Thelma Schoonmaker

Born: 1940-01-03

Thelma Schoonmaker (born January 3, 1940) is an American film editor, best known for her collaboration over five decades with director Martin Scorsese. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four ACE Eddie Awards. She has been honored with the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1997, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2014, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2019. started working with Scorsese on his debut feature film, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), and has edited all of his films since Raging Bull (1980). She has received nine nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, winning three—for Raging Bull, The Aviator (2004), and The Departed (2006), both records. She has also been nominated eleven times for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, winning for Raging Bull and Goodfellas (1990).


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The Key to Reserva

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 2007-12-14

Finding an unfinished script written by Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese attempts to recreate...

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Bad 25

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Released: 2012-11-22

Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal...

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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as Self – Interviewee
Released: 2010-05-05

In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the...

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Scorsese's GoodFellas

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Released: 2015-05-05

In this produced by Brett Ratner new retrospective documentary we hear from cast members and...

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The Making of 'Cape Fear'

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Released: 2001-09-18

A retrospective documentary on the making of Cape Fear (1991) and Cape Fear (1962).

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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

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Released: 1993-09-01

A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith...

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The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman

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Released: 2020-01-15

Join legendary director Martin Scorsese, and acting icons Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al...

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At the Video Store

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Released: 2019-10-11

Equal parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, this movie laments the death...

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Filming for Your Life: Making ‘After Hours’

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Released: 2004-08-17

The making of Martin Scorsese's cult film "After Hours" is discussed by the director himself,...

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Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

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Released: 2017-03-28

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Martin Scorsese's "Silence."

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Glorious Technicolor

as Self
Released: 1998-12-07

The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work.

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Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours

as Self - Editor
Released: 2004-08-17

A documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's After Hours.

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Edge of Outside

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Released: 2006-06-11

An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W....

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The Scorsese Machine

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Released: 1990-01-01

Amazing documentary shows rarely seen side of a master director. 1990 was a very good year for...

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Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

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Released: 2005-02-08

The second part about the production of "Raging Bull."

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Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

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Released: 2005-02-08

The third part about the production of "Raging Bull."

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Raging Bull: After the Fight

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Released: 2005-02-08

The fourth and final installment about the production of "Raging Bull."

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The Eye of the Beholder

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Released: 2005-01-01

A series of interviews about the film Peeping Tom (1960). It includes a rare interview with...

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Painting with Light

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Released: 2001-01-01

An examination of the great advances in cinematography achieved by Jack Cardiff.

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Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell

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Released: 2024-07-02

Discover the unrealised visions and passion projects of revered British filmmaker Michael...

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Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'

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Released: 2010-07-20

Interview with director Michael Powell’s widow, editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, from the 2009...

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Optimism and Sheer Will

as Self
Released: 2012-11-05

An interview with Thelma Schoonmaker Powell about Powell and Pressburger's 1943 film THE LIFE...

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Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

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Released: 2004-08-17

A documentary that presents a brief yet detailed account on the making of Martin Scorsese's...

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