Citizen Kane, Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, Ninotchka, The Searchers, Vertigo. If titles like these don't start your cinematic blood racing -- and especially if they do -- it's time to rediscover the treasures of Hollywood's "Golden Age" (1930-1950), as they were meant to be seen: on the big screen! The Classic Films Meetup is all about seeing great movies with other classic film fans. Our base of operations is the beautifully restored Stanford Theatre, in Palo Alto, with occasional forays to …

Meet others who deliberately seek out challenging foreign, avant-garde, and experimental films screened in San Francisco or Berkeley. After each film, we will get together for conversation at a cafe. If you, like me, also enjoy thought-provoking literature, check out my Classic Literature and Cafes Club: http://www.meetup.com/Classic-Literature-and-Cafes

If you're interested in meeting up occasionally to see a film, mostly independent and sometimes not, and also meet some cool people, then this is the meetup for you. We usually stick to theaters around Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Redwood City. We also meet for coffee or dinner, before or after depending on the movie time. Please check out our "About" page to learn more about the group. Hope to see you soon! Stefan

Ever felt frustrated after a truly great film 'cuz you couldn't mull it over with a like-minded friend?? We sure have!! Now you can meet with an eclectic and easy-going group of film fans, to share some great food, drink and interesting opinions about the film. We love movies that bring us to new places in our hearts and open our minds to different philosophies and ways of life. Some of the films we've seen: Another Year, The Fall, 4 Months 3 weeks and 2 days, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Burn aft …

The “Let’s make a FILM!” group is for volunteer low/no budget filmmakers and just regular people who want to participate in making a short film (usually 10 min or less). So if you want to give it a try for the first time or perhaps you have experience and just want to brush up on your skills, come join us! Interested writers please send in original scripts to be considered for future productions. Also come participate in our occasional LMAF writers groups to create original material for us to p …

http://www.moviemakersunite.com/.org MMU Presents : SILICON VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL AND AWARDS  OCT-NOV. , 2012 www.svfilmfestival.org MMU FILM FESTIVAL '09 :  http://www.meetup.com/moviemakersunit...... MMU - PRODUCTION , PITCH AND NETWORKING MEETINGS: Bi Weekly. Bring your script / idea in one page. If you have a script, you will get your film production scheduled immediately. And network with fellow film makers, actors, camera, editors,etc. Current Projects: (Details in the about pages) Am …

Hi there - and Welcome to our Meetup group! My name is Rick Haffner... a long-time South Bay, professional actor, director, vocalist and clown. I have a passion for both Film and LIVE Theatre! (Be sure to check out our LIVE theatregoing group - Bay Area Theatre Lovers - http://theater.meetup.com/173/) - if that interests you! I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting & Directing many years ago and am a current Screen Actor's Guild/AFTRA member. I love to attend all kinds of movies and enjo …

Welcome to the San Francisco Bay Area Large Format Photography Group! This group is for the large format (LF) photographers, the LFers, from the San Francisco Bay Area who are interested in the large format photography using view or field cameras - a relatively small group of people among a very large number of digital shooters. The group is created to make it easy for the members to meet with the like-minded LFers and get involved in the activities such as the following: * Location photography …

Effective immediately: EAP's Digital Filmmaking Group is now the SAN JOSE DIGITAL FILMMAKER NETWORK and we will be transitioning to our own website starting this April. You can find more details here: www.sanjosedigitalfilmmakernetwork.com ...and our Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SJDFN/ Happy filmmaking!!

DSLR Video Central, or DVC, is a group of DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex) video users who want to come together to learn, and actually start creating videos. We will have workshops, challenges, contests, guest speakers, and more. So grab your Canon 7D, 5D MKII, Nikons, or any DSLR camera with video capabilities and join us for some fun!

We play and experiment for our love of analogue. What to expect: - Meet other toy camera addicts - Get advice about film and cameras - Half-day workshops - Film & Camera Swaps - Photo-walks and other shoot opportunities - Art openings and gallery shows - Share and learn from others

Enjoy film? Like discussions that move beyond likes and dislikes and explore the ways character and circumstance in film reveal true aspects of life and the ways humans relate deeply (or don't)? In this group we'll meet at the Landmark Theater in Berkeley for matinees on some Saturdays--September through November, view artful films, and then stroll to a local cafe' for discussion and coffee/tea for about an hour. Join for one, Saturday a few, or all four. Potential for movie and dinner as a fun …

Blockbusters? Indie? Cult? You can get those anywhere. This is the group for movies so bad they're good. The weird, the bizarre, the horrible acting, the ridiculous concepts, the non-work-safe hilarity. Most people are just uncomfortable watching them, but for whatever reason they tickle the suitably twisted sense of humor. Would you watch a movie called Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, because a movie with that title must be awesome?  Does your list of cinematic classics include things like Barbare …

