My friends in the Southwest say they miss fall with its changing colors. And then I have friends who define themselves as summer people or winter people. My season is Awards Season — the time every year when there’s a renewed focus on film — the stars, the scandals, and, most of all, the magic. [...]
Is it just me, or does almost every critically acclaimed new movie seem to be based on a book? A Man Called Otto (based on Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove), Women Talking (based on Miriam Toews’ novel of the same name), and Where the Crawdads Sing (based on the bestseller by Delia Owens) are [...]
The Super Bowl is almost upon us, and besides the game and the commercials and the halftime show and the snacks, The Picture House also loves the movies. TPH staff picks our favorite movies (and a tv show) to get you ready for kickoff. Any Given Sunday — Jon Bingham, Operations & Theater Manager Search [...]
“I think Black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We can’t just sit back and let other people define our existence.” — Spike Lee In February, The Picture House joins the country in celebrating Black History Month the best way we know how, by showcasing [...]
Oscar nominations are out! It’s always gratifying when so many films that played at The Picture House get honored by the Academy, and this year’s exciting, eclectic line-up of ten Best Picture nominees have all screened at TPH — two of them, Women Talking and The Fabelmans, are playing at TPH Bronxville right now, while [...]
With The Fabelmans, the newest film from iconic director Steven Spielberg, now screening at our Bronxville theater, it’s a great time to look back on the filmmaker’s work. World of Reel recently put out a critics poll of the best Spielberg films, and asked friend of The Picture House Marshall Fine to participate. Poll: Over [...]
We are just a little over a week away from Winter Film Club and finalizing our movie selections and guests. As you may know, we added an additional version of our much loved Film Club to our new location in Bronxville on Tuesday nights. Between the two film clubs this past fall, we had great movies — like [...]
At The Picture House, our mission guides our decisions, and that mission focuses on three areas: Film, Education, and Community. It’s not just the movies (just look at the back of our staff t-shirts)! It’s The Movies. And More. The 2022 holiday season was a clear example of this, from an interactive, book-based event with [...]
When it comes to holiday movies, Hanukkah doesn’t fare quite so well as Christmas. There are a handful of Hanukkah movies: Eight Crazy Nights, an animated comedy starring Adam Sandler (the title was taken from Sandler’s “The Chanukah Song”), and The Hebrew Hammer, a blaxploitation-style film in which a Jewish crime fighter must stop an [...]
By Warren Banholzer Not So Silent Night is back on the stage at The Picture House Pelham on December 17! This one-night-only special event is a holiday benefit concert featuring local talent sharing winter and holiday-themed music and song. I’m so proud to be working with The Picture House to create what has become an annual holiday [...]