Film historian Robert Catto is the foremost expert on Rupert Julian, the director of 1925’s The Phantom of the Opera. Catto wrote this brief biography of the director for NZ On Screen, which we gratefully reproduce here with Catto’s permission. As…
As you may already be aware, Wellington City Council is working on a new pedestrian crossing between Cambridge and Kent Terrace. This may have an impact on members that use the crossing outside the Embassy Theatre. On Monday 28 April,…
In advance of Monday’s screenings, WFS Committee member Jessy Reese reflects on her first encounter with Dario Argento’s Suspiria. I’m nineteen years old in a cold flat in Melbourne’s inner north. I’m alone, watching Dario Argento’s Suspiria on my laptop.…
The Wellington Film Society bestowed its highest honour, a life membership, upon two long-serving committee members, Miles Buckingham and Chris Hormann, at its Annual General Meeting on Monday 31 March, 2025. The life memberships are an acknowledgement of Chris and…
WFS member Alex Cass examines the role of the camera in Agnès Varda’s film, and how it shapes the main character’s thoughts and behaviour. Sometimes, when I’m watching a film, it is easy to forget that the camera exists as…
In 2025, we’re playing every film in our programme twice: Because of these changes we wish to provide some updated timing and guidance to ensure everything runs smoothly and we keep to time. We will increase our focus on timely…
With our last screenings of the 2024 programme behind us, we’d love to know what you thought! As in previous years, we’re conducting our ‘Best of 2024’ poll to see what everyone’s favourites were. Simply select your favourite films from…
Meet the folks who sit in the seat next to you every Monday night and get to know other members who love movies as much as you do! Listen to experts from the Wellington film community explore the films in…
Artist and activist Derek Jarman (1942-1994) is one of the most important and influential figures in twentieth century British culture. As an early campaigner for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community and people living with HIV and AIDS, he…
July 16th update: That was fast – it’s taken less than a week for our initial spaces to fill up! If you’re still keen to come, please do fill out a registration and you’ll be added to our waitlist. In…