Film day

Good morning lads and lasses. I hope everyone's feeling a bit fragile after
last nights festivities. It definately reminded me of an Ascot New Year's
party and was an excellent send off. Counting up the number of years
"service" we had in that card was a little frightening though...

Anyway, this is to let you all know that I shall be running an IFIS film day
on a Saturday during November. We haven't fixed a date yet and it will
depend up on room availability etc but I wanted to announce it as soon as
possible rather than wait until the last minute. If there are any big events
on campus that we might clash with let me know and we can avoid that day.
The format will be similar to last year. Basically myself and a couple of
helpers will be attempting to turn the Main Lecture Theatre into a
reasonably passable cinema for the day. That means a big screen and big
sounds. We were able to get the light fixtures rattling last year and we
hope to improve on that this year with the addition of a chewy subwoofer.

As for the films, I'm looking to show 4 or maybe even 5 if there's demand.
The list I have so far is:

Cube - this sci-fi thriller has more suspense than possibly any other film
I've ever seen. Not bad for a relatively low budget flick filmed using one
room only. Slightly gory in a couple of places but nothing as bad as Event
Horizon.

Strange Days - this seems to have got some mention on the list just lately.
This is a dark film with some interesting ideas and characters. Some seem to
love it, others loath it.

The Matrix - need I say more. This has just been shown but I understand that
the screening was rather unlucky in it's string of technical hitches so
we'll have another go. This is an eye and ear candy fest and basically If
you can't feel the bullets from the helicopter / minigun scene hitting you
we've got it turned too low.

The Mummy - possibly one of the cheesiest films of the year. This film is
great fun with some wonderful battles and over the top characters. See it,
love it, just don't take it seriously...

This is my initial selection. If there are a lot of strong views then I'm
happy to chop and change. If there's demand I can also add a fifth film. So
let me know what you think. Should we ditch Strange Days? Should we add
something else? If so what? Films I have at my immediate disposal are as
follows although I can try to sort out special requests if they're popular:

12 Monkeys
2001 special edition
2010
A Few Good Men
A Time to Kill
Air America
Alice in Wonderland
Alien
Alien Resurrection
Alien3
Aliens
Apollo 13
Armageddon
As Good As It Gets
Austin Powers
Avengers, The
Batman & Robin
BattleStar Galactica
Blade
Blade Runner
Blown Away
Blue Velvet
Boogie Nights
Borrowers, The
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Brassed Off
Brazil
Bugs Life
Casino
Clear and Present Danger
Client, The
CliffHanger
Con Air
Conspiracy Theory
Contact
Crimson Tide
Crow, The
Crow, The (City of Angels)
Cube
Dangerous Liaisons
Dante's Peak
Dark City
Das Boot
Dead Man Walking
Dead Poet's Society
Deep Impact
Demolition Man
Devil's Advocate
Die Hard TRILOGY
Dirty Dancing
Disclosure
Driller Killer
Enemy of the State
Evita
Exorcist "Special Edition"
Exorcist, The
Face Off
Fallen
Fargo
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fifth Element, The
Fisher King
For a Few Dollars More
Game, The
Gattaca
Ghostbusters
Godzilla
Goldeneye
Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Goodfellas
Grosse Point Blank
Hard Boiled
Hard Rain
Heat
Heathcliffe
Hellraiser
Highlander: Director's Cut
Jerry Maguire
John Carpenters Vampires
Jumanji
Killer, The
LA Confidential
Last Boy Scout, The
Leon Version Integrale
Lethal Weapon 1
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 4
Life Less Ordinary, A
Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels
Logan's Run
Long Kiss Goodnight
Lost Boys
Lost in Space
Man Hunter
Man in the Iron Mask
Mars Attacks
Mask of Zorro
Matrix, The
Maverick
Metro
Metropolis
Mighty Joe Young
Mission Impossible
Mummy, The
Negotiator, The
Nightmare Before Christmas
Nikita, Le Femme
Notting Hill
Opposite of Sex, The
Outbreak
Passenger 57
Payback
Peacemaker, The
Pelican Brief
Philadelphia
Pi
Pleasantville
Practical Magic
Predator
Pretty Woman
Ransom
Replacement Killers
Ricochet
Robocop Directors Cut
Rock, The
Ronin
Saint, The
Santa Claus, The
Saving Private Rian
Seige, The
Shakespeare in Love
Shawshank Redemption, The
Single White Female
Sleepers
Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes
Space Jam
Sphere
SpiceWorld the Movie
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: Insurrection
Starship Troopers
Strange Days
Terminal Velocity
Terminator
Terminator 2
The Wallace & Gromit Collection
There's Something About Mary
They Live
Thomas Crown Affair (original)
Tin Cup
Titanic
Tomorrow Never Dies
Total Recall
Towering Inferno
Tron
True Romance
Truman Show
US Marshals Special Edition
Virtuosity
Wag the Dog
Wedding Singer
WestWorld
Wild Things
Witches of Eastwick, The
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Regards,

Richard

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happy to chop and
you think. Should we
at my immediate
they're popular:

He also has "A Clockwork Orange" which is available, and actually Science
Fiction (technically).

Dominic

So does the committee, ON VIDEO!!!! (thank you Asan)

Any takers?

Iz

Yeah, I'd definitely like to see it, only why's it sci-fi? As far as I know
it's just ultra-violent, but then again that didn't stop IKWYDLS, did it?!
Anyway "A Clockwork Orange" is by Kubrick, so I vote we pay tribute to the
master :o)

Jen

On a related subject what about booking MLT so we can all watch Doctor Who
night together ?

(And entirely unrelated:)

I wandered into At The Sign Of The Dragon for the first time in years this
afternoon. Recognised imeadiately and kept talking at the counter for well
over 15 minutes by the manager. somethings never change :-)

And yes my PC is now sorted...

1. It is set in a dystopian future
2. It features new techniques of brainwashing.
3. It is by Kubrick, so we must show it again.

As far as I know
I vote the same way.

Chris Lyth (beeblebear@)
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