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22 C I N E M O N T A G E F E A T U R E By Peter Tonguette F or close to 40 years, the credit "Edited by Roderick Jaynes" has been something like a mark of quality in American movies. The credit has appeared on, among others, "Blood Simple" (1984), "Fargo" (1996), "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000), and "No Country for Old Men" (2007) — all of which were written, produced, and directed by filmmaking siblings Joel and Ethan Coen, who also adopted the moniker "Roderick Jaynes" on the frequent occasions when they pseudonymously edited or co-edited their own movies. (The duo has also worked with other editors from time to time.) Now, with Ethan Coen having, for now, stepped aside from his longtime filmmaking partnership with his brother, "Roderick Jaynes" has gone by the wayside, too. Enter picture editor Lucian VAULTING AMBITION HOW EDITING TAUGHT LUCIAN JOHNSTON THE SECRETS OF 'MACBETH'

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