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PINK HIGHWAYS N orthern E xposure ] Mad Monk Michael Lane presents Pink Highways: I Tales of Queer Madness on the Open Road Acquaint yourself with a world of cinema at the 1995 Seattle International Film Festival ▼ by Christopher Kamera T a Canadian film about “ 10 couples in a rondelet of he 1995 Seattle International Film love, desire and need,” on June 3; Heaven s a Festival, continuing through June 11 Drag, a British comedy-drama about love after at five theaters in the Emerald City, AIDS, on June 4 and 5; and The Incredibly True hosts 173 films from 42 countries. An additional 100 short films, many of Adventures o f Two Girls in Love, billed as an American them shown as collections, are scheduled. The “romantic romp,” on June 6 and 7. Kisses and Scratches, a Hungarian lesbian ro SIFF is “the largest undertaking, offers the largest mance, on June 6 and 9. number of titles, and has the largest attendance” Other titles with gay and lesbian interest in of any film festival in the United States, according clude Party Girl, with Parker Posey, showing on to Daryl Macdonald, festival director and co June 3 and 6; Pharaoh's Army, a Civil War tale, founder. on June 4 and 5; Gregg Araki’s The Doom Gen eration, on June 4 and at midnight on June 9; Headless Body in Topless Bar, a world premiere of an exploitation flick in the style of Reservoir Dogs, on June 9 and 11; and Live Nude Girls, starring Dana Delany, screens on June 9 and 10. Among the 173 feature films, nearly 20 have All Men Are Mortal, June 9 and 11; Joe’s Rotten special interest to gay and lesbian film buffs. At least another 20 feature strong feminist issues, AIDS-related themes, or strong subplots with gay and lesbian charac ters. Even Mel G ibson’s Braveheart, the disappointing opening night event, featured a major gay subplot—and a quick mooning by the Scot tish army. Although the festival is at its midway point, there’s still plenty to see in a short trip or a long weekend stay. Eight world premieres and 28 U.S. premieres are scheduled dur ing the 25-day event. This year’s festival, called “The World Exposed,” salutes the 100th anniversary of movie-making with a series of special archival showings, including a June 3 screening of Aventurera, a campy 1949 Mexican musical in the style of Carmen Miranda movies. The film, once thought lost, features Ninon Sevilla, “the Betty Grable of Mexican films.” A new print of Belle De Jour, Luis Bufiuel’s 1967 classic about a bored house wife who works as a prosti tute by day while her husband is at work, screens June 4. A restored version o f The Searchers, the John Ford/John Wayne classic, shows up June 10 and new 35 mm prints of three Buster Keaton shorts are featured on June 5. The gay and lesbian titles in the series got a terrific start opening weekend with a de lightful German film. Pretty Alexis Arquette poses in Wigstock: The Movie Baby, the comic tale of a su per-straight macho stud who moves in with a World, June 11; and Blush, June 7 and 9, all have quiet gay man. The wacky farce had the opening strong feminist values. night crowd roaring with laughter, but the film’s The June 9 and 10 Filmmaker’s Forum will be solid, respectful treatment of the leading gay of special interest to would-be directors, characters made the touching undertones work scriptwriters, cinematographers and others inter beautifully. Pretty Baby should return on the art ested in the film arena as a career. house circuit later this summer or early fall. The festival ends on June 11 with two screen Wigstock: The Movie, a campy but compassion ings of the U.S. premiere of John Schlesinger’s ate documentary about a New York drag festival, Cold Comfort Farm, a spoof of British rural life was another hit of opening week. It’s scheduled and eccentricities by the Academy Award-win ning director of Midnight Cowboy. for a mid-to-late July release in Portland. Other gay and lesbian titles still to be screened Complete festival information and ticket res include Afrique, Mon Afrique, the first African erv atio n s are available by phone at film to deal with AIDS, on June 5 and 8; Eclipse, (206) 325-6150. mema • t I - . « 0 s f ■* « , . * f I f V 6 pm, Sunday, June 18 in The Purple Room Powell’s City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, Ore. 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