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ORIGINS:

The Glencoe Film Club started way back in July 1999. It was inspired, in part, by the fact that Imi Weinstein had a large screen TV and that several people

enjoyed films and were interested in finding out more about them. The core group are all ex-members of Betar and of the same vintage as those of this website, or people closely associated such as a spouse orclose friend.

The original presenters are nearly all current and regular attendees. Presenters take it in turns to choose a film. The choice is introduced with an explanation of why it was made and then a discussion may take place afterwards.

Some films generate a considerable amount of discussion and this is one of the great pleasures of being in the club. Some old films stand the test of time very well but others are quite dated. A few films have been followed by stony silence.

 

Favourite Films - the 10-year survey....

Analysis was done in two different ways: One way was to give first choice a score of 10, second choice a score of 9 and so on. Some thought that this was unfair as it meant that number one choice was being valued as ten times better than number ten choice which had been given only 1 point.

So a second method was used, giving 109 points to the first choice, 108 to second etc. In both methods, all responders choices were given points separately then all points added together. As a few films finished in different places a correlation analysis was done and the result was 0.98 which is extremely high.

 

FILM CLUB SURVEY RESULTS - ANALYSIS BY AWARDING POINTS TO RANKINGS TWO DIFFERENT WAYS
Ranking 1st=109 2nd=108 etc     Ranking 1st=10 2nd=9 etc  
1 Some Like It Hot  635 1 Some Like It Hot  41
2 Bagdad Café 628 2 Bagdad Café 34
3 Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 625 3 Cabaret 32
4 Cabaret 527 4 Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 31
5 Fargo 523 5 Fargo 28
6 Manhattan 424 6 Manhattan 28
7 Producers, The 407 7 Enfants du Paradis, Les 28
8 Enfants du Paradis, Les 325 8 Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The  26
9 Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The  323 9 Me and the Colonel 25
10 Me and the Colonel 322 10 12 Angry Men 22
11 12 Angry Men 319 11 To Kill a Mockingbird 22
12 To Kill a Mockingbird 319 12 Blues Brothers, The 18
13 Blues Brothers, The 315 13 On The Waterfront 16
14 Graduate, The 309 14 Life of Brian 13
15 Annie Hall 308 15 Graduate, The 12
16 On The Waterfront 214 16 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?  12
17 Life of Brian 211 17 Producers, The 11
18 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?  210 18 Annie Hall 11
19 Rashomon 209 19 Rashomon 11
20 Babette's Feast 208 20 Babette's Feast 10
21 Being There 206 21 Miracolo a Milano 10
22 Bladerunner 206 22 Gentleman's Agreement                               9
23 Cinema Paradiso 206 23 Inherit the Wind 9
24 Fried Green Tomatoes 205 24 Price Above Rubies, A 9
25 Pride and Prejudice 204 25 Being There 8
26 Miracolo a Milano 109 26 Bladerunner 8
27 Gentleman's Agreement                               108 27 Cinema Paradiso 8
28 Inherit the Wind 108 28 Buddy Holly Story, The 8
29 Price Above Rubies, A 108 29 One, Two, Three 8
30 Buddy Holly Story, The 107 30 Secrets and Lies 8
31 One, Two, Three 107 31 Fried Green Tomatoes 7
32 Secrets and Lies 107 32 Cup, The (AKAPhorpa) 7
33 Cup, The (AKAPhorpa) 106 33 Double Indemnity 7
34 Double Indemnity 106 34 English Patient, The 7
35 English Patient, The 106 35 Pride and Prejudice 6
36 Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz                105 36 Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz                6
37 Children of the Revolution 105 37 Children of the Revolution 6
38 Maltese Falcon, The 105 38 Maltese Falcon, The 6
39 Midnight Cowboy 104 39 Midnight Cowboy 5
40 Shawshank Redemption, The 103 40 Shawshank Redemption, The 4
41 Manchurian Candidate, The 102 41 Manchurian Candidate, The 3
42 Servant, The                                             102 42 Servant, The                                             3
43 Un Homme et une Femme  102 43 Un Homme et une Femme  3
44 Crimes and Misdemeanors 101 44 Crimes and Misdemeanors 2
45 Hustler, The 101 45 Hustler, The 2
46 Inspector General, The 101 46 Inspector General, The 2
47 Manual of Love 101 47 Manual of Love 2
48 Pleasantville 101 48 Pleasantville 2
49 Third Man, The 101 49 Third Man, The 2
50 You Can’t Take it With You 101 50 You Can’t Take it With You 2
51 Birds, The 100 51 Birds, The 1
52 Little Miss Sunshine 100 52 Little Miss Sunshine 1
53 Moonstruck 100 53 Moonstruck 1
54 Prairie Home Companion, A 100 54 Prairie Home Companion, A 1
55 WIL 100 55 WIL 1
         
         
CORRELATION 0.984      

 

 

 

The Record:

PRESENTED TEN TIMES 

Imi, John

PRESENTED NINE TIMES 

Shosh, Aaron, Evie, Rodney, Anne, Elliott, Eve

PRESENTED EIGHT TIMES 

Cathy

PRESENTED SEVEN TIMES 

Anna

PRESENTED SIX TIMES 

 

