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The Jacob Burns Film Center Celebrates 10 Years

This year the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. The film center and media arts lab has become a centerpiece of the village it helped transform and bring more vibrancy to. Read more at the … Continue reading

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High Sierra Tonight At Bryant Park

See Humphrey Bogart tonight at the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival in John Huston’s 1941 classic, High Sierra. Related Posts:See Cool Hand Luke Tonight In Bryant ParkSee “The 39 Steps” At Bryant Park TonightBryant Park ‘Wichcraft Kiosk Selling Van Leeuwen … Continue reading

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Scarface Comes Back To Theaters For 30th Anniversary

Scarface is returning to theaters for its 30th anniversary. 7 theaters across Manhattan will be participating in the special 7:30 pm screening on August 31st. Go to DNA info for more info, including a list of participating theaters. Related Posts:Grand Central Apple … Continue reading

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Essential Pre-Code Films Showing At Film Forum

Hollywood’s pre-code era ended in July of 1934. Up until that time Hollywood had dealt head on with issues like sex, violence, and drug use in films like The Public Enemy and Baby Face. The instatement of the Hayes Code … Continue reading

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See Cool Hand Luke Tonight In Bryant Park

See Cool Hand Luke tonight at the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival. Related Posts:Drinking Alcohol At Bryant Park Movies Not To Be Made LegalHigh Sierra Tonight At Bryant ParkSee “The 39 Steps” At Bryant Park TonightFree Music And Movies … Continue reading

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Judy Garland Retrospectives At Paley Center and Lincoln Center

The Paley Center and and the Film Society of Lincoln Center will be commemorating the 75th anniversary of Judy Garland’s film debut in Pigskin Parade with screenings of Judy’s films and television appearances, from July 26 through August 9. Read more at Playbill.   … Continue reading

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“Great Party Movies” At The Jacob Burns Film Center

The Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville will be showing “Great Party Movies,” including Animal House and Animal Crackers, from August 12 to September 1. Related Posts:The Jacob Burns Film Center Celebrates 10 Years24 HR Movie Marathon This Weekend At … Continue reading

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Theater 80 St. Marks In The East Village

Theater 80 St. Marks first existed as a speakeasy of sorts during the prohibition era. It later became a popular jazz spot, and then served as an Off-Broadway playhouse. In the 1970s it became a movie theater that played double bills … Continue reading

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See The Original Planet Of The Apes At The Film Forum

A new 35mm print of 1968′s Planet of the Apes is showing at The Film Forum, now through Thursday,  July 14 (except Monday, July 11). The Film Forum is located at 209 W Houston Street. Get film times and more info … Continue reading

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Sounds Of Summer Music Documentaries at Burns Film Center

The Jacob Burns Film Center is presenting its summer music festival beginning July 5 and running through August 29. The music festival is a series of films on rock, folk, classical, reggae, and more. The series includes rare performances from … Continue reading

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