Jacob Burns Film Center: Spielberg's Sc-Fi: A.I. Artificial Intelligence Originally developed by Stanley Kubrick before Steven Spielberg took over as director following Kubrick’s passing, A.I. Artificial Intelligence is the story of David (Haley Joel Osment), the first mecha (a futuristic term for […]
Jacob Burns Film Center: Spielberg's Sci-Fi: Ready Player One Set in 2045, the world is a harsh place, and the only time Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) feels alive is when he escapes to the OASIS, an immersive virtual universe. The […]
Jacob Burns Film Center: Spielberg's Sci-Fi: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning four (including one for John Williams’ unforgettable score) E.T. the Extraterrestrial is Steven Spielberg's most beloved film that follows the relationship between a young boy […]
Jacob Burns Film Center: Spielberg's Sc-Fi: Close Encounters of the Third Kind With revolutionary special visual effects by Douglas Trumbull (2001: A Space Odyssey), John Williams’ unforgettable score, and memorable performances by Dreyfuss, Garr, Dillon, Bob Balaban, and legendary film […]
Jacob Burns Film Center: Spielberg's Sc-Fi: Close Encounters of the Third Kind With revolutionary special visual effects by Douglas Trumbull (2001: A Space Odyssey), John Williams’ unforgettable score, and memorable performances by Dreyfuss, Garr, Dillon, Bob Balaban, and legendary film […]
Jacob Burns Film Center Sounds of Summer: Metallica- Some Kind of Monster Q&A with director Joe Berlinger followed by a reception in Take 3 After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band, the three remaining members of Metallica realize that they […]
Jacob Burns Film Center: Bound for Glory In director Hal Ashby’s (Harold and Maude) stunning portrait of folk singer Woody Guthrie, David Carradine gives a career-best performance as the hard-travelin’, ramblin’ balladeer who sang of America’s sorrows and joys during […]
Jacob Burns Film Center Remembering Rob Reiner: The Princess Bride In this enchantingly eccentric fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright) and the dashing Westley (Cary Elwes) must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, […]
Jacob Burns Film Center: Bound for Glory In director Hal Ashby’s (Harold and Maude) stunning portrait of folk singer Woody Guthrie, David Carradine gives a career-best performance as the hard-travelin’, ramblin’ balladeer who sang of America’s sorrows and joys during […]
Jacob Burns Film Center: Deconstructing The Beatles Revolver In Deconstructing The Music LIVE: The Beatles’ Revolver, Scott Freiman, host of the Public Television series Deconstructing the Beatles, celebrates the 60th anniversary of this groundbreaking album. Scott will take you on a track-by-track […]
Jacob Burns Film Center: Deconstructing The Beatles Revolver In Deconstructing The Music LIVE: The Beatles’ Revolver, Scott Freiman, host of the Public Television series Deconstructing the Beatles, celebrates the 60th anniversary of this groundbreaking album. Scott will take you on a track-by-track […]
Jacob Burns Film Center Remembering Rob Reiner: When Harry Met Sally In this classic romantic comedy (with an Academy Award-nominated screenplay from Nora Ephron), college graduates Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) share a contentious car ride […]
