Reel Affirmations 20: Update, Day 3
Metro Weekly’s cadre of critics awarded a whopping six Critic’s Picks on this busy day of film showings for the Reel Affirmations gay and lesbian film festival. We Were Here, An Ordinary Family, I Am, Romeos, Kink Crusaders and Bashment all received the honor. The day’s showings also include The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley, Gone, Three Veils, Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, The Green, Hollywood to Dollywood, Gigola, August and One Night Stand.
And don’t forget — tomorrow is the annual Women’s and Filmmakers’ Brunch, long a popular tradition of the festival’s. Brunch is followed by Hannah and the Hasbian. Tickets for the brunch and film are $40.
You can purchase tickets to all these movies at reelaffirmations.org. We also include purchase links following each of our reviews at metroweekly.com — just click the Buy Tickets link in the upper info portion of each screen.
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Reel Affirmations 20: Update, Day 2
Reel Affirmations 20 is in full swing and tonight’s collection of films is particularly strong. It starts at 5 p.m. at the Globe Theatre with Au Pair, Kansas, which got a Metro Weekly Critic’s Pick and a rating of four triangles (out of five). Four More Years, at the Atlas Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m., was also awarded four triangles, as was The Night Watch, playing at 7:15 p.m. at the Globe. Going Down in La La Land is at the Atlas at 9 p.m. and Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together plays at 9:15 p.m. at the Globe. Read our reviews in this week’s issue or online at metroweekly.com.
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