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

House of Scorpio

presents

Sinema Club: James Avalon's "Les Vampyres" (2000)

Sun Oct 11*, 7pm-11:30pm, 21+ (25+ suggested); open to all**

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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: James Avalon's "Les Vampyres" (2000)

When darkness falls, the mysterious Veronika comes out to play...and prey, in this porn riff on one of the seminal LGBTQ vampire movies, Harry Kumel's "Daughter of Darkness" (1971). Portrayed by adult star Syren, the insatiable Veronika sets her sights on a young couple (Ava Vincent and Joel Lawrence) who visit the same hotel she's staying in. The film is unusually lush and stylish by porn standards...but that will come as no surprise to Sinema Club regulars who have experienced writer & director James Avalon's "Zazel" with us before. The film won many AVN and other adult awards (including Best Film, Director & Actress) and remains among the creator's favorites among his 350+ directorial credits.

Mr Avalon himself will actually join our post-film discussion via Zoom!

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.