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DESCRIPTION: Welcome to the first part of our chat with legendary editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey, who cut ‘Mission: Impossible 3’ and are generally amazing. In this entry, we talk about the process of working on ‘M:I-3,’ including their relationship with Tom Cruise and JJ Abrams (including stories from ‘Super 8’ and ‘The Force Awakens’), the line of dialogue Maryann spoke, and the often overlooked importance of editors in the film business. Released March 20th, 2020.

SHOW NOTES: We discuss in the interview how “M:I-3” uses a lot of close-up shots. Here’s an example of a scene made up almost entirely of close-ups...

Here’s the interview with John Knoll we mention in the beginning of this episode in which he discusses the BMW prototype that broke during filming.

And here is Brian De Palma and Susan Lehman’s novel, “Are Snakes Necessary?” that is mentioned at the end of the episode.