Julia Swift on GASLIGHT (1940)

A Star is Born (1937)

The original production of the classic Hollywood love story about two movie stars who cross paths, one on the way up . . .

Gaslight (1940)

Paul Mallen (Anton Walbrook) is the consummate aristocrat, oozing Victorian charm to his new neighbors at 12 Pimlico . . .

Our Town (1940)

Based on Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about rural home town America (Grover’s Corner, New Hampshire) . . .

Kevin Christopher on OUR TOWN (1940)

Playwright, actor and film buff Kevin Christopher introduces the 1940 film adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer . . .

Julia Swift on GASLIGHT (1940)

Champlain College Assistant Professor, producer, and award winning independent filmmaker Julia Swift introduces the . . .

Julia Swift on A STAR IS BORN (1937)

Champlain College Assistant Professor, producer, and award winning independent filmmaker Julia Swift introduces the . . .

Kevin Christopher on NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)

Playwright, actor and film buff Kevin Christopher introduces the 1968 zombie classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, . . .

Gary Lambert on HORROR EXPRESS (1972)

Film buff and media educator Gary Lambert introduces the 1972 horror/sci-fi classic HORROR EXPRESS, starring . . .

Gary Lambert on HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)

Film buff and media educator Gary Lambert introduces the 1959 horror classic HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, starring Vincent . . .

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

This 1968 horror classic was an amazing accomplishment for first time feature director George Romero and has become . . .

Horror Express (1972)

On an expedition to the frozen reaches of Manchuria in the late 1800’s, Professor Caxton (Christopher Lee) has . . .

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

One of the great scare films of the 1950’s, set in a creepy haunted house rented for a ghoulish party by an eccentric . . .

Ethan de Seife on A BUCKET OF BLOOD (1959)

Seven Days staff writer and film historian Ethan de Seife introduces Roger Corman's 1959 film A BUCKET OF BLOOD . . .

A Bucket of Blood (1959)

The perfect companion film to Roger Corman’s celebrated black comedy Little Shop of Horrors, made with the same . . .

Scarlet Street (1945)

Fritz Lang’s classic film noir about a meek and unhappily married cashier, Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson), who . . .

Barbara Bordwell McGrew on SCARLET STREET (1945)

Barbara Bordwell McGrew is a former film instructor at Burlington College and a former vice president of the Vermont . . .

My Man Godfrey (1936)

The standard for all screwball comedies to follow, this film is a national treasure for its send up of the rich and . . .

Mariah Riggs on MY MAN GODFREY (1936)

Mariah Riggs, Director of the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center on Burlington's waterfront, introduces one of . . .

Stephen Bissette on THE DEVIL BAT (1940)

Stephen Bissette, comics artist and instructor at The Center for Cartoon Studies, introduces the 1940 horror classic . . .

The Devil Bat (1940)

Dr. Carruthers (Bela Lugosi) is a well respected citizen of the town of Heathville and has made the town’s premiere . . .

White Zombie (1932)

The original zombie classic, starring Bela Lugosi as Murder Legendre, who runs a sugar plantation mill in Haiti using . . .

Rick Winston on THE LADY VANISHES (1938)

Rick Winston, co-founder and former co-owner of Montpelier's Savoy Theater, introduces Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 . . .

Stephen Bissette on WHITE ZOMBIE (1932)

Stephen Bissette, comics artist and instructor at The Center for Cartoon Studies, introduces Victor Halperin's 1932 . . .

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

THE LADY VANISHES is a 1938 British comic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Margaret Lockwood, . . .

Seth Jarvis on HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940)

Seth Jarvis has been active in Burlington’s performing arts scene for over fifteen years. In addition to appearing as . . .

Orly Yadin on THE BIGAMIST (1953)

Orly Yadin, Executive Director of VTIFF since Jan 2012, is a filmmaker and producer of both documentaries and . . .

John Killacky on BLACK TIGHTS (1961)

John R. Killacky is the Executive Director of Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington, VT. Previously he . . .

Barry Snyder on DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (1963)

Barry Snyder, co-founder of the Burlington Film Society, introduces the 1963 B-sci-fi classic Day of the Triffids, . . .

Barry Snyder and Eric Ford Introduce "Burlington Film Society Presents"

Burlington Film Society Presents is a community-curated series of classic films, from Hollywood hits to B-list sci-fi . . .

His Girl Friday (1940)

Craziness abounds in this classic re-working of the original 1930 film version of the Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur . . .

Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

One of the greatest love stories of all time is brought to the screen by legendary producer, Stanley Kramer, with an . . .

The Bigamist (1953)

The subject of bigamy is well handled in this man-with-a-double life film noir, starring Edmond O’Brien, a few years . . .

Black Tights (1961)

Live scenes of Paris and a continuity Narrator link together four dramatic choreographies, all by Roland Petit: Carmen . . .

Kathryn Blume on CYRANO DE BERGERAC (1950)

Kathryn Blume is a speaker, writer, director, and award-winning solo performer who has toured her original work to . . .

Eric Ford on CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)

Eric Ford is currently the Communication Director at Burlington City Arts, where for the past 8 years in addition to . . .

Barry Snyder on MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)

Barry Snyder, film scholar and co-founder of the Burlington Film Society, introduces the 1934 Laurel and Hardy holiday . . .

Carnival of Souls (1962)

One of the great “atmospheric” horror films of the 60’s, featuring a remarkable performance by Candace Hilligoss as a . . .

March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)

1934 film based on Victor Herbert's operetta Babes in Toyland. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star as Stannie Dum and . . .

Scrooge (1935)

1935 British film adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.  Starring Seymour Hicks as Ebenezer Scrooge and . . .