Sunday screenings and Orientation Week

Press, 26 February 1987, Page 10

Sunday screenings and Orientation Week

“Before Stonewall,” a documentary about changing American attitudes to homosexuality, will be screened by the Canterbury Film Society this Sunday, at 2 p.m. at the Academy. The film is a compilation of archive footage, Hollywood clips and pre-sent-day interviews which takes a warm, committed

and intelligent view of the representation of gays in America up to 1969, when the police made a historic raid on a gay bar (Stonewall Inn) in New York and triggered a riot which lasted for two days and politicised many homosexuals. Thought provoking, often funny, frequently touching, “Before Stone-

wall," like “Harvey Milk” before it, is a thoughtprovoking statement. Beginning tomorrow, the society will also screen a series of Orientation Week specials at the Ngaio Marsh Theatre, Canterbury University, at 5.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. The programme is: Tomorrow, the original “King Kong, starring Fay Wray. Saturday, "Before Stonewall.” Monday, Werner Herzog’s “Fitzcarraldo,” starring Klaus Kinski. Tuesday, "Kingpin,” New Zealand, 1985. Wednesday, ' “Chulas Fronteras” and "Always for Pleasure,” two studies of music and festival by Les Blank. Thursday, “The End of Agent W4C,” Czechoslovakia, 1967. Friday, "Tintin and the Blue Oranges,” FranceSpain, 1964. Saturday, "The Third Man,” directed by Carol Reed, screenplay by Graham Greene, starring Joseph Cotton, Orsfe Well®* and Trevor Hot ard.