Jun 5, 2021 | Announcements, Film Society News
“The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” – Discussion on Sunday, June 27 Joel (Jim Carrey) discovers that his ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has undergone a procedure to erase him from her mind; heartbroken, he decides to have the same procedure. What...
Apr 3, 2021 | Announcements, Film Society News
“Graduation” – Discussion on Sunday, May 2 An earnest doctor, disgusted by corruption in post-Communist Romania, resolves that his daughter will escape to a better life via a scholarship to a British university. Events threaten to derail his dreams for her, resulting...
Mar 1, 2021 | Film Society News
“Wrestle” – Discussion on March 21 “Wrestle” is an intimate coming-of-age documentary about four members of a high school wrestling team at Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High School, a longstanding entry on Alabama’s list of failing schools. As they fight...
Feb 1, 2021 | Announcements, Film Society News
“Chan is Missing” — Discussion on Sunday, Feb. 21 Chan has disappeared, along with $4,000 lent to him by Jo and Steve, Chinese American cabbies in San Francisco. Determined to track him down, they hit the streets of Chinatown, interviewing those with connections...
Jan 10, 2021 | Announcements, Film Society News
January is Paul Newman Month “Cool Hand Luke” – Discussion on January 17 A rebellious petty criminal, sentenced to a couple of years in a Florida prison, refuses to buckle to the rules of the place. Paul Newman portrays Luke with a knowing smile and thorough...
Dec 5, 2020 | Announcements, Film Society News
The Film Society is taking a break in December from hosting a Zoom movie discussion. We plan to return in the new year with discussions of entertaining and thought-provoking movies. We thank our loyal audience for their participation in discussions this year and...
Nov 1, 2020 | Announcements, Film Society News
The Film Society: “Blindspotting” Discussion on November 22, 2020. Daveed Diggs, winner of Grammy and Tony awards for his roles in ¨Hamilton,¨ and his long-time friend, Raphael Casal, wrote and superbly co-star in “Blindspotting.” A young Black man in Oakland aims to...
Oct 4, 2020 | Announcements, Film Society News
WG Film Society’s Ghostober Discussion Get in the mood for Halloween with the Film Society’s selection for October: The Orphanage. Atmospheric and beautifully crafted, scary but not too scary, The Orphanage may be the perfect hauntedhouse movie for Halloween....
Sep 11, 2020 | Announcements, Film Society News
The timely and award-winning 2016 documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” is the Film Society’s choice for September’s discussion. It is streaming at no charge across numerous platforms, including Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and Kanopy. All are welcome to view the film and...
Aug 6, 2020 | Announcements, Film Society News
The Film society invites you to our August Film Discussion: join your neighbors on Zoom to share your thoughts on Samba, August 30, 7:30 pm. “Samba,” a 2014 crowd-pleasing, social comedy-drama, comes from the makers of “The Intouchables,”...
Jul 3, 2020 | Announcements, Film Society News
In July, the Washington Grove Film Society continues our experiment in sociable but social-distanced film appreciation and discussion via Zoom. The movie for July is The Rider. Join the fun in 3 easy steps: 1. Before Sunday, July 26, enjoy watching The Rider. After a...
May 31, 2020 | Announcements, Film Society News
WG Film Society Goes Virtual This month, the Washington Grove Film Society launches an experiment in sociable but social-distanced film appreciation. Join the fun in 3 easy steps: 1. Before Sunday, June 28, enjoy watching “Woman at War.” In daring solo...
Mar 6, 2020 | Announcements, Film Society News
On Sunday, March 8, the Film Society will show the last film of this season: Walk on Water. To track down a Nazi war criminal, an Israeli agent befriends his two adult grandchildren. Moving and humorous despite the subject matter, the movie reflects on issues of...
Feb 4, 2020 | Announcements, Film Society News
On Sunday, February 9, escape the winter doldrums and join us for an award-winning film, Antonia’s Line. Strong-willed Antonia recalls life on her Dutch farm in the decades after World War II, recounting tales of quirky villagers and of her descendants. Magical...
Jan 7, 2020 | Announcements, Film Society News
On Sunday, January 12, 2020 we welcome everyone to the third movie in our 2019/2020 Film Series, Woman on the Run. Frank Johnson witnesses a gangland murder. Afraid of the gang and not trusting the police, he goes into hiding. His wife Eleanor (Ann Sheridan) searches...
Dec 7, 2019 | Announcements, Film Society News
On Sunday, January 12, we welcome everyone to the third movie in our 2019/2020 Film Series… Woman on the Run. Frank Johnson witnesses a gangland murder. Afraid of the gang and not trusting the police, he goes into hiding. His wife Eleanor (Ann Sheridan) searches...
Nov 3, 2019 | Announcements, Film Society News
On Sunday, November 17, we welcome everyone to the second movie in our 2019/2020 Film Series: The Children Act. Emma Thompson stars as a family court judge in London. While her marriage crumbles, she becomes entangled in a child-protection case involving a deathly ill...
Oct 2, 2019 | Announcements, Film Society News
October kicks off our 20th year showing movies in McCathran Hall. In celebration, the Film Society is pleased to announce that ALL films in the 2019/2020 season will be FREE to all. Our first film of the season, on October 13, is A Man Called Ove. A cantankerous...
Sep 6, 2019 | Announcements, Film Society News
20th Anniversary Season In celebration of our 20th year showing movies in McCathran Hall, the Film Society is pleased to announce that ALL films in the 2019/2020 season will be FREE to all. Join us for an outstanding lineup beginning on October 13, with A Man Called...
