Magdalen College Film Programme,

January-March 2010

Monday, 15 February

19:30Chungking Express (Wong Kar-Wai, 1994)

21:25Tie me up! Tie me down! (Pedro Almodovar, 1990)

Sunday, 21 February

19:30Pleasantville (Gary Ross, 1998)

Monday, 22 February

19:30Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)

21:20The Red Shoes (Powell & Pressburger, 1948)

Tuesday, 23 February

»00:20The Red Shoes (Powell & Pressburger, 1948)

Sunday, 28 February

19:30 La Haine (Kassovitz, 1995)

Monday, 1 March

19:00 The Ice Storm (Ang Lee, 1997)

21:00 Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)

Sunday, 7 March

19:30 Yojimbo (Akira Kurosawa, 1961)

Monday, 8 March

19:00 I Vitelloni (Federico Fellini, 1953)

20:50 Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)

Tuesday, 9 March

19:30 American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000)

21:20 The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer, 1995)

(further details are available on http://www.magda

lenfilmsociety.com).

80^th ANNIVERSARY JUDO MATCH RETURNS TO THE TOWN HALL

 On Saturday 27 February, the Oxford and Cambridge Judo clubs will be celebrating the 80^th anniversary of their very first encounter. This is the first time since 1970 that this annual event will be held at its original Oxford venue in the Town Hall rather than in the Universities’ own sports facilities.  Its return also coincides with the event being, after 40 years, re-opened to the public.

The clubs are two of the oldest existing Judo clubs in Europe and the annual match between the two Universities is thought to be the oldest regular Judo competition in the world, outside Japan.

Chairman of Oxford Judo, Dr Tony Buley (President of OUJC in 1962) said “I am delighted that the match has returned to its old Oxford venue, where I have vivid memories of doing battle all those years ago.  

“There are many changes from those days when there was only one team match and hardly a black belt to be seen in either side.”

“Standards have improved enormously due not least to excellent coaching and the unique relationship we have created between the University and City Clubs. They train together as one club and last weekend we had four “Oxford Judo” teams competing in Paris, not for the first time returning with medals.”

The first match will be between experienced teams representing Oxford City Judo Club and their opposite numbers from Cambridge City – an event inaugurated on the 75^th anniversary.

The mixed Oxford team will be captained, for the second year running, by 16-year-old Jordan Doherty, daughter of Oxford Judo’s two senior coaches and a national junior medallist. 

This will be followed by a match between the university mens’ second teams.  Then Karen Kruska (Linacre College) will be hoping to lead her 5-woman blues team to their 9th straight victory in a row over their Cambridge rivals.

Finally the match between the 8-man blues teams when Oxford will be hoping to avenge last year’s narrow defeat after a 4-all draw. (Cambridge won a fight-off between one randomly selected team member from each side - the nearest thing in Judo to a penalty shoot-out). 

As on the first meeting in 1930, the men’s blues teams will be competing for the Matsudaira Cup which was presented in 1930 for annual competition between two teams of eight men by the then Japanese Ambassador – Viscount Matsudaira.

With four well-matched pairs of teams competing , including a number of participants with national and international medals to their credit, the scene is set for an interesting and exciting afternoon of competitive Judo. 

Saturday 27 February from 1.00pm until 4.00 pm.

Tickets (£3.00 for adults; £2 for students and children) from Elmer Cotton or, for postal delivery, contact judo@herald.ox.ac.uk. Remaining tickets available at the door.

 For more information contact   Andrew Stewart  (07812 914131): email:  stewart@maths.ox.ac.uk