Movie Geeks Club is located in Springfield, Illinois. We meet on the last Thursday of every month to screen classic, independent, and foreign films you're not likely to see in other theaters.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation presents "Comedians & Spirituality in Cinema"
The Movie Geeks Club has been kindly invited to the May film series at the Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation. They are featuring four movies on consecutive Wednesdays throughout May exploring "Comedians & Spirituality in Cinema".
The films featured are:
May 4: Robin Williams, "The Fisher King"
May 11: Ricky Gervais, "The Invention of Lying"
May 18: Bill Maher, "Religulous"
May 25: Steve Carrell, "Evan Almighty"
This series (as all monthly films) are free, and we serve popcorn, chips & salsa and other snacks. They usually have soda, but it's BYOB.
The films featured are:
May 4: Robin Williams, "The Fisher King"
May 11: Ricky Gervais, "The Invention of Lying"
May 18: Bill Maher, "Religulous"
May 25: Steve Carrell, "Evan Almighty"
This series (as all monthly films) are free, and we serve popcorn, chips & salsa and other snacks. They usually have soda, but it's BYOB.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Battle of the Bonds - May Film
Who is your favorite Bond?
Sean Connery
Goldfinger
The Bank of England has discovered that someone is stockpiling vast quantities of gold and suspects international bullion dealer Auric Goldfinger of being involved. The Bank requests that British agent James Bond be sent to investigate. Bond soon uncovers an audacious plan to commit "the crime of the century" and bring economic chaos to the West.(IMBD.com)
David Niven
Casino Royale (1966)
After the death of M, Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH and Le Chiffre, Bond thinks up the ultimate plan. That every agent will be named James Bond. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle, especially when the ultimate villain turns out to be Bonds nephew, Jimmy Bond. (IMDB.com)
Goldfinger
The Bank of England has discovered that someone is stockpiling vast quantities of gold and suspects international bullion dealer Auric Goldfinger of being involved. The Bank requests that British agent James Bond be sent to investigate. Bond soon uncovers an audacious plan to commit "the crime of the century" and bring economic chaos to the West.(IMBD.com)
David Niven
Casino Royale (1966)
After the death of M, Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH and Le Chiffre, Bond thinks up the ultimate plan. That every agent will be named James Bond. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle, especially when the ultimate villain turns out to be Bonds nephew, Jimmy Bond. (IMDB.com)
George Lazenby
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
James Bond woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world.(IMDB.com)
Roger Moore
Live and Let Die
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
James Bond woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world.(IMDB.com)
Roger Moore
Live and Let Die
Several British agents have been murdered and James Bond is sent to New York, to investigate these mysterious deaths. Mr. Big comes to his knowledge, who is self-producing heroin. Along his journeys he meets Tee Hee who has a claw for a hand, Baron Samedi the voodoo master and Solitaire and her tarot cards. Bond must travel deep inside New York, through marshy grass and on water as he completes his mission. (IMBD.com)
Timothy Dalton
The Living Daylights
Timothy Dalton
The Living Daylights
James Bond 007's mission is to firstly, organise the defection of a top Soviet general. When the general is re-captured, Bond heads off to find why an ally of General Koskov was sent to murder him. Bond's mission continues to take him to Afghanistan, where he must confront an arms dealer known as Brad Whitaker. Everything eventually reveals its self to Bond. (IMDB.com)
Pierce Brosnan
GoldenEye
Pierce Brosnan
GoldenEye
James Bond has a mission to recover the 'Goldeneye' access key. A Russian computer programmer called Natalya Siminova survives a murder spree by Xenia Onatopp and General Ourumov. Bond must work with Natalya to find this key and uncovers a sinister secret. His fellow agent, Alec Trevelyan who was believed to have been shot and killed 9 years ago re-surfaces. Bond soon realizes that Trevelyan is behind everything. Bond must now battle his former friend, in order to stop him from destroying London with the Goldeneye satellite. (IMDB.com)
Daniel Craig
Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig
Casino Royale (2006)
James Bond goes on his first ever mission as a 00. Le Chiffre is a banker to the world's terrorists. He is participating in a poker game at Montenegro, where he must win back his money, in order to stay safe among the terrorist market. The boss of MI6, known simply as M sends Bond, along with Vesper Lynd to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. Bond, using help from Felix Leiter, Mathis and having Vesper pose as his wife, enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career. But if Bond defeats Le Chiffre, will he and Vesper Lynd remain safe? (IMDB.com)
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