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Creating Directors of Words: Image, Sound, and Story

Creating Directors of Words: Image, Sound, and Story

By Janet Matthews, educator at Westlake High School Many students are used to viewing a film uncritically. To them, the techniques filmmakers use appear to be magic and often invisible. I don’t know exactly when the idea came to me and why it came so late but as a classroom English teacher and writing instructor, [...]

Thursday
Apr 28
In the Eye of the Beholder

In the Eye of the Beholder

By Dotty Battel, JBFC Marketing Volunteer Five nights, five special films–our dynamic annual series, FrameWorks: Art on Film, returns to the Burns April 28–May 4. And while you are here (seeing any of the films showing in our 5 theaters), head upstairs to the Jane Peck Gallery to view a selection of animations by College Purchase [...]

Monday
Apr 25
Elaine May and the Road to Ishtar

Elaine May and the Road to Ishtar

On Thursday, March 31 we were lucky enough to welcome legendary comedian, actress, writer, and filmmaker Elaine May, who rarely makes public appearances, to the Burns for a screening of her hilarious and grossly misunderstood film Ishtar. Our audience loved the film and savored the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear from and interact with the quick-witted May. Richard Brody, film critic [...]

Monday
Apr 04