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Saddle Up Saturdays: A Conversation About Westerns
By JBFC Marketing Assistant Sarah Soliman From now until June 11, we’re all about Westerns at the JBFC. Saddle Up Saturdays with Jonathan Demme got started on February 6, with a screening of Sam Peckinpah’s 1965 film, Major Dundee. Before that screening I sat down with the JBFC’s Development Associate, Genevieve Oliver, to discuss some [...]
A Lesson in Folk History Comes to the Burns
By JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman Like so many of us who grew up in the wake of the 60’s folk revival, I shared the joys of the folk song tradition with fellow musicians, exploring Appalachian roots and the history of our country through the lens of American stories made popular by Pete Seeger and [...]
The Lady in the Van: Maggie Smith Triumphs Again!
By JBFC Volunteer Dotty Battel The Lady in the Van, the new British dramedy starring the remarkable Dame herself in the title role, is a “mostly true story.” It tells the tale of Mary Shepherd, an irascible, sharp-tongued, eccentric old lady who squatted in a dilapidated van, filled to the brim with all her worldly [...]
Celebrating the Master of Suspense in Hitchcock/Truffaut
By JBFC Marketing Assistant, Sarah Soliman In 1962, a 30 year old François Truffaut wrote to Alfred Hitchcock; the young director wanted to tell the elder how much he admired his films. The result of that letter was an interview, taking place over several days, in which the two men discussed each of Hitchcock’s films [...]
Programmers' Picks: A Look at the Lesser Known Best Films of 2015
By JBFC Marketing Assistant, Sarah Soliman Every December, movie fans find themselves going through Best Of lists. It’s a ritual that gives us a chance to take stock of the year, but also gives us suggestions for the year ahead. It’s a way to learn what’s still out there for us to discover. This month [...]
Son of Saul: A Harrowing and Intense Tale
By Stacy Zakalik, JBFC Marketing Intern The Academy Award nominated Son of Saul, directed by László Nemes, opens at the Burns Friday, January 29. An uncompromising look at the Nazi death camps in World War II, this film follows the struggles of Saul Ausländer (Géza Röhrig), a Jewish concentration camp worker and member of the Sonderkommando, the group of [...]
Congratulations Tara Clune!
By JBFC Marketing Assistant Sarah Soliman Former Valentine and Clark Emerging Artist Fellow, Tara Clune, has been selected as a Sundance Ignite Fellow. In keeping with their commitment to emerging voices in film, this new initiative from the Sundance Institute focuses on young independent filmmakers, age 18-24. As part of her year-long fellowship, Tara will [...]
Another Telepathic Thing
By JBFC Managing Director Dominick Balletta Jonathan Demme’s film of Big Dance Theater’s (BDT) Another Telepathic Thing is bringing JBFC audiences an intimate look into the world of contemporary performance. The style of choreographer Annie-B Parson and director Paul Lazar is to respectfully dismantle narrative (in this case Mark Twain’s “The Mysterious Stranger“), movement, visual art, [...]
Have a Bang Up Time at the Burns
Don’t be a coffee boiler! Put on your best bib and tucker and head to the Burns at high noon every Saturday beginning Feb. 6 for our new Westerns series, Saddle Up Saturdays with Jonathan Demme! Hear from Jonathan himself why Westerns are such an important and exciting genre and get your tickets today! “Westerns were [...]
Do You Believe in Miracles?
We asked Cinemania Student Critic Zoey Millstein to share her favorite holiday film with us and here’s what she had to say! Tweet @jbfc_ny and tell us your favorite holiday film! By Cinemania Student Critic Zoey Millstein Miracle on 34th Street is a Christmas classic that portrays an old man (going by the name of [...]
