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 Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee
An improvised comedy, shot over 5 days by Shane Meadows, starring Paddy
Considine. An unpredictable, irrepressible ode to spontaneous filmmaking
- and to a burgeoning UK rap talent.
DVD Release: 26 October 2009 |
October 2009 saw the death of two stalwarts of the
film society world: John Robson and Percy Childs. John had been chairman
through a long, successful process of negotiation with the BFI. Percy was
a member of the Viewing Panel and our unofficial ambassador to several
countries.
Coming Soon
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Bath Film Festival 2009, 13 - 21 November - plans include
screenings of Soul Power, featuring James Brown, Hugh Masekela,
BB King and more. Cold Souls, with Paul Giamatti. A preview
of the staggering Technicolor digital restoration of Michael Powell's
The Red Shoes, which so wowed audiences at Cannes this year.
The Coen Brothers' new film A Serious Man. Plus new films from
Jaques Audiard - Un Prophète - Stephen Poliakoff -
The Glorious 39 - and Steven Soderbergh - The Informant!
- also feature, as well a clutch of distinguished documentaries,
silent film with music, dance films, short films. The festival closer from
the Mighty Boosh team is The Bunny and the Bull Their website
goes live mid-October:
www.bathfilmfestival.org.uk
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Muddle East: Yorkshire Group's annual study weekend at
Cober Hill, 4-6th December concentrates on films from the East, but there's
much more ... click for details.
Newly Available Movies
We Live in Public and Vanishing of the Bees
available soon from Dogwoof - details.
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South West Autumn V/S
results.
Forest Row is Film Society of the Year
Click for details of all the awards here.
BFFS Block Booking Movies
Great movies at a great price ! Click
here for a pdf with all 150 titles. 150 more good reasons
to join The British Federation of Film Societies. What's more they offer
summer loan packs of 5 titles for just £10 so that selection teams can
choose what's right for their society. Find out all about it on the bright
and cheerful Official Filmsocs
Website.
Something Different
The Jack Stevenson Archive of 16/35mm prints offers something special for
adventurous societies looking to feature cult/underground films.
Details.
Great Ideas
List your society on
www.clubbz.com - which
aims to become a hub for enquiries about all sorts of clubs and activity
groups in the UK.
 Dulwich
Paradiso stages occasional film shows that are autistic-friendly,
where parents can take their youngsters without worrying about them making
a noise or moving around. Read
more. |
Offers
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Jersey F/S
offer 77 free reviews/pics/posters (with blanks for your screening details)
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Ipswich
F/S launch of Version 3 of their Film Notes CD-ROM - £6.50 inc.
p&p for non-members).
You can upgrade in future years at member rates (currently £3.50p inc.
p&p). Full details of the Society's Film Notes CD-ROM are available on
the Society's web site. The notes cover all the films shown by the Society
over the last 20 years. Send cheques for £6.50 payable to "Ipswich Film
Society" to Ipswich Film Societ, 478 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich IP4 4QA
BFFS
Publicity pictures for your society. Try
www.image.net the site
just requires you to register and choose a password. The images seem to be
getting bigger but are mostly 0.6 to 2 MB so take some time to download.
Checkout
www.bbc.co.uk/collective
for masses of reviews, interviews, etc. says Paul Schilling of SW Group.
Of particular interest when you start considering next year bookings is
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/lff
especially as last November was probably the strongest programme of movies
I can ever remember at the LFF
Music for silent movies ... I am a professional classical
pianist but can turn my hand to all styes of music. I like to improvise for
any type of film subject. I had outstanding reviews at South Hill Park in
Bracknell. My last film there was The Sentimental Bloke. Fee
very reasonable but depends on the size of the venue. I will travel anywhere
but am based in the South in the New Forest. A film synopsis is all I need
as I do not need to have seen the film before. Contact Jillian on
JMusicmaestro@aol.com
Contact us about changes or any other film society topic:
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