If you’ve missed out on the Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival so far, don’t worry — there are still two days left to redeem yourself. This Thursday, June 3, the fest will screen Edie and Thea: A Very Long Engagement, the story of a lesbian couple from New York who decide to get married in Toronto after 42 years of being together, along with Children of God, a dramatic look at homophobia and the dangers of gay life in the Bahamas, both at the Plaza. Then, on Friday, June 4, the fest moves to the Uptown for its wrap party, with a screening of Violet Tendencies, a romantic comedy about “the oldest living fag-hag” and her search for love, plus a dance party at The Marquee Room.
Then, mid-week, it’s that time again — the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers’ classic film screening. The screening starts at 7 p.m. and, as usual, the society is tight-lipped about the movie, but with the theatre’s couch-based seating and its fine collection of genuine classics, it’s bound to be worth the free admission.
The Plaza isn’t so tight-lipped about the “classic” it’ll be screening on Thursday, June 10. The now-defunct Burning Moon Video is hosting another of its horror schlock-fests, this time with 1983’s The Deadly Spawn. This movie has it all — alien spores, man-eating rubber tubes and production values a notch below your average episode of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. In other words, it’s perfect fodder for B-movie lovers everywhere.


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