Past society events

Yes, it's that time of year once again. The temperature's dropping, everything's covered in tinsel and twinkling like a Twilight vampire and we're preparing to ritually gorge on a bland, tasteless bird. It's Christmas, and so out last The Institute For Impure Science (IFIS) film night of the term will be celebrating the festive season with an Science Fiction (SF) twist.

Hey everyone. It is that time of year again where we celebrate the winter solstice and other related anniversaries.

Every week, come rain or shine, we meet for a purely social gathering in The Al Ma Ma Ta (which is the pub near the railway station just off the center of Egham)

We're watching three Doctor Who episodes from across the series, a classic Tom Baker story and a Christopher Eccleston and a David Tennant one from the new series.

Every week, come rain or shine, we meet for a purely social gathering in The Al Ma Ma Ta (which is the pub near the railway station just off the center of Egham)

Notable because the lead actor, Brandon Lee, died as a result of an accident on set, The Crow is the Gothic tale of a rock musician who sets out to avenge his wife's and his own murder. After coming back from the dead, naturally.

Every week, come rain or shine, we meet for a purely social gathering in The Al Ma Ma Ta (which is the pub near the railway station just off the center of Egham)

From the director of Robocop and Total Recall, Starship Troopers is a tongue-in-cheek science fiction action war film, set in a future where an ever-so slightly fascist human race is battling a never-ending onslaught of hideous alien Bugs.

To celebrate the society having existed for a long and prosperous 30 years, we're having a party! There'll be food, drink and fun galore.

Every week, come rain or shine, we meet for a purely social gathering in The Al Ma Ma Ta (which is the pub near the railway station just off the center of Egham)

Dark City is a 1998 science fiction noir starring Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connelly and Kiefer Sutherland.

Every week, come rain or shine, we meet for a purely social gathering in The Al Ma Ma Ta (which is the pub near the railway station just off the center of Egham)

Excellent fantasy from Guillermo Del Torro, director of the Hellboy films, filled with creepy creatures and Spanish Falangists.

Vampire Weekend (which will in fact only be on the saturday which is Hallowe'en. We have the room from 10am until whenever we want really. Security seem pretty relax. I would recommend getting there about 16.00 as I don't think anyone will be there before then. Just bring along any vampire films you have and we will do a members' choice kind of thing to decide what gets watched.

Every week, come rain or shine, we meet for a purely social gathering in The Al Ma Ma Ta (which is the pub near the railway station just off the center of Egham)

This week we're showing the big-budget blockbuster X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman (not Hugo Weaving).

Every week, come rain or shine, we meet for a purely social gathering in The Al Ma Ma Ta (which is the pub near the railway station just off the center of Egham)

In a cyberpunk vision of the future, man has developed the technology to create replicants, human clones used to serve in the colonies outside Earth but with fixed lifespans. In Los Angeles, 2019, Deckard is a Blade Runner, a cop who specialises in terminating replicants. Originally in retirement, he is forced to re-enter the force when six replicants escape from an offworld colony to Earth

Come and watch all 6 movies back to back. For those of you who have a more refined tastes, we're expecting to start showing the original trilogy around 4pm.

Every week, come rain or shine, we meet for a purely social gathering in The Al Ma Ma Ta (which is the pub near the railway station just off the center of Egham)