Monday, December 15, 2025

REELS Film Society DVD Collection Sale

 

The committee has decided to offer its DVD collection for sale to members. All movies are pre-2024.
This is your opportunity to purchase some of your favorite DVDs at a bargain price. 

The collection will be on sale for $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00 on Thursday night, 18 December 2025, before the commencement of the movie.

Purchase your favorite DVDs, and watch them at your leisure whenever you like. They would also make the perfect Christmas gift for a loved one. 


The Holdovers (2023), USA, written by David Hemingson and directed by Alexander Payne.



"The Holdovers"

Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre

Thursday December 18,

Doors open: 6.30pm 


The Holdovers is a 2023 American Christmas comedy drama film written by David Hemingson and directed by Alexander Payne.

The movie is a remake of Marcel Pagnol's 1935 French film Merlusse and was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the American Film Institute.

The Holdovers was filmed in Massachusetts and is set in 1970, at Barton Academy, an all-male boarding school. 

Paul Giamatti stars as a teacher and former student of Barton. He is equally unpopular with students and other staff at the school and is forced to supervise five students left on campus (or “Holdovers”) during the Christmas holiday break.


REELS WINE SELECTION


“The Holdovers”

Movie / Wine theme:

Five students are “held over” at their boarding school over the Christmas break


This month’s wines have all been 

#heldover - from the Reels Wine selections of previous months in 2025.


ENJOY!!


MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR