Wincanton Film Society's New Season Kicks Off with a Bang

On Tuesday 24th September Wincanton Film Society's new 2013-14 season kicks off with a big bang. There is a measure of excitement in the air. What's the reason?

• It's our first screening of the new season.
• We celebrate our first ten years. Now that one crept up on us. This season will see us complete our tenth year of service to the community. Hard work and determination have seen us through. Wouldn't it be nice to celebrate our coming of age at 21?
• Our season opener is our first Bond movie. We have shown a huge variety of movies over the last nine seasons, including some pretty obscure but interesting offerings, and quite a number of block-busters. But in all that time we have never shown a Bond film. So this is a nice first.

Skyfall will have us all on the edge of our seats as Bond is asked once again to save the world. Come and join us for this season starter. But Skyfall is just the start. For this season's choice we asked our members and friends to tell us what they wanted. So this selection is what they asked for. Here's the schedule.

Tuesday 24th September 2013 – Skyfall (2012) 7.30pm. UK/US. 2hrs 25min. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench. Director Sam Mendes. Our first Bond film and this time Bond's loyalty to M is tested as MI6 comes under attack. Guess who has to try and destroy the threat.

Wednesday 23rd October – Lincoln (2012) 7.30pm. US. 2hrs 29min. Director Steven Spielberg. Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field. In a country divided by war Lincoln pursues a course of action to unite the country and abolish slavery. During this critical time he will change the fate of generations to come.

Tuesday 19th November – Life of Pi (2012) 7.30pm. Canada 2hrs 7min. Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain. Director Ang Lee. A young man survives a disaster at sea and is hurled into a an epic journey where he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor – a Bengal Tiger.

Wednesday 11th December – Quartet (2013) 7.30pm. UK 1hr 37 min. Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins. Director Dustin Hoffman. Beecham House is a home for retired musicians. A rumour circulates that a new resident is due. Toys will be thrown out of the pram in this drama/comedy.

Tuesday 21st January 2014 – Les Miserables (2012) 7.30pm. UK/US 2hrs 38min. Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway. Director Tom Hooper. Another first – our first musical. Victor Hugo's epic tale set in 19th century France. A story of broken dreams, love, passion, sacrifice and redemption. A testament to the survival of the human spirit.

Wednesday 19th February – Casablanca –(1942) US. 7.30pm. 1hr. 42 min. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains. Director Michael Curtis. Our Classic Film. A wartime adventure, set in a nightclub in Casablanca of course. A story of romance and intrigue and an outstanding performance by HB who is Rick Blaine, the owner.

Tuesday 18th March – Argo (2012). 7.30pm. US. 2hrs. Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston. Director Ben Affleck. Based on a true story of a covert operation to rescue six Americans in 1979. This event was unknown to the public for decades.

Wednesday 23rd April – Hitchcock (2012). 7.30pm. US. 1hr 38 min. Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson. Director Sacha Gervesi. A love story about one of the most influential filmmakers of the last century.

Tuesday 20th May – The Great Gatsby (2013). US. 7.30pm. 2hr. 23 min. Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Director BAZ Luhrmann. Set in New York City in 1922 - an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings and sky-rocketing stocks.

Wednesday 18th June 2014 - Surprise Film 7.00pm and AGM.

Wincanton Film Society isn't a private club. WFS is open to all as long as you are 18+ or accompanied by a responsible adult. You can pay:

• Per film at the door (£5.00)
• Purchase a season ticket from £24 per person (equivalent of £2.40 per film). That covers all 10 advertised screenings. Extra screenings attract fees to be advised per individual event.

It's as simple as that. So, if you've never been to our screenings we invite you to join us for a taster. Come and see Skyfall and experience our 14 x 10' surround sound and padded tiered seating.

We provide a café style refreshment area where, for a small donation, you can have nibbles, tea, coffee and juices. Relax and discuss the films with other like-minded people.

Find more information about Wincanton Film Society on our website, http://www.wincantonfilm.co.uk. See the Membership page for information on how to join and take advantage of the huge savings on the cost of entry. Make WFS Film Nights your regular monthly night out.

Comments

johnbaxter
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James Bond
Reply #1 on : Wed September 25, 2013, 21:35:24

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Great to see Skyfall again as part of an audience and on a big screen. The best joke being James saying, "I'm from Health and Safety" as he climbs into a moving tube train. The whole film is stylish and witty with enough emotion explored between the aging James and the aged M to have real pathos. The wonderful chases and the beautifully choreographed violence never become so unbelievable that one cannot maintain the necessary suspension of disbelief to still find them exciting - something Hollywood so often forgets when it goes over the top with special effects, so role on Director Sam Mendes to do the next one.
What's more come and join us. As you can see the committee really has put together a super programme for the coming year and I for one am really looking forward to seeing Lincoln for the second time. Another great film.

Last Edit: September 25, 2013, 21:42:13 by johnbaxter  

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