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The next "American Cinema Editors Presents" screening in New York is Robert Altman’s 1993 comedy/drama Short Cuts. Inspired by nine short stories and a poem by renowned author Raymond Carver, with a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, Short Cuts interweaves the stories of twenty-two characters as they struggle to find solace and meaning in contemporary Los Angeles. The stunning ensemble cast features Jack Lemmon, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey, Jr., Jennifer Jason Leigh, Buck Henry, Lyle Lovett, Lori Singer, Frances McDormand, Lily Tomlin, Matthew Modine, Annie Ross and Tom Waits. Following the screening there will be a Q&A with editor Suzy Elmiger, ACE, moderated by Joseph Krings, ACE.

The next "American Cinema Editors Presents" screening in New York is Spike Lee’s Oscar-nominated 1989 comedy/drama Do the Right Thing. This will be the second screening of a Spike Lee film in a row for “American Cinema Editors Presents” and features a Q&A with another of Lee’s longtime collaborators, editor Barry Brown, ACE. Do the Right Thing, written, directed and starring Spike Lee, explores a Brooklyn neighborhood's simmering racial tension between its African-American residents and the Italian-American owners of a local pizzeria, culminating in tragedy and violence on a hot summer's day. Do the Right Thing was a critical and commercial success receiving many accolades including 2 Academy Award nominations. In 1999, it was selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, citing its preservation as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". It also been featured on many lists of the greatest films of all time by numerous critics.

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The next "American Cinema Editors Presents" screening is an exciting one – the 2010 Western Meek's Cutoff, which was both directed and edited by Kelly Reichardt.This will be the first time "ACE Presents" has hosted a speaker who was both the director and editor of the film. Kelly edits most of the films she directs. In addition to the Q&A with the director/editor, Meek's Cutoff will be shown in 35mm. This screening, moderated by Julia Bloch, will be part of a retrospective of Kelly's films beginning the first weekend of May and leading up to this screening.

Loosely based on a historical incident on the Oregon Trail in the 1840s, Meek's Cutoffis the story of six settlers and their guide who are caught in a dangerous situation: They are lost, food and water are running out, and the surrounding desert threatens to claim them all. Meanwhile, their guide, Stephen Meek (Bruce Greenwood), refuses to acknowledge that they may be several weeks off-course. When a Native American (Rod Rondeaux) is captured, Emily Tetherow (Michelle Williams), one of the settlers, shields him from Meek's wrath, and he offers to lead the group to water in return.

The next "American Cinema Editors presents ..." is a special event! ACE will be hosting a tribute to the great editor Dede Allen, ACE, with a panel of several her collaborators. The evening will start with off with a screening of George Roy Hill's 1972 comedy-drama, science-fiction film Slaughterhouse-Five. Following the screening, we've assembled a panel packed with people that worked closely with Dede: Tom Fleischman (Dede's son and a legendary sound mixer); Jim Stewart, ACE (editor and former assistant to Dede); Cindy Kaplan Rooney (former assistant to Dede); David Rogow (former assistant to Dede); and John Hill (George Roy Hill's son and former apprentice to Dede), all moderated by Jeffrey Wolf, ACE (editor and former apprentice to Dede). It's a night you won't want to miss!

Metrograph will be showing several other films cut by Dede Allen throughout March including a screening of George Roy Hill’s Slap Shot on the 16th. (Separate admission.)

Directed by George Roy Hill and based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five tells the tale of Billy Pilgrim who has mysteriously become unstuck in time and goes on an uncontrollable trip back and forth from his birth in New York to life on a distant planet and back again to the horrors of the 1945 fire-bombing of Dresden. Slaughterhouse-Five premiered at the 25th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize and was nominated for the Palme d'Or. The film also won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.

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American Cinema Editors and The Metrograph shine a light on the legendary Hal Ashby’s first career in Hollywood – as an Oscar-winning film editor. We’ll be screening The Cincinnati Kid, one of Ashby’s many collaborations with director Norman Jewison. After the screening Wyatt Smith, ACE and Nick Dawson, author of Being Hal Ashby, will discuss the innovative art of Hal Ashby’s editing and how it prepared him to become the director he ultimately became.

A sharply drawn character study set against the backdrop of Depression Era New Orleans, The Cincinnati Kid stars Steve McQueen as an up-and-coming five-card stud specialist looking to prove his mettle by taking on established poker maestro “The Man” (Edward G. Robinson). Ashby’s deft editing helps to make the card table scenes masterpieces of tension, and the central dueling duo are surrounded by a superb supporting cast that boasts Tuesday Weld, Rip Torn, Joan Blondell, and Karl Malden in its number.