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| Lead animator Jamie Beard following a preview screening of his new film The Adventures of Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg. |
Academy Award-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker and New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of her new film Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese. (Photo: Steve Usen) |
Filmmaker Simon Curtis following a screening of his new film My Week with Marilyn starring Michelle Williams. (Photo Jin Zheng) |
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| Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme spoke with JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon follow a screening of I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful. (Photo: Steve Usen) |
Filmmaker Marshall Curry spoke to an audience following a screening of his name If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, part of the “Global Watch” film series. (Photo: Sean Cohan) |
New York Times critic Janet Maslin and filmmaker Joe Berlinger following a screening of his new film Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, the opening night selection in the “Global Watch” film series. (Photo: Sean Cohan) |
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| Writer/Director Sam Levinson, New York Times critic Janet Maslin, and actress Ellen Barkin following a screening of their film Another Happy Day. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) | Actress Elizabeth Olsen spoke with New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a sold-out screening of her film Martha Marcy May Marlene. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) |
JBFC Programmer Kathy Bonomi with Irish dance World Champion Julia O’Rourke following a screening of Jig, part of the “Dance on Film” series. (Photo: Sean Cohan) |
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| Choreographer Peter Pucci with New York City Ballet dancer Georgina Pazcoguin following a screening of West Side Story, the opening night selection for the “Dance on Film” series. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
Filmmaker J.C. Chandor following a screening of his new film Margin Call, starring Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, and Kevin Spacey. (Photo: Sean Cohan) |
JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon, director Andrei Ujica, and JBFC International Programmer-in-Residence Mihai Chirilov following a screening at The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, part of the “New Roman Cinema” series. |
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| JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon with puppeteer Kevin Clash (the performer of Elmo), following a screening Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) | Filmmaker/actor Harry Shearer following a screening of his new documentary The Big Uneasy, the opening night selection of the “Focus on Nature” series. (Photo: Sean Cohan) | JBFC International Programmer-in-Residence Mihai Chirilov following a screening at Tales from the Golden Age, the opening night selection of the “New Roman Cinema” series. (Photo: Steve Usen) | |||
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| New York Times critic Janet Maslin with Academy Award-nominated director Gus Vant Sant following a screening of his film Restless. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) |
Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard, Academy Award-winning Steven Spielberg, and JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon at the Tribute to Steven Spielberg event. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) |
Filmmaker Eric Drath and film subject Renee Richards following a screening of Renee. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
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| New York Times critic Janet Maslin, Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme, and screenwriter Jenny Lumet following a screening of A.I. Artificial Intelligence. (Photo: Steve Usen) |
JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon with executive producer/film subject Andrea DeGeorge Garbarini of Pleasantville following a screening From the Ground Up: 10 Years After 9/11. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) |
Author Jason Zinoman spoke following a screening of The Exorcist. (Photo: Tori Hughes) |
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| Filmmaker Larysa Kondracki with New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of Kondracki's film The Whistleblower, starring Rachel Weisz. |
Actress Brit Marling spoke with director Mike Cahill, costar William Mapother, and New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of Another Earth. (Photo: Jesse LoCasio) | Editor Todd Sandler, New York Times critic Janet Maslin, and filmmaker Robert Celestino following a screening of their film Leave. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
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| Filmmaker Cindy Meehl spoke to an audience following a screening of her film Buck. (Photo: Tori Hughes) |
Filmmaker Kenneth Bowser and New York Times critic Janet Maslin spoke following a screening of his film Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune, the opening night of the "Sounds of Summer: New Music Documentaries" series. (Photo: Sean Cohan) | New York Times critic Janet Maslin with Jennifer Grant, daughter of Cary grant who spoke about her book Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant, following a screening of An Affair to Remember. (Photo: Tori Hughes) | |||
