ICS Update - February 19, 2012

Greetings one and all! Hope everyone's getting through this unusually mild winter ok! I don't know about you, but I usually count on a snow day or two to catch up on my "to watch" pile of DVDs! Now I did manage to watch Berlin Undead, which was up for a vote last time. I... am glad it wasn't picked. It got a lot of raves online, and it was different in some regards. But breakout stuff like The Walking Dead have nothing to fear from this latest Zombie Entry. I am wondering what Andrew "King Zombie" Kent thinks of it if he's seen it?

Well, next weekend is our meeting, and with luck, the above normal temps will keep us from getting snowed out. Our speaker will be Nina Hawes, on Dracula in the Movies. Tarzan and Sherlock Holmes are the most filmed characters, but I think Drac must be in the Top 10.

Speaking of Top 10, don't forget to email your top 150 (or less) genre movies! Must admit I haven't done it yet but I will!

We'll be starting off our first meeting with the newly elected board. As always, we are ALWAYS open to input! We want to make this club a group effort in its running.

So, keep warm and see you next weekend!

Hendo

ICS Update - January 29, 2012

Greetings one and all! We had a great turnout last night for a cold January. I want to thank everyone who made it out.

We had our annual elections last night- and we have a new board. John Ward, Nina Hawes, Charlie Wittig, Tom Proveaux and myself were elected. Annual elections are an important part of our club. We have had many serve on the board over the years. And that's a good thing. We encourage everyone to consider running one day.

We have $1224.78 in the Treasury! Very good. We will be looking into getting a blu-ray player. Charlie thinks it's compatible with our current projector, although it might not quite be HD.

We have some interesting stuff coming up over the next few months:

In February, Nina will be doing "Dracula in the Movies".
In March, I'll be showing "Hammers You Probably Have Not Seen". Despite being know for its horror films, Hammer did a lot of other movies.
In April we will have Martin Grams, talking on the Twilight Zone.
In May, Dave W will be doing a movie which I forgot the name of...
In June I can't remember who signed up... CRS Syndrome.
In July we will have Betsy, ICS-ACADEMIC with your host, John Weber and PIZZA!.
In August we will have Tom Woodward.
In September, John will be doing a presentation to commemorate our 150th meeting!
In October we (hopefully) will have Greg Mank back.

John Ward would like everyone to do some list compiling. He wants a listing of your favorite 150 Genre Movies (if you can't think of that many, list what you can), top 50 all round movies, and top 10 of guilty pleasures. The most important list is the one for your top 150 Genre movies.

Also John will be conducting the Annual Oscar Pool. To obtain a ballot, simply google in "Oscar List" and pick a winner for each category. Costs $5 to play- all money goes to the club.

We picked up a new member at the last meeting. His name is Joe, and I will only mangle his last name. I'll point him out at the next meeting. 

We watched "Cowboys and Aliens". 

And that's all I have time for for now. I'll be back again in the near future!

See YOU at the movies. Maybe.

ICS Update - January 26, 2012, Upcoming Recent Movies Night

This will be RECENT MOVIES MONTH! Bring in a recent movie and we'll vote on one to watch! Now John Ward mentioned bringing in blu rays- I don't think we have a blu ray player yet. But that should be something to consider for the coming year, what with more and more folks switching to B-R.

This weekend is our yearly elections, too. Once again running for office are myself, John Ward, Nina Hawes, Charles Wittig, Thomas (The Velvet Voice) Proveaux, and David Willard. If you won't be there, but would like to vote, email your choice of FIVE (5) to Sam Diblasi or Rick Arnold.

John Ward will again be having the Oscar Pool. C'mon, take a chance. The money goes to the club. I take part every year and vote and actually get 1 or 2 right!

So, I hope to see all of you this Saturday!

Hendo

ICS Update - January 9, 2012

I hope that all are doing well! Put the holiday decorations away, and are hoping for a snowless winter and a Raven's playoff win!

Must say I've had a nasty few months at work. Nothing managers like better than taking happy people and making them miserable. But with luck, in a little over a year's time I'll be able to join our growing band of retirees. But that's another story!

So, this month will be-- FAIRLY RECENT MOVIE MONTH! Yes, friends, we want you to dig into your "To Watch" pile and find a movie that was say, released in the last year or so. Like usual, we'll vote for one to watch! I myself will be bringing in that German Zombie Film RAMMBOCK full of der walkingish zomberneibeilugen. What have you got that's new? Bring it on in!

We'll also be having our elections in January! Running are John "The Movie Geek" Ward, Nina "We got $45 from Amazon!" Hawes, Tom "The Velvet Voice" Proveaux, Charlie "You're a good man" Wittig, Dave "Record holding board member" Willard, and myself.

