Medfield College Film Society

This month the society turns back the clock to the 1940's to watch Walt Disney's 1947 animated package film Fun and Fancy Free , starring Edgar Bergen, Jiminy Cricket, and Mickey, Donald, and Goofy.  Join us as we break and enter with Jiminy Cricket, and witness a get together with some dummies and a young lady.  Be sure to remember to bring your magic beans, and always remember that if...

This week the society celebrates SPOOKY SEASON with their second annual spoooooooky Halloowweeeeen speciallllll.  This year, we're watching the madcap 1968 comedy Blackbeard's Ghost , directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, and Peter Ustinov.  Join us as we travel to the town of Godolphin and experience the supernatural, pirate lore galore, and lots of......

This week the society watches the 1979 sci-fi spectacular The Black Hole , directed by Gary Nelson and starring Maximillian Schell, Anthony Perkins, and Robert Forester.  Join us as we go in....through....and BEYOND with an on-the-edge captain and his diverse group of robots with different skills and attributes.  Will you encounter God? Will you live forever?  Will you meet and ex-bartender robot...

The society is ALL IN 4 FUN in this our first episode of Season 3!  This week the society returns to our glorious alma mater in 1963's comedy Son Of Flubber, directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, and Kenan Wynn as Alonzo Hawk.  Join us as we return to the world of Ned Brainard and his marital woes and wacky troublesome inventions.  Bring tape for your windows,...

Buckle up all ye listeners, and come aboard the Good Ship Season 3!  Join us as we reveal a bit of the season 3 slate to come, and look back a bit as well....  Follow on @medfieldfilm on social media for the latest updates!

This week the Society wraps up their summer series by watching the 1990 special The Muppets At Walt Disney World , originally aired on the Magical World of Disney .  Join Kermit and Co. as they attend the marinating of the bugs and end up at the Vacation Kingdom of the World with all its dysfunctional cast members.  Be sure to bring your poison ivy cream, your best taco sauce, and your hands to pu...

This week on the podcast Andy has a chance to balance the scales with Disney's 2017 made-for-tv film Descendants 2 .  Join us as we continue the saga with your very favorite heroes and villains, along with some new characters thrown in for good measure.  Prepare to LIVE EVIL, but if you aren't down with that, make sure your limo is gassed up and have your 3D printer at the ready - you&ap...

This week we continue our Summer series with a celebration of Walt Disney World's birthday as we dial the wayback machine 40 years to view the 10th Anniversary special, starring good friends Dean Jones and Michele Lee.  We pick up with our Love Bug stars and follow them to the Vacation Kingdom of the World, with their children played by Dana Plato and Ricky Schroeder, and a nice dose of Micha...

Welcome back dear friends to the Springfield University Film Society, your home for all the great legendary movies in the 20th Century Fox catalogue!  This week the society comes home to Springfield with a look at 2007's The Simpsons Movie, made by and starring the folks you know and love from your favorite 20th Century Fox TV show!  Join us as we live life under the dome, escape to Alaska, a...

It's Summer Summer Summertime, and what better way to ring in this Summer than with our Summerriffic Summer series, Medfield College Film Society Presents, a look into lesser-known Disney content out there in the internet somewhere. And what better way to ring in the Summer series than with a classic to 75 percent of the Society?!  This week we turn on the 1990 TV special celebrating Disneyla...

This week the society wraps up  Season 2 with a blockbuster and memorable TOUCHSTONE from our youth in 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit , directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, and Charles Fleischer.  Join us as we hop into Benny the Cab and try to cut it as a gumshoe in Toontown.  Watch out as always for sociopathic homicidal politicians and try and avoid havi...

This week the society discusses the 1957 Disney classic Old Yeller , directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Tommy Kirk, Kevin "Moochie" Corcoran, and Spike in the titular role.  Join us as we settle the frontier with the help of our domesticated friends through thick and thin, hoping to tame the wilderness before we ourselves are tamed by it. Be sure to b...

