Film Editor and Sound Designer Walter Murch.
Film editor and sound designer Walter Murch. He won an Academy Award for sound design for "Apocalypse Now." Some of the films he's edited and/or mixed are "The Conversation," "American Graffiti," "Apocalypse Now," "The Godfather (II, and III)"and "Crumb." He's written a new book about his work, "In the Blink of An Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing," (Silman-James Press, L.A.)
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Robert Duvall Discusses His Life and Career.
Actor Robert Duvall. His roles include his film debut as Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird," a crazy colonel in "Apocalypse Now," counsel to the mob in "Godfather" I and II, and a country singer in "Tender Mercies" (for which he won a Oscar). In all he's acted in more than 50 films. His latest is "A Family Thing," in which he co-stars with James Earl Jones.
The Instruments of Rock and Roll: The History of "The Beat."
Rock historian Ed Ward begins a series on the instruments of rock n' roll. Today's installment is drums.
"Saturday Night Special" is a Bland Copy.
TV critic David Bianculli reviews Saturday Night Live's new late-night comedy show competitor: Saturday Night Special on FOX.
Steve Earle's Latest is Another Uneven Record.
Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews "I Feel Alright" (Warner Bros) the latest release by country-rock artist Steve Earle.
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Film Editor and Sound Designer Walter Murch
Murch re-edited Orson Well's 1958 film "Touch of Evil." At the time of the film's initial release, the studio remixed the film to Well's displeasure. He fired off a letter with suggested changes. With those notes as their guide, Murch and re-edit producer Rick Schmidlin have reconstructed the film to Well's intentions. Some of the other films he's edited and/or mixed are "The Conversation," "American Graffiti," "Apocalypse Now," "The Godfather (II, and III)"and "The English Patient."