The Film Club

This week at The Film Club we’re talking about a true Walt Disney classic film, Dumbo! The film tells the story of a cute young circus elephant named Jumbo but cruelly named Dumbo because of his large ears. Dumbo is bullied by everyone in the circus as well as its guests, and when one guest physically messes with Dumbo’s ears his mother fights back to protect her baby but is put into confinement....

This week at The Film Club we’re talking about a true blast from the past and gem of a film, The Pagemaster. The film tells the story of Richard Tyler who is a very scared kid who loves statistics but doesn’t fit in with the kids in his neighborhood. One day Richard’s dad sends him to a local hardware store to pick up nails and also to get Richard to become more independent but things take a turn...

This week at The Film Club we’re kicking off our first ever Animation Month with a stone cold classic, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island. The film tells the story of the Mystery Inc Gang who have retired from ghost hunting and have started new business ventures. This separation doesn’t last too long when Fred gets the idea of not only reuniting the gang for Daphne’s birthday but also solving one more my...

This week at The Film Club we conclude April with a bonus episode and it’s all about Sidney Poitier’s directorial debut film, Buck and the Preacher. The film tells the story of Buck a former Civil War Union Army Sergeant who is now a self employed Wagon Master guiding wagon trains of freed slaves to the West Coast. Buck is familiar with the Western region and has a good relationship with the Indig...

This week at The Film Club we’re talking about one of the biggest Westerns of all time, Tombstone. The film tells the story of Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil who have decided after cleaning up Dodge City they want to leave their gunslinger days behind and retire in Tombstone. With the hopes of becoming rich in this thriving town trouble seems to follow them with a corrupt sheriff in...

This week at Film Club at the Movies we’re talking about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves! Warning this episode does contain spoilers! The film tells the story of Edgin Darvis a charming bard and thief who gets imprisoned and separated from his daughter. He and his partner in crime Holga Kilgore escape prison to get back to his daughter but find she’s been taken by Lord Forge a former rogue...

This week at The Film Club we’re talking about one of the funniest and satirical Westerns of all time, Blazing Saddles. The film tells the story of Bart who is a charming and intelligent railroad worker who gets promoted to Sheriff of a small town named Rock Ridge. Though the towns people are not excited about their new Sheriff, Bart is determined to make Rock Ridge a better place. Bart not only h...

We bid you welcome to our first ever Film Club at the Movies episode! We couldn’t think of a better way to kick off this new bite sized series than with a movie that’s full of bite, Renfield. Warning spoilers are in this episode! The film tells the story of Robert Montague Renfield the familiar of Count Dracula who has been serving the Count for decades. Now in modern time Renfield has had enough...

This week at The Film Club we’re talking about one of the most important Spaghetti Westerns of all time : The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The film tells the story of three men a gunslinger, an outlaw, and a hitman who are all on the hunt for gold worth $200,000. This journey for the gold takes the men through the Southwest during the Civil War through many gun fights which ultimately leads them t...

This week at The Film Club we’re kicking off Western Month with one of the most popular Western films, Stagecoach. The film tells the story of nine strangers who board a stagecoach in Tonto, Arizona and are trying to make it to Lordsburg, New Mexico. As the stagecoach begins its journey its occupants discover that war has broken out between the Calvary and the Indigenous people so the stagecoach w...

This week at The Film Club we conclude March with a Bonus Episode and it’s about the John Waters cult classic, Cry-Baby. The film tells the story of Wade “Cry-Baby” Walker the leader of the gang Drapes who falls in love with a square named Allison who’s tired of always being good. The two are from opposite sides of the track and are determined to be together despite their differences. Allison’s je...

This week at The Film Club we’re talking the Baz Luhrmann Jukebox musical epic, Moulin Rouge! The film tells the story of a young English poet Christian who moves to Paris during the height of the Bohemian revolution. Upon arrival Christian meets his Bohemian neighbors who are trying to write a play that can be performed at the Moulin Rouge. The Bohemians come up with an idea to dress Christian up...