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| Filmmaker Josh Shelov and JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman following a screening of his new film The Best and the Brightest. (Photo: Tori Hughes) |
Julliard graduate students Will and Peter Anderson with jazz drummer Danny Rosenfeld following a short performance and screening of Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing. (Photo: Tori Hughes) | Filmmaker Andrew Rossi and New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of Rossi’s new documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times.(Photo: Landon Becker-Parton) |
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| Filmmaker Kent Jones and filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul following a screening of Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
New York Times critic Janet Maslin and film studio executive/author Peter Bart following a screening of Harold and Maude. (Photo: Tori Hughes) |
Academy Award-nominated director Buck Henry and author Brooke Hayward following a screening of The Shop Around the Corner, starring Hayward’s mother Margaret Sullivan. Following the screening, Hayward spoke about her reissued memoir Haywire. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) | |||
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| Filmmaker Debra Granik spoke to an audience at the Film Center and to our Friday Night Films program for high school students following a screening of her Academy Award-nominated film Winter’s Bone. (Photo: Ed Cody) |
Adam R. Rose, Westchester Jazz Orchestra Executive Director Emily Tabin, and Peter R. McQuillan following the opening night film and live performance by the Westchester Jazz Orchestra Sextet for the “Jazz Sessions: The Greats on Camera” series. Rose and McQuillian are sponsors of the series. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) | New York Times critic Janet Maslin with actor Rob Lowe following a sold-out screening of The Outsiders. Lowe came with his New York Times best-selling book Stories I Only Tell My Friends. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
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| Filmmaker Karen Goodman spoke with JBFC Progammer Karen Sloe Goodman following a screening of Strangers No More, part of the “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
JBFC Senior Programmer Christopher Funderburg spoke with actor/former Media Arts Lab student David Thompson following a screening of his film Win Win, also starring Paul Giamatti. (Photo: Tori Hughes) |
Writer Dave Barry spoke with New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of This is Spinal Tap. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
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| Author Joe Wallace spoke to an audience and signed books following a screening Jews and Baseball, part of the “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Jesse LoCasio) | Elena Procario-Foley and Noam Marans spoke following a screening of Hidden Children, part of the “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Landon Becker Parton) | JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon with filmmaker Craig Teper following a screening of his film Vidal Sassoon: The Movie, part of the “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Tori Hughes) | |||
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| Filmmaker Jim Kohlberg spoke with JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon following a screening of his film The Music Never Stopped. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
Author Fran Lebowitz spoke with New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of Public Speaking, a docuemtnary about Lebowitz directed by Martin Scorsese. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) | New York Times critic Janet Maslin with director Tom Shadyac following a screening of his film I Am. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
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| Director Richard Press and producer Philip Gefter following a screening of their film Bill Cunningham New York. (Photo: Landon Becker Parton) | New York Times critic Janet Maslin with screenwriter Joe Tiboni following a screening of his film Win Win. (Photo: Landon Becker Parton) | Filmmaker Eric Mendelsohn spoke with Jonathan Demme following a screening of his film 3 Backyards. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) | |||
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| JBFC Director of Development Judy Exton, author Kate Buford, and JBFC Board Chairman David Swope following the program A Look at Jim Thorpe. (Photo Jordan Roberts) | Filmmaker Susan Vogel following a screening of her film Fold Crumple Crush: The Art of El Anatsui, part of the “FrameWorks: Art on Film” series. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) | Kai Eric, Suzanne Mallouk, and Michael Holman following a screening of Jean-Michel Basquait: The Radiant Child, part of the “FrameWorks: Art on Film” series. (Photo: Landon Becker Parton) | |||
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New York Times critic Janet Maslin with film writer Mark Harris following a screening of David Fincher’s The Social Network. Maslin and Harris discussed the films and performances in this year’s Oscar race. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)
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JBFC Programmer Kathy Bonomi with Tod Lippy, editor of Esopus Magazine following a screening of Marwencol, the opening night selection for the “FrameWorks: Art on Film” series. (Photo: Landon Becker-Parton)
