BOUND (1996) - our 22nd FILM NOIR FESTIVAL!

Jul 25 & 26
Sat and Sun 6:00pm only!
Dir. Lana and Lilly Wachowski - 1996 - 108m
DOUBLE FEATURED (2 movies for the price of one - see one or both for the same price!) WITH THE 2005 RIAN JOHNSON/JOSEPH GORDON-LEAVITT HIGH SCHOOL DETECTIVE THRILLER BRICK!
Before they blew the world’s mind with The Matrix, Lana and Lilly Wachowski delivered a jolt of pure pulp pleasure with their hyperstylish debut, which puts a deliciously sapphic spin on a crackerjack caper premise. When butch plumber Corky (Gina Gershon) catches the eye of alluring femme (fatale) Violet (Jennifer Tilly), little does she know she’s about to be drawn into both a torrid affair and a high-stakes heist that will pit the pair against the mob. With crackling dialogue, luscious neonoir cinematography, and live-wire performances by Gershon, Tilly, and Joe Pantoliano, Bound is a genre-reimagining joyride that keeps both the tension and the erotic heat rising through each crazily careening twist.
"BOUND isn't just the Wachowskis best film. It's also possibly the best thriller of the 90s." - Sharai Bohannon, A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast
"One of the most assured first films you’ll ever see, Bound rearranges and pressurizes ‘50s noir tropes into a sexy, cathartic queer thriller." - Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Willamette Week
"Brilliant as a skilled visual showcase worthy of Hitchcock or Brian De Palma, the film operates on several levels, from the emotional to the visceral." - Brian Eggert, Deep Focus Review