Cinema Lounge, a film discussion group, takes place at 8:00 PM online via Zoom. You do not need to be a member of the Washington DC Film Society to attend.

Cinema Lounge is moderated by Adam Spector.



Upcoming Discussions:

On Monday, November 17, 2025 at 8:00pm please join the Cinema Lounge, the DC Film Society's monthly film discussion group.

TOPIC: Remembering Robert Redford

We recently lost star, filmmaker and activist Robert Redford at the age of 89. In Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Candidate, Jeremiah Johnson, The Way We Were, Three Days of the Condor, All the President’s Men, The Great Waldo Pepper, Brubaker, The Natural, Sneakers, and many more, Redford made being a movie star seem easy. So easy that as Richard Linklater recently said, we took Redford for granted. Much of what he did was on screen was internal, absorbing what was going on around him and reacting.

Redford seamlessly moved to directing with critically acclaimed films such as Ordinary People, Quiz Show and The River Runs Through It. Off screen, he created the Sundance Film Lab and Festival, providing guidance and opportunities to many independent filmmakers who otherwise may have been overlooked. What did Redford represent, why did he make such a large impact, and what is his legacy?


Please RSVP to atspector@hotmail.com and you'll get the Zoom link 1-2 days before the discussion.

The Cinema Lounge, a film discussion group, meets the third Monday of every month (unless otherwise noted) at 8:00pm online via Zoom. You do not need to be a member of the Washington DC Film Society to attend. Cinema Lounge is moderated by Adam Spector, author of the DC Film Society's Adam's Rib column.


On Monday, December 15, 2025 at 8:00pm please join the Cinema Lounge, the DC Film Society's monthly film discussion group.

TOPIC: Remembering Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton could do anything, at least that’s how it seemed. She created the Diane Keaton archetype – smart but daffy; capable but insecure; iconoclastic but earthy. Keaton played that character so well on film, TV talk shows and public appearances that it became part of popular culture. “Diane Keaton” could subsume other elements that it’s easy to overlook how much more she did, both onscreen and off.

Keaton’s comic gifts became clear through the early Woody Allen films including Play it Again Sam, Sleeper, and Love and Death. When Allen’s films grew more serious in Annie Hall and Manhattan, so did Keaton without losing any of her comic mastery.

Parallel to her work with Allen, Keaton was essential to the success of the first two Godfather films, even with limited screen time. She later used her fame and popularity to take chances in Looking for Mr. Goodbar and Reds. In the 1980s, she excelled in more dramatic roles in Shoot the Moon, Mrs. Soffel, and Crimes of the Heart before pivoting back to comedies with Baby Boom, and, in the 90s, the Father of the Bride films. In 2003, she reignited the screen with Jack Nicholson in Something's Gotta Give.

Keaton also branched out into directing, both feature films and television. She was a best-selling author, a respected photographer and a fashion icon.

Diane Keaton passed away recently at the age of 79. We'll discuss this Renaissance woman's many talents, her signature performances, and why she will be missed so deeply.


Daniel Vovak, 1972-2011.


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