THIS WEEK - Don't miss Lizzie Borden at the Hammer for a special screening of Born in Flames, or Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt with directors in attendance at @academymuseum.bsky.social -- plus Hedda, Knives Out, Come See Me in the Good Light & more... www.queer.film/losangeles/n...

Don't miss Assembly at The Black Cat Cinema Series on Monday. Plus, Such Feeling from Poland, HUMP! Festival, a sneak peek of Blue Moon, and more!

Don't miss the Chantal Ackerman retrospective from @amcinematheque.bsky.social -- especially Je Tu Il El screening Tues Nov 4. www.queer.film/losangeles/l...

Outfest returns to programming with the new OutfestNEXT series this week, bringing four days of great Queer films to LA's LGBT Center and LOOK cinemas in Glendale from November 6-9. www.queer.film/losangeles/n...

Don't Miss! Heather McAdams in person, with iconic Queer short film "Meet…Bradley Harrison Picklesimer" from 1988 @academymuseum.bsky.social Thu Jul 17, 7:30 pm at Academy Museum www.queer.film/losangeles/s...

Just Added: He Never Dies, the films of Kalil Haddad at @lafilmforum.bsky.social - July 27 www.queer.film/losangeles/s...

Pee Wee as Himself secures double win at Dorian TV Awards for Best TV Documentary and Best LGBTQ TV Documentary. The HBO series offers an intimate look at Paul Reubens' life and career.

Juan Pablo Di Pace stars in and co-directs a sweet, Luca Guadagnino-esque tale of memory yearning.

Watch the trailer for Frank Ripploh's 'Taxi zum Klo,' a gay cult classic returning in 4K.

The Greg Proops Film Club* PARIS IS BURNING July 30 7pm Los Feliz 3 Vogue! Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza Celebrating the joy of movement and the draw of community. *curated by Jennifer @amcinematheque.bsky.social www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Surrealist, special effects pioneer, and proud bisexual Jean Cocteau, you mean.

'Queer Lens' is the provocative photography show only the Getty would be brave enough to stage

Limited engagement starts Wed! 👑✨💛 THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS (2024) + pre-recorded Q&A with dir. Fawzia Mirza & producer Andria Wilson Mirza on 6/25 at LF3. The film focuses on Azra, a queer South Asian grad student at odds with her conservative mother. www.americancinematheque.com/series/fawzi...

Alexis Langlois’ QUEENS OF DRAMA (2024) limited engagement begins this Friday! 👑🎤💖 In 2005, Mimi Madamour, the young pop idol, lives a curse and fiery romance with queer punk icon Billie Kohler. 7/20 + 7/22 at LF3: www.americancinematheque.com/series/alexi...

Just added: New Restoration of 1965 Canadian film "Winter Kept Us Warm," one of the first Queer films to play Cannes and the international film festival circuit. Jun 29, 4pm @amcinematheque.bsky.social

Inside Allee Willis' fabulously kitsch party house that inspired a pop-up book

Week of June 2: Come see us at Pride! We'll be at WeHo Pride today and tomorrow and LA Pride next weekend, giving out these fabulous stickers and raffling off gifts from our partners at @academymuseum.bsky.social, @vidiots.bsky.social, @prslosangeles.bsky.social!

New series! 🌈📽️💖 ‘Taking Pride’ with authors Alonso Duralde & Caden Mark Gardner will be highlighting 3 films explored in Duralde’s “Hollywood Pride…” & Gardner’s “Corpses, Fools and Monsters…” Join us at LF3 6/14 - 6/28 for screenings + book signings: www.americancinematheque.com/series/takin...

This week: Great Queer film at @laliff.bsky.social; new Taking Pride series at @amcinematheque.bsky.social from @cadenmgardner.bsky.social and @aduralde.bsky.social; Black Cat Cinema Series kicks off with I Am Divine with Jeffrey Schwarz Q&A, and many more queer films!

Week of May 19: Free screening of Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls In Love; Mantra @whammyanalog.bsky.social Just added: Opponent @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social Next Week: Queer picks at @laliff.bsky.social This Summer: Queer exhibitions at @gettymuseum.bsky.social And more!

This Week: Dzi Croquettes at @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social; queer picks from @laliff.bsky.social, summer film programs at @academymuseum.bsky.social, and more!

Lavender Men at LOOK, LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, Parting Glances @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, M Butterfly, and more!

This week: TCM Classic Film festival with some great Queer Golden Age picks, Bound with Lilly Wachowski @vidiots.bsky.social, Sebastian Silva and Anthony Perkins @amcinematheque.bsky.social, Visconti at @newbeverly.bsky.social, and more!

This week: two chances to see High Art with Lisa Cholodenko, at @vidiots.bsky.social and The Egyptian, It's Pat with Julia Sweeney, and Call Me By Your Name. Plus, the TCM Classic Film Festival returns April 24-27 with plenty of Queer gems from Old Hollywood!

FRIDAY: Wild Goat Surf April 4, 7:30 pm @ LOOK Cinemas Glendale Q&A with director Caitlyn Sponheimer, editor Sarah Trudelle, and costume designer Kayleigh Choiniere. A queer pre-teen in British Columbia dreams of life as a pro surfer, even though she's never seen the ocean.

