Blog Films
The Best of 2025: JBFC Staff's Favorite Films
by JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré To celebrate another stellar year of cinema, we’ve compiled “Best of 2025” lists from staff members across the Jacob Burns Film Center. Featuring a wide range of titles that made us laugh, cry, grow, think, reflect, and cheer, this best-of roundup is a testament to our staff’s diverse [...]
La Grazia: Preview Club Wrap-Up
by JBFC Film Programmer Ian LoCascio As part of the JBFC Preview Club, subscribers get an exclusive first look at the most interesting new indies and foreign films on our “New Releases” horizon. Every month, JBFC programmers present a special “secret” screening of an anticipated new film release before it is available to the public. After [...]
Clueless with Alicia Silverstone: Event Recap
The JBFC was thrilled to welcome actress Alicia Silverstone and designer Christian Siriano to the Theater on Wednesday, November 12 for a sold-out 30th anniversary screening of Amy Heckerling’s beloved work Clueless. Following the sold-out screening and a sizzle reel that paid tribute to Alicia’s legendary career, the icon herself joined Moderator Leslie Ziff onstage [...]
Blue Moon: Preview Club Wrap-Up
As part of the JBFC Preview Club, subscribers get an exclusive first look at the most interesting new indies and foreign films on our “New Releases” horizon. Every month, JBFC programmers present a special “secret” screening of an anticipated new film release before it is available to the public. After the screening, our programmers open the [...]
The Summer Book: Preview Club Wrap-Up
As part of the JBFC Preview Club, subscribers get an exclusive first look at the most interesting new indies and foreign films on our “New Releases” horizon. Every month, JBFC programmers present a special “secret” screening of an anticipated new film release before it is available to the public. After the screening, our programmers open [...]
East of Wall: Preview Club Wrap-Up
As a part of the JBFC Preview Club, subscribers get an exclusive first look at the most interesting new indies and foreign films on our “New Releases” horizon. Every month, JBFC programmers Monica Castillo and Ian LoCascio present a special “secret” screening of an anticipated new film release before it is available to the public. After [...]
JBFC Announces Ticket Price Reduction For Family Programs
All JBFC Kids Screenings at $5 per Ticket Across the Board The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is thrilled to announce a major change to its beloved JBFC Kids series: Starting April 1, all JBFC Kids screenings will now be just $5 for everyone. This new, lower ticket price makes it easier than ever for [...]
Wild at Heart and Weird on Top: A Tribute to David Lynch
by JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré When I heard the news that David Lynch had passed, it took everything in me not to weep at my desk. As with David Bowie’s death, it was shocking simply because it was hard to even think of David Lynch as mortal; he seemed to exist on another [...]
The Best of 2024: JBFC Staff's Favorite Films
by JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré As we close out another year, we’re celebrating the cinematic medium with a compilation of “Best of 2024” lists from staff members across the Jacob Burns Film Center. Featuring a wide range of titles that made us laugh, cry, grow, think, reflect, and cheer, this best-of roundup is [...]
Rewinding 2024: The Year in Review
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