About this episode
Tim Squyres discusses his editing work on the film Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice and his collaboration with director BenDavid Grabinski.
Editor - Tim Squyres, ACE Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice editor Tim Squyres has over three decades of experience working with directors such as Ang Lee, Robert Altman and Jonathan Demme. But his latest film marks the first time collaborating with writer/director BenDavid Grabinski. Together the two navigated the tonal minefield of blending action, comedy, romance and a little time travel, to deliver a raucous romp that spans multiple years in one night. Set in a highly-stylized criminal underworld, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice follows two (or three) gangsters and the woman they love trying to survive the most dangerous night of their lives, one in which a time machine is involved. TIM SQUYRES ACE Acclaimed film editor Tim Squyres is best known for his long-standing collaboration with director Ang Lee. A graduate of Cornell University, Squyres began his career in the late 1980s and quickly distinguished himself as a precise and emotionally intuitive storyteller. His early work with Lee on The Wedding Banquet (1993) marked the beginning of a creative partnership that would span decades and include films such as Sense and Sensibility , Crouching Tiger - Hidden Dragon , Hulk , and Life of…
People in this episode
Host: Matt Feury
Guest: Tim Squyres
Topics covered
- film editing
- collaboration
- action-comedy
- time travel
- narrative structure
Keywords
- Tim Squyres
- film editing
- Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
- BenDavid Grabinski
- Ang Lee
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, The Wedding Banquet, Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger - Hidden Dragon, Hulk, Life of Pi, Gosford Park
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