in memoriam

The writing of programme notes to accompany each showing was a task carried out for many years by our late chairman, John Woodgate. In the beginning was the manual typewriter, scissors and a pot of glue. Then progress (!) a 'skin' for a Roneo duplicating machine was 'borrowed' and the loan of the machine negotiated. Then the CSCS (Company Social Club Secretary) and BFS member would roll off a batch for distribution at the showing. The company was reimbursed for the cost of materials, eventually, and the CSCS thanked profusely, charmingly. Time passed. Progress. A photo copier and a PRINT ROOM is acquired by the company and put to good use every month by the Film Society. Meanwhile the Roneo is thrown out by the company and reappears in the garage of the CSCS. The husband of this remarkably tolerant woman persuaded her yet again that we can 'make use of it'. For many years John (chairman) assisted by Shelagh cut and pasted the product, gradually developing a professional looking document.

Moving on, we now have an award winning product produced using 21st century computer technology that never involves sticky fingers, tippex or irrecoverable errors with scissors.

A MAN IS TEN FEET TALL MARCH 1960	FARREBIQUE APRIL 1960	SEVEN SAMURAI FEBRUARY 1961	CABARET SEPTEMBER 1976	EASY RIDER NOVEMBER 1984
ANDREI RUBLEV JUNE 1987	ALEXANDER NEVSKY SEPTEMBER 1995	REBECCA DECEMBER 1996	ETERNITY and a DAY APRIL 2000	FROM SOUP to NUTS APRIL 2002
BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE FEBRUARY 2003	THE LEOPARD DEATH IN VENCICE NOVEMBER 2003	FELLINI SEASON THREE FILMS JANUARY 2005	THE GUERNICA CHILDREN JANUARY 2008	JAZZ ON A SUMMERS DAY AUGUST 2008