The beloved Bundy Hall’s outstanding
audio-visual facilities are put to great use by
the Films at the Bundy film society who are inviting new members to come and see what’s
on offer.
Season one for 2026 commences on Wednesday, February 26 with dark Canadian comedy Rumours, followed by Mongolian documentary The Wolves Always Come at Night, Canadian Persian comedy Universal Language, Indian drama All We Imagine is Light and US Indie-comedy Darla in Space.
The film society aims to provide a warm welcome to all, with an opportunity to mingle and discuss films before and after each screening and a large backlog of DVDs for members to borrow.
Hot drinks and movie snacks are available for a gold coin donation and add to the atmosphere of these enjoyable evenings.
Membership can be purchased via Trybooking or at the venue. Visitors are welcome to attend their first screening for free on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
For more information visit the Films at the Bundy website.
Rumours at The Bundy Hall
Films at the Bundy’s February film is Rumours, which follows a group of fictional world leaders meeting in Germany for a G7 summit.
Described as both “a sharp satire on world politics” and “cleverly entertaining”, the film makes clear comment on these global meetings of world leaders and on the motivations and effectiveness of the leaders themselves.
Australia’s own Cate Blanchett leads the cast playing Hilda, the German Chancellor, and won a Best Performance award at the Canadian Screen Awards for her role.
Parallels can be seen between some of the fictional world leaders and their real world counterparts.
Blanchett’s character is said to mirror Angela Merkel’s hairdo and tailored blazers and there are also said to be ‘shades’ of Jo Biden and Emmanuel Macron.
The film is ultimately about those in power and what motivates them, but coupled with its satirical critique of global politics, is a bizarre blend of comedy and horror.
Blanchett herself stated that “Because the film is ridiculous and terrifying … I think (the audience) will be able to laugh at the absurdity of the situation we find ourselves in.” (Blanchett told The Independent)
This unconventional film has been described as ‘nail-biting’, ‘hilarious’, “biting satire” and “wildly entertaining.”
Hopefully the latter description is the one that resonates with the Films at the Bundy audience at the screening on Wednesday, February 26.
