Tag Archive: Movies
Dalton Trumbo: A Real-Life Hollywood Hero
By Stacy Zakalik, JBFC Marketing Intern Trumbo, opening at the Burns on Wednesday, November 25, is a biopic directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents) and starring Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) as the titular character, Dalton Trumbo, who finds himself blacklisted as a Communist by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1940s. Dalton Trumbo was [...]
ThanksGIFing with DysFUNctional Film Families
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we all know what that means–spending time with your family. Everyone’s family is a little crazy, but this year, just be thankful you’re not a member of a dysfunctional family in one of these 14 films: 1. Star Wars 2. The Addams Family 3. Harry Potter Movies 4. This [...]
Laugh, Cry, Think!
By Dotty Battel, JBFC Volunteer These are just a few of the responses you will have to the films in this 10th anniversary edition of Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema, Dec. 3-8. The series, hailed by The New York Times as an “annual treasure,” showcases a rich and varied selection of the finest contemporary Romanian filmmaking, [...]
7 Best Roles of National Treasure Michael Keaton*
By Lori Zakalik, JBFC Marketing Manager *In my humble opinion. This was a hard one, guys. Let me be completely transparent here. I love Michael Keaton. I (poorly) Photoshopped my head onto Winona Ryder’s body and made this photo from Beetlejuice my Facebook profile picture for over a year. Michael Keaton’s IMDb bio begins with [...]
Brooklyn: A Tale of Two Countries
By Stacy Zakalik, Marketing Intern Brooklyn, a new drama directed by John Crowley (Boy A, Intermission), opening at the Burns Friday, November 13, tells the story of a young woman torn between two men and two countries. Based on the best-selling novel by Colm Toibin, Saoirse Ronan stars as the main character, Eilis, a young [...]
Put Your Dancing Shoes On!
By Abby Popper, JBFC Public Relations It’s that time of year again–our annual Dance on Film series opens on October 29 for a little over a week’s worth of films and shorts that run the gamut from flamenco to Fred Astaire to tap and even a Free Member Event. (And that’s only a taste of what’s in store!) I can’t [...]
What Malala Can Teach Us All About Education
By JBFC Student Critic Caleb Feinstein Most teens today don’t imagine themselves risking their lives to stand up for thousands of people they don’t even know, but that’s exactly what one girl in Pakistan did. Malala Yousafzai grew up in the Swat Valley of Pakistan, the daughter of a private school teacher, diplomat, and public [...]
Introducing Reweina Tessema: Fall 2015 Emerging Artist Fellow
By Reweina Tessema, Fall 2015 Emerging Artist Fellow My appreciation for film has been obvious from a young age. However, my direct involvement in filmmaking was developed much later. If you told me in 2009, when I graduated high school, that I’d be pursuing a career in filmmaking after college I’d most likely say, “Awesome! So [...]
Women Filmmakers Shine at TIFF
By JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman Each September I travel to the Toronto International Film Festival along with my colleagues in the programming department from JBFC for an exhilarating and exhausting week of film immersion, during which the biggest challenge is to determine which five films to watch in any given day. This year, my [...]
Exploring the Military Side of Police
By JBFC Marketing Intern Stacy Zakalik Peace Officer, a documentary directed by Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber, arrives at the Burns on Friday, October 2 featuring a Q&A with filmmaker Brad Barber for opening night of Global Watch: Crisis, Culture & Human Rights, with a reception afterwards. Peace Officer is a documentary about the militarization [...]
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