Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Road,
Pleasantville,
NY
10570
364 Manville Road,
Pleasantville,
NY
10570
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Jacob Burns Film Center (Official)
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Previously operated by: Brandt Theaters
Architects: Oscar Vatet
Functions: Movies (Film Festivals), Movies (Foreign), Movies (Independent)
Styles: Mission Revival
Previous Names: Rome Theater
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
914.747.5555
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News About This Theater
- Dec 27, 2013 — NY Times highlights Westchester's gems
- Dec 29, 2004 — An Art House Flourishes In Pleasantville (and Peekskill)
The old Rome Theater has reopened on June 22, 2001 as the Jacob Burns Film Center after local resident Steve Apkon led a $5 million drive to reopen the theater as a home for independent, foreign, and classic films in this sleepy Westchester town.
The recent renovations have now yielded a three-screen treasure, which has reduced the original auditorium size, which once seated 459 to a roomy 260 seats. Two additional auditoriums, seating 145 and 70 respectively, have also been added. Plans also call for a café and film library to be constructed on the second floor, in the near future, as well as a television studio which will be built next door. By 201 it had added two more screens.
The historic Rome Theater was originally built in 1925. It was twinned in 1983 and closed as a movie theatre until 1987. The theater is best known for its classic Spanish Mission façade.
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1968 when it was known as the Rome
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I was at this theater for the first time to see ‘Mr. Holmes’ on Screen 2. The theater has been expanded and 2 additions screens have been open on the 3rd floor. New Construction. Screen 1 is in the original theater and Screen 2 & 3 are new construction as well.
New York Times article from April 15th, 2019 about a young celluloid projectionist who was trained and is working at the Jacob Burns Film Center, digital vs. film, and the current state of the occupation:
“How a Movie Projectionist Keeps the Dying Art of Celluloid Alive”
Please update 528 seats and 5 screens.
Please update, Jacob Burns Film Center opened June 22, 2001
Please nupdate in description, when it was the Rome Theatre, it became a twin in 1983 before it closed in 1987. They showed first run films until it closed.
The September 26, 1925 issue of Motion Picture News published a line drawing of the proposed Rome Theatre at Pleasantville, drawn by the architect, Oscar Vatet. A copy of this drawing was uploaded to the theater’s photo page in 2018.