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September Film Society Meeting

September Film Discussion

The Great Gatsby

Thank you to everyone that came to the Film Society meeting on Monday night. The film and the discussion were fantastic. Our film next month will be Baz Luhrmann's stunning new adaptation of the Great Gatsby. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, and Joel Edgarton.

In this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, Nick Carraway (Maguire) is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor Jay Gatsby (DiCaprio). As the cracks in Gatsby's artificial world start to appear to Nick, obsession and tragedy come crashing down.

Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language.

Watch & Discuss

This month, the Film Society will engage in discussions about the themes of the movie. The enjoyment of the films we watch can be enhanced by thinking more deeply about them and participating in discussions both online and at our monthly meeting. Everyone is invited to participate in these discussions with us. Please join us and engage in thoughtful discussion right here.

Questions for Discussion

1. How does the film use music to set the time period and control the action on screen?

2. Why is Gatsby so obsessed with Daisy? What does she represent to him?

3. Do you find any of the characters sympathetic?

4. How do the different locations in the film interact with one another and what do they symbolize?

References

The Great Gatsby on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343092/

10 Greatest Baseball Films of All Time

On Monday the Film Society will be meeting to discuss "42". If you're interested in watching some of the other great baseball films that have come out of Hollywood, this list is a great start!

Best Baseball Movies Ever Made

July Film Society Meeting

July Film Discussion

Watch and Discuss 

The Ides of March
Thanks to everyone that came this month for Lincoln!  In July, we will discuss George Clooney's The Ides of March on Monday. This fast-paced political thriller should be an interesting companion piece to our discussion of Lincoln. George Clooney wrote and directed this film and received an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay. The film boasts a star-studded cast including Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, and  Marisa Tomei.

Ambition seduces and power corrupts in this nerve-wracking thriller from Academy Award nominated director George Clooney. Idealistic campaign worker Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling) has sworn to give all for Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney), a wild-card presidential candidate whose groundbreaking ideas could change the political landscape. However, a brutal Ohio primary threatens to test Morris's integrity. Stephen gets trapped in the down-and-dirty battle and finds himself caught up in a scandal where the only path to survival is to play both sides.

The Ides of March is rated R for strong language.
17+ unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Watch & Discuss

This month, the Film Society will engage in discussions about the themes of this movie.  The enjoyment of the films we watch can be enhanced by thinking more deeply about them and participating in discussions both online and at our monthly meeting.  Everyone is invited to participate in these discussions with us. Please join us and engage in thoughtful discussion about this film right here.

Questions for Discussion
Please leave your comments regarding these questions and any thoughts about the movie you'd like to discuss or share in the Comment Box below.

1. How do Meyers and Morris change over the course of the film? Is compromising their values necessary for the greater good?

2. Do you think the choice Meyers makes over the course of the film are for the greater good or more personally motivated?

3. How has the role of public image changed for political figures between Lincoln and the Ides of March?

4. Meyers truly believes Morris is the right man to be president, regardless of the choices Morris makes. Do you agree with Meyers at the end of the movie?

5. Are a presidential candidates values and personal integrity even important when compared to their political policies? Are these factors more important now that everything is recorded and accessible on the Internet?

References

The Ides of March on IMDB  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124035/

Image Credits

www.edgeoftheplank.com

April 10: Film Society Discussion

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Watch and Discuss 

Life of Pi
At our next Film Society meeting, which will be held on April 10,  we will be discussing Ang Lee's Life of Pi, which took home 4 Oscars at the 2013 Academy Awards, including the Best Director Oscar. Based on the best selling novel, the film tells the story of Pi, who was shipwrecked after a storm and survived in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and a male Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.

This film is rated PG for emotional thematic content and scary action sequences.


In an attempt to expand our horizons, the Film Society will begin to engage in discussions about the themes of the movies we watch.  Our viewing enjoyment can be enhanced by thinking more deeply about the movies we watch and beginning our discussions online with everyone who wants to participate in the discussion with us. Please join us as we enjoy the film on April 10 and engage in thoughtful discussion with us about it here.

Questions for Discussion
Please leave your comments regarding these questions and any thoughts about the movie you'd like to discuss or share in the Comment Box below.

1.  Pi is a very religious person.  What are some of the themes involving religion and belief in God that are brought out in the film?
2.  The novel was about imagination and the movie is very imaginative.  Do you think the stories Pi tells are true of fictitious?  Are there clues in the film that hint at the truth?
3.  Names and identities are also a strong theme running through the movie.  What does this movie say about personal identity?
4.. How do the three themes or religion, imagination, and identity tied together in this story?


References

Life of Pi on IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454876/

Life of Pi, Sparkle Notes about the novel
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/lifeofpi/study.html

Life of Pi Questions on Shmoop
http://www.shmoop.com/life-of-pi/questions.html


Movie Trailer




Image Credits
http://www.themommy-files.com/2013/02/get-a-head-start-on-all-of-the-excitement-with-the-academy-awards-and-life-of-pi/
http://www.parentalguide.org/movieratingsguide.html

Film Society Showing Tonight Febraury 13th, 6PM

Tonight we will be showing Pitch Perfect. Follow college freshman Beca (a delightful Anna Kendrick) as she decides to join her schools a cappella women's singing group. Alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound.

