All members are invited to the A.G.M. Friday September 17, 2010.
AGM 6.30pm. then ‘Julie and Julia' 7.30pm.Balfron High

We are pleased to let you know that Strathendrick Film Society have been placed on the shortlist for the BFFS Film Society of the Year Awards 2010.
The awards will take place at 4pm on the 18th September at the Institut Francais in London, as part of the BFFS National Conference for Community Cinemas.

Season 2010 - 2011 Programme listed below.

Happy faces at one of our Free Christmas Matinees. 

More Happy Faces, the other half of our Christmas Audience.

 



• Do you know who Doctor Livingston was?

  Elizabeth Copp from our committee, on a charity walk in Africa.  The question above was asked by an African child.

  
  

Award Winning
Strathendrick
Film Society
Winner BFFS Community Award 2005
Runner-Up BFFS Best New Film Society 2005
Commendation BFFS Community Award 2006
Commendation BFFS Community Award 2007

Films are shown in Balfron High School Theatre.
                                                                                                         
Doors open 7.25pm. 

Enjoy the raked seating and our 21ft. wide screen.              

The society is run by a group of enthusiasts in a
welcoming and appreciative atmosphere and
membership is open to everyone aged 16 and over.                                 

Younger children must be accompanied by an adult.

The Society is a member of the British Federation of Film Societies.

The children's Christmas Matinee,
Friday December 23 2010 at 2pm. is
‘The Fantastic Mr Fox.' 2009
Free entry but donations gratefully received.

Please check dates and times of film screenings in the local press or web page                                                                www.film-society.org
The schedule may be altered due to
circumstances beyond our control.

Evening shows start at 7.30pm. and will now usually
close at 9.30pm. Longer films may have extended
finish times.

The committee reserves the right to alter the
programme. In the unlikely event that all seats are filled on any given night, we reserve the right to put on a second showing on another night to meet demand.

Neither food nor drink may be taken into the theatre.
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Membership Secretary
Deirdre Davidson, Telephone 01360 440585.

Season 2010/11

                                                                   
September 17  Julie & Julia at 7.30pm. Runtime: 123 min. PG-13  Biography | Comedy | Drama | RomanceMeryl Streep as Julia Child is one of the most endearing, arresting performances ever. One evening, while bemoaning the lack of meaning in her life, Julie picks up Julia Child's cookbook and decides to cook all 524
recipes in the book in a year, while blogging about her
experience. At first, no one is interested, but as time goes by, Julie gets more and more followers of her blog.) Nominated for an Oscar. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations.

March 4    The Concert 2009  Runtime:119 min COMEDY/ DRAMA / MUSIC  Language French /Russian. English Subtitles. Having a conductor face insurmountable odds in turning around a makeshift, rag-tag 55 piece orchestra into one befitting of the name "Bolshoi", building up to a crescendo of a finale that just begs for an encore.

Nodame Cantabile provided a lot more romantic fluff and a quick 101 introduction to classical music and its famed composers, sort of like a McDonald's way of a fast-food sampling rich musical pieces, but it is Le Concert that persisted in wanting to use Tchaikovsky's The Violin Concerto, which is considered as one of the most difficult for the violin, to center this film around it, complete with a huge and critical backstory that makes this film well rounded, and in keeping you engaged especially with a tale about passion bordering on obsession, and the redemption of the sins of the earlier generation. But don't get me wrong that the film is solely filled with such serious themes, as it's almost comedy all of the way to its centerpiece performance. We follow the story of Andrei Filipov (Aleksei Guskov), a one time hotshot conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra who was cut down to size, and now works as the janitor in the halls of his glorious past. He chances upon an opportunity from Paris which had invited the Bolshoi, but hence decides to hijack this opportunity, and to bring his own team of musicians on a trip that they would never forget. He's a man on a mission, and you just might wonder why he would want to take such a big risk, other than the fact that the current Bolshoi orchestra is playing like crap, but it adds to the mystery of the man, and the past that he's hiding from through the bottle. Awards:2 wins & 4 nominations

March 25    The Ghost (Writer) 2010 UK 15 Drama | Mystery | Thriller.

Great to see something a bit different and original arrive at the cinema. With a quality plot and an admirable cast to carry it, this film portrays a seemingly realistic behind the scenes view of modern politics.

With so many discreet messages hidden in the dialogue and screenplay it would undoubtedly be worth watching twice. Commendable performances from all but in particular from lead Ewan McGregor who manages to carry subtle meanings from the script to the camera very well.

Cleverly placed sarcastic comedy breaks up the seriousness nicely without upsetting the sinister and mysterious feel of the film. Typical Polanski style, the film will leave you debating the ending and analysing its message.
Awards:1 win & 1 nomination


April 15       The Illusionist.(if available ) Animation  Ireland:12A Sylvian Chomet's feature The Illusionist is another strikingly beautiful animated work. Like Belleville Rendezvous before it, this film features a slightly downbeat but amusing narrative and likable characters. The world they live in is by turns grotesque and beautiful. Like the earlier film, there is virtually no dialogue either, usually just half-heard snapshots of words. The story instead is told via the actions of the characters. Perhaps unsurprisingly the narrative is very simple. But the beauty of this film is not in the storyline but in the details. It's in the gorgeously atmospheric settings, the melancholic characters and the frequent moments of quirky humour. The Illusionist is another triumph for this wonderful French animator.  The film is set for the most part in Scotland. And the mysterious misty Highland scenery coupled with the medieval and Georgian beauty of Edinburgh are perfect subject matter for Chomet's style of art. There has always been an enigmatic element of the sublime to this artists work, and the Scottish setting fits him like a glove. It's truly a love letter - especially - to the grand old town of Edinburgh. But the film is more than an aesthetically beautiful exercise, as there are a number of memorable characters and a definite emotional core. This viewer had a lump in his throat at the end, although admittedly the story pleasing does finish on a happy and hopeful note.

In summary, The Illusionist is a beautiful and melancholic film about the coming-of-age of a young girl and the end-of-an-era for a type of entertainer. Fabulous stuff.

or Harry Brown  2009 crime | Drama | Thriller as a substitute.  Rated R for strong violence and language throughout, drug use and sexual content. Michael Caine is excellent, this is probably one of his best films and I expect film nominations for his role.The film gives a gritty but realistic view of the life most people live on the sink estates of Britain, all are there through no choice of their own, but some are aware of the conditions they are forced to live in. I don't think we'll see the British government promoting this film as it portraits the country in a very bad light, though, if you are not from Britain and would like a taste of what some of us have to put up with I recommend you see this film. Overall, a very well put together film which will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up at times..  Awards:1 win & 3 nominations .
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