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Last weekend, Governor Cuomo announced a reopening date of October 23rd for movie theaters in parts of New York State and on Tuesday the guidelines for opening were issued in detail. While we will not be opening on the 23rd, we are thrilled that there is finally a path forward. The guidelines are extensive and comprehensive – and we want to [...]

The Picture House took center stage last weekend as reporters from WNBC NY, News 12, and Fox 5 visited our historic theater to interview Director of Programming Clayton Bushong about the reopening news. We were so pleased to be featured and thank all of these outlets for helping spread the good news about the reopening [...]

Last week at The Picture House Film Club with Marshall Fine, the topic was the first film produced by The Atlantic, White Noise. Our guest was director Daniel Lombroso, who, as a reporter for the Atlantic, spent four years reporting on and filming the alt-right. His stories of filming solo in groups of white supremacists were frightening (Lombroso is [...]

Dear Picture House Community,  At The Picture House, we strive to bring film education programs to every community and provide access to the arts to anyone who wishes to participate. Since having to move online in March we’ve worked hard to come up with new and creative ways to connect with our students. And today, [...]

We Have a Winner! In our final Summer Film Challenge, Wherever Your Imagination Takes You, we asked participants to create a short video containing at least one element from our previous Film Challenges — stop motion, a tribute to another movie, time lapse, documentary element, or a special effect. The winning video is The Beast [...]

Wherever Your Imagination Takes You Our final Summer Film Challenge asks you to draw inspiration from previous challenges. We can’t wait to see where your imagination takes you!  What You’ll Need1.     iPhone, iPad, or any camera of your choice. iMovie editing app (free to download) or editing software of your choice.   2.     An idea!  Challenge Rules In this [...]

Low Budget, Big Effect This week we’re challenging budding filmmakers to be creative AND resourceful — you don’t need a big budget to get Hollywood effects. Summer Challenge #5 asks you to make a short video using simple household items and DIY engineering.What You’ll Need Any camera, iPhone, or iPad.  iMovie app (free to download) [...]

Although the pandemic is far from over, the combination of a successful vaccine roll-out and signs of spring have conspired to turn our thoughts to the future and to recovery, especially economic recovery.  I share the view that the key to restarting the Westchester economy is getting consumers out and about again safely — and [...]