Behind the Scenes
The 1st Film Club Review
Christopher Nolan’s 2014, Interstellar, paints Earth's future with a global crop blight and second Dust Bowl which are slowly rendering the planet uninhabitable, sending former (now secret) NASA space pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) and a team of researchers through a wormhole and across the galaxy to find out which of three planets could potentially be mankind's new home.
This film was a wild ride through space and the fundamental ideas of time-travel, causing some Franklies to have a tough time suspending our current reality and beliefs, while others felt Nolan portrayed a touching and emotional experience weighing the significance of saying goodbye to your own family, for the “greater good” of humanity.
With this first go at Film Club, we really enjoyed maintaining all the interactive and cultural analysis charm of dissecting a piece of art, like we do with literature in Book Club. It gave us a lot more of an opportunity for dynamic discussion because we were able to talk about visuals and music on top of only a plot summary.
See more of the conversation with fellow Franklies on the forum.
NEXT FILM CLUB MONDAY, APRIL 21 - Become a sponsor before April 21 to join us for Alfred Hitchcock’s, Rear Window, featuring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. Confined to a wheelchair after an accident, a recuperating news photographer (James Stewart) spends his time watching the occupants of neighboring apartments through a telephoto lens and binoculars and becomes convinced that a murder has taken place. Be sure to grab some popcorn, watch the movie when it’s convenient for you and join us with your insights on the 21st!
Welcome, Mike May!
We’d also like to officially welcome Mike May as Quite Frankly’s Media Production Manager. Mike has been with the team since the Zedalza New York days and has been feverishly working to revamp intermissions, end credits and will soon be tackling, in a much needed way, the intro video and all related network bumpers, commercials, etc. Welcome to the team, Mike! We appreciate you and all your efforts already, thanks for polishing up the place!
-Frank