2020 on Sunday Night Film Club - Boston

IFFBoston Fall Focus and Long Time No See

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 16:01:05 +0000

Greetings!
I sent a note a few weeks ago letting you know about the IFFBoston Fall Focus, which is currently in full swing. There are six films available for you to stream right now (and you will be able to continue to screen them for a few days, details atÂ iffboston.org).

I originally suggested we get together for a video meetup tonight, but I dropped the ball on that. So letâ€™s have a video meetup next Sunday 11/8 at 7pm. Â We will use the same Jitsi meeting link that we used a few months ago. I sent that out (and will again) on the mailing list, but if you need it just reach out! (I’m avoiding posting it here to reduce troll potential)

Hope to see you there!

IFFBoston Virtual Fall Focus

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 04:57:49 +0000

Greetings!

Itâ€™s been awhile since the Sunday Night Film Club has been active. I hope you all are well in these crazy times!

Our friends at IFFBoston are hosting a virtual edition of their yearly Fall Focus mini-festival! You can find out more information about the lineup, as well as purchase passes and tickets at their site:

https://iffboston.org/series/fall-focus/

If people are interested maybe we can all do a zoom meetup Sunday evening to discuss the series as well as catch upâ€¦

Reminder: "The Rabbi Goes West" - May 31st

Thu, 28 May 2020 17:14:54 +0000

Just wanted to drop a reminder to rent and watch our pick “The Rabbi Goes West”, before the Q&A this Sunday at 8pm. Here are the details from last week’s post:

Our friends over at IFFBoston are hosting their first Virtual Screening of the new documentary “The Rabbi Goes West”. The movie will be streamable on Vimeo beginning this Sunday, May 24th through June 4th. You can rent a 72 streaming window and can pre-order it now.Â Â IFFBoston will benefit from the proceeds. You can find more details and pre-order here.Â Â They are also hosting a live Q&A on Youtube with the filmmakers and subjects on Sunday, May 31st at 8pm.

I’ve decided that we will “meet” via video chat AFTER the Q&A, and we will be using Jitsi Meet. It will work right in your browser, but they also have mobile apps if you want to use your phone or tablet. Links to those apps are available on the Jitsi site.

I will send the meeting code out via email on Sunday afternoon, so if you have already filled out the survey from last week, you are all set. Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.

Hopefully this will go smoothly!

"The Rabbi Goes West" - May 31st

Thu, 21 May 2020 19:29:14 +0000

Long time, no see!

I’ve had a few members reach out asking if there’d be any interest in doing virtual Sunday Night Film Club meetings. So let’s give it a shot!

Our friends over at IFFBoston are hosting their first Virtual Screening of the new documentary The Rabbi Goes West. The movie will be streamable on Vimeo beginning this Sunday, May 24th through June 4th. You can rent a 72 streaming window and can pre-order it now.Â Â IFFBoston will benefit from the proceeds. You can find more details and pre-order here.Â Â They are also hosting a live Q&A on Youtube with the filmmakers and subjects on Sunday, May 31st at 8pm.

I haven’t decided whether it’d make more sense to virtually get together before the Q&A (so it’s earlier in the day) or afterwards (so we can discuss its contents). I also haven’t yet decided which virtual meeting platform we would use. If this is something you are interested in, please fill out this form, which will help me know who’s interested and how we should go about this.

Indefinite Hiatus

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:24:46 +0000

Due to the current advice regarding social distancing due to COVID-19, the Boston SNFC will be on indefinite hiatus. We will post here (as well as through all the usual channels) when we resume our schedule.

"The Invisible Man (2020)" - Mar 8th

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 21:00:44 +0000

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Mar 8th at 6:40p for The Invisible Man (2020) at the Regal Fenway Stadium 13. Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

When Cecilia’s abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

Note: This is a reserved-seat screening, so you may wish to purchase tickets in advance. Sean, the host, will be sitting in Row F.

"The Gentlemen" - Mar 1st

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:32:58 +0000

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Mar 1st at 730p for The Gentlemen at the AMC Assembly Row 12. Look for Dan wearing a multicolored shirt in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

An American expat tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

"Tread" - Feb 23rd

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 20:55:35 +0000

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Feb 23rd at 7p for Tread at the Brattle Theatre. Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

On June 4th, 2004, a sixty-three-ton bulldozer, fortified with steel and concrete, systematically destroyed numerous businesses and homes in the small mountain town of Granby, Colorado. The rampage lasted for over two hours and resulted in millions of dollars in damage. State and local police were rendered harmless - incapable of even slowing the machine. Though it was armed with three high-powered firearms, no one but the driver died. His name was Marvin Heemeyer.

Cambridge-bred filmmaker Paul Solet cut his teeth on genre films - like his remarkable feature debut Grace - and he levies these skills to mount this thrilling documentary about one man’s descent into madness. The inspiration for Heemeyer’s homemade tank didn’t appear overnight - his paranoia and rage developed over years of the kind of in-fighting and petty grievances that rural, small-town life seems to excel at incubating. TREAD explores the polarizing perspectives on this man, his motives, and what drove him to the breaking point through news footage, recreations, and interviews with those who knew him - or thought they did.

"Portrait of a Lady on Fire" - Feb 16th

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:57:22 +0000

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Feb 16th at 7p for Portrait of a Lady on Fire at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

No Movie This Sunday (Oscars) - February 9th

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:40:21 +0000

As is customary, the Boston Sunday Night Film Club will be taking this Sunday, February 9th off so members can enjoy (or avoid) the Academy Awards. We will return to our regular schedule the following Sunday, February 16th.

No Movie This Sunday (2/2)

Sat, 01 Feb 2020 02:03:14 +0000

The Boston Sunday Night Film Club will not meet on this Sunday, February 2nd. We will likely take next Sunday, February 9th off as well for the Oscars.

We should be back to our regular schedule on February 16th.

"Color Out Of Space" - Jan 26th

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:38:25 +0000

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 26th at 4:30p for Color Out Of Space at the Kendall Square Cinema. Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

After a meteorite lands in the front yard of their farm, Nathan (Nicolas Cage) and his family find themselves battling a mutant extraterrestrial organism.

"Just Mercy" - Jan 19th

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 15:04:52 +0000

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 19th at 6:50 p for Just Mercy at the Regal Fenway Stadium 13. Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.

Note: This is a reserved-seat screening, and it’s opening weekend, so you may wish to purchase seats in advance. Sean will be sitting in Row E.

"1917" - Jan 12th

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 18:50:24 +0000

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 12th at 3:45p for 1917 at the Regal Fenway Stadium 13. Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers’ brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Note: This is opening weekend and a reserved-seating screening, so you may wish to purchase tickets in advance. Your host will be sitting in Row H.

"American Dharma" - Jan 5th

Fri, 03 Jan 2020 03:45:37 +0000

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 5th at 6:30p for American Dharma at the Brattle Theatre. Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

A portrait of controversial political strategist and former Donald Trump advisor, Steve Bannon.