Medfield College Film Society

This week, the society celebrates Spooky Season with another spooooooky Halloowwwweeeeen special, watching the 1994 Touchstone Picture Ed Wood , directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, and Sarah Jessica Parker.  Beware! Take caaaare!!! Bewwwaaaaaarreeee!   Follow us @medfieldfilm on social media for the latest news

The 80s were really something, weren't they?  The ladies went to work and the men, they had to learn how to change diapers....  sometimes. But what would happen if THREE men had to change a diaper?  Could they pull it off?  Especially when dating all of the Upper West Side?  These are the questions Michael Eisner and Disney executives had to answer when greenlighting 1987's Three Men and...

Relive the bloat of the late 90s and crazy what if scenarios of the late Clinton administration as the society watches their first movie of this season with 1998's Armageddon .  This mega blockbuster, directed by Michael Bay and starring a cast of established and then-establishing stars headed by Bruce Willis, was a board room delight as theatergoers flocked in droves.  But does it hold up to...

Season Six begins!  We take a trip to a tumultuous time in the history of the Walt Disney Company and the birth of Touchstone Pictures. We are joined by the Medfield College Players, who present the thrilling radio drama "Who's Touchin' My Stones."  Follow us @medfieldfilm on social media.

The boys are back in town and take the field to watch the 1960 TV special Moochie of Pop Warner Football: From Ticonderoga to Disneyland , directed by William Beaudine and starring Kevin "Moochie" Corcoran as himself... kind of.  If you don't know Moochie, stop and go directly back to "Old Yeller" or last year's summer special where he's in little league.  If you...

The society convenes for their summer series, looking back at some TV movies Disney has released through the years.  This week, the society watches the 1986 TV movie The Parent Trap II,  starring Hayley Mills, Hayley Mills, and Tom Skerritt.  The original Parent Trap was one of our favorite movies - it was so well thought-out and entertaining, surely this one will live up to it as a proper sequel,...

This week we have the SEASON 5 FINALE - hard to believe it's been 5 years in the can!  And to celebrate, we're hunting for gold.... AND PROTECTING IT with 2004's thriller National Treasure , directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, and Sean Bean...... and Jon Voight.  Join us as we follow clues our founding fathers left for us to connect us to a great and...

What is it about 80s-era cop movies?  Is it the wisecracks? The great villains who seem to always use fish markets as a front for their wrongdoing?  The neverending fight against corruption?  Perhaps it's as simple as appreciation for a sultry sax part.  These are the questions we aim to tackle in this week's episode, where we watch the 1989 Touchstone Pictures vehicle Turner & Hooch...

This week the society watches the 1960 Disney classic Pollyanna , directed by David Swift and starring Jane Wyman, Moochie, and the debut of podcast favorite Hayley Mills in the title role.  Upset about how your life is going?  Maybe refraction can help!  Still upset about how your life is going?  Maybe someone else's tragedy will help! The only way to find out is to listen in as our society...

This week the society explores the intrigue of the Deep South in 1976's Treasure of Matecumbe, directed by Vincent McEveety and starring Robert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, and Peter Ustinov.   Hey, when I said Deep South, did it send a shiver down your spine?  Perhaps thinking of Polynesian war masks?  Glaring dancing ruffians?  Oh.... me neither.   Anyway, join us as we watch this very unique se...

This week the society is back as we watch the 1993 film Cool Runnings, directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring John Candy, Leon, and Doug E. Doug.  Join us as we recall fond memories of the Calvary Olympics, Western Steer restaurants, and hear Andy's opinions on line dancing (spoiler: he LOVES it!). Follow us @medfieldfilm on social media for the latest updates.

This week the society watches the Disney classic The Parent Trap from 1961, written and directed by David Swift and starring the incomparable Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, and Brian Keith.  Join us as we explore many things, but mostly talking about our admiration for Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, and the ranch house in this film.  Will this one get a spot securely in our all-time top 10?...

This week the society returns to the high seas with 1996's Muppet Treasure Island, directed by Brian Henson and David Lane, and starring Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, and Jennifer Saunders.  See what happens when our friends the Muppets take on another literary classic, and one that we know well with the John Louis Stevenson classic.   It's the perfect cure for your post-holiday CABIN FEVER...

