Party Girl (1995) - FREE SCREENING

Parker Posey has mostly been known for livening up a range of movies in supporting roles, but Party Girl is the rare example of her being given the lead - and running with it. This is basically a fun, colourful mid-90s romcom with an outrageous fashion sense and a cult following. How many movies are there about librarians, after all?

Posey plays Mary, a New York socialite who spends all her time partying until she gets arrested for putting on an illegal rave. The punishment turns out to be community service as a library clerk, which helps her learn a bit more about responsibility and the wider world as she begins a relationship with a Lebanese food vendor.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y-TvmzQ8qA

This is showing at New Cross Learning Centre, which pretty much is a library, as part of the New Cross and Deptford Free Film Festival*. That means you don't have to book a ticket, but you do have to arrive early because these can be hard to get into. Doors open at 6.30pm so let's get there just before that. We can grab a pint around the corner afterwards.

*It's a killer lineup this year too. The full programme, which includes True Stories, When We Were Kings, Shallow Grave, Buena Vista Social Club and Showgirls, is available here.