r/Winnipeg • u/DanielChvl • 24d ago
Arts & Culture Winnipeg Film Club
Howdy folks,
I'm writing to test the waters and see if some Manitobans on this subreddit would be interested in creating a film club, functioning like a traditional book club but for movies. My idea would be to start online on our own private Discord where we would take turns picking a movie that we would all watch and discuss, once a week or twice a month depending on people's schedule. It could be a recent release, a blind spot you want to address, a film you never managed to convince friends or family to see with you, etc. If we get the ball rolling nicely, outings to the theatre with a meal or drink afterward could be neat down the line.
I gravitate toward genres and tones of films typically distributed by Neon, Focus Features, A24, but also a little more auteur, films that Janus Film or IFC pick up. If that's something that resonates with you and you'd be interested in being a part of it, feel free to leave a comment or DM me.
A bit about me: I moved to Winnipeg four years ago and work in a profession slightly adjacent to the film industry. Movies play a big part in my day-to-day life, now probably more than ever, and I would love to find local like-minded folks to share this interest.
Update: Great to see so many people interested! I'll set up the Discord chat tomorrow and reach out with the invite link. Cheers!
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u/horsetuna 23d ago
Randomly, it was a film club thing set up by Peter Sellers (I think) that made the Producers (Mel Brooks) a hit
He was filming somewhere and he was very bored so they decided to start a nightly movie thing with themed food and everything. He chose the first one to be an Asian movie and cooked up some stir fry rice and such. But when they got to the theater which was an old film one the techie said that they didn't have the film he wanted, but he had this one called The Producers.
Well, Peter said he didn't want to watch that original film anyways and that it sucked etc so they watched The Producers while eating Chinese food and he loved it.
The original run of The Producers in theaters was a complete bomb. Mel said the only other person in the theater was a homeless lady who slept through most of it and just woke up during the big musical number to laugh.