There’s no right way to enjoy cinema. Before a screening of his print of 1970’s THE NAUGHTY CHEERLEADER (aka HOW DID A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU GET INTO THIS BUSINESS), Shock & Awe Festival curator Dion Conflict warned the audience that the third reel of the sex comedy was in particularly rough shape. He told the already raucous crowd that the reel had over 100 splices in it, and that he had been offered a higher quality print of the film for $10 more, but refused. A pleased murmur went through the audience. They didn’t come to see pristine versions
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