As a creative laboratory, Palo Alto Int'l Film Festival's mission is to foster innovation and educate the community about those ideas that most inspire its members. John Lasseter of Pixar expressed that "Art challenges technology. Technology inspires art." PAIFF strives to be a conduit for increased innovation in art, technology and film. As movies migrate to digital, the future of cinema will depend on the cutting edge tools that continue to be conceived and developed in the Bay Area. These too …

We read and discuss books that are rooted in or inspired by history in all its shapes and colors. Fiction and non-fiction, both scholarly and popular. Stories that re-create the past. Journalists who tell us "what happened". Interpreters who openly argue a point of view or seek to illuminate the present through the past. There are also many opportunities to leave our armchairs for fun history-focused field trips to museums, walking tours, films, theater, author lectures, etc. For our book discus …

There are few periods in film history that were more influential and more fun that the Italian Spaghetti Westerns made between 1964 and the mid 1970s. You will find more action or gun play anywhere. Not even a Shakespearian tragedy could pile up bodies like the Italians would. From Sergio Leone to Sergio Corbucci to Enzo Barboni; from Clint Eastwood to Lee Van Cleef to Klaus Kinski and hundreds of Italian unknown actors; these movies are endless fun. Once a month Gun Slingers get together to sha …

I started this group, for people who have a great passion for filmmaking,  it is  also  a place to network with other positive  people who want to make films.

This is a group for Filmmakers, TV Producers and Talent interested in Filmmaking, TV Production & creating Web Series on a professional level. Members of the Pixel-Flick TV Alliance will be the first ones to obtain the Pixel-Flick TV Mobile App for the iPad when its released later in the year. ( September 2013 ) As for the Pixel-Flick TV App....Basic Members Ship - FREE to subscribe. This section with be for browsing only. You'll have access to all videos, profiles and projects that are either …

We are a community of performers, models,  producers, directors, production professionals, make up artists, and film goers. We meet regularly to collaborate on producing films and other projects. We also watch films and critique them.  We also have events of interest to people interested in still photography. We will share our knowledge and skills with one another. We will support each other in achieving our aspirations and realizing our dreams. Most of our events are free and open to all.

The Queer Paulettes* is a Meetup group for queer women who love cinema. We see films that leave a strong impression and make us want to talk about them afterwards. Come meet other cool women still keen on the big screen! The Queer Paulettes programming focuses on independent features, documentaries, and foreign and festival films. We give special attention to women directors and feminist and LGBTQ selections. We don't shun Hollywood, though. Hollywood dishes up irresistible and important films t …

Welcome Filmmakers! The goal of the San Jose Film Club is to set up an environment to help filmmakers finish their projects by going through all the necessary stages from Development, to Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production and finally Marketing & Distribution. We also have R&R Nights to go out to the movies and have a good time as well as field trips to practice shooting in unique locations. If you are interested in this or would like to learn more  just stop by any meeting to check us o …

This is a group for contemporary artists in the Silicon Valley area who desire to meet other artists for the sake of fostering artistic community. Silicon Valley is a tough area to work in as a contemporary artist. With the exception of a few galleries and museums, and some small collegial art programs, meeting other artists so as not to be creating is a vacuum is difficult at best. Engaging with other artists is key to sustaining an art practice, both for the purposes of moral support, getting …

Welcome to The IMC Academy Meetup Group. We specialize in passing on the Teachings of The Legendary Broadway Acting Coach, Manu Tupou. Gleaning true knowledge and workable applications from his extensive educational experience in the arts, Manu Tupou formulated his discoveries into the simplistic, but revolutionary, "New Era Acting Technique" (NEAT). The hallmark of the NEAT technique is its respect for the sanctity and sanity of the individual artist-upgrading the artist's creation away from th …

Artists working in many disparate media are invited to join-- visual art, photography, fashion, hair, makeup, accessories, film, music, performance, mixed media and more.

Maverick Meetups... are nightly gatherings of artists, innovators and audiences actively connecting people so that they can empower each other while providing 5 Diamond customer service with a hip, chic world class lounge experience. Where hearts of all sizes, origins, and visions find their inspiration in the art of filmmaking... Our objective this year is to celebrate the experience with programs built to connect with creativity, inspire innovation, and celebrate empowerment. Connectors furthe …

For young adults 18 to 25 who would like to meet at local libraries to share work and ideas for animation projects, short film ideas, colabrative work, voice acting ,and just hang out.

Cine/Club is free and is held on Friday nights. These events are free to students, their guests, mentors, parents and friends of Art & Film. Screenings are held at the Randall Museum (199 Museum Way). Refreshments are served at 6:30 and the film begins at 7 unless otherwise noted. Discussions are held after each film, led by Ronald Chase, director of Art & Film, and guest moderators.

Join us on a fun film project! Its a party we serve free food and drinks at every meet up! Our way of saying thanks for your interest in our project. As a response to challenged books listed in the Huffington Post, like Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, along with Twilight, Captain Underpants, Harry Potter and many others, we have decided to produce a documentary/drama on HD video to address banned books in U.S. This film project will demonstrate how books become challenged and eventually banned …