We just received word that The Film Society will be hosting a free
preview of Kristen Bell’s new film,
When In Rome, on January 18th. This is a free event, but
you will require a pass to attend, so be sure to pick one up in the clubroom.
More event information can be had at
this very link. Enjoy.
Welcome to 2010 y’ll. We are starting the year off with a whole bunch of awesome films for your enjoyment. But first, let me tell you about our big event for the month.
Our first event of the year—and only event we have scheduled
for January—is a screening of The Dark Side of Oz followed by
The Wall. If you don’t already
know, The Dark Side of Oz is a screening of the first portion of
The Wizard of Oz with the
normal soundtrack replaced by Pink Floyd’s album The Dark Side of the Moon. The album syncs up surprisingly well with the film. This is followed by Pink Floyd’s The Wall, based off their album by the same name. So come to the theatre on January 29th for a very Floydian night.
We begin the month with Ellen Paige’s new film about roller
derby, Whip It, playing at
followed by
a crazy zombie comedy titled
Zombieland screening at . Both films from
to
.
While Spike Jonze might not seem like the obvious choice to direct
a children’s film, he does a great job in the recent adaptation
of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book
Where The Wild Things Are,
playing the second week of January at . Also playing that week is
A Serious Man, the new Coen brothers comedy about a man about to
lose his wife. That will be at . Both films from
to
.
From
to we will
be showing period drama Coco
Avant Chanel at
and The Informant! at
.
At the end of the month Monty Python’s classic search for
the holy grail
will be showing from Wednesday to Sunday at except for on Friday because of
The Dark
Side of Oz / The Wall event. Also during that week will be
The Men Who Stare at
Goats at
from Wednesday–Sunday inclusive.
November is going to be a big month at the Film Society with many great films being screened and a number of events going on. Keep on ready to learn about all the excitement to come.
We are pleased to announce that Jason Mewes is once again scheduled to
come to UBC. He will be participating in the
Mewesicology event, which
will feature a screening of
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back–in which Mewes plays the character
Jay–followed by a Q&A with the man himself. Tickets are $5 (no
member discount) and are available
online or at The Outpost in the SUB.
Later that week we will be hosting our traditional
beverage
garden for The Big Lebowski.
This annual event has become the hallmark of The Film Society and gives
students and the public a chance to enjoy the film while drinking
a variety of beverages
. An event not to be missed by and true
FilmSoc member. Doors at ,
film starts at .
Tickets are $3 for members and $6 for non-members (members cannot
extend their discount to others) and are available at the door.
Remember to bring 2 forms of ID to prove you are over 19.
We begin the month with a screening of the scathing film about the
fast food industry in America,
Fast Food Nation, playing at . This is followed at by the film about love,
(500) Days of Summer, staring
Zooey Deschenel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Both are playing from
to
.
The following week we have screenings of
Paper Heart, a sort-of-documentary look at love featuring Michael
Cera at followed by
the new Adam Sandler comedy Funny People
at . These films are
playing from Wednesday to Sunday with the exception of Friday in order to
make room for
The Big Lebowski Beverage Garden which will be happening that Friday.
From the 16th–22nd we are screening two
politically charged films. The first is
District 9, regarding the botched relocation of alien refugees who
were living in a slum in South Africa. This is followed by the English
political comedy In The Loop, covering
the leadup to a war in the Middle East. These films are playing at
and
respectively.
We finish of the month—and year in fact—with a Quentin
Tarantino week, featuring both one of his hit classics as well as his
latest bloodfest. At
we are playing Inglourious
Basterds, his new film featuring loads of Nazi killing. Then at
the classic
Pulp Fiction will be screened.
A double feature not to be missed will be the perfect way to start of
exam period.
Bad news, it looks like Jason Mewes won't be able to make it out to UBC next week after all, so we won't be holding the Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back screening next week like we planned. We are hoping to reschedule the event, so check back in November for a new time.