This Week's E-Bulletin
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Thurs. Feb. 2, 2012
A Separation, Academy Award-nominee for Best Foreign Language Film (Iran), continues this week.
The Iron Lady, starring Academy Award-nominee Meryl Streep, and The Artist (10 Academy Award-nominations) continue this week.
"Breaking Boundaries: the Art of Alex Masket" with panel discussion followed by a reception and exhibition opening in the Jane Peck Gallery, Wed. Feb. 8 at 7:15 pm.
"ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival 2012" opens with Gotham Award winner Girlfriend, Thurs. Feb. 9 at 7:30 pm. Special guest added! Evan Sneider, lead actor in the film, will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.
Our "NT Live" series continues with a live broadcast of Travelling Light, Thurs. Feb. 9 at 2:00 pm.
Coming Soon: "Jeanne Moreau: A Real Woman" film series opens at the JBFC Fri. Feb. 17.
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| February Registration for Spring 2012 classes at the Media Arts Lab is now open! Download the Spring '12 catalog (2.4MB pdf file) or view the course listings online. Learn more about Summer '12 @ the Lab! |
2 A Separation (123) 2:25, 5:00, 7:35 The Artist (100) 2:30, 5:05, 7:30 The Iron Lady (105) 2:35, 5:10, 7:25 |
3 A Separation (123) 2:25, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10 The Artist (100) 2:30, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25 The Iron Lady (105) 2:35, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40 |
4 A Separation (123) 11:55, 2:25, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10 The Black Hole (98) 12:00 The Artist (100) 12:15, 2:30, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25 The Iron Lady (105) 2:35, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40 |
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| 5 A Separation (123) 11:55, 2:25, 5:00, 7:35 The Black Hole (98) 12:00 The Artist (100) 12:15, 2:30, 5:05, 7:15 The Iron Lady (105) 2:35, 5:10, 7:25 |
6 A Separation (123) 2:25, 5:00, 7:35 The Artist (100) 2:30, 5:05, 7:15 The Iron Lady (105) 2:35, 5:10 JBFC Film Club 7:30 Sold Out |
7 A Separation (123) 2:25, 5:00, 7:35 The Artist (100) 2:30, 5:05 The Iron Lady (105) 2:35, 5:10, 7:25 JBFC Film Club 7:30 Sold Out |
8 A Separation (123) 2:25, 5:05, 7:40 The Artist (100) 2:30, 5:00 The Iron Lady (105) 2:35, 5:10, 7:25 Breaking Boundaries: The Art of Alex Masket (17) 7:15 w/Richard P. Swierat, Beth Mount & Elaine Masket |
9 Travelling Light (180) 2:00 A Separation (123) 2:25, 5:00 The Artist (100) 2:30, 5:05, 7:15 The Iron Lady (105) 5:30, 7:45 Girlfriend (94) 7:30 w/Evan Sneider |
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 A Separation SHOWTIMES/BUY TICKETS |
A Separation Continues Nominated for 2 Academy Awards, including Best Foreign Film "This is a movie from Iran unlike any we've seen before.” (Kenneth Turan, LA Times) Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language film, A Separation, from writer-director Asghar Farhadi, is easily the most critically acclaimed drama of the year, a riveting tale of a troubled marriage caught in the gears of everyday life in modern day Tehran. Asghar Farhadi. 2011. 123 m. PG-13. Iran, Persian. Sony Pictures Classics. Official Website / Trailer | Los Angeles Times review |
 The Iron Lady SHOWTIMES/BUY TICKETS |
The Iron Lady Continues Starring Academy Award Nominee Meryl Streep "Is there anything that Meryl Streep can't do as an actress? One can only marvel at her virtuoso performance as Britain's Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady." (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Magazine) The Iron Lady is a surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep), the first and only female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere, smashing through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world. Phyllida Loyd. 2011. 105 m. PG-13. UK, English. The Weinstein Company. Official Website / Trailer | Rolling Stone Magazine review |
 The Artist SHOWTIMES/BUY TICKETS |
The Artist Continues Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture "One of the most entertaining films in many a moon, a film that charms because of its story, its performances and because of the sly way it plays with being silent and black and white." (Chicago Sun-Times) Written and directed by French film director Michel Hazanavicius, and starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, this black and white, silent film about the advent of the talkies is a playful homage to a bygone era of American cinema. Michel Hazanavicius. 2011. 100 m. PG-13. France, English/French. The Weinstein Company. Official Website / Trailer | Chicago Sun-Times review |
Family Films (click for series info) JBFC Family Programs are sponsored by Club Fit. |
