Sinema Club sex-pos & LGBTQ+ film night: John Waters' "A Dirty Shame" (2004)

House of Scorpio

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Sinema Club: Peter Greenaway's "The Pillow Book" (1996)

Sun Sep 13*, 7pm-12am, 21+ (25+ suggested); open to all**

Members: $0-10 / non-members: $10 + $2 fee (membership starts at $5)

Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)

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The body's largest sex organ is the brain. Sinema Club stimulates yours with films that are explicitly erotic, homo-romantic, or gender-exploring -- and always thought-provoking. A rousing discussion follows; drinking is encouraged throughout, and mingling happens before, in breaks and after. Plus: free popcorn from our vintage cart. You can also order in from the many restaurants around, and make it dinner and a movie.

This month's feature: Peter Greenaway's "The Pillow Book" (1996)

One of the most beautiful movies about a fetish ever made, THE PILLOW BOOK (1996) centers on the act of painting calligraphy across the human body. It’s the obsession of main character Nagiko (Vivian Wu), who offers herself as a canvas to various artists and lovers, culminating in her meeting Jerome (Ewan McGregor), who proves her match in many ways. Director Peter Greenaway clothes the many gorgeous nude bodies in layers of gorgeous cinematography, evoking high praise for the visuals from the critics at the time. "Dense, gorgeous and inexorable" - Boston Globe; "richly sensual stylistic exercise filled with audaciously beautiful imagery, captivating symmetries and brilliantly facile tricks" - The New York Times.

Bonus! "The Pillow Book" marked one of McGregor’s earliest full nude screen appearances -- but wouldn’t be his last. To honor his dedication, we’ll play a game of trivia before the screening: we'll show clips of his most...memorable moments, and you guess which films they are from. Full bragging rights (and a drink!) go to whoever guesses the most correctly!

Sinema Club is curated and hosted by Phil Guie-Ng (@thatphilguymovies): an inquisitive, ardent longtime film critic who is dying to tell you about movies you haven't heard of yet. As a reviewer at the website Film-Forward, his self-appointed mission was covering documentaries and features about subjects who challenged conventional attitudes about gender, masculinity, and more. When Phil isn't writing about movies, you can find him in Brooklyn taking part in protests on behalf of basic human rights.

*Sinema Club happens on every second Sunday of the month

**HoS rules: HoS membership, dress code, PAL, prior approval not required; Code of Conduct always applies; no photos except in the designated front area.