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Virginia Film Society Closes Spring Season with ‘The House of Usher’

The Virginia Film Society’s spring season concludes by celebrating the 200th birthday of one of America’s greatest literary talents, Edgar Allan Poe, with a screening of the 1960 classic, “The House of Usher,” on April 29 at 7 p.m. at Vinegar Hill Theater.
The first in director Roger Corman’s series of seven landmark Poe adaptations starring [...]

The Virginia Festival of Student Film April 10 - 11

The Film Maker’s Society at the University of Virginia is presenting the Virginia Festival of Student Film on April 10-11 in Newcomb Theater.Events will kick off with a program of short films on Friday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The program includes 12 to 15 short films selected from about 30 submitted by undergraduate students [...]

Virginia Film Society Continues Spring Season April 8 with Modern Take on ‘Hamlet’

The Virginia Film Society, the year-round program of the Virginia Film Festival, continues its spring season with a screening of Michael Almereyda’s production of “Hamlet.”
This film updates the classic revenge drama to present-day New York City, substituting corporation politics for the country of Denmark. The film will be will be screened April 8 at [...]