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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 [...]
Doomed Lovers
By JBFC Marketing Volunteer Dotty Battel You guessed it, Romeo and Juliet is coming to the Burns direct from the London’s Garrick Theatre, where Sir Kenneth Branagh, a master of Shakespeare on stage, has taken a year long residency. Before reading any further, catch this awesome video of Branagh introducing the play: This version of [...]
The Unfolding Story of the Universe
Mary Evelyn Tucker has visited the JBFC three times with her film Journey of the Universe. Earlier this month, Tucker sat down with the Garrison Institute to discuss her work. A Conversation with Mary Evelyn Tucker and Julianne Warren By Sam Mowe In their Journey of the Universe project—which includes a film, book, and website—philosopher Brian Thomas [...]
They’re Back!
By JBFC Marketing Volunteer Dotty Battel Edina and Patsy, the hilarious and decadent female characters in the smash TV Britcom Absolutely Fabulous, which ran for 20 years (1992-2012), are back—this time on the big screen. They’re older, no wiser, but just as outrageous! Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie opens here on July 22. Tickets are on sale now. [...]
JBFC Goes to the White House
Jacob Burns Film Center Attends the March on Washington Film Festival’s Student & Emerging Film Competition Awards Ceremony at the White House Created Equal Curriculum Recognized for the Powerful Role of Media in the Civil Rights Story The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is pleased to announce it will attend the March on Washington Film Festival’s [...]
JBFC 15th Anniversary Celebration
The Jacob Burns Film Center’s (JBFC) 15th Anniversary Celebration will be held on Monday, June 20 on the JBF campus. The evening will include a special anniversary program in Theater One, followed by a party at JBFC’s Media Arts Lab. Since opening its doors to the public on June 21, 2001, over 2 million people [...]
A Tribute to Bill Cunningham
By JBFC Marketing Volunteer Dotty Battel “My whole thing is to be invisible” The New York Landmark Conservancy declared him a living landmark! I’m referring to Bill Cunningham, the legendary New York Times photographer whose prolific lens recorded fashion trends for over 40 years. “Fashion is doing its job…mirroring exactly our times,” he once said. On [...]