Remember, dues are dooby dooby do.

I recently noticed that there's another movie based on Susan Hill's "the Woman in Black" coming out. Now some of you may've seen the PBS version done a few years back. Without any gore, they built a very suspenseful film, that frankly kept my every nerve on edge. A truly scary picture. Well, the story's been dusted off again for a new version, starring some actor named Radcliffe. Name sounds familiar, but I can't think of what he's been in. Anyway, whereas the original had minimal SPFX, it looks like this one makes use of modern techniques. But from the trailer, it looks like the same suspenseful story. Take a gander at the YouTube clip:

 Woman in Black

It opens Feb 3, and maybe this could be an ICS Flash Mob Movie.

We're really empty on people signing up for movie presentations! If you'd like to do a movie presentation, please see Charlie at the meeting. Else we'll be having a lot of pot luck movie nights. Not that there's anything wrong with that!

Talk to you soon-

Hendo

ICS Update - December 27, 2011, Happy New Year!

Greetings, my fellow ICSers- I hope that a wonderful Christmas was had by all that celebrate Christmas. And for those that don't, I hope that life is treating you well.

A new year is upon us, and that means dues are dooby dooby due. We strive to keep the dues to the basic level we need to operate. This club has always been run as a haven for movie geeks, and we strive to keep it a club that keeps its members happy.

I'm not sure the schedule for the new year yet, except that in April we will be having Martin Grams. I will be going over that with Charming Charlie at the January Meeting.

We did very well with the Silent Auction. $200 for the club! We are in fine financial straits, and a big THANK YOU to Nina for the wonderful job she's doing as our treasurer!

More later! Best Wishes for the New Year!

Hendo

ICS Update - December 18, 2011

Season's Greetings, everyone! This is your old elf Hendo bringing you some updates!

Despite having been double booked with another group that evening, things went off very well! The church has a new secretary who is probably not aware of how we move the December Meeting to before the holidays. However, we were able to get them into the church hall, and they were satisfied with that. To make sure we're straight for next year, I have mailed the following meeting dates to the church:

January 28

February 25

March 31

April 28

May 26

June 30

July 28

August 25

September 29

October 27

November 24

December 15

Thanks to everyone who brought stuff in for the 2nd Annual Silent Auction. John Ward was in charge of overseeing the auction, but he was ably assisted by Tom Proveaux and Courtney Spies and Darryl Chase and John Weber (and anyone else I may have missed) in setting up and marking lots and collecting money. Speaking of which, we collected $200 for the auction, which is a very nice haul! All the money goes to the ICS Treasury. And all the leftover items are being donated to Goodwill.

We watched the cult flick "Daughters of Darkness". I can see how this movie is one of those that you either like, or don't like. But it was different, and very few of the members had seen it. Thankfully it beat out "Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer". No lie.

It's dues time of year again. Dues remain the same again for this year. Nina Hawes started collecting at the December Meeting, and will continue in January. We know that times are hard- if one has a hardship they can ask for a waiver. We do not want to lose any members due to money problems. But please make sure it's really because you can't afford it. We do put the money towards club activities- like the Memorial Day Cookout and paying rent. So your fellow club members are carrying you. Yeah, yeah it's socialism, but if one is really hurting, we don't mind waiving the dues- if the need is real. And if you show up one day in a new Caddy, we may have to re-evaluate your waiver.

We will be having elections this January. Sam D and Rick A have agreed again to be our election judges, and will tally the votes. If you are interested in running, and it's not too late- please let Sam or Rick know. To date we have: Tom Proveaux, John Ward, Nina Hawes, Charlie Wittig, Dave Willard and myself, who will also be running for Chairman again. It was a good year last year, and we hope to continue to provide a fun atmosphere for watching movies and socialization.

If I don't communicate with you before the holidays- have a very safe and very Merry Christmas and the best of New Years!

Hendo

ICS Update - Season's Greetings, December 15, 2011

This Saturday will be our Holiday Meeting! Ho ho ho, and a bottle of rum and all that jazz. We'll be having our 2nd Silent Auction, and no, it's not too late, it's never too late to bring in an item. Jovial John Ward will be handling the event, so see him if you have an item to put up for auction.

Also it's a bring in a movie-select 3-vote for 1 nite. Bring in a favorite (or not so favorite) movie. We'll put them together, and pull out 3 at random. Then the club votes for 1. This is a way to get a little variety in our viewings.

Remember, dues are due come January. 

We'll also be having elections in January, too.

Happy Holidays~

Hendo