Film Society Showing Tonight-Wednesday, January 9th, 6PM

Hi Film fans!   

Hope you had a great holiday and are ready to come see a great film, this Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 6:00 p.m! If anyone can come early to help make popcorn, please let me know! Our licensing co. will be licensing "Les Miserables" the musical, so I will plan a special event around that. Also hoping to show "Argo" when it's released!   

Thanks! Stephanie

Film Showing Tonight-World Of Henry Orient

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058756/

Tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 6:00 PM

This month we will be presenting the classic film The World of Henry Orient, an enchanting film set in New York in the 1960’s during the holiday season about the crush two young girls develop on an avant- garde concert pianist played by Peter Sellers in one of his more unusual roles. This film is a gem and was not made widely available in local theaters; so be sure to mark the date. January’s movie is the dark classic Badlands, directed by Terrence Malick's in one of American cinemas' most powerful, daring filmmaking debuts. This is a visionary masterpiece based on the 1950’s murders in the badlands of South Dakota by Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate and starring the young Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek as the killer and his girlfriend. Don’t miss this one!

Please note: These movies contain adult content and language. A parent or guardian must accompany children under the age of 18. Please call for more information 755-2944 x 2 or e-mail goodwinprograms@gmail.com

The World of Henry Orient | Peter Sellers | Tippy Walker | George Hill | Movie Trailer | Review

Film Society Meeting Tonight! Wednesday, November 14th,6PM

Hi everyone,

 

Tonight, Wed., Nov 14 at 6, we will be showing Moonrise Kingdom for free and with a special guest, a local boy who was in the film. If anyone can come early to help out, make popcorn etc...that would be great. Please let me know!

 

Hope to see you there.
Steph

Film Society Meeting Tonight-A Good Baby

We will be showing the movie "A Good Baby" starring Henry Thomas and David Straithorn, tonight at 6PM. This is a film that is not available on DVD anymore. It is set in the hills of North Carolina and has a similar feel to "Winter's Bone"  It's a great, atmospheric  film not to be missed. Anyone who can come a bit early to help that would be great. Mostly popcorn making, filling the water jugs etc.

 

Farmington Film Society Meeting-Wednesday June 27th at 6:00 PM

Farmington Film Society at the Goodwin Library, Wednesday June 27th at 6:00 PM. Our movie this month will be Safe House starring Denzel Washington as Tobin Frost, one of the CIA's most dangerous traitors who resurfaces in South Africa after eluding capture for almost a decade. During his interrogation, the safe house he's being held in is attacked by brutal mercenaries forcing rookie agent, Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) to take the infamous Frost on the run. Please note: These movies contain adult content and language. A parent or guardian must accompany children under the age of 18.

This will be our last film until September. See you then with lots of great films and surprises!

 

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Farmington Film Society Showing Tonight Of Young Adult- Monday, April 9th At 6:00 PM

 

 Monday, April 9th at 6:00 PM

This month we are showing the movie at an earlier date and on a Monday due to the Poet’s Tea on our regular meeting night.

Our film this month is something completely different! We will be showing Young Adult starring Charlie as a woman, who was popular back in high school and after a divorce returns to her small town where she hopes to reclaim her high school flame, Buddy. This movie is by the same team who did Juno, so you know you are in for a quirky treat!

Next Month:
Wednesday, May 30th at 6:00 PM

In May, we are delighted to be showing A Joyful Noise starring Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah. The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition but the discord between its two leading ladies now threatens to tear them apart. Come enjoy the show and and sing along with the choir!

Please note: These movies contain adult content and language. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Film Society Meeting Tonight-Wednesday, March 28th, 6PM

Tonight Wednesday, March 28th, our film will be the acclaimed independent romantic movie Like Crazy. We are excited to be showing this movie because while it was not offered in our area it has received outstanding reviews.

 Please note: This movie contains adult content and language. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Special Screening Of The Hunger Games!

February Film Society Feature Tonight-Wednesday, February 22nd At 6:00 PM

February’s movie will be Dream House starring Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, and Rachel Weisz. This suspense thriller is about a family that unknowingly moves into a home where several grisly murders were committed ... only to find themselves the killer’s next target.View the trailer.

Please note: This movie contains adult content and language. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

December Film Society Feature Tonight Wednesday, December 28th, 6PM-Attack The Block

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1478964/

Film Society Feature Tonight, Monday November 14th 6PM-Everything Must Go

 

This month, we are showing our film on a Monday so the Children’s Room can use the Women’s Club space for the Polar Express event, so please take note. We are excited to be showing Everything Must Go starring Will Ferrell in a change of pace role as a career salesman who loses his wife and his job in the worst day of his life. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line – or, rather, on the lawn – as he moves himself and all his possessions to his front yard. Don’t miss this free screening of this critically acclaimed movie.

Next month we will be showing the movie Attack the Block for those that need something different after all the Holiday specials. The Film Society is a program for Adults over 18 only.

Film Society Feature Tonight, Wednesday October 26th 6PM-Carnival Of Souls

Film Feature Tonight-Wednesday, October 26th At 6:00 PM

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055830/

Don’t miss it on our big screen! 

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