UBC Film Society

Events, Events, and the October Schedule #

October is looking like it will be a good month for movies. We will be showing some of the best movies of the summer for your enjoyment as well as hosting a number of great events. But before we go into detail about October, let’s look at some great events we have coming before the end of September.

September Events

Next week The Film Society in conjunction with Warner Brothers will be hosting a free preview screening of the upcoming Ricky Gervais film The Invention of Lying. Be sure to arrive early, because it is going to be packed in the theatre on Monday. To ensure you get a seat, stop by the clubroom to pick up a VIP pass for you and a guest (members only, limit one per person).

Also next week will be the first meeting of Film Society Productions, the part of FilmSoc where you can make movies. Stop by and hear productions and how you can get involved this year. That event will by Wednesday, September 30th at in the Norm Theatre.

The Hangover Beverage Garden

Our big event coming in October will be The Hangover Beverage Garden. Enjoy one of the best comedies of the year while enjoying themed beverages with your friends (don’t worry, all of the normal stuff will be available too). Great times are sure to be enjoyed by all. The event is occuring on Friday, October 16th at (movie starts at ).

We will be holding a best hangover story contest in which you may will great prizes as well as embarrass yourself in front a theatre filled with 350+ people (but don’t go be irresponsible just to get a good story).

Remember, this event is 19+ only and you must have at least 2 forms of ID to get in. Tickets are $3 for members and $6 for non-members, so sign up and save.

October Schedule #

October will be starting off with with the latest comedy from the creators of hit 2006 film Borat, Brüno, about a famboyant Austrainian fashionista who travels to America to reclaim his fame. After that will be the latest explosionfest from Director Michael Bay Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Both of these movies are playing Wednesday–Sunday at and respectively.

The week of October 12th to 18th begins with the special Jason Mewes event and screening. Also coming that week are two vastly different films. The first is the Las Vegas adventure comedy The Hangover detailing the aftermath of an unforgettable and yet unremembered bachelor party. This film will play from Wednesday–Sunday at , but the Friday screening will be surrounded by a Beverage garden. The second film showing this week is The Hurt Locker, a film about a Baghdad based bomb squad who find themselves with a careless new leader when they are within a month of the end of their tours. This film will be playing at on Wednesday–Sunday except on Friday.

Next week is the start of our Halloween film presentations with the horror film Drag Me To Hell, which is the story of a load officer who gets a cursed placed on her and only has a couple of days to reverse it before her soul is pulled into the underworld. It will be shown at . Also showing that week is the latest installment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This film is all about Harry’s 6th year at Hogwarts and the beginning of the war with Voldemort. It will be showing at . Both films are showing from Wednesday, October 21st to Sunday, October 25th.

We end the month with a couple of classics. At we will be showing Good Will Hunting, a film starting Matt Damon about a directionless genius who spends his days cleaning floors and getting in fights. When his genius is discovered, Will Hunting must make some hard choices in life in order to determine where his future will take him. Good Will Hunting is a co-presentation with Celebrate Learning Week. After that at we are showing another halloween-ish film, American Psycho, about a wealthy investment banker who is secretly a murderous maniac. Both of these films will be playing Wednesday to Sunday.

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