When I started this podcast close to one year back, if you told me that I’d go on to talk to an Oscar winner, I’d have laughed and told you to try selling the crazy somewhere else. And yet, strangely, here we are.

Walter Murch has won Oscars for his work on APOCALYPSE NOW and THE ENGLISH PATIENT. He was also nominated for his work on COLD MOUNTAIN, GHOST, THE GODFATHER III, JULIA and THE CONVERSATION. And here he is, talking with little old me (Not to be outdone – I was once voted Employee of The Week at a suburban Toronto bagel shop).

So please take a listen to our conversation about APOCALYPSE NOW, the historical context of film, and the art of editing.

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Here’s what’s in store in episode twenty-three point five…

Runtime
56 minutes, 38 seconds

Up for Discussion

1. Introduction
2. CHAPTER ONE – My Q&A with Mr. Murch, including an attempt at “Know Your Enemy” (2:15)
3. CHAPTER TWO – Lady Hatter joins the fray and two editors have at it while I chime in from the peanut gallery. (17:34)
4. CHAPTER THREE – After the screening of REDUX, Murch fields a series of questions from the audience gathered at The Lightbox (23:41)

Comments and feedback are welcome, and thank-you very much for listening.

Enjoy!