Cut to the Chase Forty-Five Years of Editing America's Favorite Movies [Paperback]

This groundbreaking book takes the reader behind the closed doors of the editing room where Sam O'Steen along with some of the world's top directors controlled the fate of many legendary films. Editors don't usually sit on movie sets, but Sam was there through the entire shoot and his editing tales are spiced with juicy anecdotes about exotic locations and colorful producers, directors, and stars.

Sam O'Steen was the editor who helped create some of the most important films during the Golden Age of Cinema, including The Graduate, Chinatown and Cool Hand Luke. In this behind-the-scenes look at the art of editing, O'Steen talks candidly about working and playing with Hollywood's biggest directors and stars. 30 photos.