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Academy Award-nominated actor Paul Giamatti following a screening of his new Barney’s Version, which he won the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Muscial or Comedy. (Photo: Ed Cody)
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JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon, legendary actor/filmmaker and Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford, and Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme at the annual Silver Screen Circle event. Redford was interviewed by Demme about his life and career in film. (Photo Credit: Ed Cody)
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Filmmaker Peter Weir spoke with New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of his film The Way Back. (Photo: Ed Cody)
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JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon with filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell following a screening of his film Rabbit Hole, starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)
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| Filmmaker Tom Hooper spoke to NY Times critic Janet Maslin following a JBFC Film Club screening of his latest film The King's Speech, starring Colin Firth. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) | JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman and filmmaker Alex Gibney following a screening of his new documentary Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) | Author James Kaplan spoke to an audience about Frank Sinatra and his new book Frank, The Voice. (Photo: Landon Becker-Parton) |
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Writer/Director Galt Niederhoffer following a screening of her film The Romantics, starring Katie Holmes and Josh Duhamel. |
New York Times critic Janet Maslin with filmmaker Susanna White following a screening of her film Nanny McPhee Returns. (Photo: Jesse LoCasio) | Academy Award-nominated actress Patricia Clarkson with director Ruba Nadda following a screening of their new film Cairo Time. (Photo: Jesse LoCasio) | |||
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| Composer/producer Scott Freiman during A Trip through Strawberry Fields, a live multimedia presentation about The Beatles, part of the "Sounds of Summer: New Music Documentaries" series. (Photo: Ed Cody) | New York Times critic Janet Maslin and screenwriter Stuart Blumberg following a screening of his new film The Kids are All Right. (Photo: Jesse LoCasio) |
Director Bruce Beresford following a screening of his film Mao's Last Dancer. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
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| JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon with Tony Award-winning/Academy Award-nominated director Julie Taymor, and JBFC Board Member and Chairman Emeritus Arthur Samberg. Taymor and Samberg were the honorees at the JBFC Ninth Anniversary Gala. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) | Filmmaker Penny Peyser following a screening of her film Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon, part of the series “Jazz Sessions: The Greats on Camera”. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
Actor Johnny Ferro and director Kareem Mortimer following a screening of their film Children of God, part of the “Out at the Movies” film series. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
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(L to R) KG&D Architect Erik Kaeyer, Pleasantville Mayor Peter Scherer, County Executive Rob Astorino, JBFC Managing Director Dominick Balletta, and JBFC Board of Directors Chairman David Swope announcing the Media Arts Lab as the only registered LEED Gold N.C. (new construction) building in Westchester. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)
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Actor Robert Klein and JBFC Programming Associate Karen Sloe Goodman following An Evening with Robert Klein, part of the 2010 “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Landon Becker-Parton)
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AJC Program Director Nissim Reuben and University of Delhi professor/author Dr. Maina Chawla Singh following a screening of Rafting to Bombay, part of the 2010 “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)
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Ted Huffman, Artistic Director of the Greenwich Music Festival and filmmaker Brock Labrenz following a screening of The Emperor of Atlantis, part of the 2010 “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)
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Today Show/Dateline correspondent Ann Curry, film subject Ruth Gruber, and JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon following a screening of Ahead of Time, the opening night film at the 2010 “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)
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Director Nash Edgerton following a screening of his film The Square. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)
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Filmmaker Noah Baumbach spoke to an audience following a screening of his most recent film Greenberg, starring Ben Stiller. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)
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Ira Resnick spoke with New York Times critic Janet Maslin in celebration of his new book, Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)
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JBFC International Filmmaker-in-Residence Bahman Farmanara spoke with Academy Award winning director Jonathan Demme following a screening of his film Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)
