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The Languages of Film Editing and Sound Design By Walter Murch Faber & Faber, 368 pages, $45 Now 82 years old, Walter Murch ...

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For decades, America's second-largest metropolis has been trying to build an efficient public transport system. In doing so, L.A. often gets in its own way.

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