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Curated classic + art films, local Q&As, community events

 

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About Us

The Queen's Film Society fosters the art of cinema and creates a vibrant film culture in a communal setting.  We bring new and classic films of artistic and social significance to the community, presenting them as quality cinematic experiences.  ​

The Queen's Film Society does this not only by presenting movies to the community that would otherwise not be shown on a big screen in the Brazos Valley, but also by publishing members’ film analysis and criticism, and engaging with, promoting, and screening the work of local filmmakers.

We are a non-profit organization contributing to the humanistic and increasingly diverse climate of the Brazos Valley.  

Upcoming events

    • 14 Jul 2026
    • 7:00 PM - 9:45 PM
    • The Kimbell
    • 39
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    The Square (Ruben Östlund, Sweden 2017)

    The curator of an art museum in Stockholm finds his life spinning out of control after he decides to hunt down the thieves who stole his cell phone. Meanwhile, his museum hosts an exhibit about kindness in everyday life in this caustic comedy that won the Palme d’or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and cemented Ruben Östlund (Force Majeure, Triangle of Sadness) as one of the great social satirists in contemporary cinema.

    “An astonishingly smart film.”

    THE TIMES (UK)


    “A darkly humorous and horrific mirror to our culture.”

    AUSTIN CHRONICLE


    “Laugh-out-loud funny.”

    TORONTO STAR


    “Social satire by way of art-world comedy, and no woke participant is exempt from its barbs.”

    VOX


    “A potent, disturbing work that explores the boundaries of political correctness, artistic liberty and free speech in provocative ways.”

    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER


    In English and Swedish with English subtitles

    Trailer

    • 21 Jul 2026
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • 607 N. Main st. Bryan, TX
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    Help choose September's Member-Pick’d Flick and stay for a quick round of movie trivia! We’ll kick things off at 7:00 PM with a brief update, then hold the vote and crown our trivia champs. Film fans welcome - members vote.
    • 23 Jul 2026
    • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    • The 101
    • 49
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    Do or Die (Andy Sidaris, USA 1991)

    R | Action | 1hr 37min

    Thursday, July 23, The 101

    Do or Die is pure Andy Sidaris: secret agents, international crime lords, bad decisions, big hair, bigger explosions, and a plot that treats subtlety like something to be shot from a remote-control helicopter. When federal agents Donna and Nicole cross Hawaiian crime boss Kane, he turns revenge into a deadly game, sending six teams of assassins after them across a gauntlet of helicopters, speedboats, dirt bikes, missile launchers, ninja attacks, and 1991 fashion choices. Starring Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, Erik Estrada, and Pat Morita in full “what if Mr. Miyagi became a Bond villain?” mode, Do or Die is ridiculous, shameless, and deeply committed to giving the midnight crowd exactly what it came for. As Joe Bob Briggs puts it, the film “combines the best in exploding helicopters, Playboy Playmates, bodybuilders, and . . . gratuitous Pat Morita!”

    Trigger warning: gunfire, explosions, assassins, ninjas, nudity, remote-control aircraft violence, and Pat Morita enjoying himself a little too much.

    Free and un-ticketed.




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    • 28 Jul 2026
    • 7:00 PM - 9:45 PM
    • The Kimbell
    • 50
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    Smiley Face (Gregg Araki, 2007)

    After accidentally eating an entire batch of cannabis-laced cupcakes, perpetually distracted actress Jane F. sets out to complete a simple to-do list: go to an audition, pay her electric bill, replace the cupcakes, and somehow get through the day without everything falling apart. Naturally, everything falls apart. Anna Faris gives one of her funniest and most fearless performances in Gregg Araki’s sun-baked stoner odyssey, turning one very bad high into a surreal Los Angeles quest involving Marxist theory, Garfield, dental offices, an angry roommate, a very patient John Krasinski, and the slow collapse of every reasonable plan Jane has ever had. Silly, chaotic, oddly sweet, and much smarter than it looks, Smiley Face is a cult comedy built around one simple truth: Anna Faris should have been handed the keys to American comedy. 

    All the cool cat cinephiles are looking forward to Araki's new Sundance-acclaimed film, I Want Your Sex, which comes out later this summer. Here's a chance to see the one that got away while you're waiting, the best counter cultural cult comedy of the last twenty years that you've never heard of:  (Smiley Face).

    Reviews

    "Hilarious and endlessly inventive.”

    Los Angeles Times

    “A stoner comedy with a purpose… Despite its laid-back script, Smiley Face is as prankishly political as Mr. Araki’s Doom Generation, evincing a deep unease with the media-saturated capitalist nation that Jane crawls inside her bong to escape.

    The New York Times


    Araki has directed his finest film since 1997's Nowhere, and... Faris, flawless, rocks their inspired idiot odyssey in a virtuoso comedic turn."

    The Village Voice


    "A wonderful performance by Anna Faris and one of the all-time great stoner monologues in movie history.”

    Salon 


    "A fearless performance, as nuanced as it is silly, and there isn't another young actress that could pull it off. With Smiley Face, Anna Faris has arrived at last."

    The Boston Globe


    “Finally, a stoner comedy for the girls who get overstimulated at the supermarket.”

    The Guardian


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