Democracy in Action, Or: Our Film Soc Goes to Coventry

Greetings all!

Well, last night was an eventful one. We took that bus! We got to Coventry! We missed the first two minutes of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus! We couldn’t find a suitable pub! We took the bus back to campus! WE ARE DEMOCRACY.

In summary: despite a few hiccups, our first Cinema Club was, I hope you’ll agree, a success. The turnout from first years in particular was a pleasant surprise, so thank you to everyone who came! Hopefully in future we’ll iron out those little problems and ensure a fun-filled (and stress-free) evening for all.

When we returned to campus and the inexorable draw of The Dirty Duck, a vote was held to elect academic representatives for first and second years. We only had one contender for 2nd Year Rep., one Mr. John Ellis-Johnson; no complaints were aired regarding his appointment, and so we now welcome John onto the Executive body of the Warwick Film Studies Society. In the battle for 1st Year Rep., the two candidates were Ollie Coleman and Smudge MacIntosh. In a free and fair election, Ollie was selected by the good people of our society, and will also be joining the Exec.

The film itself, being the object of our excursion, was a mixed bag, I felt. While parts of it shone with the typical imaginative brilliance that writer/director Terry Gilliam has built his career on, other parts were marred by the typical incomprehensibility, silliness and poor dialogue that writer/director Terry Gilliam has so often allowed to creep into his works to their detriment. Overall a good film, though. Full review to come shortly, I believe.

Anyway, next week: Smack, the Royal Leamington Spa. That’ll be on Tuesday eve. Hope to see many of you there and then!

Yours,

David

(President)

Good morning starshine… the earth says hello!

Hello hello hello, and a very warm welcome to WFSS’s brand new blog!

So, the plan here is to keep all our members updated with what’s going on in your society, from what the exec are discussing in meetings and plans for future socials and events to news about film-related goings on in the area. We also want this to be a place where you can publish your own work, be it media-related articles or film reviews and the like. If you’re interested in getting your work seen by an audience of like-minded people then send it in to us at su576@sunion.warwick.ac.uk and we’ll get it up here for you. We’d also like to hear from you if you’re involved in any film or media related projects – are you making your own film, or taking part in an internship, or creating your own Robert Pattinson shrine? Get in touch and tell us about your experiences – not only is it a great way of logging and reflecting on what you’ve done, it might even inspire other film-soc-ers to follow in your footsteps.

Hopefully the blog will evolve as we develop it – we’re hoping to get in touch with outside companies, Warwick alumni and media representatives to set up some connections with the media industry and give you some more info about what it’s really like out there in the big bad world of careers!

Feel free to leave us a comment or get in touch – we’d love to hear from you.

Love and jump cuts,

Steff

Pubs

P.s. – ten internets to the first person to name the film from the title quote…