Weekly Update

Next Monday (March 23rd), come on down to room 214 WEB at 6:30 PM to see "Some Like It Hot," the classic screwball comedy about two musicians cross-dressing to join an all female band after witnessing a mob hit. Free pizza and refreshments! Spread the word!



Also, in addition to our weekly Monday feature screening, Tuesdays we'll be showing celluloid prints of shorter, older films in room 220 at 12:30 PM, so check it out.

Upcoming events

Yesterday's screening of "Blue Velvet" was a lot of fun and we thank everyone that showed up. With a fully planned schedule, we'll be able to start really advertising and hopefully we can draw in even more people. I'm glad everyone liked the blue-sprinkled brownies; I'll try to bring some more fun desserts to future screenings.

Make sure to come to Thursday's B&H Tools of the Trade event. The mini trade show will be going on from 11 AM to 3 PM in Studio B in the TV/Radio Broadcast Center in Whitehead Hall. You'll want to see all the latest gear from Panasonic, Bogen, Lacie, Sennheiser, Sony, Steadicam, PortaBrace, Lowel, and more.

This coming Monday we'll be screening "The Battle of Algiers" at 6:30 PM in 214 WEB. The film is based on the true events during the 1954-1962 Algerian War against French rule and has been widely respected for its technical merits and honest portrayal of both sides of the war.

More updates

EDIT: Due to scheduling issues, we'll be moving the general meeting to Tuesday at 1:30 PM in room 214 and canceling the screening of "Stranger Than Paradise." We'll watch it another time, though. Make sure to come to the meeting to get caught up and express any opinions or ideas you have.

Be there or be square!

"Blue Velvet" first movie screening of the semester

We're ba-ack!

Yes, folks, it's true! We're finally starting up the movie screenings again! Next Monday (March 9th) we'll be watching David Lynch's "Blue Velvet," a highly acclaimed surreal, neo-noir cult classic. Refreshments will be provided and guests are encouraged to bring friends. The screening will take place in room 214 of the WEB building at 6:30 PM.

City University Film Festival

First CUNY-wide Film Festival.

There's not much time left, but if you have a finished film and still are a CUNY student, you should definitely submit your work to this festival.

Deadline is March 1st!!!!

Tuesday, February 17

12:30pm - 2:00pm

ROOM 220, WEST END BUILDING

Owner and operator of a “working it” nightclub in “Chalk-Off-The-Sidewalk” Bronx, Tim Cinnante obtained a wealth of knowledge on street 'types' he would eventually portray on screen. Gems of the silver screen Sidney Lumet, Sydney Pollack, Paul Haggis, Sam Raimi, Tony Kaye, William Lappe, worked alongside this polished pro. Tim also worked with notable Hip Hop Artist “Ice T” in the film TRACKS, and has had principal roles in three Indie films currently running the international film festival circuit.

Our first guest speaker, Joe Trigoboff

Here's hoping that everyone had a pleasant break and is looking forward to a fun-filled and productive spring semester. The film society definitely has much planned insofar as events. Film screenings will continue to occur, though we need to think of a movie to watch. As always, we're very open to suggestions. Maybe we can watch 2001, since we didn't get to last semester.

In exciting news, David has gotten in touch with numerous film industry professionals and it's looking like we'll have an interesting line up of guest speakers this semester! Our first guest will be Joe Trigoboff, a New York born and raised author of two crime novels who has also done some screenplay work. No doubt he'll have some valuable advice to the writers in the film program, but everyone is encouraged to come and ask questions.

As far as other upcoming events, we'll keep you posted both here and on the forum. :)

Tuesday, February 3

12:30pm - 2:00pm

ROOM 220, WEST END BUILDING