Queer Thursdays: Scandalous!

Queer Thursdays: Scandalous!

APRIL 2007

THREE DOLLAR BILL CINEMA PRESENTS SCANDALOUS!: a series of controversial queer films from the 1950s.

 

Un Chant D'amour

Sponsored by Three Dollar Bill Cinema 

Apr 26, 2007

(Jean Genet, 1950)

THREE DOLLAR BILL CINEMA PRESENTS SCANDALOUS!: a series of controversial queer films from the 1950s.

With Kenneth Anger short films (1947-1965)

Banned for decades, French writer Jean Genet's stunning silent film depicts the graphic gay fantasies inside a men's prison. Following this film are four shorts by Kenneth Anger: FIREWORKS (1947), RABBIT'S MOON (1950), SCORPIO RISING (1964), and KUSTOM KAR KOMANDOS (1965). From leather-clad bikers to sadomasochistic scenes, these newly restored prints from one of America's first openly gay filmmakers leave nothing to the imagination. 

Kenneth Anger's films feature bold gay archetypes and use songs in a way that became the standard for films and music videos to follow. Shorts to be screened include the classic FIREWORKS (1947), and SCORPIO RISING (1964), as well as the world premiere of his latest work, ELLIOTT'S SUICIDE, showcasing music and performances by revered singer-songwriter, Elliott Smith.

Erotic, poignant, and occasionally camp – the range of films presented in the SCANDALOUS series are emblematic of their time, yet remain entertaining and relevant today.

TICKETS $10/General, $9/Three Dollar Bill Cinema members

SERIES PASS [three films] $25 

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Tea & Sympathy

Sponsored by Three Dollar Bill Cinema 

Apr 12, 2007

(Vincente Minnelli, 1956)

A sensitive outsider at an all-boys prep school struggles to fit in among his jock peers and prove his "manhood" with help from the headmaster's wife. 

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Caged

Sponsored by Three Dollar Bill Cinema 

Apr 19, 2007

(1950)

THREE DOLLAR BILL CINEMA PRESENTS SCANDALOUS!: a series of controversial queer films from the 1950s.

An innocent young girl learns how to survive women's prison the hard way under the iron fist of a cruel matron. Agnes Moorehead (BEWITCHED), Eleanor Parker (THE SOUND OF MUSIC) and the ultra-imposing Hope Emerson star in this outrageous Oscar-nominated noir classic. 

TICKETS $10/General, $9/Three Dollar Bill Cinema members
SERIES PASS [three films] $25 

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