*Screening as a part of our "Dancing with the Devil: SINNERS and other favorites" series* Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires. "A really rather brilliant vomitorium of viscera, a comic book with dreams of becoming a textbook for mad surgeons. There are shots here of the insides of vampires that make your average autopsy look like a slow afternoon at Supercuts."—Roger Ebert

Sparks fly when Violet (Jennifer Tilly) sets eyes on Corky (Gina Gershon) in an elevator. Violet is the girlfriend of a violent gangster, Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), while Corky is fresh out of prison and doing renovations on the apartment next door. As the two women launch into a passionate love affair, they assemble an intricate plan for Violet to escape from Caesar, with two million dollars of the mob's money —but the important part is to make it out alive.

A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. "Hawkins is a boundlessly talented actor, and it’s fun to watch her turn those powers to evil...[her] performance is towering and compelling."—NYMag "A movie with such sublime lead performances...Bring Her Back doubles down on its predecessor’s willingness to punish the innocent. I’m beginning to think that the Philippous don’t just want to shatter our nerves: They want to break our hearts."—NYTimes Critic's Pick Open captioned screenings: Sunday 6/29 at 8:15pm

High school senior Megan is an all-American girl who loves cheerleading and dates a football player. Her suburban existence is turned upside-down when her family suspects her to be a lesbian. They send her to a ‘rehabilitation camp’ where she comes to question her own sexuality for the first time. "But I’m a Cheerleader has endured among the LGBT community due its fervent rejection of heteronormativity and its celebration of queerness at each stage of production – in the storyline, the aesthetic, the cast and the crew."—Little White Lies

Donna Deitch’s swooning and sensual first film, Desert Hearts, was groundbreaking upon its 1986 release: a love story about two women, produced and directed by a woman. In the 1959-set film, an adaptation of a beloved novel by Jane Rule, straitlaced East Coast professor Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) arrives in Reno to file for divorce, but winds up catching the eye of someone new, the younger free spirit Cay (Patricia Charbonneau), touching off a slow seduction that unfolds against the breathtaking desert landscape. With smoldering chemistry between its two leads, an evocative jukebox soundtrack, and vivid cinematography by Robert Elswit, Desert Hearts beautifully exudes a sense of tender yearning and emotional candor. Winner—Special Jury Prize at Sundance Winner—Best Actress at Locarno

Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, but Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives. "Awe-inspiringly twisted...[and] masterfully rendered; the rare movie seemingly built from a sketch series turned into a genuinely riotously amusing and f*cked movie that still has the sense to comment on the dark and totally warped corners of the human condition."—The Playlist "[A] Tim Robinson masterclass in self-immolation"—L.A. Times Open captioned screenings: Sunday 6/22 at 3:40pm

River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star in this haunting tale from Gus Van Sant about two young street hustlers: Mike Waters, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott Favor, the wayward son of the mayor of Portland and the object of Mike’s desire. Navigating a volatile world of junkies, thieves, and johns, Mike takes Scott on a quest along the grungy streets and open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home. Visually dazzling and thematically groundbreaking, My Own Private Idaho is a deeply moving look at unrequited love and life on society’s margins. Winner—Best Actor at Venice Independent Spirit Awards Winner—Best Male Lead, Screenplay, and Music "A queer masterpiece...an essential meditation on desire between men, made at a time when Hollywood and its neighboring industries didn’t quite know what to do with that desire."—The Ringer

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene. Made over seven years, Paris Is Burning offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses,” from fierce contests for trophies, to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia and transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women—including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza—Paris Is Burning brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community. Digitally remastered by the UCLA Film and Television Archive in conjunction with Sundance Institute and Outfest UCLA Legacy Project. Preservation funded by Sundance Institute, Outfest and the Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation. Winner—Best Documentary at Berlinale Winner—Grand Jury Prize at Sundance

*Sunday 6/15 8:30pm showtime followed by a conversation between Pavements cinematographer, Rob Kolodny, and Greg Rutkin* Documentary about the American indie band Pavement, which combines scripts with documentary images of the band and a musical mise-en-scene composed of songs from their discography. "Not readily definable...as gleefully idiosyncratic and as suspicious of mainstream success as the band and its fans."—RogerEbert.com "The low-key and never very mainstream Pavement seems like the last band that would get this treatment, and that’s the joke. But it also makes the band the perfect subject for what Pavements is slyly doing, and quite brilliantly, too."—NYTimes

*Screening as a part of our "Dancing with the Devil: SINNERS and other favorites" series* After years of slumber, the legendary vampire has awakened and found acceptance in a tattooed, pierced and black-clad world. He's a rock star. And his awesome goth-riffed sound has echoed around the globe...and stirred to life the fearsome Mother of All Vampires. Based on The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, whose work previously came to the screen in Interview with the Vampire.

Two drag queens and a transgender woman contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a town in the remote Australian desert. As they head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla, the three friends come to the forefront of a comedy of errors, encountering a number of strange characters, as well as incidents of homophobia, whilst widening comfort zones and exploring new horizons. 1995 Academy Award Winner—Best Costume Design Winner—Outstanding Narrative Feature at Outfest

*Screening as a part of our "Dancing with the Devil: SINNERS and other favorites" series* Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire. When a recently divorced mother and her two teenage boys move to a coastal town to stay with her father, it doesn't take long for the brothers to realize the area is a haven for something much more sinister than party-going surfers. "Relentlessly funny...timely, sardonic and shrewd."—NYTimes

The wry, incisive debut feature by Cheryl Dunye gave cinema something bracingly new and groundbreaking: a vibrant representation of Black lesbian identity by a Black lesbian filmmaker. Dunye stars as Cheryl, a video-store clerk and aspiring director whose interest in forgotten Black actresses leads her to investigate an obscure 1930s performer known as the Watermelon Woman, whose story proves to have surprising resonances with Cheryl’s own life as she navigates a new relationship with a white girlfriend (Guinevere Turner). Balancing breezy romantic comedy with a serious inquiry into the history of Black and queer women in Hollywood, The Watermelon Woman slyly rewrites long-standing constructions of race and sexuality on-screen, introducing an important voice in American cinema. Winner—Outstanding Narrative Feature at Outfest Winner—Teddy Award at Belin

*Screening as a part of our "Dancing with the Devil: SINNERS and other favorites" series* Bella Swan has always been a little bit different. Never one to run with the crowd, Bella never cared about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix, Arizona high school. When her mother remarries and Bella chooses to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change. But things do change when she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen. For Edward is nothing like any boy she's ever met. He's nothing like anyone she's ever met, period. He's intelligent and witty, and he seems to see straight into her soul. In no time at all, they are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance - unorthodox because Edward really isn't like the other boys. He can run faster than a mountain lion. He can stop a moving car with his bare hands. Oh, and he hasn't aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he's immortal. That's right - vampire. But he doesn't have fangs - that's just in the movies. And he doesn't... "Blissful madness"—The New Yorker "Twilight is mad, bad and deeply unwholesome to know, and perhaps, in its serious way, the most entertaining teen film [in years]...It is, in its unworldly way, sweetly idealistic with a charm all of its own: a teen romance to get your teeth into."—The Guardian