This week: A Nice Indian Boy opens, Pet Shop Days and Play It As It Lays @amcinematheque.bsky.social, The Fits @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, Capote @academymuseum.bsky.social, My Beautiful Laundrette at The Egyptian, Safe @vidiots.bsky.social AND EVEN MORE!

For the 20th anniversary of spy picture D.E.B.S., Drew Gregory looks at how the film’s subversive take on rom-com and espionage thriller tropes were misunderstood upon release yet endure for the queer community today. boxd.it/2tC

There are still surprises to be had at the movies and this is one of them. Don’t pass on seeing MISERICORDIA. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Week of March 24: Bound with Jennifer Tilly, 45 Years of EZTV from @schlockvalue.bsky.social, Yentl at @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, and more!

🎞️ Sunday, Mar. 30, 7 p.m. “Yentl” (1983) — 35mm! Directed, co-written, co-produced by and starring @barbrastreisand.bsky.social, this musical tells the story of a rabbi’s daughter who yearns to complete religious studies like the men her age. With Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving. Free! ucla.in/4kHoHPw

Just added: Pet Shop Days with director Olmo Schnabel April 1, 7pm @amcinematheque.bsky.social Martin Scorsese executive produces this Queer Palm contender, a romance turned crime thriller, about a wealthy Mexican expat dragged into New York underworld by a new flame.

Don't Miss: Filmmaker Lily Lady in person @vidiots.bsky.social Fri March 7, 7:30pm & 9:55pm Sam–a non-binary mid 20s sex worker–navigates romantic, sociality and an impending pregnancy-related decision over the course of a weekend in New York City.

So many great LGBTQ history accounts on Bluesky! Highly recommend @transmediaportl.bsky.social, @transgenderarchive.bsky.social, @makinggayhistory.bsky.social, @lgbtqhistory.bsky.social, @lgbtqhistorya.bsky.social & @leatherarchives.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/Ek5HJs9

Just added: free sneak preview of A Nice Indian Boy Mar 30, 4pm at USC Director Roshan Sethi and star Karan Soni in person When Naveen brings his white fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.

Coming up the week of March 3: A Century of Romance series at The Egyptian, Disclosure series continues @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, Dog Day Afternoon @newbeverly.bsky.social, Beginners and Midnight Cowboy @amcinematheque.bsky.social, festival screenings and MORE!

Just added: The Egyptian's "A Century of Romance" series contains Queer films and films from Queer directors, highlighted here. Check out the full program for even more classic film romances and Queer icons like Cher and Bette Davis. Running Mar 3 - April 9, curated by @mikedockertee.bsky.social

Just added: Bound with star Jennifer Tilly in person, part of @amcinematheque.bsky.social 's Noir City series. March 30, 4pm

Queer Films coming up next week: Disclosure kicks off the trans cinema series at @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, kicking off a month of free screenings. Plus: Female Perversions restoration premiere with director Susan Streitfeld in person @amcinematheque.bsky.social !

Just added: Mishima Feb 22, 7pm @amcinematheque.bsky.social Yukio Mishima's estate didn't let Paul Schrader do more than hint at the homosexuality of the controversial Japanese writer turned right-winger, but Mishima's writings were deeply interwoven with gay themes and characters.

Coming Up this week in Queer Film in LA: Slamdance begins, Michelle Parkerson celebrated at Hammer Museum, two by Alfred Hitchcock, two by John Waters, Tongues Untied, and Gay Girls Riding Club restorations!

Just added: Beginners @amcinematheque.bsky.social March 8, 4pm @ Los Feliz 3 Christopher Plummer won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his warm portrayal of a man who comes out at age 75, shocking his son with his simultaneous announcements that he has cancer and a young lover.

COMING UP: Week of February 10th. We got some Queer Valentine picks for you and your sweetie; plus, mark your calendars for Michelle Parkerson and the return of the Legacy Project Screening series at @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social next week.

Slamdance Film Festival moves to Los Angeles, and we've got a rundown of all the Queer films playing at the first LA edition of the festival, Feb 20-26.

Don’t miss this chance to see a Queer film legend in person and FOR FREE.

John Waters' CRY-BABY (1990) screens in 35mm this Friday, February 7th, at 2:00pm. Tickets: buff.ly/4jwHH2u

Second night added! The Feb 15 screening of CASTRATION MOVIE PT 1 at @whammyanalog.bsky.social is sold out, so they added a second screening on the 16th, also with director @weard.moe in person: www.whammyanalog.com/events/castr...

Week of February 3: Gregg Araki & James Duval, David Lynch, John Waters, Jess Franco, and more. Plus: Tilda Swinton month at Brainded, Slamdance comes to town, and more!

Week of February 3: Gregg Araki & James Duval, David Lynch, John Waters, Jess Franco, and more. Plus: Tilda Swinton month at Brainded, Slamdance comes to town, and more!

And you can see new restorations of two of Bressan’s adult films next week at @whammyanalog.bsky.social !

The Doom Generation. Q&A with Gregg Araki and James Duval, moderated by @kjrelthmiller.bsky.social Part of Araki's Teen Apocalypse trilogy--3 films with angsty sexually fluid teens, winking French New Wave references, end times hallucinations, killer soundtracks, and dreamy lead man James Duval.