ArtsWestchester Arts Deal! Through November 21, receive a 20% discount when purchasing tickets with code AW21. For more Arts Deals, visit artsw.org/artsdeals. When filmmaker Dave Steck and film editor Patty Schumann moved to Yonkers from Manhattan, they missed the excitement of film festivals. While discussing the matter one evening at…
This monthy web feature includes a collection of movie reviews and opinions from Marsha Gordon, President/CEO of The Business Council of Westchester. Summer of Soul (Hulu) True lovers of music will be mesmerized by never-before-viewed performances by Mahalia Jackson, Stevie Wonder (at just 19 years old), Gladys Knight and the…
After a year since the COVID-19 pandemic shut them down, movies are coming back to Westchester as local film theaters reopen and announce their opening dates this May. The Picture House Regional Film Center (TPH) in Pelham is one of these local theater venues that has reopened at 25% capacity,…
After a year of shuttered venues, April brings the return of in-person arts events and performances in Westchester.
Audubon (Amazon Prime) Audubon is a gorgeous documentary about the life and paintings of John James Audubon. This amazing artist and cataloguer of American birds was devoted to capturing these creatures in their most natural habitat. The film shows fantastic birds, as well as Audubon’s paintings …but most of all,…
Business Council of Westchester’s president Marsha Gordon’s monthly movies and television column puts its magnifying glass on the Netflix Original movie “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
This article explores Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC)’s Creative Culture program for emerging filmmakers, which places priority on voices often unheard.
Rita (Netflix) Another great Danish show on Netflix. The main character Rita is a deliciously “so-bad,” but really so-good, woman of conviction. She has a passion for standing up for children who need champions for justice – against other children, teachers, the principal, mayors and even their own parents. In…
December 4 Rock the Halls! Holiday Hits Families will be “rockin’ around the Christmas tree” at home during Irvington Theater’s virtual holiday concert on December 4. The Theater will stream a recording of last year’s sold-out Holiday Celebration concert for audiences to enjoy while they wrap stocking stuffers and decorate…
Father of the Bride: Part 3 (ish) How wonderful it is to visit “old friends” who make you laugh by the antics of their personalities, beloved “schticks” and timeless talent. For those of us who love the movie Father of the Bride and its sequel, this new Netflix special – Father of…
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