Bellows Falls Animation Festival

07/23/2025

Pick up the book, "Watership Down," at Village Square Booksellers and see the movie tonight at 7!

Come see the gorgeous 1978 adaptation of Richard Adams's Watership Down tonight in Bellows Falls co-sponsored by us here at Village Square Booksellers. This year's Animation Showcase has been a real treat!

07/23/2025

If you grew up in the '70s, this image is instantly familiar to you. If you didn't ... well, you've got to see this animation classic. Watership Down follows a warren of rabbits as they look for a new home. Based on Richard Adams' 1972 novel of the same name, Watership Down boasted some big name voice actors including John Hurt and Joss Ackland (you might remember him as the villain in Lethal Weapon 2), as well as Zero Mostel in his last film role.
Watership Down ultimately would be a financial success after its 1978 release, but it initially played in just five London cinemas because marketers couldn't decide if it was a movie for adults or for kids. Indeed, its subject matter is pretty heavy--life and death, beauty and suffering--and kids will definitely have questions.
Through the years, critics have argued with each other over Watership Down's merits, but its fans haven't wavered.
Come see it tonight at the Bellows Falls Opera House at 7 pm.

07/09/2025

Hey!! It's tonight!! The Bellows Falls Animation Showcase starts tonight!!
Porco Rosso, 7 p.m. -- Rated PG -- Admission $6 Bellows Falls Opera House
And be sure to buy a Triple Up at concessions -- you'll be directly supporting the Opera House!

07/08/2025

07/07/2025

Want to know more about Wednesday's first showcase movie, Porco Rosso? Read on.

A rollicking adventure story in the vein of Indiana Jones movies. A struggle with PTSD. And a face-off against Italy's black-shirted fascists. All packed into an animated film originally commissioned as a lighthearted sh...

06/28/2025

Only 11 days to go! The 2025 Bellows Falls Animation Showcase kicks off on Wednesday, July 9, with 4 classic animated movies.
Thank you to our film sponsors: FACT TV , Pizza Palace , Hunter-Studio , and Village Square Booksellers !
Showtimes are Wednesdays at 7 pm: July 9, 16, 23, and 31.
July 9: Porco Rosso (rated PG)
July 16: Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (G)
July 23: Watership Down (PG)
July 31: When Marnie Was There (PG)

07/31/2024

The line for The Boy and The Heron is stretching outside almost to the Flat Iron Cooperative ! Amazing turnout!

07/24/2024

Tonight at 7! Totoro finally makes it to the Bellows Falls Opera House! See you there!