Week of Aug 25
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Rarely seen film Who Killed Teddy Bear? comes to the American Cinematheque for a three-night limited engagement next week with a newly-struck print of the Director's cut.
Who Killed Teddy Bear
Sep 02, 7:00 PM @ Los Feliz 3
L.A. Premiere of Newly-Struck 35mm Print of Director’s Cut!
Bi actor Sal Mineo, fallen from stardom in Rebel Without a Cause to tabloid rumors in the 60s, took on the lead role in this exploitation film steeped in tawdry themes of porn addition, incest, and lesbianism.
Tickets from American Cinematheque
This Week
The Doom Generation
Aug 24, 6:40 PM; Aug 25 @ 3:25 PM; Aug 27 @ 5:10 PM @ Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
Gregg Araki followed 1992's angry The Living End with the Teen Apocalypse "trilogy"--three Gen X slacker films that feature angsty and sexually fluid teens, winking French New Wave references, hallucinations of the end times, killer soundtracks, and dreamy lead man James Duval.
Saving Face
Multiple showtimes Aug 25-29 @ Art Theater Long Beach
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Tickets from Art Theater Long Beach
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Aug 25, 7:30 PM @ Academy Museum
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles.
SOLD OUT: Bottoms
Aug 27, 10:00 PM @ Los Feliz 3
PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But the pair find themselves in over their heads and in need of a way out before their plan is exposed.
Tickets from American Cinematheque
Showgirls
Aug 29, 7:30 PM @ Academy Museum
A clumsy depiction of female bisexuality would normally not be enough to make Showgirls count as queer--but the film's cult classic status is sustained in large part by loyal Queer fans. Watch it, then go see documentary "You Don't Nomi" by Jeffrey McHale.
Taxi zum Klo
Aug 29 & 30, 10:15 PM @ Vidiots Eagle Theater
Ripploh's brutally honest portrayal of a gay schoolteacher and the contrasts between his public and private lives was startling for its time (Ripploh has admitted that much of the film was autobiographical).
Pink Flamingos
Aug 30, 8:00 PM @ Gardena Cinema
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as “The Filthiest Person Alive”.
FREE: The Watermelon Woman
Aug 31, 4:00 PM @ Getty Museum
Cheryl, a young black lesbian, works a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical “mammy” roles relegated to black actresses during that period. This was the first feature film directed by an “out” black lesbian.
Next Week
FREE: Twinless
Sep 03, 7:30 PM @ Vidiots Eagle Theater
Writer/director/actor James Sweeney, actors Dylan O’Brien and Aisling Franciosi in person
Roman returns to his hometown for the funeral of his identical twin, Rocky. Rocky was extroverted, intelligent, gay, and adored by many – Roman’s exact opposite. Untethered from his other half, Roman finds support in the form of a twin bereavement group. It’s here that he sparks an instant connection with Dennis, who reminds him of his late brother. A friendship for the ages, the chemistry between Dennis and Roman has an almost too familial quality to it.
Heightened Scrutiny
Multiple showtimes Sep 3-6 @ Vidiots Eagle Theater
From director Sam Feder and the team that brought you DISCLOSURE comes this critically timed snapshot of the state of transgender rights and justice in America. ACLU attorney Chase Strangio takes on not only the Supreme Court but also the court of public opinion, as news coverage shapes the national conversation on this flashpoint topic for our times.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
Sep 05, 9:15 PM @ Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
The Village Voice called it "the gayest horror film ever," with closeted gay actor Mark Patton playing the traditional "scream queen" main character--and shower scenes, fetish clubs, and and all the gay subtext you can want (but that the filmmakers deny to this day).
Giant
Sep 06, 2:30 PM @ Vidiots Eagle Theater
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.
