Martin Scorsese wept when Thelma Schoonmaker won her Oscar for Best Editing. Not surprising, when you consider they've been collaborators for twenty-five years, and a director spends weeks and weeks in a small room with his editor for every movie. He's probably spent more time with her than with his children.

Schoonmaker, by the way, was once married to the best director who ever lived. If you've been reading this blog with any care for the past two years, you probably know who I mean.