This week at The Film Club we’re talking about a true gem of a movie musical, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The film tells the story of Dorthy and Lorelei who are best friends and show girls. Dorthy and Lorelei are polar opposite’s when it comes to love, Dorthy seeks true love with no worry of her potential love being rich or poor. Lorelei looks for financial stability in a partner and then love, whic...

This week at The Film Club we’re talking about one of the most epic musicals of all time, The Sound of Music. The film tells the story of Maria who is deciding whether or not to be a nun and during this process is assigned to be a governess to the Von Trapp family. The Von Trapp’s are a prominent naval family consisting of seven children and their widower father Captain Von Trapp. After a bumpy st...

This week at The Film Club we’re kicking off Musical March with one of the greatest musicals of all time, Singin’ in the Rain. The film tells the story of silent film actor Don Lockwood who is at the top of his game but his world is about to change because talkies are on the horizon. Don can sing and dance but his “romantic “ counterpart Lina Lamont who he’s been paired with for many films can’t a...

This week at The Film Club we conclude February with a Bonus Episode and this episode is about The Lobster. The film tells the story of David who lives in a dystopian society where single people must be in a romantic relationship within 45 days or they will be changed into an animal of their choice. David who has just been recently left by his wife must find a new partner before he’s changed. Will...

This week at The Film Club we’re concluding Romantic Comedy Month with a Rom Com Horror classic, Warm Bodies. The film tells the story of R who is a zombie and is not content with his post apocalyptic life. R’s undead life gets flipped upside down when he suddenly meets Julie a human who is out with her group of fellow survivors making a medicine run for their community. R falls head over heels fo...

This week at The Film Club we’re talking about Annie Hall! The film tells the story of Alvy who is a comedian and is dating a nightclub singer named Annie. Alvy is examining the rise and fall of this relationship after believing he had finally figured out why all his previous relationships didn’t work. Annie gets a job opportunity in California and Alvy who realizes there is still feelings there f...

This week at The Film Club we’re talking about The Apartment. The film tells the story of C.C. Baxter who is trying to climb the corporate ladder in a unique way by letting the executives at his company borrow his apartment for their extramarital affairs. In exchange for renting out his apartment the executives in return give Baxter perfect performances reviews to the personnel director of the com...

This week at The Film Club we’re kicking off February with a new theme: Romantic Comedy Month. We’re starting this month of love with a classic from the 1930s The Awful Truth. The film tells the story of a married couple Jerry and Lucy Warriner who after years of not trusting each other decided to divorce after one big argument. As they count the days until the divorce is final they realize that t...

This week at The Film Club we conclude January with a Bonus Episode about another Hollywood Icon: Orson Welles. The film we're discussing is The Stranger, the film tells the story of Professor Charles Rankin who is hours away from being married when a person from his past arrives at his home to pay him a visit. Charles soon to be wife Mary greets this new visitor and when Charles and the visitor f...

This week at The Film Club we conclude Bogart Month with a noir classic, The Big Sleep. The film tells the story of Private Detective Philip Marlowe who has been hired by a wealthy family to investigate a missing person but things rapidly change when a member of this family witnesses a murder. Marlowe is following a growing trail of bodies and coincidentally a certain woman keeps appearing through...

This week at The Film Club we're talking about The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. The film tells the story of two Americans in Mexico who are down on their luck and are looking for work. After both being conned out of pay Dobbs and Curtain decide to start their own business by mining for gold in the mountains. They meet a man named Howard who is experienced in mining and add him to their new busine...

This week at The Film Club we're talking about one of the most iconic films in Golden Age of Hollywood history, The African Queen. The film tells the stories of Charlie Allnut and Rose Sayer who are trying to evade the Germans on Mr. Allnut's boat The African Queen. While navigating through dangerous waters the pair begin to fall in love with one another. This new love can't be celebrated because...

Happy New Year! This week at The Film Club we're kicking of 2023 with a new theme month dedicated to the films of Humphrey Bogart and what better way to start the year than discussing his most iconic film, Casablanca. The film tells the story of Rick Blaine who has a nightclub in French Morocco during the early beginning of WWII and in his club he helps refugees by providing a safe haven while als...