The Palace Film Club was formed in the spring of 2005 as a way to offer local cinephiles the opportunity to view and critique films in a social setting. Prior to the viewing, members vote on the month’s feature-length film from a curated list organized around a genre or topic. The structure is modeled on the traditional book club: members then gather at the Palace one Saturday a month to screen and discuss the film. The films are projected onto the big screen from DVD using a high quality projection and sound system. For reasons of copyright, these meetings are members-only and are not open to the general public. However, membership to the film club is open to anyone.Following the film, discussions usually convene–often with our friends at nearby Clatter.