Bill Pankow
Biography
Bill Pankow is an American film editor with more than 32 film credits dating from 1982. He won the Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Editing in 2002 for his work on Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale was one of the nine films that Pankow has edited with director Brian De Palma commencing with Body Double in 1984. His other credits include: Body Double The Untouchables Parents The Comfort of Strangers The Funeral Snake Eyes The Black Dahlia Trespass Pankow has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors. He lives with his family in Scarsdale, New York.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Police Captain
Best pals Ryan and Justin are stalled in their respective careers -- a fact that is painfully driven home when they go to a college reunion. Dressed as police in the mistaken belief that they were to attend a costume party, Ryan and Justin find that the uniforms earn them much respect and attention. Although Justin is uncomfortable with the idea, Ryan decides to continue with the charade, putting them both in increasingly dangerous situations. When these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Self
Alfred Hitchcock often referred to his style of film making as "pure cinema" — using camera movement, editing, music and sound to tell stories that would be impossible in any other medium. This in-depth documentary allows directors such as William Friedkin, Martin Scorsese and Guillermo del Toro to examine the power and mastery of Hitchcock's cinematic style.
Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • as Self
Documentary made for the film's 2001 DVD release.
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Self
Films beget films. Filmmakers influence other filmmakers constantly. But the most influential filmmaker of all time is Alfred Hitchcock.
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Self
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Brian De Palma’s "Carlito’s Way," featuring interviews with the filmmakers and key creative figures behind the 1993 crime drama.
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Self
The cry of gulls. The ticking of a clock. The clatter of a shower curtain, torn from its rod. In this workshop-like documentary, Academy Award-winning sound designers invite you to join them at their mix boards to investigate how Alfred Hitchcock employed sound design to tell his cinematic stories, whether making audience members leap from their seats in fright or crawl under them from excruciating suspense.