PRESENTED FIVE TIMES 

 

PRESENTED FOUR TIMES 

 

PRESENTED THREE TIMES

Henry, Louie, Austin

PRESENTED TWICE

Jenny

PRESENTED ONCE

Iva, Tammi, Jeremy, Josie, Group

 

 

 

 

List of films and their presenters in chronological order:

PRESENTER

FILM

YEAR

COUNTRY

DIRECTOR

 

DATE

Imi

Some Like It Hot

1959

USA

Billy Wilder

1999/07

John

One, Two, Three

1961

USA

Billy Wilder

1999/08

Shosh

Fortune Cookie, The

1966

USA

Billy Wilder

1999/09

Evie

Babette's Feast

1987

DEN

Gabriel Axel

1999/11

Aaron

Cabaret

1972

USA

Bob Fosse

1999/12

Imi

Annie Hall

1977

USA

Woody Allen

2000/06

Elliott

Hustler, The

1961

USA

Robert Rossen

2000/07

Cathy

Bladerunner

1982

USA

Ridley Scott

2000/08

Henry

Shane

1953

USA

George Stevens

2000/09

Susie

Blow-Up

1966

UK

M. Antonioni

2000/10

Iva

Metropolitan

1990

USA

Whit Stillman

2000/11

Eve

On The Waterfront

1954

USA

Elia Kazan

2000/12

Louie

Buddy Holly Story, The

1978

USA

Steve Rash

2001/01

Imi/John

Maltese Falcon, The

1941

USA

John Huston

2001/02

Imi/John

Midnight Cowboy

1969

USA

John Schlesinger

2001/03

Shosh

Looking for Alibrandi

2000

AUS

Kate Woods

2001/04

Anne

Mediterraneo

1991

Italy

Gabriele Salvatore

2001/05

Rodney

Being There

1979

USA

Hal Ashby

2001/06

Anna

Un Homme et une Femme

1966

FRA

Claude Lelouch

2001/07

John

To Be Or Not To Be

1942

USA

Ernst Lubitsch

2001/08

Evie

Me and the Colonel

1958

USA

Peter Glenville

2001/09

Rod H.

Psycho

1960

USA

Alfred Hitchcock

2001/10

Aaron

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?

1993

USA

Lasse Hallstrom

2001/11

Eve

House of Games

1987

USA

David Mamet

2001/12

Cathy

Limbo

1999

USA

John Sayles

2002/01

Elliott

I’m All Right Jack

1959

UK

John Boulting

2002/02

Henry

Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz              

1974

CAN

Ted Kotcheff

2002/03

Susie

Pleasantville

1998

USA

Gary Ross

2002/04

Anne

Secrets and Lies                                           

1995

UK

Mike Leigh

2002/05

Imi

Gentleman’s Agreement                             

1947

USA

Elia Kazan

2002/06

John

You Can’t Take it With You

1938

USA

Frank Capra

2002/07

Anna

Innocence

2000

AUS

Paul Cox

2002/08

Louie

Price Above Rubies, A

1998

USA

Boaz Yakin

2002/09

Evie

Making Mr Right

1987

USA

Susan Seidelman

2002/10

Cathy

Third Man, The

1949

UK

Carol Reed

2002/11

Aaron

Bagdad Café

1988

USA

Percy Adlon

2002/12

Shosh

Cinema Paradiso

1988

IT/FR

Giuseppe Tornatore    

2003/01

Rodney

African Queen, The

1951

USA

John Huston

2003/02

Eve

Road Home, The [Wo de fu qin mu qin]