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 The Black Hole BUY TICKETS |
The Black Hole Feb. 4, 5, 11, 12 The U.S.S. Cygnus is perched precariously at the edge of a black hole—and so begins Disney's post–Star Wars foray into big-budget science fiction. With impressive special effects and beautiful production design, the movie includes a mad scientist set on finding the source of the universe’s energy, an unflappable captain, zombie-like drones, robots, and all the futuristic phenomena you’d want. Gary Nelson. 1979. 98 m. PG. USA. Buena Vista. |
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 Breaking Boundaries: the Art of Alex Masket BUY TICKETS |
Breaking Boundaries: the Art of Alex Masket Wed. Feb. 8 at 7:15 pm A self-taught artist, Alex Masket makes dynamic work with unconventional media and an uninhibited, bold use of color. His creativity and sophisticated understanding of light, color, and form are unconstrained by his severe autism, which does inhibit his ability to communicate verbally. Masket’s work has appeared in more than a dozen solo and group shows and in Esopus and other magazines. This award-winning short documentary both introduces us to this extraordinary artist and asks what artistic communication and the creative impulse are all about. Followed by a discussion with of Arc of Westchester Executive Director Richard P. Swierat and autism advocate Elaine Masket (Alex’s mother), moderated by Dr. Beth Mount, a consultant who helps others see capacities in people with disabilities. Join us upstairs in the Jane Peck Gallery after the film for a reception and the exhibition opening of Alex Masket’s work. Presented in partnership with SEPTA: Special Education PTA and ArcWestchester. Dennis Connors. 2010. 17 m. USA. Tickets $6 (members), $11 (nonmembers) |
 Travelling Light BUY TICKETS |
Travelling Light Thurs. Feb. 9 at 2:00 pm "NT LIVE from the National Theatre, London" In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father’s cinematograph. Bankrolled by Jacob, the ebullient local timber merchant, and inspired by Anna, the girl sent to help him make moving pictures of their village, he stumbles on a revolutionary way of story-telling. Forty years on, Motl – now a famed American film director – looks back on his early life and confronts the cost of fulfilling his dreams. Nicholas Hytner. 2012. UK . BYexperience. Tickets: $20 (members), $25 (nonmembers) |
Film Series  Reel Abilities: NY is dedicated to promoting awareness of and appreciation for the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. The festival presents award-winning films, discussions, and other programs that bring audiences together to explore, discuss, and celebrate the diversity of the human experience. Series Info All films in this series will be “open captioned,” subtitled for the hearing impaired. The JBFC's three theaters are accessible to visitors with disabilities. |
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 Girlfriend BUY TICKETS |
Girlfriend Thurs. Feb. 9 at 7:30 pm Evan is a young man with Down syndrome who lives with his mother in a working-class town hit hard by the recent economic recession. When he unexpectedly comes into a large amount of money, Evan uses it to romantically pursue Candy, a girl he has loved since high school. The film won the 2011 Gotham Independent Film Audience Award and co-stars Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale from the Twilight film series). Justin Lerner. 2011. 94 m. NR. USA. Q&A w/actor Evan Sneider following the film Official Website / Trailer |
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Spring '12 Classes and Workshops There are over 50 courses and workshops going on this semester at the Media Arts Lab! There's still time to register for exciting programs for kids, teens, and adults! • Seeing Stories (ages 4-7) shows young children how to use their imaginations to create, tell, and act out their own stories. • Experiments in Media (ages 8-18) teaches the foundations of the filmmaking process. • Interactive Media Art (ages 12-13) shows students cutting edge software to combine film and music into something completely unique. • Getting the Shot (ages 14-18) is a hands-on camera workshop where students learn style and composition. • Creating a Web Series (ages 14-18) allows students to collaborate with others and launch their own online series! • Film Style and Form: An Introduction (college & adult) lets students learn, watch, and read the visual vocabulary of film language. • Digital Storytelling (college & adult) shows students how to use a digital camera in new and exciting ways! (daytime program) Reserve your space now! Download the Spring '12 catalog (2.4MB pdf file) or see all the course listings online. |
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