About us
"[Kael] had a more positive influence on the climate for film in America than any other single person over the last three decades."
-- Roger Ebert
This online group will discuss classic films and occasionally a critically acclaimed recent film.
TV club Mondays will recap the latest episode of Mad Men.
Watch the film BEFORE the meeting, then attend the online meeting to opine and consider its cultural impact/relevance.
Note: Join with your real name and profile photo and turn on your video during meetings. Multiple no shows (not changing your RSVP from Yes to No) will be removed from the group.
Upcoming events
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Mad Men: Season 1 Episode 10: "Long Weekend"
·OnlineOnline"Mad Men" is one of the best shows ever, and the best to come out of television's Golden Age." --Business Insider
From Wikipedia:
"Long Weekend" is the tenth episode of the first season of the American television drama series Mad Men. It was written by Bridget Bedard, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton and series creator Matthew Weiner. The episode was directed by Tim Hunter and is set within the increasingly close 1960 United States presidential election, with TV commercials emphasising Kennedy's energy and Nixon's lack of leadership. The episode originally aired on the AMC channel in the United States on September 27, 2007.
Streaming on HBO Max, Pluto TV, Plex, Philo.
Note: Please do NOT binge the show. Watch one episode per week (ideally Sunday evening) and attend the following Monday's virtual water cooler meeting to discuss.
19 attendees
Tender Mercies
·OnlineOnlineIn memory of Robert Duvall.
From Wikipedia:
Tender Mercies is a 1983 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Horton Foote. It stars Robert Duvall as singer-songwriter Mac Sledge, a former country music star whose career and relationship with his ex-wife and daughter were wrecked by alcoholism.
At the 56th Academy Awards. Tender Mercies won Oscars for Best Original Screenplay for Foote and Duvall won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Streaming on Tubi, Hoopla, Roku, Pluto TV.
Note: Watch the movie BEFORE the meeting and attend to participate in the discussion.
16 attendees
Wuthering Heights Part 2: The 1939 Film directed by William Wyler
·OnlineOnline"... the Goldwyn production approximates the quality of the fierce, tempestuous story with a force one might never have expected ... Seldom has the tone of a great novel been so faithfully reproduced..." --The New Yorker
From Wikipedia:
Wuthering Heights is a 1939 American romantic period drama film directed by William Wyler, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, starring Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, and David Niven, and based on the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.
The film won the 1939 New York Film Critics Award for Best Film. It earned eight nominations at the 12th Academy Awards, including for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
In 2007, Wuthering Heights was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Tubi, Pluto TV, Hoopla.
Note: Watch the movie BEFORE the meeting and attend to participate in the discussion.
20 attendees
Past events
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