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Hugh Price Appointed to the JBFC Board of Directors

What's It Like on Your Path?

This is a post by JBFC Communications Manager Karolina Manko Day three of the Summer Teachers Institute was a whirlwind of innovative approaches to storytelling. The morning began with Keynote Speaker, Lance Weiler who is the Director of Experiential Learning and Applied Creativity at Columbia University and also the founder and current Director of the university’s [...]

A Philosophy Lesson From Woody Allen

This is a post by JBFC Marketing Intern Stacy Zakalik Woody Allen’s newest film, Irrational Man, opens at the Burns on July 24. Starring Joaquin Phoenix as an existentially morose college philosophy professor named Abe Lucas, it is the story of Lucas’ transition to a new campus in the fictional Braylin College, set in Newport, [...]

Hello, I Must Be Going

This is a post by JBFC Marketing Intern Stacy Zakalik On July 18 and 19, The Burns will be showing the Marx Brothers’ Animal Crackers, a fun film for the whole family to enjoy. Starring the now classic Marx Brothers, Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo, the film is one of the best reviewed and most [...]

Solving One Last Mystery

This is a post by JBFC Marketing Intern Stacy Zakalik Mr. Holmes, opening at the Burns on July 17, is a mystery film directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Kinsey) about Sherlock Holmes during old age. Sherlock, as an elderly detective, is played by Sir Ian McKellen, who spends retirement at age 93 in a Sussex [...]

NT LIVE…SUMMER 2015

This is a post by JBFC Volunteer Dotty Battel What should everyman, and woman, not miss? Our two “World Stage on Screen“ summer programs, that’s what! NT Live’s Everyman will be shown in an HD simulcast Thursday, July 16 at 2:00.  A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has created a striking [...]

A Thank You to Our Patrons!

Thank you so much to everyone who voted us “Best Movie House” in Westchester Magazine‘s “Best of Westchester” readers’ ballot! Congratulations to all our neighbors who were also recognized! After-School Program Academy of Dance Arts Farmers’ Market Pleasantville Farmers Market Gift Shop Glass Onion Originals Independent Bookstore The Village Bookstore Local Website asmartnanny.com Toy Store [...]

Music to My Ears

This is a post by JBFC Marketing Intern, Stacy Zakalik [vimeo width=”600″ height=”365″ video_id=”132219825″] The 2015 “Sounds of Summer: New Music Documentaries” series is at the Burns from July 16 through August 27, 2015. Exploring many different musical genres and styles, from The Beatles to R.E.M. to the untold story of The Who, this series [...]

Amy

This is a post by JBFC Marketing Intern Allen Kessman The new, critically acclaimed, documentary of singer Amy Winehouse, Amy, opens at the Burns July 10. Directed by Asif Kapadia and distributed by A24, Amy takes an exclusive look into the tragic life of London-based singer Amy Winehouse, mainly through never-before-seen home footage. Amy Winehouse exploded [...]

Turnaround: Arts

This is a post by JBFC Education Director Emily Keating If we were to poll public perception on the phrase “school reform,” it’s likely to elicit pessimistic, cynical responses. High stakes testing, teacher evaluation, and new standards represent the majority of the disparaging accounts we read and hear about. The JBFC had a unique opportunity [...]