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Rewinding 2024: The Year in Review
JOIN to enjoy benefits including the $5 member ticket discount and waived online ticket fees or DONATE a tax-deductible gift to help sustain our vibrant programs. All gifts received by Dec. 31 will be matched! “I wanted to express my deep appreciation for the wonderful work all of you do at the Burns to make life in Westchester [...]
Fall Into Film: The JBFC Announces Autumn 2024 Lineup
A film noir celebration with a murder mystery dinner, the annual 12-Hour Halloween Movie Marathon, new releases including Anora, We Live in Time, A Real Pain, and Blitz, along with fan favorite series such as After Hours, Beyond the Frame, and JBFC Kids are among major programs coming this fall. Pleasantville, NY – October [...]
JBFC Announces New Noir Series "Noirvember: From Yesterday to Today"
Film Screenings, Special Guests, Lectures, and a Murder Mystery Dinner This November, the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) will celebrate the rich history of film noir with an exciting series of screenings, lectures, special guests, and events. This program will offer audiences the opportunity to experience some of the genre’s finest works on the big [...]
Cool Off With Hot Movies: Your Favorite Films on the Big Screen
Big-time action movies, 60th Anniversary of the Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night, new releases including The Bikeriders, Janet Planet, Thelma, and Kinds of Kindness, along with fan favorite series such as JBFC Kids, Sounds of Summer, After Hours, and Beyond the Frame are among major programs coming this summer. Pleasantville, NY – June 20, 2023 [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 27: Valentine's Day Vibes
by JBFC Customer Service Manager Tara Bongiorno JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. JBFC Customer Service Manager Tara Bongiorno originally curated JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 27: Valentine’s Day Vibes to accompany the dessert reception after our Valentine’s Day screening of It [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 26: Soundtrack to 2023
by JBFC Customer Service Manager Tara Bongiorno JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Vol. 26 comes to us from JBFC Customer Service Manager Tara Bongiorno, who originally compiled this mix to provide 3+ hours of tunes for the Burns’ year-end [...]
The Best of 2023: JBFC Staff's Favorite Films
by JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré Between Barbenheimer and the writers and actors’ strikes, it’s been a wild year for the film industry! In celebration of the cinematic medium that weathered it all, we’ve compiled “Best of 2023” lists from staff members across the Jacob Burns Film Center. Featuring a wide range of titles [...]
📽️ Rewinding 2023: The Year in Review
JOIN to enjoy benefits including the $5 member ticket discount and waived online ticket fees or DONATE a tax-deductible gift to help sustain our vibrant programs. “This is the best place to see unusual and thought-provoking films, to be exposed to other cultures through film, and to hear actors, directors, and others discuss film. [...]
Coming Soon: New Cinema Studies Course on Alfred Hitchcock in Collaboration with NYU Tisch
Pleasantville, NY – September 22, 2023 – The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is thrilled to further its collaboration with New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts this fall through the launch of a new Cinema Studies course, Beyond Suspicion: Alfred Hitchcock. Led by a rotating roster of distinguished NYU faculty and PhD [...]
Cats of the JBFC
by JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré The world’s number-one cat video compilation returns to the JBFC for 2024 following last year’s sold-out screening! Screening Saturday, August 17 at 2:30 pm and Saturday, Aug. 31 at 2:00 pm, CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of [...]
