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Open every Saturday afternoon from 12.00
- 2.00pm at NLGBA, Orton's is the perfect escape from the Saturday
stresses of town centre shopping. Come and relax in this safe haven with
a cuppa and a snack or bring your own sandwich.
A great opportunity to meet up with friends and collect the pink papers.
Following the popularity last year of the Monday Evening film evenings
we have started a new monthly venture as part of Orton's Saturday social.
Every month we will extend Ortons by one hour to screen a special matinee
film. Orton's will open as usual at 12pm and the screenings
will commence at around 1.30pm until approx 3pm.
Next screening Sat 19th July "The Trip" 2002:
Synopsis
Tells the story of Alan, an aspiring conservative journalist, and Tommy,
a free spirited gay rights advocate. They meet as teenagers in 1973, embarking
on a relationship that leads into the 80s. Along the way, their opposing
careers and an ongoing national debate about homosexuality ensures that
their love for one another must endure a series of often comical series
obstacles revolving around both family and current events.
Review on Amazon
There is nothing like accidentally discovering a film and falling in love
with it. "The Trip" is a typical coming of age story of two
young men (one gay - one on the edge) that follows their journey over
two decades. Starting in the early 1970's, every scene is true to the
period and the dialogue is clever and witty without ever being pretentious
or contrived. The acting is excellent and the main characters are all
likable - even when they screw up. Director Miles Swain keeps the story
tight with constant flashes of news clips as footnotes to the development
of the two buddies relationship. The latter half in the 1980's is also
dead-on in its' portrayal of gay life and we see the two main characters
grow with each passing world event. At times hilariously funny and others,
painfully heartbreaking, "The Trip" is a true balance of hilarity
and tragedy that will move anyone.
Saturday June 21st featured “Yossi & Jagger”
2003 :
True story of two Israeli male soldiers who fall in love with each
other at a remote outpost.
10th May and featured "Cowboys & Angels " 2004:
The story of two Irish lads who find themselves mixed up in the club
and drug culture. It follows the life and friendship of the unlikeliest
of roommates: Shane, an introverted office worker and Vincent, a student
studying fashion who's looking for someone to share the weekly bills.
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