Medfield College Film Society

03/11/2024

Are you tough? What is tough? Join the society this week as they watch the 1986 Touchstone Pictures treat Tough Guys! Join us as we see what tough means - rebelling against your retirement home! Breaking up break dancing, and more! Just make sure to wear your pinstripes!

03/11/2024

A little late to the party but the society celebrates Spooky Season with another spooooooky Halloowwwweeeeen special, watching the 1994 Touchstone Picture Ed Wood! Beware! Take caaaare!!! Bewwwaaaaaarreeee!

06/10/2024

The 80s were really something, weren't they? The ladies went to work and the men, they had to learn how to change diapers. But what would happen if THREE men had to change a diaper? Could they pull it off? How will our four men do in watching and reviewing this classic?

01/09/2024

Relive the bloat of the late 90s and crazy what if scenarios of the late Clinton administration as the society watches their first movie of this season with 1998's Armageddon. Will the society survive the armageddon of watching ALL Touchstone films this season?

26/08/2024

Season Six begins! We take a trip to a tumultuous time in history and the birth of Touchstone Pictures. We are joined by the Medfield College Players, who present the radio drama "Who's Touchin' My Stones." A story about love, deception, greed, lust and...unbridled enthusiasm.

04/08/2024

We're taking the field with the 1960 TV special Moochie of Pop Warner Football! If you don't know Moochie, stop and go directly back to "Old Yeller"! Like a withholding parent that refuses to praise their child, that's all we can say about this one, but please join us!

07/07/2024

The society convenes for their summer series with the 1986 TV movie The Parent Trap II! The original Parent Trap was one of our favorite movies - it was so well thought-out and entertaining, surely this one will live up to it as a proper sequel, right? Right?

16/06/2024

This week we have the SEASON 5 FINALE! And to celebrate, we're hunting for gold AND PROTECTING IT with 2004's thriller National Treasure. Beware of ever-present 90s antagonist Sean Bean though... he's wily. Will we find lots of gold while protecting our country's history?

11/06/2024

Remembering...
June 10, 1949:
Child actor & Disney Legend Kevin Corcoran is born in Santa Monica, California. He started acting when he was just two!

Although he was never a Mouseketeer, Corcoran appeared in "Mickey Mouse Club" serials - always portraying several different (but similar) characters, nicknamed Moochie in "Further Adventures of Spin and Marty" and "The New Adventures of Spin and Marty." Corcoran also played a character named Montgomery "Moochie" Daniels in the 1959 fantasy comedy "The Shaggy Dog."

He supplied the voice of Goliath II in Disney's 1960 animated comedy short "Goliath II" and in 1961, the voice of Goofy Jr. in the animated short "Aquamania." His long list of childhood Disney credits include the feature films "Old Yeller," "Pollyana," "Swiss Family Robinson," "Toby Tyler," "Babes in Toyland," "The Mooncussers," "Savage Sam," "A Tiger Walks," "Bon Voyage!" and "The Boatniks." In 1963 he starred in the television movie "Johnny Shiloh."

As an adult, he directed and produced many Disney films and TV shows - such as the 1977 "The New Mickey Mouse Club," and the features "Return from Witch Mountain"(1978), "The North Avenue Irregulars" (1979), and "Herbie Goes Bananas" (1980). He was also the producer of Disney’s 1983 short-lived comedy series "Zorro and Son."

Avoiding the disappointment and scandal of many child stars—he maintained and balanced a successful and stable career with a happy home life.

Corcoran was honored as a Disney Legend on October 9, 2006. Sadly, Kevin Anthony Corcoran passed at age 66 on October 6, 2015.

http://www.thisdayindisneyhistory.com/Jun10.html

07/06/2024

03/06/2024

Drama during preproduction of Turner & H***h laid the foundation for long feud. Who knew🤷‍♂️ (article by way of Andy)m

Henry Winkler shares what might have kicked off his long-rumored feud with actor Tom Hanks on the set of ‘Turner & H***h’ during a stop on the 'How To Fail' podcast

02/06/2024

What is it about 80s-era cop movies? Is it the wisecracks? The great villains who seem to always use fish markets as a front? The neverending fight against corruption? Is it an appreciation for a sultry sax part. These are the questions we aim to tackle in this week's episode.

