Tag Archive: Movies
{Cinemania Student Critic} Safety Last!
By JBFC Cinemania Student Critic Shea Stevenson Safety Last!, starring Harold Lloyd, is an old movie in black and white with no sound save the music constantly playing in the background. And if this does not sound like it’s your cup of tea, I implore you to reconsider. Having not seen any silent movies previously, [...]
Knight of Cups: A Worthy Cinematic Challenge
By JBFC Programmer Andrew Jupin If you’re familiar with Terrence Malick’s filmography, especially his output as of late, you know that his films are becoming a little more… abstract, narratively speaking. Since 2011’s <a href=”http://www nolvadex australia.imdb.com/title/tt0478304/” target=”_blank”>The Tree of Life, Malick’s films have been shifting further and further into these dream-like experiences—an occurrence you’re [...]
{Cinemania Student Critic} When Marnie Was There
By JBFC Cinemania Student Critic Shea Stevenson When Marnie Was There is an Oscar-nominated animated film made by Studio Ghibli, a studio you may recognize as the studio behind movies like Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and many more, but this film is special in the fact that it is the last film [...]
Wim Wenders: A Curious Adventurer with Great Soundtracks
By JBFC Programmer Andrew Jupin If I had to list my favorite director to come out of the New German Cinema–a film movement that ran for two decades starting in 1962 and was born out of a group of young filmmakers’ reaction to the lackluster economic and artistic climate of post-war Germany–it would not be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
CAROL! CAROL! CAROL!
By Abby Popper, JBFC Public Relations Yes, I am shouting it out to tell you that you must see Carol. I was lucky enough to attend a preview screening last week here at the JBFC. In a nutshell, this is one of the most lush, gorgeous (in every aspect, cinematography, costuming, set designs) films I [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
By Karolina Manko, Communications Manager If you’ve ever heard the story of Cinderella or Rapunzel then you’ve heard a story by the Brothers Grimm. In fact, many of the most beloved folktales that have permeated through our culture come from the story-collections of the Brothers Grimm. Who were they? Two 19th century German brothers who travelled [...]
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