Last updated on February 1, 2010.



Membership is open!

New members can now join the DC Film Society. Please check the membership page for six-month memberships (membership valid December 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010). Join us for 6 months of advance preview film screenings and many more benefits.

DC Film Society programs include the annual "And the Winner Is" Oscars event, twice annual "Coming Attractions Trailer Night" and annual "Best of..." voting where members vote for the best film, director and performances of the past year.



"AND THE WINNER IS..."

Will your favorite flick win? Join the Washington, DC Film Society at its 18th Annual Party FUN-raiser, “AND THE WINNER IS…”! Cheer the stars with fellow film fans on Oscars Night! The fun starts Sunday, March 7, 2010 at our favorite locale, the Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse, (2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA). Doors open at 6:30pm; the one-hour, pre-Oscar show begins at 7:00 p.m. Advance tickets will be available soon. Order now! More details here.



Storyboard Newsletter

Check out the monthly Calendar of Events in the Storyboard newsletter and see what film events are going on around town.

The February Storyboard is now on the website. The Cinema Lounge and Adam's Rib both offer their choices for Oscar nominations and we also ask you for your picks. Vote for the "Best of 2009." Watch your e-mail for voting details and win prizes. The big event coming up next month is the Film Society's 18th annual "And the Winner Is..." party on March 7.



The Best of 2009

Vote for the BEST OF THE YEAR. Members get to vote on what they thought the best film, director and actors of the past year were and get entered into a raffle for film prizes.

Watch your e-mail for this year's voting.



Coming Attractions Trailer Night Winter 2009 Voting Results

The results of our audience poll (of what people were most anticipating seeing...or not) – based on the trailers they watched. Sometimes people are interested in a film but the trailer is below expectations (or exceeds therm), tells too much or too little or just isn’t great. On the rating scale of 0 to 5, there were no 5s or 1s.

Very Interested (4 on the scale)

  • The Blind Side
  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
  • Invictus
  • Nine
  • Pirate Radio
  • Sherlock Holmes

    Intrigued (3 on the scale)
  • Avatar
  • The Book of Eli
  • Broken Embraces
  • Brothers
  • Edge of Darkness
  • Everybody's Fine
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Princess & the Frog
  • The Road
  • Young Victoria
  • Youth in Revolt
  • (Bonus Trailers: Alice in Wonderland, Salt)

    Kinda Interested (2 on the scale)
  • Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
  • Dear John
  • Did You Hear About the Morgans?
  • Legion
  • Ninja Assassin
  • Old Dogs
  • Red Cliff
  • Serious Moonlight
  • A Single Man
  • Takers
  • Tooth Fairy
  • When in Rome
  • The White Ribbon
  • (Bonus Trailers: Grown-Ups, Prince of Persia)



    The Cinema Lounge

    The Cinema Lounge is a film discussion group; meetings are held at Barnes and Noble, 555 12th Street, NW the third Monday of every month at 7:00pm.

    The next meeting is Monday, February 15 at 7:00pm to discuss "John Hughes, the Legend."


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