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Thelma Schoonmaker

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Honorary doctor of the School of Motion Picture, Television and Production Design in Helsinki, Finland. See more trivia »

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in Algeria
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Filmography

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???? Sinatra (announced)
 
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street (post-production)
 
2011 Hugo
 
2010 Shutter Island
 
2007 The Key to Reserva (short)
 
2007 The McCartney Years (video documentary) (Rockshow Concert)
 
2006 The Departed
 
2004 The Aviator
 
2003 Michael Jackson: Number Ones (video) (segment "Bad")
 
2003 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro (TV movie)
 
2002 Gangs of New York
 
1999 Bringing Out the Dead
 
1999 My Voyage to Italy (documentary)
 
1997 Kundun
 
1996 Grace of My Heart
 
1995 Casino
 
1995 Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (video documentary) (video "Bad")
 
1993 The Age of Innocence
 
1991 Cape Fear
 
1990 Goodfellas
 
1990 Made in Milan (documentary short)
 
1989 New York Stories (segment "Life Lessons")
 
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
 
1987 Bad (video short)
 
1986 The Color of Money
 
1985 After Hours
 
1982 The King of Comedy
 
1980 Rockshow (documentary)
 
1980 Raging Bull
 
1979 Wings Over the World (TV documentary)
 
1970 Street Scenes (documentary)
 
1970 Woodstock (documentary) (as T. Schoonmaker)
 
1969 The Virgin President
 
1967 Who's That Knocking at My Door
 
1966 Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake
 
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1998 In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese (documentary) (editorial consultant)
 
1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (TV documentary) (supervising editor)
 
1995 Search and Destroy (re-editing - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2010 Boardwalk Empire (TV series) (consultant - 1 episode)
– Boardwalk Empire (2010) (consultant)
 
1979 The Kids Are Alright (documentary) (special consultant)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1982 The King of Comedy (production supervisor)
 
1970 Woodstock (documentary) (assistant director - as T. Schoonmaker)
 
Show ShowThanks (14 titles)
2013 American Montage (short) (acknowledgment) (completed)
 
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.9 (2011) (thanks)
 
2005 American Masters (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (special thanks)
 
2005 Casino: The Story (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Casino: The Look (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Casino: The Cast and Characters (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Casino: After the Filming (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 The Eye of the Beholder (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Scorsese on Scorsese (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2004 Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Filming for Your Life: Making 'After Hours' (video documentary short) (acknowledgment: photos, special thanks)
 
1998 Glorious Technicolor (TV documentary) (special thanks - as Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell)
 
1994 I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
1978 The Last Waltz (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (36 titles)
2013 Boxing at the Movies: Kings of the Ring (documentary)
Herself - Film Editor
 
2012 Bad 25 (documentary)
Herself
 
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Film Editing
 
2010 Na plovárne (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 November 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2009 Woodstock: Now & Then (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 The Key to Reserva (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
– Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) … Herself
– Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Painting with Light (video documentary short)
Herself (as Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell)
 
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Film Editing
 
2006 Edge of Outside (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Artworks Scotland (TV series documentary)
Herself (interviewed)
– Michael Powell (2005) … Herself (interviewed)
 
2005 Casino: The Look (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 Casino: The Cast and Characters (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 Casino: After the Filming (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest War Films (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Film Editing
 
2005 Raging Bull: Outside the Ring (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 Raging Bull: Inside the Ring (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 Raging Bull: After the Fight (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 The Eye of the Beholder (video documentary short)
Herself - Widow of Michael Powell
 
2004 Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (video documentary short)
Herself - Editor
 
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Filming for Your Life: Making 'After Hours' (video documentary short)
Herself - Editor
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Movie Stars (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2001/I The Making of 'Cape Fear' (video documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Glorious Technicolor (TV documentary)
Herself (as Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell)
 
1997 A Matter of Michael & Emeric (TV documentary)
Herself (as Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell)
 
1994 The Little Picture Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 February 1994 (1994) … Herself
 
1992 The Late Show (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Missing Believed Lost: Britain's Missing Movie Heritage (1992) … Herself
– Michael Powell (1992) … Herself
 
1991 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Scorsese Machine (1991) … Herself
 
1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Martin Scorsese Directs (1990) … Herself
 
1989 Wunderbare Visionen auf dem Weg zur Hölle - Das Kino und die Kämpfe des Martin Scorsese (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1981 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Film Editing
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Edited Michael Jackson music video "Bad" (1987).

Alternate Names:

T. Schoonmaker | Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

From MTV on, the speed of editing has increased, and that is now entering into narrative editing. People are not relying on good shots to tell the story, and I don't think you can sustain that kind of cutting for the full length of a film. See more »

Trivia:

Honorary doctor of the School of Motion Picture, Television and Production Design in Helsinki, Finland. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn