THE CELLULOID CLOSET, VICTOR/VICTORIA in Chicago
Alternative Film Guide Apr 13 09Via David Hudson’s The Daily, who got it via Ed M. Koziarski’s brief piece in The Chicago Reader: Queer Cinema 101 is a five-week film series showcasing gay-themed films picked by gay film critics. The weekly series kicks off Monday, April 13 at Chicago’s GLBT Center on Halsted and continues through Monday, May 11. The five films are: The Celluloid Closet (1995, above, k.d. lang sings "Secret Love"), hosted by Richard Knight Jr., Cinema Writer, Windy City Times, Monday, April 13; round table discussion afterward the screening Velvet Goldmine (1996), hosted by Hank Sartin, Film section Editor and Critic, Time Out Chicago, screens Monday, April 20 The Killing of Sister George (1968), hosted by Charlie Shoquist, Film Critic, Gay Chicago Magazine , screens Monday, April 27 Parting Glances (1986), hosted by Gregg Shapiro, Film Critic, Chicago Free Press, screens Monday, May 4 Victor/Victoria (1982), hosted by Jonathan Lewis, Editor and Film Critic, Gay Chicago Magazine, screens Monday, May 11; screening followed by [. Full story...
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