Ready for a throwback to some Camp Classic 90’s cinema? Big Gay Hudson Valley and Story Screen Beacon are reviving three quintessential 90’s queer favorites for our inaugural Queer Film Series this November. Whether you’re relishing in the nostalgia or seeing them for the first time, rally your squad and spend a chilly November evening indoors with concessions, cocktails and camp classics.
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A huge thank you to these local organizations whose support is making our Camp Classics Queer Film Series possible. Please consider supporting the local businesses that support our LGBTQ+ community.
Order Your Tickets Now
We’ll be showing each film in one of Story Screen’s three cinemas so between 30 – 70 seats will available for each show – they’re going to be intimate and fabulous! Book ahead to guarantee you get a seat: You can order online using the links below or purchase in person at Story Screen’s box office (445 Main Street, Beacon).
For all screenings doors open at 7:30p and the show begins at 8p.
About Story Screen Beacon Theater
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Wonder Bar, nested inside the theater, offers delicious snacks, full plates and cocktails (the latter of which you can bring into the theater with you).
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The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
When drag queen Anthony (Hugo Weaving) agrees to take his act on the road, he invites fellow cross-dresser Adam (Guy Pearce) and transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) to come along. In their colorful bus, named Priscilla, the three performers travel across the Australian desert performing for enthusiastic crowds and homophobic locals. But when the other two performers learn the truth about why Anthony took the job, it threatens their act and their friendship.
R ‧ 1994 ‧ Musical/Comedy ‧ 1h 44m
Bound
Sparks fly when Violet (Jennifer Tilly) sets eyes on Corky (Gina Gershon) in an elevator. Violet is the girlfriend of a violent gangster, Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), while Corky is fresh out of prison and doing renovations on the apartment next door. As the two women launch into a passionate love affair, they assemble an intricate plan for Violet to escape from Caesar, with two million dollars of the mob’s money — but the important part is to make it out alive.
R ‧ 1996 ‧ Crime/Thriller ‧ 1h 48m
The Birdcage
In this remake of the classic French farce “La Cage aux Folles,” engaged couple Val Goldman (Dan Futterman) and Barbara Keeley (Calista Flockhart) shakily introduce their future in-laws. Val’s father, Armand (Robin Williams), a gay Miami drag club owner, pretends to be straight and attempts to hide his relationship with Albert (Nathan Lane), his life partner and the club’s flamboyant star attraction, so as to please Barbara’s father, controversial Republican Sen. Kevin Keeley (Gene Hackman).
R ‧ 1996 ‧ Comedy ‧ 1h 58m
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