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How do you become "good" at editing and what makes editing worthy of an Academy Award Nomination? Does this week's film have a satisfying ending?
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a 2017 drama film (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_Film) written, directed, and produced by Martin McDonagh (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_McDonagh) and edited by: Jon Gregory (imdb.com/name/nm0339856/) starring Frances McDormand (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_McDormand) as a woman who rents three billboards to call attention to her daughter's unsolved rape and murder. Woody Harrelson (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Harrelson) , Sam Rockwell (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Rockwell) , Abbie Cornish (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbie_Cornish) , John Hawkes (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hawkes_(actor)) , and Peter Dinklage (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Dinklage) appear in supporting roles. It was released in the United States in November 2017 and in the United Kingdom in January 2018 by Fox Searchlight Pictures (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Searchlight_Pictures) and grossed $159 million worldwide.
SCENE: youtu.be/3rilXPF0tYY
The film received widespread acclaim, particularly for McDormand and Rockwell's performances and McDonagh's screenplay. McDormand and Rockwell each won an Academy Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90th_Academy_Awards) , Golden Globe Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award) , BAFTA Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_British_Academy_Film_Awards) , and SAG Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards) for Best Lead Actress and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. McDonagh won a Golden Globe Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Screenplay) and a BAFTA Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay) for his original screenplay, while the film also won the Golden Globe Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Drama) and BAFTA Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film) for Best Picture.
How do you become "good" at editing and what makes editing worthy of an Academy Award Nomination? Does this week's film have a satisfying ending?
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a 2017 drama film (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_Film) written, directed, and produced by Martin McDonagh (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_McDonagh) and edited by: Jon Gregory (imdb.com/name/nm0339856/) starring Frances McDormand (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_McDormand) as a woman who rents three billboards to call attention to her daughter's unsolved rape and murder. Woody Harrelson (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Harrelson) , Sam Rockwell (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Rockwell) , Abbie Cornish (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbie_Cornish) , John Hawkes (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hawkes_(actor)) , and Peter Dinklage (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Dinklage) appear in supporting roles. It was released in the United States in November 2017 and in the United Kingdom in January 2018 by Fox Searchlight Pictures (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Searchlight_Pictures) and grossed $159 million worldwide.
SCENE: youtu.be/3rilXPF0tYY
The film received widespread acclaim, particularly for McDormand and Rockwell's performances and McDonagh's screenplay. McDormand and Rockwell each won an Academy Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90th_Academy_Awards) , Golden Globe Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award) , BAFTA Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_British_Academy_Film_Awards) , and SAG Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards) for Best Lead Actress and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. McDonagh won a Golden Globe Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Screenplay) and a BAFTA Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay) for his original screenplay, while the film also won the Golden Globe Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Drama) and BAFTA Award (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film) for Best Picture.







![Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American heist film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_film) written and directed by Quentin Tarantino (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino) in his feature-length debut. It stars Harvey Keitel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Keitel) , Tim Roth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Roth) , Chris Penn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Penn) , Steve Buscemi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Buscemi) , Lawrence Tierney (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Tierney) , Michael Madsen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Madsen) ,
OPENING SCENE: https://youtu.be/hvFZUOn1TCs
Tarantino, and Edward Bunker (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bunker) , as diamond thieves whose planned heist of a jewelry store goes terribly wrong. The film depicts the events before and after the heist. Kirk Baltz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Baltz) , Randy Brooks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Brooks_(actor)) and Steven Wright (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Wright) also play supporting roles. It incorporates many motifs that have become Tarantinos hallmarks: violent crime, pop culture references, profanity, and nonlinear storytelling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonlinear_storytelling) .
The film is regarded as a classic of independent film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_film) and a cult film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_film) ,[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir_Dogs#cite_note-3) and was named Greatest Independent Film of all Time by Empire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_(film_magazine)) . Although controversial for its depictions of violence and use of profanity, Reservoir Dogs was generally well received, with the cast being praised by many critics. Despite not being heavily promoted during its theatrical run, the film became a modest success in the United States after grossing $2.8 million against its $1.2 million budget, and was more successful in the United Kingdom, grossing nearly £ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling) 6.5 million. It achieved higher popularity after the success of Tarantinos next film, Pulp Fiction (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction) (1994). A soundtrack was released featuring songs used in the film, which are mostly from the 1970s. Reservoir Dogs (1992)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yWUXTOeK7fM/mqdefault.jpg)


