when we discussed the film Emma. His other credits include the feature films L ady MacBeth, Eileen, and Greta, and TV series including The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby and Life After Life. This discussion includes - among other things - the importance of slowly “drip-feeding the sto...
Jan 09, 2025•38 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Louise Ford, ACE about editing Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu.” Louise has been on Art of the Cut before, when we discussed Eggers’ The Northman. Her other credits include the features Wildlife, Bad Education, and The Lighthouse among many others. This discussion includes - among other things - the importance of sound design in horror films including the revelation of her personal secret sauce…her method to maintain emotional continuity and how she deals with the...
Jan 02, 2025•40 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Oscar-nominee Joi McMillon, ACE about the editing of Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King. Joi’s been on Art of the Cut before for Moonlight - for which she was nominated for an Oscar and an ACE Eddie and for Underground Railroad . She also edited Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk among many other projects. The discussion today is about - among other things - the workflow similarities between Mufasa and Avatar, the benefits of watching dailies with the dir...
Dec 26, 2024•48 min•Season 10Ep. 18
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Hansjörg Weißbrich about editing September 5 , which has been nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture. It was also nominated for Best Editing by the Independent Spirit Awards and tied for the win for the LA Film Critics Award for Best editing. Hansjörg has been nominated for or won numerous German Best Editing awards. His work includes the feature films The Glory of Life, She Said and I’m Your Man , as well as the TV mini-series, Unorthodox , among man...
Dec 19, 2024•39 min•Season 10Ep. 51
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Oscar-nominee Peter Sciberras, ACE about editing director Steve McQueen’s film, Blitz. Peter was last on Art of the Cut for his work on Jane Campion’s Power of the Dog for which he was nominated for an Oscar and an ACE Eddie. His other films include The Rover, The King, and Foe , among many others. The discussion today is about - among other things - finding the best moment to intercut between the film’s two main characters, the importance of the opening sce...
Dec 12, 2024•38 min
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Sam Restivo and Oscar-winning editor, Claire Simpson about their editing of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II. Claire and Sam have been on Art of the Cut previously for their work on Ridley’s Napoleon. Claire won an ACE Eddie, a BAFTA and an Oscar for her editing of Best Picture winner, Platoon. She was nominated for another Oscar and an ACE Eddie and won a BAFTA for her editing of The Constant Gardener. Along with Platoon, she’s edited two other Oscar Best Pictur...
Dec 05, 2024•41 min•Season 10Ep. 7
