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On the Short List
This is a post by JBFC Marketing Intern Stacy Zakalik Are you tired of always having to listen to the Best Picture talk? Usually, when I watch the Academy Awards ceremony, Best Picture is all I know, but watching the Oscars every year can be more fun if you’ve seen all the films. It isn’t always [...]
World Stage on Screen - February 2015
This is a post by JBFC Volunteer Dotty Battel Whisking you across the pond for a cultural immersion: 2 delightful ballets, a thrilling opera, and a brilliant play emanating from two iconic venues in London: The Royal Opera House (ROH) and The Globe. Live HD recordings of these productions will be screened here in February [...]
Art Houses at a High Altitude
This is a post by JBFC Education Director Emily Keating Every year, a growing network of cinemas gathers in Midway, UT before the Sundance Film Festival for the Art House Convergence to talk exhibition, distribution, and all things independent movie-going. The entirely volunteer-run entity began as an initiative of the Sundance Institute in 2005 with [...]
A Most Violent Year
This is a guest post by JBFC Member and Film Blogger Albert Vieira Director: J.C. Chandor/Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyeloyo, Albert Brooks and Alessandro Nivola Director J.C. Chandor, who helmed Margin Call and All is Lost, furthers his artistic ambitions with his new film A Most Violent Year. The film is already awash in [...]
Special Guests at the JBFC in 2014
We welcomed over 200 guests to the JBFC Theater in 2014. From Jon Stewart to David Byrne to Anjelica Huston to Neil deGrasse Tyson, we hosted filmmaker, musicians, actors, authors, scientists, and more! Check out the video below and our Recent Guest gallery to see who visited the Burns this past year, and see who’s coming to visit [...]
Fuel Your Imagination
This is a post by JBFC Volunteer Dotty Battel Ask yourself why you lack the freedom of choice when it comes to what you put in your car when we know that oil is not even close to being the best fuel for an automobile. So what gives? Pump, a compelling and illuminating doc, raises [...]
