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My Golden Days… or Another Great Film from Desplechin
By JBFC Programmer Andrew Jupin There is a select list of filmmakers whose new works instantly become highly anticipated, even mandatory, film events upon release. One such filmmaker is, undoubtedly, Arnaud Desplechin. Since La sentinelle, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992 and went on to the New York Film Festival the same [...]
Jonathan Gold on Context in Criticism
By JBFC Programmer Gina Duncan “Bistro K is almost too civilized on a busy Thursday night—a tiny, candlelit dining room with Ray Charles on the stereo, fresh flowers on linen tablecloths, couples bent over glasses of Beaujolais. Dinner-party groups of well-fed Pasadenans, the ones who haven’t quite scraped the Kerry/Edwards stickers off the bumpers of [...]
JBFC Viewing and Doing Party
We had a great time on Sunday, March 6 at our preview screening of The Little Prince and interactive party. Check out some highlights from the day and hear from filmmaker Mark Osborne, JBFC Executive Director Edie Demas, and JBFC Director of Education Emily Keating!
Introducing Stefaniya Vey: Spring 2016 Emerging Artist Fellow
By Stefaniya Vey, Spring 2016 Emerging Artist I was always the kid with never ending inspiration. I never thought, “what I am going to use this for?” – I just liked creating a good story. My mom thought I would be a journalist, or an actress. Growing up, in Perm City, which is located in [...]
{Cinemania Student Critic} Safety Last!
By JBFC Cinemania Student Critic Shea Stevenson Safety Last!, starring Harold Lloyd, is an old movie in black and white with no sound save the music constantly playing in the background. And if this does not sound like it’s your cup of tea, I implore you to reconsider. Having not seen any silent movies previously, [...]
Knight of Cups: A Worthy Cinematic Challenge
By JBFC Programmer Andrew Jupin If you’re familiar with Terrence Malick’s filmography, especially his output as of late, you know that his films are becoming a little more… abstract, narratively speaking. Since 2011’s <a href=”http://www nolvadex australia.imdb.com/title/tt0478304/” target=”_blank”>The Tree of Life, Malick’s films have been shifting further and further into these dream-like experiences—an occurrence you’re [...]
Announcing the World Premiere of "Us"
By Champ Ensminger, Summer 2015 Emerging Artist Fellow Last week, Champ Ensminger, premiered his incredible and much-anticipated music video, Us. Champ was the Spring 2015 Emerging Artist Fellow here at the JBFC. The video is currently enjoying an international release online through well-known music-magazine, The FADER. Uswas created in close collaboration with Westchester resident and musician, Zach Cooper. [...]
Presenting Widely Acclaimed Short Doc "Unmappable"
By Karolina Manko, Communications Manager Unmappable is a documentary short, created by Jasmine Luoma and JBFC Faculty memberDiane Hodson, that weaves together the life and work of iconoclastic psycho-geographer and convicted sex offender, Denis Wood. This meditative portrait unveils the inner workings of a man whose work is lauded as poetic, artful and innovative – [...]
Embrace of the Serpent: A Hypnotic Journey Through the Amazon
By JBFC Marketing Assistant Sarah Soliman Embrace of the Serpent, Colombian director Ciro Guerra’s captivating new film, draws you in from its first frame. This cinematic expedition through the Amazon places the viewer in the action with shots that make you feel as though you’re the one paddling a boat down the Amazon, or sitting [...]
{Cinemania Student Critic} When Marnie Was There
By JBFC Cinemania Student Critic Shea Stevenson When Marnie Was There is an Oscar-nominated animated film made by Studio Ghibli, a studio you may recognize as the studio behind movies like Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and many more, but this film is special in the fact that it is the last film [...]
