Age: 90
male
Michael Kahn (born December 8, c. 1930) is an American film editor known for his frequent collaboration with Steven Spielberg. His first collaboration with Spielberg was for his 1977 film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He has edited all of Spielberg's subsequent films except for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), which was edited by Carol Littleton. Kahn has received eight Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing and has won three times—for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Schindler's List (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998), which were all Spielberg-directed films. Kahn was born to a Jewish family in New York City. While his birth year has been reported as 1935, Kahn said in 2015, when asked if he was 80, that his age at that point was "closer to 85." Kahn has edited digitally since at least Twister (1996), though he continued to edit on film with Spielberg long after most editors had stopped doing so. In 2008, Kahn acknowledged that "people find it hard to believe that Steven and I still edit film on a Moviola and a KEM. [But] Steven feels film got us where we are today, and he loves the smell of it and feel of it. We started that way and both really enjoy it." George Lucas remarked, "Michael Kahn can cut faster on a Moviola than anybody can cut on an Avid." However, since The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011), Kahn has edited Spielberg's films on an Avid machine. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Kahn (film editor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Michael Kahn
Film Editor
for Film Editor in 8 Women of Jacob Paddington
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All starts at Dermafacial Educational and Beauty Center. Jacob, his mother Missy, and Kate (BFF of Missy) are hosting a workshop. The other 6 women (guests) are introduced. Glenda and Marina are friends and Glenda brings her baby. Suddenly, news on TV warn about the dam's imminent collapse, and they watch in shock. Authorities urge people to evacuate, but before they can act, the signal is lost, and chaos begins. The dam bursts, and the flood surges through LA at terrifying speed. The Center is hit hard, forcing them act quickly. Jacob takes charge, leading them upwards and onto the roof before the lower floor is submerged. They see cars being swept away, buildings collapse. They must leave. Before the signal in LA cut off, they heard about evacuation point. They cross flooded streets, avoide debris, submerged cars, and unstable buildings. Glenda struggles with the baby, Marina and Rose argue, and tensions flare. Monica and Lynn suggests using high ground routes to avoid deep water. They reach a mall, now dangerous ruin full of water. They must cross it to get closer to the evacuation site. As they make their way through, Beverly vanishes, falls into a flooded lower level. Realizing Beverly is missing, Jacob doesn't hesitate, dives into the ruins to find her. Finally finds Beverly trapped, frees her just in time, carrying her back to safety. They can't hide feelings anymore. They go toward the evacuation point and became survivors, forever changed by the experience.
