Southern Illinois Film Society
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Southern Illinois Film SocietyMay 04, 2021
Film Society - Twentieth Meeting - Willy's Wonderland // *grunt of affirmation*
Willy's Wonderland - directed by Kevin Lewis (2021):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v27rfaoB2Y
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8114980/
Where to watch - https://www.amazon.com/Willys-Wonderland-Nicolas-Cage/dp/B08V5H9VCJ
Further Reading - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy%27s_Wonderland
Participants: Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Matt Gordon (Former President), Sarah Zeman (Former Vice President), Nehemaih Turner (Supreme Overlord), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Michael Lanham (Treasurer).
Special shout out to Sarah Niehoff (Former Supreme Overlord).
Socials:
https://sicfilmsociety.wixsite.com/sicfs
https://www.instagram.com/siu.film.society/
https://anchor.fm/film-society
https://siu.presence.io/organization/film-society
https://open.spotify.com/show/6VOhK8q6fG2YqnvimH7G6t?si=YXym3jxKQpaChs-swLt2xw
Film Society - Nineteenth Meeting - Cherry // 2002-2021
Cherry – directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo (2021):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt_wyydppg8
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9130508/
Where to watch - https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/cherry/umc.cmc.40gvwq6hnbilmnxuutvmejx4r
Further Reading – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_(2021_film)
Participants: Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President).
Socials:
https://sicfilmsociety.wixsite.com/sicfs
https://www.instagram.com/siu.film.society/
https://anchor.fm/film-society
https://siu.presence.io/organization/film-society
https://open.spotify.com/show/6VOhK8q6fG2YqnvimH7G6t?si=YXym3jxKQpaChs-swLt2xw
Film Society - Eighteenth Meeting - O' Brother Where Art Thou // "We Thought You Was A Toad"
O Brother Where Art Thou - directed by The Coen Brothers (2000):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW9Xo2HtlJI
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190590/
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Brother-Where-Art-Thou/dp/B003V5CFV8
FYI - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coen_brothers
Participants: Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President).
Socials:
https://sicfilmsociety.wixsite.com/sicfs
https://www.instagram.com/siu.film.society/
https://anchor.fm/film-society
https://siu.presence.io/organization/film-society
https://open.spotify.com/show/6VOhK8q6fG2YqnvimH7G6t?si=YXym3jxKQpaChs-swLt2xw
Film Society - Seventeenth Meeting - Lady Bird // Ugly Baby
Lady Bird - directed by Greta Gerwig (2018):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNi_HC839Wo
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4925292/
Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80205227
FYI - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/greta-gerwigs-exquisite-flawed-lady-bird
Participants: Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President).
Socials:
https://sicfilmsociety.wixsite.com/sicfs
https://www.instagram.com/siu.film.society/
https://anchor.fm/film-society
https://siu.presence.io/organization/film-society
https://open.spotify.com/show/6VOhK8q6fG2YqnvimH7G6t?si=YXym3jxKQpaChs-swLt2xw
Film Society - Sixteenth Meeting - Taxi Driver // Bo Money
Taxi Driver - directed by Martin Scorsese (1976):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUxD4-dEzn0
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/
Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/watch/18907685?source=35
Check it out - https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-taxi-driver-1976
Participants: Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President).
Socials:
https://sicfilmsociety.wixsite.com/sicfs
https://www.instagram.com/siu.film.society/
https://anchor.fm/film-society
https://siu.presence.io/organization/film-society
https://open.spotify.com/show/6VOhK8q6fG2YqnvimH7G6t?si=YXym3jxKQpaChs-swLt2xw
Film Society - Fifteenth Meeting - Teen Wolf // Its the movie.
Teen Wolf - directed by Rod Daniel (1985):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LR5Vsag_E
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090142/
Hulu - https://www.hulu.com/movie/teen-wolf-ec4b0856-7a45-4f5a-ab53-5964b0a60e32
More to check out - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Wolf_Too
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Michael Lanham (Treasurer). Surprise intrusion by Eli Jovanovic (House)
Socials:
https://sicfilmsociety.wixsite.com/sicfs
https://www.instagram.com/siu.film.society/
https://anchor.fm/film-society
https://siu.presence.io/organization/film-society
https://open.spotify.com/show/6VOhK8q6fG2YqnvimH7G6t?si=YXym3jxKQpaChs-swLt2xw
Film Society - Fourteenth Meeting - Atlantis: The Lost Empire // "It's kinda like the grease trap in your sink."
Atlantis: The Lost Empire - directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise (2001):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuWOj27MyMg
Disney+ - https://www.disneyplus.com/video/00ff8ecf-aa92-4cc4-834f-13a87bdb1791?pid=AssistantSearch
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230011/
Further Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis:_The_Lost_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Trousdale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Wise
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Ashman
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Michael Lanham (Treasurer).
Socials:
https://sicfilmsociety.wixsite.com/sicfs
https://www.instagram.com/siu.film.society/
https://anchor.fm/film-society
https://siu.presence.io/organization/film-society
https://open.spotify.com/show/6VOhK8q6fG2YqnvimH7G6t?si=YXym3jxKQpaChs-swLt2xw
Film Society - Thirteenth Meeting - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb // *Explosion Sound*
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - directed by Stanley Kubrick (1964):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rF5XftjRGM
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Michael Lanham (Treasurer). Almost, Titas Roy.
