Tag Archive: Music
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 29: The Best of 2024 Soundtracks & Scores
JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 29: The Best of 2024 Soundtracks & Scores comes to us from JBFC Customer Service Manager Tara Bongiorno, who reflected on a full year of film by pulling together her favorite [...]
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 [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 28: A Complete Unknown
by JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Vol. 28: A Complete Unknown comes to us from JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré, who writes: “Raised by my father on a steady diet of classic rock [...]
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 [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 25: Haunted Horror Marathon Music 2023
by JBFC Senior Film Programmer Monica Castillo JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Vol. 25: Haunted Horror Marathon Music 2023 comes to us from JBFC Senior Film Programmer Monica Castillo, who curated the perfect playlist to serve as a backdrop [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 24: Sounds of Summer 2023
by JBFC Senior Film Programmer Monica Castillo JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Vol. 24: Sounds of Summer 2023 comes to us from JBFC Senior Film Programmer Monica Castillo, who writes: “Like a great song, summer never last as long [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 23: Barbie's Block Party
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. 23 comes to us from JBFC Customer Service Manager Tara Bongiorno, who put together her favorite Barbie-tastic bops for Barbie’s Block Party, which took place Saturday, July [...]
A Pride Month Message from JBFC Programmer Adrienne Frank
by Adrienne Frank, Series Curator—Pride Over Prejudice: Queer Life Across Generations Happy Pride Month! I’m writing to invite you to join us this month at the Jacob Burns Film Center for a film series I’m very excited about called Pride Over Prejudice: Queer Life Across Generations. I curated this series with the goal of [...]