About us
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
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Open Range
·OnlineOnlineA group of cowboys with a free-range herd enter a cattle baron's territory.
Kevin Costner starred in and directed this 2003 release, from a Craig Storper script based on Lauran Paine's 1990 novel The Open Range Men. The cast includes Robert Duvall, Annette Bening and Michael Gambon.
A watch party for historical movies on Friday nights.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/67103203124 attendees
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
·OnlineOnlineIn Victorian London, a barber (Johnny Depp) finds unconventional material for meat pies.
Tim Burton (Depp's frequent collaborator) directed this 2007 release from a John Logan script based on the 1979 Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler Broadway musical, based in turn on Christopher Bond's 1970 play, ultimately based on the 1846-7 "penny dreadful" serial The String of Pearls: A Domestic Romance. The cast includes Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall and Sacha Baron Cohen. Dante Ferretti's production design won an Oscar.
A watch party for historical movies on Friday nights.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/67103203121 attendee
Past events
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