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Movies Till Dawn: New Vintage

*indicates that this title is also available to view, rent, or buy on various digital streaming sources. “Hugo” (2011, Arrow Video*) Audiences didn’t take to Martin Scorsese’s affectionate, Oscar-winning adaptation of Brian Selznick’s “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” about a … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: My Fist/Your Face 2

*indicates that this title is also available to view, rent, or buy on various digital streaming sources. “The Cynic, the Rat, and the Fist” (1977, Severin Films*) The cynic is the magnificently mustachioed Maurizio Merli, who reprises his role as … Continue reading

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Where to Celebrate 4th of July Weekend, 2023

Fireworks shows at the Rose Bowl, in Redondo Beach, Pacific Palisades and Malibu have been canceled this year due to new environmental rules regarding plastics falling into the ocean. Speaking of the environment, please don’t light illegal fireworks, instead check out … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: My Fist/Your Face

*Indicates that the title is also available to rent or buy in streaming format on various digital platforms. “The Iron Prefect” (1977, Radiance Films) In pre-World War II Italy, the Fascist government sends its most unyielding public servant to break … Continue reading

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“The Other Side – A Queer History’s Last Call” 10 year anniversary screening!

Directed by Jane Cantillon, a rare opportunity to see the story of the legendary The Other Side queer Los Feliz piano bar, which sadly is no longer around. This is the 10th anniversary screening of “The Other Side, A Queer History’s … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Here and There, Then and Now

* indicates that the film is also available for digital sale or rental on various platforms. “The Worst Ones” (2022, Kino Lorber*) A filmmaker (Johan Heldenberg) and his crew seek an authentic tone to their socially conscious drama by casting … Continue reading

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Whammy! Screens ‘Unidad: Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos’ Documentary this Sunday

This Sunday, Rudy Bleu Garcia presents a screening of UNIDAD: Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos (2022), a documentary that focuses on GLLU, a community organization which existed in the 1980s for queer-identified Los Angeles-based Latin@. Director Gregorio Davila and punk photographer, … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Thrills and Chills ’23

“AmnesiA” (Cult Epics, 2001) Photographer Alex (Fedja van Huet) abandons his faltering career – too many visions of a past trauma interrupting the shoots – and joins his twin brother Aram (also van Huet) at their mother’s home, which appears … Continue reading

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New Argentine Cinema with Albertina Carri queer mini-film festival this Saturday!

“Join L.M.N.O.P. & Whammy! for a small retrospective of Albertina Carri’s shorts and her erotic feature Las Hijas del Fuego (The Daughters of Fire, 2018). Albertina Carri (b.1973) is a seminal figure of the New Argentine Cinema that burst into … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Beyond Belief Part 3

“Police Story 3: Supercop” (1992, 88 Films) Third entry in Jackie Chan’s long-running action-crime film series (which includes one spinoff and two reboots) is also one of its most entertaining thanks to the proliferation of eye-popping stunts and the addition … Continue reading

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