1999

CHIN

Yimou Zhang

2003/03

Elliott

Stalag 17

1953

USA

Billy Wilder

2003/04

Anna

Streetcar Named Desire, A

1951

USA

Elia Kazan

2003/05

Austin

Manchurian Candidate, The

1962

USA

John Frankenheimer

2003/06

Imi

Graduate, The

1967

USA

Mike Nichols

2003/07

Anne

Children of the Revolution

1996

AUS

Peter Duncan

2003/08

Henry

Picture of Dorian Gray, The

1945

USA

Albert Lewin

2003/09

John

Double Indemnity

1944

USA

Billy Wilder

2003/10

Rodney

Cup, The AKA Phorpa

1999

Bhutan/AUS

Khyentse Norbu

2003/11

Aaron

Producers, The

1968

USA

Mel Brooks

2003/12

Evie Life of Brian 1979 UK Life of Brian 2004/01
Cathy Manhattan 1979 US Woody Allen 2004/02
Shosh Tango Lesson, The 1997 UK Sally Potter 2004/03
Eve Misfits, The 1961 USA John Huston 200404
Anne They Might be Giants 1971 USA Anthony Harvey 200405
Elliott Italian Job, The 2003 USA F. Gary Gray 200406
Anna Wild One, The 1993 USA Laslo Benedek 200407
Rodney Tin Drum, The (Die Blechtrommel) 1979 GER Volker Schlöndorff 200408
Imi Documentaries – Woody Allen, Sarah Jessica Parker   USA N/A 200409
John King of Comedy, The 1982 USA Martin Scorcese   200410
Jenny Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover, The 1989 France Peter Greenaway  200411
Aaron   Blues Brothers, The 1980 USA John Landis 2004/12
Evie  Fried Green Tomatoes 1991 USA Jon Avnet 2005/01
Cathy  O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000 USA Coen Brothers 2005/02
Austin English Patient, The 1996 USA Anthony Minghella 2005/03
Eve Enfants du Paradis, Les 1945 FRA Marcel Carné 2005/04
Shosh  Radiance 1998 AUS Rachel Perkins 2005/05
Elliot   To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 USA Robert Mulligan 2005/06
Anne Room With a View 1985 UK James Ivory 2005/07
Imi Usual Suspects, The 1995 USA Bryan Singer 2005/08

Rodney

Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989 USA Woody Allen  2005/09
Tammi Somersault   2004 AUS Cate Shortland  2005/10
Jeremy WIL 2005 AUS Jeremy Weinstein 2005/11
Jenny Anatomy of a Murder 1959 USA Otto Preminger 2005/12
Aaron Shawshank Redemption, The 1994 USA Frank Darabont 2006/01
John Inspector General, The 1949 USA Henry Koster 2006/02
Evie Taxing Woman, A 1987 JAP Juzo Itami 2006/03

Eve 

Moonstruck  1987 USA Norman Jewison  2006/04
Elliot  Ace in the Hole (aka The Big Carnival) 1951 USA  Billy Wilder  2006/05

Cathy

Miracolo a Milano 1951 ITA  Vittorio De Sica 2006/06

Shosh 

Unknown White Male 2005 US/UK Rupert Murray 2006/07

Anne 

Birds, The 1963 USA Alfred Hitchcock 

2006/08

Rodney                                     

Inherit the Wind  1960 USA

Stanley Kramer

2006/09  

Imi

Young Frankenstein  1974 USA  Mel Brooks    2006/10
John

Love and Death

1975 USA Woody Allen 2006/11
Aaron Pride and Prejudice 2005 UK Joe Wright 2006/12
Evie Touch of Spice, A 2003 GR Tassos Boulmetis 2007/01
Eve Fargo 1996 USA Joel Coen 2007/02
Elliott Topsy Turvy 1999 UK Mike Leigh 2007/03
Anne Six Degrees of Separation 1993 USA Fred Shepisi 2007/04
Anna Quiet American, The 2002 USA Phillip Noyce 2007/05
Cathy Rashomon 1950 JAP Akira Kurosawa 2007/06
Louie Eyes Wide Shut 1999 USA Stanley Kubrick 2007/07
Rodney 12 Angry Men 1957 UK Sidney Lumet  2007/08
Imi 8 1/2 1963 ITA Frederico Fellini 2007/09
John Cradle Will Rock 1999 USA Tim Robbins 2007/10
Shosh Little Miss Sunshine 2006 USA J.Dayton, V.Faris 2007/11
Aaron Prairie Home Companion, A              2006 USA Robert Altman 2007/12
Evie Lovers and Other  Strangers 1970 USA Cy Howard 2008/02
Elliott Thank You for Smoking (2005) USA Jason Reitman 2008/03
Eve Manual of Love (2005)  ITA Giovanni Veronesi 2008/04
Anne  Mostly Martha AKA Bella Martha (2001) GER Sandra Nettelbeck 2008/05
Rodney   Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) USA Richard Brooks 2008/06
Anna Don’t Bother to Knock (1952) USA  Roy Ward Baker 2008/07
Shosh Broken Wings (2002)  ISR  Nir Bergman 2008/08
Austin Man for all Seasons, A (1966) USA Fred Zimmerman 2008/09
Josie Servant, The (1963)  UK  Joseph Losey 2008/10
Imi Day at the Races, A (1937)  USA Sam Wood 2008/11
John Heart is a Lonely Hunter,The (1968) USA Robert Ellis Miller           2008/12
Shosh Verdict, The (1982) USA Sidney Lumet                   2009/01
Aaron Big Lebowski, The (1989) USA Joel Coen                   2009/02
Evie Five Graves to Cairo (1943) USA Billy Wilder                      2009/03
Cathy Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939) USA Frank Capra                    2009/04
Rodney Network (1976) USA Sidney Lumet                   2009/05
Anne Place in the Sun, A (1981) USA George Stevens 2009/06
Group Some Like it Hot (1959) USA Billy Wilder 2009/07
Elliott The Dam Busters (1955) UK Michael Anderson 2009/08
Anna French Lieutenant’s Woman, The (1981) UK Karel Reisz 2009/09
Eve My Beautiful Laundrette    (1985) UK  Stephen Frears 2009/10
Imi Whatever Works (2009) USA Woody Allen 2009/11
John Bye Bye Braverman  (1968) USA Sidney Lumet 2009/12
           
           
 

 

 

   

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