Socials:
https://sicfilmsociety.wixsite.com/sicfs
https://www.facebook.com/checkpoint/1501092823525282/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSIUFilmSociety
https://www.instagram.com/siu.film.society/
https://anchor.fm/film-society
https://siu.presence.io/organization/film-society
https://open.spotify.com/show/6VOhK8q6fG2YqnvimH7G6t?si=YXym3jxKQpaChs-swLt2xw
Film Society - Twelfth Meeting - The Beauty Inside // Can he die?
뷰티 인사이드 (The Beauty Inside) - directed by Baik (Baek Jong-yul) (2015):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XcK4Elpn0s
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfvK3NWSxUI
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4273886/
Read Me - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beauty_Inside_(2015_film)
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Michael Lanham
Film Society - Eleventh Meeting - The Devil All The Time // Tragedy Ex-Comedy
The Devil All The Time - directed by Antonio Campos (2020):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIzazUv2gtI
Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81028870
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7395114/
Book - https://www.amazon.com/Devil-All-Time-Donald-Pollock/dp/0307744868
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary)
Film Society - Tenth Meeting - Labyrinth // The Cat Returns
Labyrinth - directed by Jim Henson (1986), with David Bowie.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2yd4em1I6M
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Labyrinth-Brian-Henson/dp/B005U9RE1Y
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091369/
Read Me - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_(1986_film)
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Michael Lanham
Film Society - Ninth Meeting - Edward Scissorhands // "Hi Carol"
Edward Scissorhands - directed by Tim Burton (1990):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBHIO60whNw
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Edward-Scissorhands-Johnny-Depp/dp/B003CJH8UG
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099487/
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Michael Lanham, Eli Jovanovic
Film Society - Eighth Meeting - Alien // A Romp In Space
Alien - directed by Ridley Scott (1979):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjLamj-b0I8
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00498VS1E/ref=msx_wn_av
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/
Read up - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Michael Lanham
Film Society - Seventh Meeting - Shaun of the Dead // Marinara Manslaughter
Shaun of the Dead - directed by Edgar Wright, written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright (2004):
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIfcaZ4pC-4
Amazon (with Cinemax): https://www.amazon.com/Shaun-Dead-Simon-Pegg/dp /B0018OFN4U
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365748/
Participants:
Chase (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Miah Alba, Michael Lanham, Eli Jovanovic
Film Society - Sixth Meeting - Beautiful Boy // Placebo
Beautiful Boy, directed by Felix van Groeningen (2018):
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y23HyopQxEg
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226837/
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Michael Lanham, Miah Alba.
Film Society - Fifth Meeting - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood // Quentin's Foot Thing
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - directed by Quentin Tarantino (2019):
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELeMaP8EPAA
Sony Pictures: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/onceuponatimeinhollywood
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7131622/
Participants:
Chase Turner (Vice President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary)
Film Society - Fourth Meeting - I'm Thinking of Ending Things // Father Abraham Had Many Sons
I'm Thinking of Ending Things - directed by Charlie Kaufman (2020):
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDTg62vsV4U
Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80211559
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7939766/
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Miah Alba, Michael Lanham, Eli Jovanovic.
Film Society - Third Meeting - Frank // Chris Sievey
Frank, directed by Lenny Abrahamson (2014):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-catC4tBVyY
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Frank-Michael-Fassbender/dp/B00NBNY7P2
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1605717/
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Sarah Zeman, Alex Hoppenrath
Film Society - Second Meeting - Swiss Army Man // Mystery of Ms.Thompson
Film Society started in 2018 as a group of college friends watching movies in reserved lecture halls. Matt Gordon, Sarah Zeman, and Sarah Niehoff, were the house, senate, and supreme leader of Film Society when the next generation stood up to take their place. In 2020, the power shifted to three nincompoops Chase Turner, Van Cortez, and Brooke DiGiacomo.
Swiss Army Man, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, starring Daniel Radcliffe:
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrK1f4TsQfM
Amazon, also available on Netflix with a Subscription - https://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Army-Man-Paul-Dano/dp/B01LR6ZO2O
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4034354/
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary), Sarah Zeman, Miah Alba, Charles DeZanek, Michael Lanham.
Film Society - First Meeting - Baby Driver // Harlem Shuffle
Hello!
We are the Southern Illinois Film Society. Last semester we recorded and edited twelve "episodes" of our discussions and discourse. Now, we are uploading them to the audio medium of your choice.
- Van Cortez (Vice President)
Baby Driver, directed by Edgar Wright (2017):
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2z857RSfhk
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Driver-Jamie-Foxx/dp/B072X499QT
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3890160/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Soundtrack Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/album/1XaJOcLe3xMQ611SMHtOja?si=_0_YP_1KTv-ORuaukOLfNg
Participants:
Chase Turner (President), Van Cortez (Vice President), Brooke DiGiacomo (Secretary).
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