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Festivals, Special Guests, Retrospectives and more "one night only" queer cinema screenings.
Giant
Vista Theater Hollywood
The last film James Dean made before his untimely death, this lavish Technicolor epic is packed with queer icons. Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and Sal Mineo co-star in this frontier saga following a generation of cattle ranchers and oilmen in Texas.
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Something Must Break
Black Cat Cinema Series
LOOK Dine-In Glendale
Director Ester Martin Bergsmark
Co-curated by Zackary Drucker
A gritty story taking place in Stockholm, about the passionate love between the self-abusive Sebastian who wants to be a woman, and the easy-going Andreas who is certainly not gay.
The Craft
Culver Theater
What is about 1990s horror overflowing with Queer subtext? The vampire movies get all the attention, but don't sleep on the lesbian undertones of the decade's various teen coven stories--none more enjoyable than the classic The Craft.
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them – be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Arabian Nights
New Beverly Cinema
The final part of Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life series is rich with exotic tales of slaves and kings, potions, betrayals, demons and, most of all, love and lovemaking in all its myriad forms. Mysterious and liberating, this is an exquisitely dreamlike and adult interpretation of the original folk tales.
The Bride of Frankenstein
Vista Theater Hollywood
A camp sequel to gay director James Whale's monster flick Frankenstein, with one of the most enduring and iconic female monsters ever seen on screen -- starring Elsa Lanchester, who was married to closeted actor and Night of the Hunter director Charles Laughton.
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Dr. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil experiment business, but when a mad scientist, Dr. Pretorius, kidnaps his wife, Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature.
Come See Me in the Good Light
Vidiots Eagle Theater
In an intimate and joyful story of love in the face of loss, celebrated poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley find strength—and unexpected hilarity—in what might be their final year together.
I Am Not Your Negro
Vidiots Eagle Theater
Based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript "Remember this House," this Oscar-nominated documentary is narrated by Samuel L Jackson as Baldwin shares his recollections of assassinated civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
Jennifer's Body
Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA
Panned on release, queer film fans have since reclaimed this Diablo Cody-written horror film about a (literally) man-eating undead cheerleader and the... um... complicated relationship she has with her best female friend.
A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
Little Shop of Horrors
40th Anniversary
Los Feliz 3
This musical classic, about a carnivorous plant and its meek owner, was co-written by out lyricist Howard Ashman. Ashman was openly gay during his career in the Disney Renaissance, and died of complications of AIDS while Beauty and the Beast was still in production.
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik’s, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper.
Theatrical runs
Now In Theaters
Prefer your movies with popcorn and trailers? Here some the queer films at LA cinemas right now...
Blue Moon
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.
The Chronology of Water
Growing up in an environment torn apart by violence and alcohol, a young woman struggles to find her path. She manages to escape her family and enters university, where she finds refuge in literature. Gradually, words offer her an unexpected freedom…
Jimpa
Hannah and her non-binary teenager Frances visits her gay grandfather Jimpa at Amsterdam. Frances expresses a desire to stay with their grandfather for a year, challenging Hannah's parenting beliefs and forcing her to confront past issues.
Pillion
A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
