Rick Winston

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Image of Rick Winston Rick Winston was the co-owner of Montpelier’s Savoy Theater for 29 years, and was Programming Director for the Green Mountain Film Festival for 14 years. He has taught film history at Burlington College, Community College of Vermont, Goddard College, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and has made presentations throughout Vermont on film history.

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Talks by Rick Winston

Alfred Hitchcock and the Art of Suspense

By Vermont Humanities | June 27, 2016

Rick Winston discusses the evolution of Alfred Hitchcock’s craft, exploring his favorite themes, his relationships with his collaborators, and his wry sense of humor.

Posted in Art: History and Appreciation, Speaker Talk, Speakers Bureau

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All the Film’s A Stage

By Ryan Newswanger | December 21, 2017

Join Rick Winston in an exploration of how cinema has portrayed what goes into a theater production, from audition to rehearsal to performance.

Posted in Art: History and Appreciation, Speaker Talk, Speakers Bureau

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Red Scare in the Green Mountains: Vermont in the McCarthy Era

By Vermont Humanities | April 25, 2019

Rick Winston explores some forgotten history as we see how a small, rural “rock-ribbed Republican” state with a historically libertarian streak handled the hysteria of the time.

Posted in Speaker Talk, Speakers Bureau, Vermont History

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Vermont Humanities*** June 27, 2016