| Men Shorts: Who Do You Think I Am? |  |
Date: Monday, 10/16/2006
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Lincoln Theatre
Tickets: $9 
Type: Collection of short films
Metro Weekly Rating: 
(4 out of 5)
by Sean Bugg
MY
CAT'S BALLS (
) isn't just one the best titles of the year,
it's one of the funniest films you'll see. A French couple has
decided it's time to have their male cat fixed, but the husband is
having difficulty taking such an emasculating step. So, he embarks on
a search for knowledge that includes castrati CDs, gay cruising parks
and sex-change surgery centers. It's so incredibly absurd that it
becomes side-splittingly funny.
Also
from France is A Hard Blow (
), an amusingly forgettable
story of a woman who thinks she's being romanced by her stylish male
neighbor, but is asked for a strange favor, instead.
Much
closer to home is Mistaken Identity (
) from Sarah Kellogg
(former head of the Reel Affirmations festival) and Deb Griffin.
Their first film follows a straight Hoosier couple whose D.C.
vacation turns bad when they get arrested during a drag catfight at
the Pride festival. Sharing a paddy-wagon with a gaggle of gays and
lesbians, everyone learns a little something. Not a bad first effort.
Man
Seeking Man (
) is as bleak as its frozen Finnish landscape,
where a middle-aged man who long ago left his family nervously awaits
a man who responded to his personal ad. He doesn't know that his
long-lost son is on his way for a surprise reunion. There's a lot of
story between the lines, almost all of it sad.
At
the far end of the spectrum is Available Men (
) yet another
in a long line of cinematic solipsisms that prove Hollywood's endless
fascination with itself. Adding a gay twist to the formula doesn't
make it any fresher. Then there's Group of Seven Inches (
),
where the simple fact that a native-American-garbed, horseback-riding
drag queen goes by the name Miss Chief Eagle Testickle pretty much
tells you everything you need to know -- none of it good. -- SB
| More information |
Film Links:
· Reel Affirmations details
Festival Venue:
Lincoln Theatre
1215 U Street, NW; Washington, DC 20009. (202) 328-6000. (map)
Directly across from Green Line Metro / U Street-Cardozo station.
Tickets:
You may buy your tickets or passes in advance: Online at BoxOfficeTickets.com
or by phone at (800) 494-TIXS (494-8497). Or you may visit the Lincoln
Theatre (1215 U Street, NW, WDC); the Landmark's E Street Cinema (555 11th Street, NW);
or Lambda Rising (1625 Connecticut Avenue, NW, WDC).
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For more info visit the official Reel Affirmations website. |
