Tag Archive: Pleasantville

Is it Possible to Pick a Winner?

This is a post by Abby Popper, JBFC Public Relations I don’t know how they do it – the Oscar judges that is! Watching the Live Action Shorts that the Burns is showing over the next two weeks, you run the gamut of emotions (happy, sad, teary, laughing, thoughtful…you can add your own feelings after viewing) [...]

Wednesday
Feb 11

Image, Sound, and Story in the Classroom

This is a post by Brady Shoemaker, JBFC Director of Curriculum “Watch your framing,” I said as I looked over the student’s shoulder at the viewfinder of her camera. “Oh, right; rule of thirds,” she said as she adjusted her shot. It was a tough shot to get right–a reflection in a car’s side mirror–but [...]

Tuesday
Feb 10

No Need to Fly “Across the Pond” to See London’s National Gallery

This is a post by Abby Popper, JBFC Public Relations You can sit, not stand in line, avoid crowds, AND have the best tour ever both in front of and behind the scenes of London’s National Gallery in this richly detailed film by the great documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (Crazy Horse, Titicut Follies, Boxing Gym). [...]

Monday
Feb 09

BAMkids Making Animated Movies

This is a post by JBFC Faculty Member Darrel Swann This past Saturday, the JBFC was invited to Brooklyn to participate in BAM’s BAMkids Film Festival 2015. The JBFC had five animation stations set up for kids of all ages and visitors as young as 4 years old got a taste of paper animation, live-action stop motion, [...]

Monday
Feb 09

Campy, Cheezy….and Highly Entertaining!

This is a post by JBFC Volunteer Dotty Battel As TimeOut put it, The Oscar is a “tacky Tinseltown soaper…featuring numerous stellar walk-ons and dreadful dialogue,” and that about sums up Jonathan Demme’s latest selection for his “Rarely Seen Cinema“ series.  “It never ceases to amaze me how deeply fun and gratifying this inarguably “bad” movie can [...]

Sunday
Feb 08

{Cinemania Student Critics} Maidentrip

This is a post by JBFC Cinemania Student Critic Caleb Feinstein Imagine leaving home to make a 27,000-mile, two year long journey around the world on a small boat by yourself. I know I couldn’t, but 14 year old Laura Dekker could. Maidentrip, directed by Jillian Schlesinger, is the adventurous story of a Dutch girl [...]

Friday
Feb 06

On the Short List

This is a post by JBFC Marketing Intern Stacy Zakalik Are you tired of always having to listen to the Best Picture talk? Usually, when I watch the Academy Awards ceremony, Best Picture is all I know, but watching the Oscars every year can be more fun if you’ve seen all the films. It isn’t always [...]

Wednesday
Feb 04

World Stage on Screen - February 2015

This is a post by JBFC Volunteer Dotty Battel Whisking you across the pond for a cultural immersion: 2 delightful ballets, a thrilling opera, and a brilliant play emanating from two iconic venues in London: The Royal Opera House (ROH) and The Globe. Live HD recordings of these productions will be screened here in February [...]

Tuesday
Feb 03

Art Houses at a High Altitude

This is a post by JBFC Education Director Emily Keating Every year, a growing network of cinemas gathers in Midway, UT before the Sundance Film Festival for the Art House Convergence to talk exhibition, distribution, and all things independent movie-going. The entirely volunteer-run entity began as an initiative of the Sundance Institute in 2005 with [...]

Monday
Jan 26

A Most Violent Year

This is a guest post by JBFC Member and Film Blogger Albert Vieira Director: J.C. Chandor/Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyeloyo, Albert Brooks and Alessandro Nivola Director J.C. Chandor, who helmed Margin Call and All is Lost, furthers his artistic ambitions with his new film A Most Violent Year. The film is already awash in [...]

Wednesday
Jan 14
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