MAIN EVENT FILM
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 (6:00PM)
GAY CULT CLASSIC "SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER" SCREENS AT OP
"Is that what love is? Using people? And maybe that's what hate is - not being able to use people".
Who but Tennessee Williams could write those lines? Who but Gore Vidal could adapt them as a screenplay? And who but Monty Clift, Liz Taylor, and Kate Hepburn could star?
If you've never seen the cult camp classic that is "Suddenly Last Summer", you're in for a thrill. And the curtain-raiser's as hot as the movie; author and film writer Brandon Judell will host legendary author Patricia Bosworth in a pre-screening inside look at the making of "Suddenly Last Summer", from on-set drama to real-life conflicts with censors.
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BOOK REVIEW
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 (7:00PM)
DISHONORABLE PASSIONS
MEET THE LAWYER WHO HELPED GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF OUR BEDROOMS
It wasn't that long ago that the Supreme Court overturned Texas sodomy laws. And Texas wasn't the only state where the government tried entering the bedroom.
Now, with LGBT issues sure to play a part in this year's election, you won't want to miss this special OP evening with law professor and gay-rights authority William Eskridge, author of DISHONORABLE PASSIONS: Sodomy Laws in America, 1861-2003 (Viking, May 2008).
The first history of sodomy regulation in the United States, DISHONORABLE PASSIONS reveals how the modern regulatory state was built, in part, on the backs of sexual and gender minorities.
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OP LYNX Event
Sunday, May 11, 2008 (1:00PM)
Quarterly OP LYNX & NewFest Filmmaker Brunch Series
Lesbian Webisodes: New Wave Storytelling
Meets Multi-Platform Marketing
SOLD OUT! Waiting List Only.
NEWS UPDATE! ANGELA ROBINSON regrets she's unable to make it in person as planned, but will be joining us for the Q&A via iChat.
We will feature webisodes from award-winning filmmakers Angela Robinson (The L Word, D.E.B.S., Girl Trash), Debra Wilson (First Take) and writer/comedian Rebecca Drysdale (The Time Traveling Lesbian). Plus, the winners of the Q-Me Con 2008 Women's Summit & AfterEllen.com Webisode Contest.
AfterEllen's Sarah Warn, along with Filmmaker Rebecca Drysdale will join us for a Q&A, which will be moderated by NewFest Administrative Director, Kerry Weldon. Angela Robinson and Debra Wilson will join the Q&A.
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