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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

Dir. Edward Dmytryk, 1962, USA, 35mm, 114 min.

In this campy guilty pleasure, Depression era vagrant Dove (Laurence Harvey) hitchhikes to New Orleans in search of his lost love, Hallie (Capucine). Along the way, he runs into homeless slut, Kitty Twist (Jane Fonda) and Mexican café owner, Teresina (Anne Baxter) - both of whom fall for our heartbroken hero. Arriving in the Big Easy, Harvey is crushed to find paramour Hallie a love slave in the Doll House, a brothel run by lesbian madam, Jo (Barbara Stanwyck).

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PUCCINI FOR BEGINNERS

Dir/Scr: Maria Maggenti, USA, 2005, video, 90 min.

Maria Maggenti, director of the beloved THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE, hits another high note with PUCCINI FOR BEGINNERS, a charming New York story centered on a bisexual love triangle. Humming with delectable wit and wry humor, this sophisticated screwball comedy twists and turns with all of the drama of classic Puccini.

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Outfest 25th Anniversary Series

PINK NARCISSUS

Dir. Jim Bidgood, 1971, USA, 35mm, 70 min.

We start off the Outfest 25th Anniversary retrospective film series with this legendary erotic art film which played as a midnight screening in the 1985 festival (then called the L.A. International Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival and taking place at the Four Star Theater on Wilshire Blvd). Blurring the genre distinctions between the two traditions of gay avant-garde cinema and gay male pornography, PINK NARCISSUS is a dream-like and sensual series of fantasies centering on a handsome man who is alternately taken with his own beauty and jarred by the realities of street life.

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Special Event

101 MUST-SEE MOVIES FOR GAY MEN

We know what makes THE BOYS IN THE BAND a gay movie. But why is MOMMIE DEAREST gay? Or FIGHT CLUB? Or JACKASS? Author and journalist Alonso Duralde provides a glimpse into how he crafted the list for his book, 101 MUST-SEE MOVIES FOR GAY MEN. Through images and discussion, Duralde will demonstrate that a movie can be queer without having any specific homosexual content. Join Duralde as he discusses a broad range of favorites including BOOM!, SHOWGIRLS, VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, THE WOMEN, TONGUES UNTIED, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, MAHOGANY, SWOON, FEMALE TROUBLE, BOUND, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, and many more.

IN COLLABORATION WITH: DIVA (DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE VISIONARY ARTISTS)

POST RECEPTION SCREENING HOSTED BY: ABSOLUT

FOR THE LOVE OF DOLLY

Dir. Tai Ulhmann, 2005, USA, 56 min.

For nearly 40 years Dolly Parton has sung her way into the hearts and minds of millions of people - but few are as devoted as the fans featured in this clever, accomplished documentary. FOR THE LOVE OF DOLLY takes viewers on an intimate ride not only through Dollywood but also into the psyches of her most fiercely loyal fans. Here they reveal why Dolly’s rags-to-riches story has transformed their lives - and those of many others.

Plus Short:
PRO-CHOICE
Dir. David Jahn, 2006, USA, 4 min.

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Outfest 25th Anniversary Series

FILMS BY SU FRIEDRICH:

DAMNED IF YOU DON’T / HIDE AND SEEK

1987, USA, 16mm, 42 min./ 1996, USA, 16mm, 63 min.

In DAMNED IF YOU DON’T (Outfest 1988) Su Friedrich investigates the themes and connections between women, sexuality, personal relationships and religion in an innovative and graceful film that addresses a taboo subject: a young nun and her sexual attraction to another woman. Winner of the OUTstanding Documentary Feature in 1997, HIDE AND SEEK explores the fertile terrain of lesbian childhood and prepubescence in a 12-year-old girl living in Brooklyn in the mid 1960s. Her story is artfully interwoven with interviews of 20 adult lesbians who recount their most vivid memories of emerging sexuality, girlhood crushes and first fantasies.

IN PERSON: SU FRIEDRICH

IN COLLABORATION WITH: REDCAT

More films by Su Friedrich: the LA premiere of HEAD OF A PIN and SEEING RED, on Mon. Mar 19 at REDCAT! Click here for additional information.

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