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Slash and burns
Comedy show puts queer eye on ‘straight’ fi lms
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this musical performance,
the ensemble will celebrate
the release of their new
album: Fourth Dimension.
8 pm. $15. Jalopy
Theatre, 315 Columbia St.
between Hamilton Avenue
and Woodhull Street. (718)
395–3214. jalopy.biz.
SLEEPING CAR PORTERS: A
pitch-black comedy that
explores western masculine
myth through a phantasmagoria
of power, violence,
and mystery, directed by
Ryan William Downey. 8 pm.
$20. The Brick, 575 Metropolitan
Ave. between Union
Avenue and Lorimer Street.
(718) 907–6189. bricktheater.
com.
MUSIC, FORWARD FESTIVAL
- DAY ONE: Two nights of
musical performances. 8
pm. $20. Union Pool, 484
Union Ave. at Meeker Avenue.
(718) 609–0484. unionpool.
com.
FRI, DEC. 6
NIGHTLIFE, NUTCRACKER
ROUGE: 8 pm. See Nov. 29.
SLEEPING CAR PORTERS: 8
pm. See Dec. 5.
DANCE, 2019 SPACE GRANT
SHOWCASE: Brooklyn Art
Exchange shows off the
three recipients of its annual
dance, theater, and
performance grant. 8 pm.
$10-20. BAX – Brooklyn
Arts Exchange, 421 Fifth
Ave. at Eighth Street. (718)
832–0018. bax.org.
MUSIC, FORWARD FESTIVAL
- DAY TWO: Two nights of
musical performances. 9:15
pm. $20. ShapeShifter Lab,
18 Whitwell Pl. between
First and Carroll streets.
(646) 820–9452. shapeshifterlab.
com.
SAT, DEC. 7
MARKET, HOLIDAY BOOK
FAIR: Book dealers from
around Brooklyn will be on
hand selling one-of-a-kind
books, ephemera, and other
items. 11 am. Free. The Old
Stone House, 336 Third St.
between Fourth and Fifth
avenues. (718) 768–3195.
Another look: Comedian Veronica Garza will have some fun with
hetero normative cinema with “Queer Film Theory 101” at the Alamo
Drafthouse’s House of Wax bar.
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HOLIDAY, SSHS VENDOR
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School Vendors Fair holiday
market. noon. St. Saviour
High School, 588 Sixth St.
between Eighth Avenue
and Prospect Park West,
Park Slope. (718) 768–4406.
stsaviour.org.
FAMILY, SINTERKLAAS, ST.
NICHOLAS DAY: Come
meet Sinterklaas at the
Wyckoff House Museum!
Featuring colonial ballads,
stories, crafts, and
the horseback arrival of St.
Nicholas at 2:30 pm, and a
tree lighting at 4 pm. 1 pm.
$7 ($4 kids). Wyckoff House
Museum, 5816 Clarendon
Road at Ditmas Avenue,
East Flatbush. (718) 629–
5400. wyckoffmuseum.org.
SLEEPING CAR PORTERS: 2
pm. See Dec. 5.
HOLIDAY, LOTT HOUSE
300TH ANNIVERSARY
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION:
A tree lighting, kid-friendly
games and crafts, a visit
from SinterKlaas himself,
and caroling. 2 pm. Free.
Hendrick I. Lott House, 1940
E. 36th St. between Fillmore
and Avenue S. lotthouse.
org.
FAMILY, THE LOTT HOUSE
300TH ANNIVERSARY
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION:
Kick off the holiday season
at one of Brooklyn’s oldest
known houses with a tree
lighting, kid-friendly games
and crafts, a visit from SinterKlaas
himself , and much
more! 2 pm. Free. Hendrick
I. Lott House, 1940 East
36th Street. lotthouse.org.
NIGHTLIFE, NUTCRACKER
ROUGE: 8 pm. See Nov. 29.
SLEEPING CAR PORTERS: 8
pm. See Dec. 5.
DANCE, 2019 SPACE GRANT
SHOWCASE: 8 pm. See
Dec. 6.
MUSIC, PARTY LIKE IT’S
1999: All I want for Christmas
is Mariah Edition:
Celebration of the 25th anniversary
of Mariah Carey’s
holiday hit. 10 pm. 10.00.
The Bell House, 149 7th
Street. (718) 643–6510. thebellhouseny.
com.
By Molly O’Brien
for Brooklyn Paper
They are queering things up!
The comedy show “Queer Film
Theory 101” makes a movie argument
on the first Wednesday of every month
at the House of Wax Bar in Downtown,
the saloon serves as a waiting area for the
Alamo Drafthouse movie theater.
The show originated at the Drafthouse
in Austin, Texas, and when the movie
theater chain expanded to Brooklyn, the
comedy night came with it. Founder Michael
Foluk passed hosting duties on to
Brooklyn comedian Veronica Garza, and
we chatted with her about turning a queer
eye on movies from her childhood.
What is the show about?
Veronica Garza: We take movies
from our childhood, or even TV shows
that had a hetero-norm storyline — which
is basically every movie I know, the way
that we were brought up — and we talk
about the queerness in it. Maybe you
had a crush on a particular character,
or maybe the show was always seen as
straight and now you think ‘Why would
I relate to this so much?’
I love queer things. Growing up, I
watched “Beverly Hills 90210,” and I
was really into Jenny Garth. And I really
didn’t understand why I liked to look at
her so much when I was 7. Queer Film
Theory 101 just helps you associate with
a movie or show in this way and can help
you form your queer identity.
What is the format of the show?
VG: I’ll book three comics or three
queer performers. I like to go first, just
so people get an idea of what they’re
getting into. Recently I gave an example
of why “Rocky” is queer. It’s one
of my favorite movies. I try to do that
quickly.
Why is “Rocky” queer?
VG: Oh my goodness. I think Adrian is
a lesbian. She runs a pet store. She never
dated a guy. She had this beanie.
I also touched on the idea of Rocky
and Creed flirting. Because they’re in
the ring. What do they do these men do
before they hit each other? They’re dancing!
That’s the gayest thing ever.
So, spoiler alert: Creed dies in the
second movie. Rocky and Creed had
such a close relationship, and there’s
this ’80s montage of Rocky and Creed
running on the beach, doing push-ups,
getting really sweaty, and encouraging
each other. There’s water in the background.
They do a high-five, kind of
like a fist bump, and they get very close.
Um, yeah, it’s gay.
Last month’s show featured a
slide presentation by comedian
Dan Frank regarding how “The Matrix”
is about taking a pill and realizing
your trans identity.
VG: Right, I liked this idea. Especially
since it’s so close to life, with
the Wachowski sisters who created that.
It’s interesting. I feel like if they didn’t
come out as trans, we wouldn’t have fully
identified the movie with that, but that
was the best part — it was something I
didn’t see in the movie originally, but
Dan found it.
What have your favorite presentations
been?
VG: Carolyn Bergier, comedian and
host of the “Dyking Out” podcast, last
year did a really good question about
“My Girl” being queer. Sarah Kennedy,
my former co-host, did an elaborate presentation
once about the film “House
Bunny.” Xorje Olivares, host of Sirius
XM’s “Affirmative Reaction,” did a presentation
on “Mrs. Doubtfire.” Olivares
is not a queer comedian — he is a
queer personality, I would say. His didn’t
need to be funny, because he was talking
about real s---.
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Downtown, (718) 513–2547, thehouseofwax.
com. Dec. 4 at 8 pm. Free.
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