Brock University Film Society (BUFS) is launching its new season with a well-known partner on board.<\/p>\n
The longstanding movie series will begin its latest run at the end of the month in collaboration with The Film House at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC).<\/p>\n
Screenings will take place at the downtown St. Catharines theatre over the course of 11 weeks \u2014 and cinema buffs will not want to miss a scene.<\/p>\n
With the advent of streaming sites and changes to the way films are distributed, people are tempted to watch movies at home. But Scott Henderson, a professor in the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film, and one of the people behind BUFS, wants to challenge that idea. According to Henderson, there\u2019s more to watching a movie than just hitting play.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany smaller films don\u2019t make it to the big screens of the multiplex. These are often the \u2018buzz\u2019 films from festivals that show up on \u2018best of\u2019 lists compiled by critics at the end of the year, and become part of the Oscar discussion,\u201d Henderson says. \u201cThe BUFS lineup is an opportunity for Niagara film lovers to see these hotly tipped films on a big screen, and also glean insight from Brock\u2019s Film Studies professors.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sept. 20 season opener, Paul Schrader\u2019s First Reformed<\/em>, even has a small Brock connection. Schrader\u2019s piece on film noir was a staple in all four editions of retired Brock Professor Barry Grant\u2019s book Film Genre Reader. <\/em>Grant, of course, has had a long connection to BUFS and his contributions to film culture in Niagara are well known. Many film lovers in the community first encountered the study of film in his first-year course.<\/p>\n The lineup continues with such titles as Let the Sunshine In<\/em>, Sorry to Bother You<\/em>, Papillon<\/em>, and others. Check out the BUFS<\/a> page for a full list of this season\u2019s selections. A calendar of films coming to PAC over the next couple of months is posted on The Film House website.<\/a> Look for the red B that indicates a BUFS-hosted screening.<\/p>\n For more than 40 years, the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film has hosted the film society (also previously known as a series) to bring some of the best in independent, international and Canadian cinema to St. Catharines.<\/p>\n