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Opening Night Gala.
Living Room Theaters and The Cleaners At Ace Hotel
At the corners of SW 10th and Stark
A school bus will shuttle party-goers from the Hollywood to the party downtown and back.
No need to drive! No need to park! Join us for our opening night celebration after the screening of The Curiosity of Chance. One big
party at two of the hottest spots in Portland!
The Cleaners At Ace Hotel
Do N Dudes (DJ BJ, DJ Copy, DJ Mit) spin an 80's (and beyond) dance party! Catering by Wild Abandon, refreshments, and New Deal Vodka drinks.
Over 21 only.
Living Room Theaters
Cocktail seating and a live jazz quartet at
Living Room Theaters. Living Room serves from a gourmet menu and has a full bar and speciatly coffee. Over 21 only.
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Writer and Director Russell P. Marleau gives the John Hughes-styled high school comedy a queer twist in this touching coming-of-age tale. It’s the 1980’s and new wave angst and gender-bending fashion are all the rage. The new kid at school Chance Marquis (Tad Hilgenbrinck of American Pie Presents: Band Camp), however is out. And being a gay, somewhat awkward teenager makes him the target of the school bully. To deal with this dilemma, Chance turns to the opposite ends of the high school spectrum for help. On one end is the flamboyant drag queen and at the other, the varsity jock, Levi Sparks (Brett Chukerman of Eating Out 2) on whom Chance has a bit of a crush. Chock full of the comic conventions of the high school genre – the idiot faculty, the good-hearted but delusional parents, the fairy tale reversal of popularity –
The Curiosity of Chance is a frothy bit of nostalgic filmmaking. But like with the best of John Hughes, knowing the genre doesn’t mean its story is less touching. |
Brett Chukerman
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