Happy Holidays to you and yours from all of us at the Medfield College Film Society!  This week the society celebrates the holidays by being thankful for not having tragic lives and watching 1985's One Magic Christmas , a movie that lives innocently enough on Disney Plus.  Ever wonder what it would be like if everything was wrenched away from you in the cold tundra of Ontario?  Well, if you d...

This week the society is back out West viewing the 1975 madcap adventure The Apple Dumpling Gang,  directed by podcast regular Norman Tokar and starring Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, and Don Knotts and Tim Conway... doing their thing.  We will ask the big questions, such as "why not dumplin'?" and "why can't you offer a woman a drink in Disney's old west?"  This and m...

The Medfield gang is back with a movie that was near and dear to most of us - 1973's animated classic Robin Hood, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, starring Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, and Peter Ustinov, and featuring some truly iconic Roger Miller songs.  Why don't you sit and rest a spell as we discuss this peach's place in the Disney echelon?  Nobody really likes Skippy, but that...

Hang on all ye ghouls and spirits, we're back for another SPOOOKY HALLOWWWEEEEEN SPECIAL with 1993's The Nightmare Before Christmas, based on a concept by Tim Burton, directed by Henry Selick, and starring Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon and Catherine O'Hara.  Buckle up as we handle this duel holiday classic, but beware - Andy doesn't like musicals and this thing is full of tunes....

This week the society experiences the 1967 Disney spectacle The Happiest Millionaire, directed by podcast fixture Norman Tokar and starring Fred MacMurray, Tommy Steele, and Leslie Ann Warren.  Experience the breathtaking musical extravaganza through the eyes of Andy, or resident critic who going into this quite-lengthy film claimed to "not like musicals."  Or through the eyes of our his...

Hold on to your butts because this one very well might blow out your pants!  The Medfield College Film Society is BACK in Season 5 form, ready to endure the most punishment yet for YOUR entertainment.  Not even the familiar halls of Medfield College are safe this week as we watch and discuss 1997's Michael Eisner joint  Flubber, directed by Les Mayfield and starring Robin Williams, Marcia Gay...

Join us for the preview of this our fifth season!  It's hard to believe it's been five years, but here we are on the precipice of another dive through the Disney film canon.  Join us as we discuss the slate of films coming up, and play a little game of NO CONTEXT MOVIE QUOTES.

A diamond is a boy's best friend! So says the subtitle of this 1959 Disney made-for-TV sports CLASSIC the society watches for their second Summer movie.  Moochie of the Little League, directed by William Beaudine and starring Kevin "Moochie" Corcoran and Alan "The Skipper" Hale may not have found life in our VHS collections growing up, but the character of Moochie always h...

The society kicks off its all-new summer series with a rather out-of-the-way gem from the rich catalogue of 80's and 90's Disney television movies.  Crank the Eisner up as we tune in to 1986's period drama The Girl Who Spelled Freedom, directed by Simon Wincer and starring Kieu Chinh, Mary Kay Place, and Wayne Rogers.  Join us as we witness a story based on true events in the wild w...

Season 4 - what a long strange trip it's been! It all comes down to this, perhaps the grandaddy of them all, as the society watches the 1964 Disney classic Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, and David Tomlinson.   Join us as we see what the Disney studio is capable of at the height of its powers, but will it be enough for our resident film cr...

This week the society watches the 1991 Eisner-era adventure film White Fang, directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer, and friend of the podcast JED as Mr. Fang himself.  Join us as we head to the frozen Klondike in search of fortune and adventure, but beware: there are vicious gangs of dandy dogfighters who may foil your plans.  Be sure to befriend all the wild a...

This week the society watches the rare suspense-thriller in 1964's The Moon-Spinners, directed by James Neilson and starring Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach, and Pola Negri.  Join us as we explore the Grecian Isles with some clueless anthropologist tourists, but beware:  there are many glaring men and screaming cats that await you there.  So make sure you pack a good travel blanket and some Dramami...