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)
Warwick Film Studies Society 