
What we’re about
Tired of boring your friends with the historical analysis of every movie you see or article you read? Well not everyone thinks history is cool...but we do! The idea for this group is to discuss one topic in history every month or two (e.g. the world in 1914, Canadian history, 18th-century Britain, the American frontier, the 1950s). In preparation, you'll be given a list of books you can read (or skim) and movies and videos you can watch to give you background. We can also get together to see history-related movies, including documentaries. Will be cool to learn some new stuff based on the suggestions of different people in the group and just enjoy talking about history and how it relates to our lives/current events/etc.
Upcoming events (4+)
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An ex-slave in post-Civil War America (Oprah Winfrey) deals with demons from her past.
Jonathan directed this 1998 gothic drama, from an Akosua Busia-Richard LaGravanese-Adam Brooks script adapting Toni Morrison's 1987 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. It was the first feature produced by Winfrey's Harpo Films.
A watch party for historical movies on Friday nights.
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Enrico Caruso (Mario Lanza) rises from humble beginnings in Naples to become an opera star.
Richard Thorpe directed this 1951 MGM musical biography from a Sonya Levien-William Ludwig script based on Enrico Caruso: His Life and Death by Caruso's widow Dorothy. (Italian relatives of Caruso sued MGM over their dramatic liberties and the movie was temporarily withdrawn from release in that country!) Lanza's biggest movie hit.
A watch party for historical movies on Friday nights.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6710320312 - BATTLE OF THE BULGELink visible for attendees
In December of 1944 Germany, facing imminent defeat, gambles everything on a Belgium counter-offensive.
Ken Annakin directed this 1965 war epic from a Philip Yordan-Milton Sperling-John Melson script. In order to fit the month-long battle into a movie feature, it took controversial liberties with the true story. (Few of the top generals are shown.) The cast includes Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan and Robert Shaw.
A watch party for historical movies on Friday nights.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6710320312