Film Discussion group
We meet on the second Wednesday of every month to spend a couple of hours talking about a film and munching on snacks. The meeting spot changes every month, so e-mail us to find out where we plan to be next.
Mark your calendar.
Friday January 26th & Saturday the 27th
each night starting at 7:00 pm, you'll have a chance to see one of the most fascinating and controversial documentaries ever filmed in this area. The movie is called "Fall From Grace", and it will be premiered on January 26 and 27 at the beautiful Screenland Granada Theatre, 1015 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. All proceeds from this special screening will benefit The Film Society of Greater Kansas City, Inc., a 501( c )3 not-for-profit corporation. The filmmaker, K. Ryan Jones, will do a 'q & a' immediately following the Friday night screening. A panel discussion (participants to be announced) will follow the screening Saturday night. Don't miss this opportunity to support the Film Society, and to see a film sure to be one of the most talked-about this year. Admittance will be a donation of $8.00 per person, and tickets will be available at the door or online at www.screenland.com, the Screenland Granada section of the site.
"Fall From Grace" is the first documentary to explore the hate-filled world of Rev. Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas. The group has spent the last fifteen years protesting America's more relaxed attitude toward homosexuality, and has most recently targeted military funerals as a venue to preach God's wrath against a nation that has apparently been 'taken over by fags'. This documentary features extensive interviews with Rev. Phelps and other church members, its dissenters, ministers and theologians, and members of the church and Phelps own family who have since left it behind.
It's not only radical Islamists we should fear. This is a chilling experience that you must not miss.
Top 10 films: screenings
Every month the Film Society meets to view one of the "10 Greatest Films of All Time as selected by the American Film Institue." Films start at 7pm at The Mighty Screenland Theatre and Include: