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Raiding Raiders and the Current State of Cinema
By JBFC Education Communications Associate Paige Grand Pré Growing up, I absolutely hated watching films with commentary. My father on the other hand, a cinephile in his own right, loved it more than anything. We’d watch rent a movie, watch it once through, and then watch it again the following day–this time with commentary. I’d [...]
Unique Films With JBFC Kids
By Faculty and JBFC Kids Curator Emily Ohara The movie credits are rolling and the lights are slowly coming up in the theater. A child raises their hand and exclaims, “That was so funny!” causing me to start with excitement and quickly ask, “Why?” The usual response, “Because it just was!” “Yes, but can we [...]
Retro Revival–Fall 2016
By JBFC Marketing Volunteer Dotty Battel As you may recall, we introduced this on-going series over the summer. It is our salute to the world of retrospective cinema, and hopefully you had a chance to catch one or two screenings. Thanks to the dedication of film preservationists who have become, according to New York Times [...]
Cast Commentary
Get to know the “cast” here at the Jacob Burns Film Center: the employees, volunteers, and interns who make it possible to bring over 400 films a year to the community. Featuring Aaron Mace, Senior Faculty/Program and Curriculum, Developer/Camp Director What about your job do you find most satisfying? My favorite thing that I get to [...]
Arab Cinema's Fifth Installment is a Series of Firsts
By Contemporary Arab Cinema Programmer Lina Matta For ANA <a href=”https://burnsfilmcenter site web.org/series/contemporary-arab-cinema-2/” target=”_blank”>Contemporary Arab Cinema‘s 5th anniversary, we wanted to surprise you with a couple firsts. Rounding up the extraordinary selection of award-winning films from Egypt, Palestine, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Tunis, Algeria, Morocco, and the UAE, we brought in an exhibit of film posters from [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Launches New Initiative JBFC Kids
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) announced the launch of JBFC Kids, an exciting new initiative to welcome a new generation of film lovers into the JBFC community. JBFC Kids is designed to help foster a love for cinema and media-making in children ages three to thirteen, via three different approaches: films, free hands-on activities, and courses for kids and their [...]
The Band You Know, the Story You Don't
By JBFC Marketing Volunteer Dotty Battel All you Fab Four fans out there—you definitely are going to want to see one of our exclusive Westchester screenings (Sept 15-22) of Ron Howard’s highly anticipated doc about the band’s phenomenal early years, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week–The Touring Years. Produced with the full cooperation of Paul [...]
How Raiders of the Lost Ark Introduced Me to Art House Cinema
By JBFC Marketing Manager Lori Zakalik This year, at the first-ever Art House Theater Day, we are screening Steven Spielberg‘s classic archaeology-adventure story, Raiders of the Lost Ark. While some may feel this is a strange choice of programming for a day celebrating independent cinema, I am beyond thrilled that we’ve included it in our programming lineup. I [...]
Cast Commentary
Get to know the “cast” here at the Jacob Burns Film Center: the employees, volunteers, and interns who make it possible to bring over 400 films a year to the community. Featuring Kendra Ekelund, Manager, Theater Operations What about your job do you find most satisfying? At the end of my day, I love watching the [...]
Watch With Me, Mom!
By JBFC Executive Director Edie Demas This is a common refrain at my house. I hear it most often when I’m in serious multitasking mode, home late from work, worrying about a wholesome dinner, and trying not to look at my phone to catch any “might be urgent” last minute emails. My child’s plea, made [...]
