New Film Series Calendar Includes ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild,’ ‘Matrix,’ ‘Ghostbusters’

Unfortunately, they couldn’t snag Quvenzhane for a Q&A after the film. It’s halfway through the semester, and you know what that means: your shared Wesbox contains another meticulously folded black-and-white calendar containing terse blurbs for approximately 19 critically acclaimed films that you haven’t seen and maybe five that you have. As usual, the lineup was […]

Google Calendar for Wesleyan Film Series

Now you can access the Wesleyan Film Series calendar through Google Calendar. To look at the calendar in a browser: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=aqo3fue048jtnb7par73btlv9k%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York&pvttk=94e574c569c60602298cdbc5ea9366fe To subscribe to the calendar via iCal: http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/aqo3fue048jtnb7par73btlv9k%40group.calendar.google.com/private-94e574c569c60602298cdbc5ea9366fe/basic.ics OR:  email wesleyanfilmseries@gmail.com with the subject SHARE CALENDAR and the calendar will be shared with your account.

Apply to the Film Board

Hey You! Do you ever look at the Film Series calendar and think, “Wow, why did they choose that? Why didn’t they put this movie up? I could do such a good job picking movies for this series.” Then why not Apply to the Film Board! Bring the Wesleyan campus the films you know they […]

Film Series Statement on The Holy Mountain

The Following Statement comes from the 2015-2016 Wesleyan Film Board: After releasing this quarter’s calendar, members of the Film Board learned that Alejandro Jodorowosky, the director of The Holy Mountain (to be shown on Thursday, April 20), has openly claimed to have sexually assaulted a cast-member while working on his previous film El Topo. While […]

What’s Going On in the Film Department?

“There has long been an inequality of opportunity within the film industry, and we know diversifying the film industry begins within our education at Wesleyan.” On March 28, students from the University’s College of Film and the Moving Image released a letter, along with a list of signatures and testimonies, expressing dissatisfaction with aspects of […]

Apply to the Film Board!

Hey You! Do you ever look at the Film Series calendar and think, “Wow, why did they choose that? Why didn’t they put this movie up? I could do such a good job picking movies for this series.” Then why not Apply to the Film Board! Bring the Wesleyan campus the films you know they […]

Film Series: Welcome Back!

Have you been idling your summer away on your brother’s friend’s mom’s Hulu+ account, wistfully wishing your local cineplex would suddenly decide to show Eraserhead on 35mm? Are you desperate to introduce your new roommate to the magic of neorealism? Do you only watch Tarkovsky films without the subtitiles? (Or are you more of a Michael Bay guy?) Cinephiles, your […]

Film Series: …And We’re Back! (Again)

Gird your loins, Wes: the Film Series is here! Sure, it’s cold outside, but if you can survive the trek to the Center for Film Studies, you will be rewarded with the warm, pure, joyous magic of cinema… starting with Coppola’s The Godfather: Part II on Wednesday, January 21. This quarter’s calendar is stacked, with 6 […]

Film Series: We’re Back!

Well Wesleyan, it’s that time of year again: the Film Series has returned! If you need break from the madness of move-in and desperate (but not desperate-sounding) emails to professors, head over to Goldsmith on Wednesday, September 3 for 2001: A Space Odyssey, the first film of the Series. Other highlights include classics Jaws and Chinatown, new […]