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Each March, college basketball dominates the month with the insanity of the "March Madness" tournament. This year Manhattan Edit Workshop has picked the top 32 edited narrative feature film scenes to face off for "March Edit Madness"!  The best edited s cene's continue to do battle in ROUND TWO each day on Manhattan Edit  Workshop's facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/ ManhattanEditWorkshop ), where the public will have 24 hours to vote on selected scenes moving on to the next round.  Below are the matchups! ROUND TWO March 23, 2017 EAST 1. Baptism scene in "The Godfather" vs.  4. Splitscreen scene in "Requiem for a Dream"    VOTE HERE:  https://poll.fbapp.io/ bzzfkc WINNER: WEST 1. Pool scene in "The Graduate" vs.  5. Phone booth attack scene in "The Birds"  VOTE HERE:  https://poll.fbapp.io/ lhtbvy WINNER: March 24, 2017 NORTH 1. Subway scene in The French Connection" vs.  4. 'How a...

Manhattan Edit Workshop presents: Sight, Sound & Story - Michael Berenbaum, ACE on "The Americans." From Sight, Sound & Story - June 14th, 2014. Michael Berenbaum, ACE, has been editing feature films and television in New York for over twenty years. He has worked with such directors as Joel and Ethan Coen, John Turturro, Al Pacino, Julian Schnabel, and Martin Scorsese. His television work includes "Sex and the City," for which he won two ACE awards, the pilot for "Desperate Housewives," for which he won an Emmy, "ED", "The Wire," "The Comeback", and "Love Monkey." His latest films include "Hollywoodland," starring Adrian Brody & Diane Lane, both "Sex and the City" features, "What to Expect When Expecting" starring Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Anna Kendrick, and Chris Rock, and the FX series "The Americans", starring Kari Russell and Matthew Rhys. "The ...

VOTE NOW for March Edit Madness!!  VOTE HERE:  https://poll.fbapp.io/ gb lxbf Round 1 - West Bracket - 3. Crosscutting raid scene in "Silence of the Lambs"  vs. 6. Sex/lounge scene in "Out of Sight" Up next we have two cross-cutting the scenes; the first in the Raid sequence from Jonathan Demme's "The Silence of the Lambs," and the second is the Lounge scene from Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight." "The Silence of the Lambs" was edited by Craig McKay, ACE, and won an Academy award for Best Picture. Anne Coates, ACE received an Oscar nomination for her work on "Out of Sight." For full information on #MarchEditMadness go to  http://bit.ly/2nrPzcI .  Keep voting each day as we get through the best 32 scenes for a showdown on April 3rd!

VOTE NOW for March Edit Madness!!  VOTE HERE:  https://poll.fbapp.io/ zt hani Round 1 - West Bracket - 2. Ambush in "Bonnie & Clyde" vs. 7. Facesmash scene in "The Social Network" In this matchup we have the frenetic Facesmash sequence from David Fincher's "The Social Network" up against the finale of Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde." Kirk Baxter, ACE and Angus Wall, ACE won the Academy Award for editing "The Social Network," and the film itself was nominated for Best Picture. "Bonnie and Clyde" was cut by the legendary Dede Allen, ACE.   For full information on #MarchEditMadness go to  http://bit.ly/2nrPzcI .  Keep voting each day as we get through the best 32 scenes for a showdown on April 3rd!

VOTE NOW for March Edit Madness!!  VOTE HERE:  https://poll.fbapp.io/ vb mymc Round 1 - East Bracket - 3. Match scene in "Lawrence of Arabia" vs. 6. Opening sequence in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" This matchup features the infamous Match Cut from David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" against the iconic opening sequence of Steven Spielberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark." "Lawrence of Arabia" won Best Picture and Anne Coates, ACE won Best Editing for her work on the film. Michael Kahn, ACE also won Best Editing for his work on "Raider of the Lost Ark." For full information on #MarchEditMadness go to  http://bit.ly/2nrPzcI .  Keep voting each day as we get through the best 32 scenes for a showdown on April 3rd!

