Mike Merli Quotations

We take a variety of points into consideration when convening as a group to pick films to attempt to get for screening purposes. One thing we think about before much else is whether or not a local theater, be it Keene Cinemas or The Colonial, will be screening a film and if so, when. The Putnam is technically a second-run theater.

We initiated our Thursday Night Classics series in the Fall 2005 semester. That was an idea that the Society as a whole had considered for a while and after putting it to vote we all began taking steps to put it in the works.

A woman who lived the classical era of Hollywood, Ms. Phillips' experiences were such that her story will forever remain unique, and in my opinion, tremendously fascinating. Phillips' lectures are compelling to not just film majors, but anyone with an appreciation and fondness for the power and magic of the moving image.

On a whole, though, the Film Society seeks to get a range of both foreign, independent, and as of last semester, classic films to screen at the Putnam Arts Lecture Hall on campus.