As the world continues to mourn the passing of Prince (like with DJ Kevin Cole's incredible memorial show, streaming here), our friends at the Northwest Film Forum present their own tribute this Thursday, May 19th with a screening of the 1986 comedic caper Under the Cherry Moon.
The film marked Prince's directorial debut, starring himself (natch) as swindling gigolo Christopher Tracy. Jerome Benton of The Time co-stars as his brother and wily partner-in-crime, Tricky. Together, they try to swindle a trust fund heiress played by pre-English Patient Kristin Scott Thomas, until Tracy falls for her charms over her checkbook.
To make things ever more special, Thursday's screening is part of NWFF's Puget Soundtrack series, where local musicians are invited to create a live score for as the film rolls. Performing on Thursday night will be Chris Brokaw (formerly of Come, Codeine, The New Year, and too many other projects to list), Laura Moreau, Holly Ricciardo, and John DeShazo. DJ Retina Burn will spin classic Prince tunes.
Come continue to honor the memory of this multi-talented artist. Tickets are still available online here, but (most likely) won't last long. And get ready for Brokaw's score by watching his 2012 performance on KEXP's Audioasis below:
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