[Three Dollar Bill announcement]
Three Dollar Bill Cinema's "I Love The Nightlife!" April Film Series continues Thursday, April 17 with Some of my Best Friends Are..., presented at Northwest Film Forum at 7 pm. and followed by a post-screening party at Madison Pub.
In his book, 101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men, author Alonso Duralde writes about the film, "If this unavailable on video gem ever screens anywhere near you, cancel all plans and go, go, go."
Set on Christmas Eve 1971 in a Greenwich Village gay bar, Some of my Best Friends Are... features hilarious performances from "Golden Girls'" Rue McClanahan as a rich 'fag hag,' Warhol superstar Candy Darling, "Buck Rogers'" Gil Gerard and beloved out icon Fannie Flagg.
[trailer on YouTube at the bottom of this post] Screening attendees are invited to attend a post-party at Madison Pub, located at 1315 E. Madison Street. Drink specials will be offered to ticket holders.
Three Dollar Bill Cinema's "I Love the Nightlife!" retrospective film series focuses on the portrayal of the underground gay social scene through vintage queer film. The series concludes Thursday, April 24 with The Detective. In this 1968 film, Frank Sinatra stars as an honest but conflicted cop, tough on crime but struggling with a law enforcement establishment where racism and homophobia are the norm. While investigating the murder of a wealthy and well-connected gay man, the mystery takes a turn with surprising results.
Tickets are $10, $9 for Three Dollar Bill Cinema members, and $32 for a series pass.
The Northwest Film Forum is located at 1515 12th Ave in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Tickets are available online from Brownpaperbag. Three Dollar Bill has more information.