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About Film Club
The UW Film Club is the foremost organization for exploring film culture at the University of Washington. Each week we get together, watch a film, and discuss it and everything else going on in the entertainment world. Additionally, we program quarterly filmmaking competitions, have access to prescreenings for many of the biggest releases of the year, and provide an outlet for our UW film community. This quarter, we meet at 7:30 PM Thursday nights in Dempsey 104.
Latest News and Reviews
Review: Low Brow Entertainment in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
We are well deep into the franchise wars. Of all the major studios, Universal seems to be the only one that can produce a billion dollar film that can match Disney. Though their success is limited to three franchises: the Fast and the Furious, Despicable Me, and Jurassic Park. With the collapse of their ‘Dark …
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Review: Finding Human Connections in Nancy
Nancy is small film with intricate notions of what it means to connect with others. At its heart, we have protagonist Nancy who feels alienated from the world, but also compelled to connect with people in the shadow of her rejection, and to do so, she creates fake personas. Director Christina Choe dials in on …
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SIFF 2018: Gus Van Sant and Beth Ditto Interview for Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot
During the Closing Night Screening of Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, we were able to get a few questions in with director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Milk) and actress Beth Ditto. The interview was conducted in tandem with Darlene Graham from SIFF News and Greg Arietta. As Van Sant snacked on some …