50th Anniversary of BUFS

The Brock University Film Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary!  That’s right, BUFS has been bringing the best in art house, independent, international, and Canadian cinema to St. Catharines since 1975.  To celebrate, we’ll be screening a number of classic films from 1975.

The Song Remains the Same

(Peter Clifton & Joe Massot, 1975)
Thursday March 12 – 7:00pm at the Film House

The Song Remains the Same—Thursday, March 12, 2026, 7:00 pm @ the Film House

They can’t all be perfect, right? The Brock University Film Society’s celebration of its 50th anniversary continues this week with a title that is by no means a masterpiece of filmmaking, but one that does manage to capture one of the greatest rock & roll bands of all time at the peak of their powers—and then some!  Yes, that’s right, this week BUFS is bringing The Song Remains the Same (1976), featuring Led Zeppelin, to the Film House.  Despite some harsh reviews from critics at the time of release, as well as considerable ambivalence from the band itself, The Song Remains the Same was a huge hit with fans, turning the film into a box office success, as well as a film that would remain a staple of Midnight Madness screenings for years.  Did your local planetarium put on “Laser Zeppelin” shows in your youth?  This film, with its far-out fantasy sequences, is largely the reason why.

Though The Song Remains the Same only saw the light of day in 1976, much of the film is devoted to a series of dates Led Zeppelin played at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1973, hot on the heels of the release of Houses of the Holy, their fifth studio album.  The reason for the delay had to do with some suitably byzantine production problems.  However, in the end, The Song Remains the Same’s set list features all the hits you would expect to find from the first five albums, including epic renditions of “Dazed and Confused,” “Whole Lotta Love,” “Since I’ve Been Loving You,” “No Quarter,” and, of course, “Stairway to Heaven.”  Whether or not “it’s been a long time since [you] rock and rolled,” here is a glorious opportunity to let your hair down and get the Led out!

The Brock University Film Society (BUFS) has been bringing the best in independent and art house cinema to St. Catharines and the Niagara region for well over 40 years. The society is supported by the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Brock.

BUFS screenings take place in the state-of-the-art facilities of the Film House inside the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (250 Saint Paul Street). These screenings occur on Thursday nights at 7:00 p.m. throughout the school year, and they often feature introductions, short presentations, prize giveaways and other surprises.

“BUFS is a pillar of the Niagara cinephile scene, and it has been since 1975. BUFS screenings have a wonderful energy to them, one that comes from the combination of artful, thought-provoking films, eager, savvy audiences, and a premium theatre experience. This is film culture the way it was meant to be, with animated discussions continuing long after the credits roll, and spilling out onto the streets of St. Catharines.”

— Anthony Kinik, Film Professor

Tickets
Tickets are available at the Film House on the evening of screenings. General admission is $10 or $8 for Film House members / 13 and under.

Memberships are available through the Film House website.

Season
BUFS kicks off Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. 

Ratings
Ticket sales will be subject to enforcement of Ontario Film Review Board ratings. Please have photo identification ready.

Accessibility
BUFS is proud to be part of Brock’s university-wide commitment to provide facilities, programs, and services in a way that respects the dignity and independence of persons with disabilities. Learn more about accessibility at BUFS.

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