25/05/2024

Happy Birthday!
May 25, 1944:
Puppeteer, actor and film director Frank Oz is born Richard Frank Oznowicz in Hereford, England. Best known for his involvement with Jim Henson and George Lucas through the Muppets, "Sesame Street," and "Star Wars," he is also known for his directorial work in feature films and theater.

Muppet fans know Oz best for performing and voicing such characters as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Animal, Marvin Suggs, and George the Janitor. His Disney credits include "Muppet*Vision 3D," "The Muppet Christmas Carol," "Muppet Treasure Island," and "The Muppets at Walt Disney World."

For Pixar, he voiced Fungus in "Monsters, Inc." and Subconscious Guard Dave in "Inside Out."

Oz is also well-known for puppeteering and voicing Yoda in the "Star Wars" films, and has reprised his role in "Star Tours: The Adventures Continue," "Star Wars Rebels," "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," and "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."

In 1991, he directed the comedy "What About Bob?" - a Touchstone Pictures film.

As an actor, he played small roles in "The Blues Brothers," "Trading Places," and "Spies Like Us." His director credits include "The Dark Crystal," "The Muppets Take Manhattan," "Little Shop of Horrors," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," "In & Out," and "Death at a Funeral."

Oz will be named a Disney Legend in August 2024.

http://www.thisdayindisneyhistory.com/May25.html

07/05/2024

Remembering...
May 7, 1917:
Stage, film, and television actor David Tomlinson, best known for his role of George W. Banks in Disney's 1964 musical fantasy comedy "Mary Poppins," is born in Henley-on-Thames, England.

An eccentric English gent who could make audiences laugh with his upwardly mobile eyebrows, his Disney live-action credits also included "The Love Bug" (playing the evil Thorndyke) and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (as the humbug professor of magical arts, Emelius Browne). Known for singing 'Let's Go Fly a Kite" as George Banks, his "Mary Poppins" role won him a Hollywood Film Editors’ Award for Best Performance by an Actor making his Debut in American Motion Pictures.

His non-Disney credits included such British films as "The Liquidator" (1965), "The Truth About Spring" (1964), "Tom Jones" (1963), "Follow That Horse!" (1960), "Carry On Admiral" (1957), and "The Wooden Horse" (1950).

Winner of a Grammy Award in 1965 (for Best Recording for Children for "Mary Poppins"), Tomlinson was inducted a Disney Legend in 2002, two years after his death in June 2000 at age 83.

http://www.thisdayindisneyhistory.com/May07.html

06/05/2024

A favorite among our Society members!

May 6, 1990:
"The Muppets at Walt Disney World" airs on NBC-TV as an episode of "The Magical World of Disney."

While visiting Kermit's family in a Florida swamp, the Muppets discover they are right next door to Disney World and decide to sneak in! The cast includes Charles Grodin (as security guard Quentin Fitzwaller), a young Raven-Symoné (who sings "The Rainbow Connection"), and CEO Michael Eisner who has tea with Fozzie Bear and his mother Emily at the Grand Floridian Resort. Wayne Allwine supplies the voice for Mickey Mouse in an animated sequence.

Muppet performers include Jim Henson (as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Link Hogthrob, & the Swedish Chef, Waldorf), Frank Oz (as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, & Animal), Jerry Nelson (as Robin the Frog, Camilla the Chicken, Floyd Pepper, Emily Bear, & Frog #1), Richard Hunt (as Scooter, Janice, Beaker, Statler, & Frog #2), Dave Goelz (as Gonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beauregard, Zoot, & Frog #3), Steve Whitmire (as Rizzo the Rat, Bean Bunny, Lips, & Frog #4). and Kevin Clash (as Clifford, Alligator, & Frog #5).

This will turn out to be the last Muppets special that creator Jim Henson will complete, as sadly he will suddenly pass away 10 days later (at age 53).

http://www.thisdayindisneyhistory.com/May06.html

05/05/2024

This week the society watches the 1960 Disney classic Pollyanna! Upset about how your life is going? Maybe refraction can help! Still upset about how your life is going? Maybe someone else's tragedy will help! The only way to find out is to listen in as our society chews on this full meal of a motion picture.

07/04/2024

This week the society explores the intrigue of the Deep South in 1976's Treasure of Matecumbe! Join us as we watch this very unique set of events and perils, and see a little vintage Discovery Island along the way....