Week of Jan 13
As the fires in the county continue to burn, and countless Angelenos are affected by this historic disaster, we hope above all for the safety and well-being of our neighbors. We share this week's Queer Film schedule to support our beloved cinemas and museums, and for those here who feel the need to gather in community at the movies.
In immediate impact, Vidiots and The Egyptian have canceled all screenings for this weekend, January 11 & 12. Los Feliz 3 has canceled all guest appearances this weekend but is showing films as scheduled. The UCLA Film and TV Archive is rescheduling all film events for Jan 17-19.
Other venues may alter schedules over the coming days, so please check websites and social media before leaving.
Stay safe and take care of each other, Los Angeles. We hope to see you at the movies soon.
This Week
Chinatown Punk Wars
Jan 15, 7:00 PM @ Philosophical Research Society
Director Steve Kochones in person
Gregorio Davila's Queer Diaspora series continues with this local documentary, about the 1970's punk scene in LA. Shunned by Hollywood venues, punk acts moved to Chinatown, where two rival punk bars developed into an inclusive underground scene welcoming of all sexualities.
Wake in Fright
Jan 17 & 18, 8:10 PM; Jan 19, 8:40 PM @ New Beverly Cinema
This nearly-lost, queer-coded, incredibly violent Australian horror film follows a schoolteacher (out actor and Ian McKellan ex-bf Gary Bond) who is stranded in an Outback mining town, where the local men draw him deeper and deeper into their deranged life far from civilization.
Tickets from The New Beverly >
Rebecca
Jan 18, 3:15 PM @ Vidiots Eagle Theater
In Alfred Hitchcock's first American film, the villainous housekeeper Mrs. Danvers is coded as a lesbian--whose unhealthy obsession with the gentleman's dead first wife motivates her to try to destroy his new bride.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Jan 19, 12:00 PM @ Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
Long in the shadow of a similarly long-titled Australian movie about a drag act stuck in a small town in the 90s, this Spielberg-produced comedy was groundbreaking for Hollywood at the time.
Tickets from Alamo Drafthouse >
The Matrix
Jan 19, 7:30 PM @ LOOK Dine-In Glendale
When The Matrix came out in 1999, nobody thought it was a queer movie--but directors Lily and Lana Wachowski have come out as trans (and made the wildly queer series Sense8). Watching the Matrix today shines a new light on its epic battles for liberation and authenticity.
Next Week
Y Tu Mamá También
Jan 22, 7:00 PM @ Los Feliz 3
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
Tickets from American Cinematheque >
8 Women
Jan 23, 7:30 PM @ Egyptian Theatre
This musical murder mystery farce from gay auteur Francois Ozon sees eight women trapped in a house, and all of them are suspects! As the night goes on, their conflicts descend into madness, comedy, and of course lesbianism in turn.
Neptune Frost
Jan 23, 7:30 PM @ Academy Museum
This science fiction fantasia follows the romance between a miner and an intersex runaway at a hacker's commune, in a future world brutally exploited for precious metals. Filmed by a cast and crew of Burundi refugees, it was a nominee for the Queer Palm in 2021.
Deep Red
Jan 24, 11:55 PM @ Vista Theater Hollywood
One of Dario Argento's most famous Italian horror films, many of which play with gender, sexuality, and social critique, Deep Red has a gay supporting character who is wrongly assumed to be guilty because of his sexuality.
Bona
Jan 25, 4:30 PM @ Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
Openly gay director Lino Brocka was one of the Philippines' greatest directors, and suffered censorship and jail for his art and activism. (His nephew, Q. Allan Brocka, is also a queer filmmaker in LA). See this new restoration of Bona, a tale of showbiz obsession.
Tickets from Alamo Drafthouse >
Interview with the Vampire
Jan 25, 9:45 PM @ Vidiots Eagle Theater
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
A Room with a View
Jan 26, 4:00 PM @ Vidiots Eagle Theater
A landmark non-gay film from gay power-couple James Ivory and Ismail Merchant, based on the classic novel by gay author E. M. Forster, this lush period piece stars young Helena Bonham Carter as a young woman torn between two suitors in 1900s Italy and England.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Jan 26, 7:30 PM @ LOOK Dine-In Glendale
This smoldering erotic drama from French auteur Céline Sciamma follows the desire that develops between a wealthy young woman and the painter who is charged to accompany her and paint her wedding portrait.