Week of Jan 12
It's a quiet week this week, and a great time to catch American Cinematheque's retrospective of the great Chantal Akerman -- this week with 1978's The Meetings of Anna. Akerman's work is not always well known -- if you're curious, dive into this Film Comment article about the director and the film and then check it out on the big screen.
Les Rendez-vous d'Anna
Sun, Jan 18, 2:00 pm @ Aero Theater
On a trip across Western Europe to promote her newest release, filmmaker Anna encounters several individuals—familiar and otherwise—and attends to their discontents.
Tickets from American Cinematheque
Portrait d’une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles
Sun, Jan 25, 4:30 pm @ Los Feliz 3
The main character, Michele, spends the hour discussing her views of life with some old and new friends, and tries to understand her own feelings about her place in the world and her sexuality, while a camera follows along at close range.
Tickets from American Cinematheque
Just Added
G.B.F.
Jan 28, 7:30 PM @ LOOK Dine-In Glendale
Director Darren Stein, writer George Northy, and producer Stephen Israel in person
The bitter fight for supremacy between the three most popular girls at North Gateway High takes an unexpected turn when their classmate, Tanner, is outed and becomes the school’s first openly gay student. The trio races to bag the big trend in fashion accessories, the Gay Best Friend, while Tanner must decide whether his skyrocketing popularity is more important than the friendships he is leaving behind.
Next Week
You Won't Be Alone
Thu, Jan 22, 7:30 PM @ Academy Museum
This horror film, about a young shapeshifting witch who experiences life as both woman and man, was the directorial debut of Goran Stolevski, who went on to win the Queer Lion for Housekeeping for Beginners.
David Roussève Retrospective
Thu, Jan 22, 7:30 pm @ Theatre Raymond Kabbaz
Four films directed by out choreographer/director David Roussève will be screened including Bittersweet, Chili Pepper, Two Seconds After Laughter, and Pull Your Head to the Moon.
Tickets from Dance Camera West
Rebels of the Neon God
Fri, Jan 23, 9:30 pm @ Vidiots Eagle Theater
This breakout film from out Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-Liang follows three disaffected teenagers, one of whom is heavily implied to be queer.
Strangers on a Train
Jan 24, 7:00 PM @ Old Town Music Hall
Based on the novel by lesbian Patricia Highsmith, starring bi actor Farley Granger (who came out in his 2007 memoir), this Hitchcock thriller is hardly subtle--with its queer-coded villain serving as a doppleganger for everything our meek protagonist wishes he could be.
Tickets from Old Town Music Hall
Mulholland Drive
Jan 24, 7:30 PM @ Academy Museum
In David Lynch's maniacal, notorious thriller, amnesia-suffering Rita, who barely escapes murder on winding, hilly Mulholland Drive, makes her way down to Hollywood, where she sneaks into the apartment of bright-eyed aspiring actress Betty.
Flesh for Frankenstein 3D
Sat, Jan 24, 8:00 pm @ Aero Theater
Udo Kier Remembered
Paul Morrissey wasn't queer, but he was a frequent collaborator of Andy Warhol's, and his underground films featured trans breakouts like Holly Woodlawn, bisexual leading man Joe Dallesandro, and prolific gay actor Udo Kier. Don't miss this X-rated sexploitation horror tribute.
Tickets from American Cinematheque
Limited Engagements
Peter Hujar's Day
Jan 2 - 16 @ Los Feliz 3
A recently discovered conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz in 1974 reveals a glimpse into New York City’s downtown art scene and the personal struggles and epiphanies that define an artist’s life.
Tickets from American Cinematheque
Peaches Goes Bananas
Jan 16 - 18 @ Vidiots
If you loved Teaches of Peaches, which won the 2024 Documentary Teddy Award, you can see even more of the iconic musician in this new doc.
