We’re Back

Hello once again!

We are restarting our film club and to celebrate we have given the website a small makeover, we named ourselves the Wellington Film Club (WFC) and have started our own facebook page which is super easy to remember: www.facebook.com/WellingtonFilmClub.

Our facebook page will be your main connection point for event details and news on what’s coming up. LIKE our page so you can be kept up-to-date as well as be part of the community – you all know the drill I’m sure.

Also, sign up to our newsletter for reminders on what’s happening and what’s coming soon.

Watch out for more details on our first movie gathering but what I can tell you now is that we will be starting big with none other than Ridley Scott’s PROMETHEUS.

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History of Film Series and a change of plans

We have a bit of a change up to the TNP calendar for the rest of the year. After we complete the September series we are going into hiatus until for a while. However we will break the hiatus with a couple special movie outings we have planned. We will let you know details about these well in advanced so keep your eyes peeled.

But in the mean time…the Brief History Continues. This week – 1940s.

Maltese Falcon (1941)
Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart), a private detective, gets involved in a murderous hunt for a valuable statuette.
Consensus: Suspenseful, labyrinthine, and brilliantly cast, The Maltese Falcon is one of the most influential noirs — as well as a showcase for Humphrey Bogart at his finest.
Runtime 1hr 40mins

Venue: Palliser, Starts 7:30pm

Tags: Film, Movies, Palliser, TNP, Wellington

(Supre Brief) History of Film Continues…Modern Times

This week – 1930s

Mordern Times (1936)

Charlie Chaplin bid farewell to silent comedy with this funny and poignant masterpiece. Here Chaplin stars as a factory worker fed-up with the job and his tyrannical boss (who keeps an eye on all his employees via a big-brother TV monitor). When he meets and falls in love with an orphaned street waif, the two dream of a nice suburban existence…but the cops are never far behind, chasing the vagabond couple. A slapstick skewering of industrialized America, Modern Times is as politically incisive as it is laugh-out-loud hilarious.

Runtime: 1hr 27mins

Venue: 48 Palliser Rd, Roseneath. Starts 7:30pm this Thursday night.

Next Week its the 1940s and The Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart

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The History of Film

We are taking a step out of the world of cinema as many of us have experienced it and are going to dive deep in the films vaults. Throughout the month of September we will be racing through 50 years of film, from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Our History of Film series is your chance to see some cinemas greats contributions. We have selected a collection of movies (thought very brief) which we hope will give a glimpse of perspectives and themes that captured the audiences of generations past.

Check the calendar for the complete schedule for September and October.

New Series: Michael Cera & Edgar Wright

7:30pm Thursday 29th July we start a new mini film Michael Cera / Edgar Wright series with the much loved Shaun of the Dead. So this means the rumor of a Zombie series isn’t quite true but it’s probably as close as we get. Sorry to all the brain-eating- fans! We tie up the series with the upcoming Scott Pilgrim Vs The World on Thursday 12th of August.

Remember to keep your eye on our TNP calendar dates and film selection.

Tags: Michael Cera, Movies, TNP, Wellington

Coming Up Next: INCEPTION

This week is a gab week for TNP before we pick things back up next week with INCEPTION. I’m really excited about this one guys as many of you are; it could be the best thing since The Matrix made us forget Keanu Reeves was a terrible actor until Matrix Reloaded opened.

The Plan
Thursday 22nd July – Opening Night @ the Embassy Theatre.
Ask all you mates if they want to come and RSVP by Friday 16th July. I’ll be buying tickets as soon as I can on Friday so don’t wait.

Plan B
If you can’t wait until next week, what about seeing Animal Kingdom as Part of the NZ International Film Festival. Email Justin (justinblass[at]gmail.com) for details about this Saturday’s screening at the Embassy

Finally…
We will be starting a new film series the week following Inception so stay tuned for more details.

Tags: Christopher Nolan, Comming Soon, Embassy Theater, Film, Leonardo DiCaprio, TNP, Wellington

July Series

We have canned the TV-to-Film series in favour of 3 vastly different films that we hope will capture your attention.
Films coming up are festival films from around the world. Its good to try something different every once a while eh?

So see you this Thursday as we head down the road of higher brow cinema. 7:30pm at 48 Palliser Rd Roseneath.

Tags: Drama, Embassy Theater, Film, Movie Mexican Standoff, Movies, Palliser, Reading Cinema, TNP, Wellington