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Jacob Burns Film Center: Deconstructing The Beatles Revolver
2026-07-11 14:00, 2026-07-11 17:00 (America/New_York) | Jacob Burns Film Center
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 journey through this Beatles masterpiece, explaining the inspiration for the songs and their evolution in the studio.
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Jacob Burns Film Center Remembering Rob Reiner: When Harry Met Sally
2026-07-15 19:00 | Jacob Burns Film Center
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 from Chicago to New York, during which they argue about whether men and women can ever truly be strictly platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and, as a deep friendship blossoms between them, they attempt to stay friends without sex becoming an issue.
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Jacob Burns Film Center Sounds of Summer: Amazing Grace
2026-07-16 19:00 | Jacob Burns Film Center
Jacob Burns Film Center Sounds of Summer: Amazing Grace
Crafted from never-before-seen footage originally shot in 1972, Amazing Grace documents the recording of Aretha Franklin’s seminal and acclaimed gospel album of the same name.
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Jacob Burns Film Center Remembering Rob Reiner: A Few Good Men
2026-07-22 19:00 | Jacob Burns Film Center
Jacob Burns Film Center Remembering Rob Reiner: A Few Good Men
Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore star in this classic courtroom drama about the ethical line between following orders and following one’s conscience. With a screenplay from Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing), Cruise stars as a brash Navy lawyer who’s teamed with a gung-ho litigator (Moore) in a politically explosive murder case. Charged with defending two Marines accused of killing a fellow soldier, they are confronted with complex issues of loyalty and honor, including its most sacred code and its most formidable warrior (Nicholson).
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Jacob Burns Film Center Remembering Rob Reiner: Misery
2026-07-29 19:00 | Jacob Burns Film Center
Jacob Burns Film Center Remembering Rob Reiner: Misery
In this adaptation of the novel by Steven King, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates—in an Academy Award winning performance) after crashing his car during a snowstorm. When Wilkes, who claims to be Sheldon’s biggest fan, discovers his plan to kill off her favorite character in his popular book series, her fandom takes a dark turn as she holds Sheldon captive in her remote Colorado home and attempts to force him to write her favorite character back to life.
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Jacob Burns Film Center Sounds of Summer: Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026-07-30 19:00, 2026-07-31 13:00 | Jacob Burns Film Center
Jacob Burns Film Center Sounds of Summer: Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It
Billy Preston was 5 years old when he sang backing vocals for gospel legend Mahalia Jackson and, across the course of his six-decade career, he went on to contribute his signature sound to some of the greatest artists of his time—including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Sly Stone, Ray Charles, Rufus, and Eric Clapton.
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Jacob Burns Film Center Sounds of Summer: I Walk the Line
2026-08-02 14:00, 2026-08-06 13:00 | Jacob Burns Film Center
Jacob Burns Film Center Sounds of Summer: I Walk the Line
Walk the Line, directed by Academy Award nominee James Mangold (A Complete Unknown), tells the life story of country music legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix), focusing primarily on the long courtship he had with June Carter (Reese Witherspoon—in an Academy Award-winning performance).
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Jacob Burns Film Center Sounds of Summer: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2026-08-02 17:00, 2026-08-06 19:00 | Jacob Burns Film Center
Jacob Burns Film Center Sounds of Summer: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
A cutting satire of the musician biopic, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story follows fictional rocker Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) on his road to stardom. As Dewey perseveres through childhood tragedy, changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known, and bouts of uncontrollable rage, he finds his voice and writes the music that transformed a dimwitted country boy into the greatest rock star who never lived.
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Jacob Burns Film Center: Köln 75
2026-08-13 19:00
Jacob Burns Film Center: Köln 75
Keith Jarrett’s legendary performance in January 1975 nearly didn’t happen. Based on a true story, Köln 75 follows how the concert was conceived and orchestrated by the efforts of a teenage up and coming concert promoter, Vera Brandes, played by German actress Mala Emde. Her enthusiasm set her to multitasking—from organizing the concert venue (the Cologne Opera House), promoting the event, and selling the tickets, to convincing Jarrett to perform when he almost dropped out.
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