This week the society rounds third and heads home to finish our trip through the gauntlet of the four pre-Lohan Herbie movies with a doozie, Herbie Goes Bananas, the 1980 international adventure directed by Vincent McEveety and starring Stephen W. Burns, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, and Joaquin Garay III.  Join us as we set sail aboard the Sun Princess and enjoy life at sea with a scenic trip t...

This week on the podcast the society picks up the Herbie movie saga in Paris with 1977's Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo, directed by Vincent McEveety and starring Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie Sommars, and, of course, Herbie as himself.  Bring your passport, your anti theft devices, and get ready for love and high-stakes racing Euro-style in this the third of four original Herbie movies! Follow u...

This week the Society continues in the second part of the Herbie Saga with 1974's Herbie Rides Again , directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Ken Berry, Stefanie Powers, Helen Hayes, and Keenan Wynn as the legendary villain Alonzo Hawk.  Forgetting most of the plot of the previous Herbie installment, please join us for this second of four consecutive Herbie movies.  Prepare for the wreckin...

Join us this week as we embark upon a wild adventure through all four pre-Lohan Herbie movies! We begin with 1968's The Love Bug , a madcap romp through San Francisco in the 1960's, starring Dean Jones, Michele Lee, and Buddy Hackett, and directed by Robert Stevenson.  Be sure to bring your best Irish coffee, a welding torch, and your best turtleneck as we open up the world of this very...

Happy New Year, and welcome back to another episode of the Medfield College Film Society! This week, the society discusses the 1960 Disney classic Swiss Family Robinson , directed by Ken Annakin and starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, and MOOCHIE as himself. Join us as we land on a deserted island and enjoy nature's bounty.... and peril .  Please pack your ship full of furniture and finery...

In this our first Christmas Special we watch the 1961 Disney studio extravaganza Babes In Toyland, directed by Jack Donohue and starring Ray Bolger, Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, and a who's who of Disney studio talent from the time.  Join us as we bravely navigate the Forbidden Forest of this wild and wacky spectacle, just be sure to bring along proper protection lest you sink into the sea...

This week the Society discusses the 1984 romantic comedy Splash , directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Darryl Hannah, and John Candy.  Join us as we explore the streets of 1980s Manhattan (and its surrounding coral reef environment) with fresh eyes.  We are proud to open the Touchstone multiverse with this its first release! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @medfieldfilm for the latest...

This week, the society discusses the 1986 animated feature The Great Mouse Detective ,  directed by Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, David Michener, and John Musker, starring Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, and the great Vincent Price as RATIGAN.  Join us in the streets of London as we have a drink at the Rat Trap, take our liver pills, and watch a battle of wits between this great mouse detective and th...

Welcome foolish mortals to our first SPOOKY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!!!  In this first special we watch and discuss the 1986 made-for-TV horror-edy Mr. Boogedy , directed by Oz Scott and starring Richard Masur, Kristy Swanson, and John Astin.  Join us as we attempt to not provoke the undead armed only with a shop vac and a terrible sense of humor. Beware of lightly-sneezing ghosts! Follow us on Twitter a...

This week, the society discusses the legendary 1982 release Tron , starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, and directed and written by Steven Lisberger.  Join us as we get digitized and spend a few microcycles in the digital world.  You won't believe the warfare that goes on in your computer! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @medfieldfilm for the latest updates. Bydand Graphi...

Season 2 begins with a return to Medfield College in the madcap 1969 comedy “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes,” directed by Robert Butler and starring Kurt Russell and Cesar Romero. Prepare to hit the books and fight the establishment with us! Follow us @medfieldfilm for the most up-to-date information.  Bydand Graphic Solutions Todd Knaperek of Bydand Graphic Solutions; logos, branding, web design....

This season on the Medfield College Film Society, prepare to be amazed, touched, and thrilled by the selections that await!  Season 2 starts September 6, so subscribe and listen in soon. Follow us @medfieldfilm on social media for the latest updates.

This week the Society had the pleasure to sit down with Joey Cramer, the star of 1986's film Flight of the Navigator .  Join us as we hear some great stories from the set of this classic adventure, and hear more about Joey's life and the upcoming documentary Life After The Navigator, coming soon.  Also, make sure to listen in to our April episode where we discuss Flight of the Navigator....