Sinema Club w/special guest James Avalon: Andrew Blake's "House of Dreams" (1991)

House of Scorpio

presents

Sinema Club Es-sin-tial Filmmakers: Andrew Blake's "House of Dreams" (1991)

with special guest James Avalon

Sun 4.12, 7-11:30pm, 21+ (25+ suggested)

For existing & prospective HoS members*; members: $0-10 / non-members: $10 + $2 fee

Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)

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The body's largest sex organ is the brain. Sinema Club stimulates yours with films that are explicitly erotic, homo-romantic, or gender-exploring -- and always thought-provoking. A rousing discussion follows; drinking is encouraged throughout, and mingling happens before, in breaks and after. Plus: free popcorn from our vintage cart. You can also order in from the many restaurants around, and make it dinner and a movie.

This month's feature: Andrew Blake's adult classic "House of Dreams" (1991)

An 80-min erotic fever dream, House of Dreams has no dialogue -- but plenty of gorgeous sets, dreamy fashion-style photography, music video-style editing, and a variety of sexual encounters. A unnamed woman (Zara Whites) finds herself exploring a house where every room conjures up visions of sex: straight, gay, solo, kink. House of Dreams took home 7 AVN Awards (including Best Film), making it director Andrew Blake's most honored movie to date. Andrew Blake is one of our Es-Sin-tial Filmmakers: sex columnist Violet Blue has called his films "a whole different genre of explicit erotic filmmaking," "luxuriously designed from nip tip to toe," and "stylish as hell." Released in 1991, this is the film that can be considered the trend-setter in the brief blip of gorgeously avant grade 90s adult cinema.

Special guest: adult film director and editor James Avalon, whose "Zazel" blew your minds when we watched it a few months back. Avalon is a giant of 90s-2000s adult film era, with more than 350 credits to his name. He was heavily influenced by Blake's visual style, and we will also screen a few scenes from "Dream Love" (2001), his homage to the director.

Sinema Club is curated and hosted by Phil Guie-Ng (@thatphilguymovies): an inquisitive, ardent longtime film critic who is dying to tell you about movies you haven't heard of yet. As a reviewer at the website Film-Forward, his self-appointed mission was covering documentaries and features about subjects who challenged conventional attitudes about gender, masculinity, and more. When Phil isn't writing about movies, you can find him in Brooklyn taking part in protests on behalf of basic human rights.

*HoS rules: HoS membership, dress code, PAL, prior approval not required; Code of Conduct always applies; no photos except in the designated front area.

Respiratory safety: HoS requires proof of COVID vaccination on file; masks encouraged; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air