Limited runs and special events:
@ Big Wig, 1551 W Division, (773) 235-9100: Pleasure Play Party hosted by local independent queer filmmaker Edith Edit. The event benefits Edit’s ‘sci-fi, musical, queer sex romp’ Dominatrix Waitrix, which is set to premiere on Valentine’s Day 2004. In addition to appearances by Edith Edit and the cast and crew of the video, entertainment will be provided by Mistress Minax, Angelina, The Sissy Butch Brothers, DJ Mini Mart and many others. – July 27
@ Butler Field/Grant Park, Lake Shore Drive and Monroe: Chicago Outdoor Film Festival – On The Town – July 29; In The Heat of The Night – Aug. 5; Only Angels Have Wings – Aug.12; Pillow Talk – Aug. 19; Rear Window – Aug. 26
@ Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State, (312) 846-2600: Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom (Salo O Le 120 Giornate Di Sodoma) July 25-31
@ Music Box Theater, 3733 N Southport, (773) 871-6604: Auntie Mame – Aug. 30 & 31 (late show)
@ Navy Pier IMAX Theatre, (312) 595-5MAX (5629): The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience
@ Sidetrack, 3349 N Halsted, (773) 477-9189: Benefit screening of Speak Productions’ short film Fairies. Written and directed by Thomas Gustafson and starring About Face Theatre artistic associate James McKay as Timothy, Fairies transforms the negative, homophobic name-calling at an all-boys school into a gay-friendly interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The big musical production number alone is worth the price (a $5 cover) of admission. – July 28
@ Trinity United Church of Christ, 400 W.95th Street, Chicago, (773) 962-5650: Screening of the documentary Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin July 29