Tag Archive: Westchester

Elaine May and the Road to Ishtar

Elaine May and the Road to Ishtar

On Thursday, March 31 we were lucky enough to welcome legendary comedian, actress, writer, and filmmaker Elaine May, who rarely makes public appearances, to the Burns for a screening of her hilarious and grossly misunderstood film Ishtar. Our audience loved the film and savored the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear from and interact with the quick-witted May. Richard Brody, film critic [...]

Monday
Apr 04
An Interview with Kenneth Branagh

An Interview with Kenneth Branagh

By JBFC Marketing Manager Lori Zakalik Film and stage actor Kenneth Branagh‘s new theater company is coming to the Burns!…sort of. We’re showing three of Branagh’s upcoming productions, starting with his adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale on Thursday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 29 at noon and Tuesday, January 5 at 6:30 pm. Tickets for those [...]

Monday
Dec 14
Laurie Anderson on Death, Love, Art, and Dogs

Laurie Anderson on Death, Love, Art, and Dogs

From multidisciplinary artist Laurie Anderson, Heart of a Dog is now showing at the Burns! Anderson was here for a special screening of the film on November 3. Hear what she had to say about her “philosophically astute, emotionally charged meditation on death, love, art and dogs.” (A.O. Scott, New York Times) and get your tickets today!

Tuesday
Nov 10
The Childhood of a Leader

The Childhood of a Leader

By JBFC Board Member Jonathan Demme In my many years of involvement with the Burns, I have never been more excited about an upcoming JBFC screening than I am about our October 25th screening of 27-year-old Brady Corbet’s mind-blowing directorial debut, The Childhood of a Leader. When I try to trace my way back to other [...]

Tuesday
Oct 13

Announcing Our Two New Theaters

We are so excited to share the news that today we opened our two new theaters at the Jacob Burns Film Center. We now have 5 screens, which means more opportunity for programming to schedule a diverse array of films, events, and even experiment with some new programs! So stay tuned. For now, you can [...]

Friday
Mar 06
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