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| JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon with Silver Screen Circle honoree, Academy Award-winning actress Jessica Lange. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) |
Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, New York Times critic Janet Maslin, and Golden Globe-winning actor Jeff Bridges following a screening of their new film Crazy Heart. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) | Actor Stephen Lang spoke to an audience following a screening of his new film Avatar, directed by James Cameron. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
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| Actor Stanley Tucci spoke to an audience following a screening of his new film The Lovely Bones, directed by Peter Jackson. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) | New York Times critic Janet Maslin with director Mira Nair following an evening of clips and discussion. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) | Film historian Jeffrey Couchman spoke to an audience following a screening of Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) | |||
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| New York Times critic Janet Maslin with director Lee Daniels following a special screening of his new film Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire. Following the film Daniels spoke during a Q&A with an audience. To view a clip of the Q&A, click here. (Photo: Jordan Roberts) |
Author Walter Kirn signing the poster for the film Up in the Air, based on the book he wrote with the same title. Kirn was joined by director Jason Rietman and New York Times critic Janet Maslin for a Q&A following a preview screening of the film. (Photo: Ed Cody) |
Director Jason Reitman with New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of his new film Up in the Air, starring George Clooney and based on the book by Walter Kirn. The film was the opening night of the series “Adaptations: Books into Film” sponsored by The Club at Briarcliff Manor. (Photo: Ed Cody) | |||
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| Producer Abagail Disney spoke to an audience following a screening of Pray the Devil Back to Hell, shown in the "Global Watch: Crisis, Culture & Human Rights" film series. This event was presented in partnership with The Rita Fund. |
JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon, JBFC International Filmmaker-in-Residence Ido Haar, and JBFC educator/filmmaker Susan Todd following a screening of Haar's film 9 Star Hotel, shown as part of the "Global Watch: Crisis, Culture & Human Rights" film series. | Actress Michelle Monaghan spoke with New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of her new film Trucker, directed by James Mottern who was also at the screening. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) |
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| New York Times critic Janet Maslin and writer/director Nora Ephron after an advanced screening of Ephron's new film Julie & Julia. (Photo: Ed Cody) | Writer/director Max Mayer signed a poster following a screening of his latest film Adam, starring Rose Bryne and Hugh Dancy. | Filmmaker Bruce Geisler spoke to an audience following a screening of his film Free Spirits, part of the series "The Meditative Life." | |||
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| Actor Jeff Daniels and director John Hindman came to speak following a screening of their new film The Answer Man. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) | New York Times critic Janet Maslin with filmmaker Armando Iannucci following a screening of his new film In The Loop. (Photo: Russell Peborde) | The Westchester Barber Shop Quartet, The Westchesteraries at the Member's Reception following an anniversary screening of American Harmony. | |||
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| New York Times critic Janet Maslin with Academy Award nominated actress Patricia Clarkson following a screening of her new film Whatever Works, directed by Woody Allen. (Photo: Russell Peborde) | Veteran filmmaker Peter Rosen came to speak following a screening of his film Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes. (Photo: Russell Peborde) | Filmmaker Robert Kenner, New York Times critic Janet Maslin, and co-producer/food expert Eric Schlosser at an advanced screening of their film Food, Inc. (Photo: Russell Peborde) | |||
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| New York Times critic Janet Maslin with actor Jeremy Irons following a screening of the 1982 film Moonlighting, starring Irons. (Photo: Ed Cody) | Choreographer Peter Pucci and executive producer John Breglio at the opening night of "Dance on Camera". Breglio's film Every Little Step was the opening night film for the annually curated series. (Photo: Russell Peborde) | Student filmmakers from the City College Masters program in Media and Communication Arts spoke to an audience following a screening of their work in the annual program "Cinema Cum Laude". (Photo: Russell Peborde) | |||
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| Academy Award nominated actor Ed Harris and JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon at the annual Silver Screen Circle dinner. Harris was the honoree at this year's dinner. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) | Academy Award winner director Ron Howard and New York Times critic Janet Maslin at a Silver Screen Circle preview screening of his film Frost/Nixon. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) | Actor Denis O'Hare after a preview screening of Milk. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) | |||