Apr 27, 2019 | Announcements, Film Society News
Former resident Adam Booher will be returning to the Grove for a special presentation of his recently released documentary film, Give Us This Day. Following the lives of three (3) police officers and three (3) residents, the film depicts the gritty reality and hopes...
Mar 2, 2019 | Announcements, Film Society News
On March 10, join us for The Straight Story. A creaky Midwesterner undertakes a road trip on his lawn tractor to visit his estranged and ill brother. Richard Farnsworth is indelible as 73-year old Alvin Straight, whose real-life journey inspired this warm and gentle...
Mar 2, 2019 | Announcements, Film Society News
On Sunday, March 24, at 7:00 PM, we invite you to a special free viewing opportunity when we present the award-winning documentary, Where Slavery Died Hard: The Forgotten History of Ulster County and the Shawangunk Mountain Region, co-authored by WG resident and HPC...
Feb 2, 2019 | Announcements, Film Society News
Film Society – Sunday February 10th Take your mind off the wintry weather outside your window and come to see the latest Film Society movie, Tulpan, which takes place on the harshly beautiful Kazakhstan steppe. Asa, a shepherd, must find a wife before he can...
Jan 7, 2019 | Announcements, Film Society News
The first movie of 2019 will be Two Days, One Night, to be shown on January 13, at 7 PM in McCathran Hall. Acclaimed French actress Marion Cotillard plays Sandra, a Belgian factory worker who must persuade her co-workers to forfeit their bonuses to save her own job....
Oct 31, 2018 | Announcements, Film Society News
Our second movie of the season, The Spirit of the Beehive, will be shown on November 11, 7 PM in McCathran Hall. A seven-year old girl in a village in Spain drifts into a fantasy world after watching the movie Frankenstein. It’s 1940, and everyone around her is...
Sep 4, 2018 | Announcements, Film Society News
The 19th series of the Washington Grove Film Society will begin on October 7 (see insert in this bulletin). Subscriptions go on sale at the Labor Day Weekend Field Event, Saturday, September 1, 10 AM to 1 PM. Come to the Film Society table to learn more about the...
Mar 2, 2018 | Announcements, Film Society News
Last film of the season. On Sunday, March 11, at 7 PM, the Film Society will show Ida, nominated in 2015 for Oscars for best foreign film and cinematography. In post-Stalinist Poland, (1962), Anna, an orphan, is about to take vows as a nun when she learns from her...
Feb 1, 2018 | Announcements, Film Society News, Recreation Committee News
Join your neighbors on Sunday, February 11, at 7 PM, for an acclaimed movie from Sweden, My Life as a Dog. Ingemar, 12, is too much for his ailing mother to handle and is sent to country relatives. To fortify himself against life’s vicissitudes, he ponders the...
Jan 7, 2018 | Announcements, Film Society News, Recreation Committee News
Our first movie of 2018 (Sunday, January 14, 7 PM) is Nine Queens. Deceptions pile on top of duplicities when a couple of small-time swindlers are enlisted in a big-payoff scheme involving coveted rare stamps. With quicksilver performances and sassy twists of the...
Nov 1, 2017 | Announcements, Film Society News, Woman's Club News
A special treat is in store for filmgoers on Sunday, November 12, 7 PM, when the Film Society will show Sita Sings the Blues. Using several styles of animation, this vivid, exuberant work of art, written and drawn by American artist Nina Paley, ingeniously weaves...
Mar 3, 2017 | Announcements, Film Society News
The last movie of our 2016/2017 series, to be shown on Sunday, March 12, is Mustang. Five spirited sisters in rural Turkey yearn for fun, adventure, and boys, but they face suffocating restrictions imposed by conservative elders. Mustang provides a deeply moving...
Nov 3, 2016 | Announcements, Film Society News
Dr. Strangelove, 1964, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Sunday November 13, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Tickets at the door are $7.
Jan 13, 2016 | Film Society News
Next movie date is January 10. 2016. Mark your calendars! Ace in the Hole Directed by Billy Wilder, 1951, US, b&w, 111 minutes. Shown with English subtitles. Although released in 1951, “Ace in the Hole” presents a dark, cynical vision of American media...
Dec 2, 2015 | Film Society News
Next movie date is January 10. 2016. Mark your calendars! Ace in the Hole Directed by Billy Wilder, 1951, US, b&w, 111 minutes. Shown with English subtitles. Although released in 1951, “Ace in the Hole” presents a dark, cynical vision of American media...
Nov 23, 2015 | Film Society News
Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 15, 2015 for the Film Society showing of “Pride.” With heartfelt sentiment enlivened by humor and music, “Pride” portrays an unusual alliance during Margaret Thatcher’s premiership in Britain. A young activist...
Nov 5, 2015 | Film Society News
Please join us on October 11, 7 PM, for an enjoyable evening watching the satirical comedy/drama, Hail the Conquering Hero. Woodrow’s hay fever leads to his quick discharge from service in WWII, but he dreads returning home having lost his chance to distinguish...
Nov 5, 2015 | Announcements, Film Society News
Join us Sunday evenings in McCathran Hall at 7:00 p.m. A discussion follows each film. We expect new speakers will provide improved sound in the hall this year. Purchase a 5-film subscription for $20 by sending a check payable to the Town of Washington Grove to Birgit...
Nov 5, 2015 | Film Society News
Look for a Film Society table at the Labor Day field events on Saturday morning, September 6. You’ll be able to buy subscriptions or ask us about this year’s films. See you at the movies! “Local Boy Does Good” Washington Grove’s own Adam...