VOTE NOW for March Edit Madness!!  VOTE HERE:  https://poll.fbapp.io/ msabpw Round 1 - East Bracket  - 2. Odessa Steps from "Battleship Potemkin" vs. 7. The final Duel in "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly" Here we have the climactic final duel from Sergio Leone's "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" up against the timeless Odessa Steps sequence from Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin." "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" was edited by Eugenio Alabiso and Nino Baragli, and "Battleship Potemkin" was edited by Sergei Eisenstein himself. For full information on #MarchEditMadness go to  http://bit.ly/2nrPzcI .  Keep voting each day as we get through the best 32 scenes for a showdown on April 3rd!

VOTE NOW for March Edit Madness!!  VOTE HERE:  https://poll.fbapp.io/ ng cxft Round 1 - South Bracket 2. Fight scene in "Raging Bull" vs  7. Crop dusting scene in "North by Northwest" This matchup has the Crop Dusting scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" against the Sugar Ray Robinson fight from Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull." George Tomasini, ACE was nominated for Best Editing for his work on "North by Northwest," and Thelma Schoonmaker, ACE won Best Editing for her work on "Raging Bull". For full information on #MarchEditMadness go to  http://bit.ly/2nrPzcI .  Keep voting each day as we get through the best 32 scenes for a showdown on April 3rd!

VOTE NOW for March Edit Madness!!  VOTE HERE:  https://poll.fbapp.io/ qv npfn Round 1 - South Bracket - 3. Opening to "All That Jazz" vs. 6. Final car chase in "Mad Max: Fury Road" Our next matchup features the musical opening to Bob Fosse's "All That Jazz" against the nail-biting final Car Chase from George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road." Alan Heim, ACE won Best Editing for his work on "All That Jazz," and Margaret Sixel, ACE also won Best Editing for her work on "Mad Max: Fury Road." For full information on #MarchEditMadness go to  http://bit.ly/2nrPzcI .  Keep voting each day as we get through the best 32 scenes for a showdown on April 3rd!

VOTE NOW for March Edit Madness!!  VOTE HERE:  https://poll.fbapp.io/ dg jrhq Round 1 - North Bracket - 2. Martin Sheen mirror scene in "Apocalypse Now" vs 7. Chariot race in "Ben-Hur" This matchup features the epic Chariot Race from William Wyler's "Ben-Hur" against the dramatic ope ning to Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now." "Ben-Hur" won Best Picture as well as Best Editing by  Ralph E. Winters, ACE and   John D. Dunning, ACE .  Richard Marks, ACE, Walter Murch, ACE,  Gerald B. Greenberg , ACE and  Lisa Fruchtman, ACE were all nominated for their work on "Apocalypse Now."  For full information on #MarchEditMadness go to  http://bit.ly/2nrPzcI .  Keep voting each day as we get through the best 32 scenes for a showdown on April 3rd!

VOTE NOW for March Edit Madness!!  VOTE HERE:  https://poll.fbapp.io/ ub ubhl Round 1 - North Bracket - 3.  Shower scene in "Pyscho"  vs. 6. Opening scene in "The Manchurian Candidate" Here we have the infamous Shower scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" up against the opening scene of John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate."  "Psycho" was edited by George Tomasini, ACE, and Ferris Webster, ACE was nominated for Best Editing for his work on "The Manchurian Candidate." For full information on #MarchEditMadness go to  http://bit.ly/2nrPzcI .  Keep voting each day as we get through the best 32 scenes for a showdown on April 3rd! #MarchEditMadness #Mewshop # #MEWShop  # ACE # FerrisWebster #GeorgeTomasini #marchmadness #AlfredHitchcock #Pyscho #TheManchurianCandidate 

March Edit Madness Competition Starts March 16th!  Enter to win by picking the correct brackets. Vote on your favorite edited scenes of all-time. Each March, college basketball dominates the month with the insanity of the "March Madness" tournament. This year Manhattan Edit Workshop has picked the top 32 edited narrative feature film scenes to face off for "March Edit Madness"!   Scene's will start facing off beginning  Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 12PM  on Manhattan Edit Workshop's facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/ ManhattanEditWorkshop ), where the public will have 24 hours to vote on selected scenes moving on to the next round. Followers can also can try their hand picking their brackets and submitting it back to Manhattan Edit Workshop by  Friday, March 17, 2017 at noon  for a chance to win prizes. #MARCHEDITMADNESS March Edit Madness Contest Rules & Prizes First place  will ...