Tag Archive: New Release
Jacob Burns FilmCast, Episode Four: And The Winner Is...
The Jacob Burns FilmCast brings the best of the big screen to your podcast stream! Join co-hosts (and fervent film fans) Mike Towndrow and Paige Grand Pré for conversations covering everything from new releases and awards buzz to cult classics and film history. Episode Four: And The Winner Is… Co-hosts Mike Towndrow and Paige Grand Pré discuss [...]
Bong Joon-ho at the JBFC
by Digital Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré Congratulations to Director Bong on making history with Parasite at the 2020 Oscars! Back in 2015, long before the success of breakout hit Parasite, Bong Joon-ho was an International Artist-in-Residence at the JBFC. During his time here, Bong lived and worked on the JBFC campus as he worked on pre-production—including finalizing the script—for [...]
Cinemania Student Critic Review: Little Women
By Clara Neilson-Papish, Cinemania Student Critic Little Women is a fantastic film portraying the journeys of four very determined girls as they grow into women and their perseverance to take control of their destinies. First off there’s Beth, the sweet and quiet girl who uses the keys of a piano as her voice. Then there’s [...]
Jacob Burns FilmCast, Episode Three: Criminally Overlooked Films
The Jacob Burns FilmCast brings the best of the big screen to your podcast stream! Join co-hosts (and fervent film fans) Mike Towndrow and Paige Grand Pré for conversations covering everything from new releases and awards buzz to cult classics and film history. Episode Three: Criminally Overlooked Films Annual JBFC series Programmers Picks offers us the chance [...]
Step into Spring with a Riveting Slate of Events at the Jacob Burns Film Center
by Paige Grand Pré, JBFC Digital Marketing Associate Pleasantville, NY – Jan. 29, 2020 – The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center and one of the most successful art house theaters in the country, announced today a variety of unique, compelling, and one-of-a-kind events, series, and screenings for spring 2020. With [...]
Jacob Burns FilmCast, Episode Two: Let's Predict the Oscars
The Jacob Burns FilmCast brings the best of the big screen to your podcast stream! Join co-hosts (and fervent film fans) Mike Towndrow and Paige Grand Pré for conversations covering everything from new releases and awards buzz to cult classics and film history. As Season One continues, Episode Two: Let’s Predict the Oscars is now [...]
Jacob Burns FilmCast, Episode One: Best of the Decade
The Jacob Burns FilmCast brings the best of the big screen to your podcast stream! Join co-hosts (and fervent film fans) Mike Towndrow and Paige Grand Pré for conversations covering everything from new releases and awards buzz to cult classics and film history. We’re pleased to announce that as of Jan. 22, 2020, Episode One: [...]
Your Most Watched Films of 2019
By Sarah Soliman, Marketing Associate/Series Curator; Adapted: Page to Screen It might be 2020, but with awards season in full swing, the films of 2019 are still on our minds. Burns audiences come see a lot of movies, and it made us wonder which films you came to see the most over the past year. [...]
Cinemania Student Critic Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
by David Sapp, 8th Grade Cinemania Student Critic Marielle Heller’s 2019 film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a drama about how a troubled journalist’s perspective on life is altered by renowned children’s show host Mr. Rogers. This film was much more dramatic and gripping than I initially assumed. It takes a story about a [...]
Cinemania Student Critic Review: Jojo Rabbit
by David Sapp, 8th Grade Cinemania Student Critic Taika Waititi’s 2019 film Jojo Rabbit is a film about a young boy who, influenced by the community he lives in, takes up being a Nazi. It is one of the few films I’ve seen that can balance a dark drama and a comedy perfectly. It will be funny [...]
Season's Screenings
Peruse our holiday lineup, stacked with festive fan favorites!
Wicked: For Good
Now Showing
Immigration Nation
Dec. 15-18: Hester Street & Yentl