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Garbo Talks (1984)

When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: to meet the great Greta Garbo. Gilbert, wanting to do this last thing for her, sets out on a wild goose chase ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Ron Silver  •  Carrie Fisher  •  Catherine Hicks

When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: to meet the great Greta Garbo. Gilbert, wanting to do this last thing for her, sets out on a wild goose chase ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Ron Silver  •  Carrie Fisher  •  Catherine Hicks

The Smurfs (2011)

When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raja Gosnell
CAST:  Neil Patrick Harris  •  Jayma Mays  •  Anton Yelchin  •  Hank Azaria

When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raja Gosnell
CAST:  Neil Patrick Harris  •  Jayma Mays  •  Anton Yelchin  •  Hank Azaria

Gazelle: The Love Issue (2014)

Paulo is a 45-year-old Brazilian flight attendant. He is internationally famous in the after-hours world for the fabulous persona he has worked tirelessly to create, his artistic alter-ego, Gazelle. Paulo is HIV+ but never got sick before and now he sees his own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cesar Terranova
CAST:  Gazelle Paulo  •  Kenny Kenny  •  Paul Alexander  •  Scooter LaForge

Paulo is a 45-year-old Brazilian flight attendant. He is internationally famous in the after-hours world for the fabulous persona he has worked tirelessly to create, his artistic alter-ego, Gazelle. Paulo is HIV+ but never got sick before and now he sees his own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cesar Terranova
CAST:  Gazelle Paulo  •  Kenny Kenny  •  Paul Alexander  •  Scooter LaForge

Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson (2012)

Marsha P. Johnson was a drag queen, sex worker, and LGBT activist who fought at Stonewall and knew Andy Warhol. She was a New York fixture who made her motto her middle name: "Pay it no mind". This documentary about her life includes the last interview she gave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Kasino
CAST:  Marsha P. Johnson  •  Taylor Mead  •  Sylvia Rivera  •  Martin Boyce

Marsha P. Johnson was a drag queen, sex worker, and LGBT activist who fought at Stonewall and knew Andy Warhol. She was a New York fixture who made her motto her middle name: "Pay it no mind". This documentary about her life includes the last interview she gave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Kasino
CAST:  Marsha P. Johnson  •  Taylor Mead  •  Sylvia Rivera  •  Martin Boyce

Pig Death Machine (2013)

A very special shipment of tainted pork arrives in Santa Fe, N.M., transforming anyone who eats it into a brilliant, but psychotic, braniac -- including a dimwitted bimbo and a punk botanist who can now hear her beloved plants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Moritsugu  •  Amy Davis
CAST:  Amy Davis  •  Hannah Levbarg  •  Victor of Aquitaine  •  Johnny Pink

A very special shipment of tainted pork arrives in Santa Fe, N.M., transforming anyone who eats it into a brilliant, but psychotic, braniac -- including a dimwitted bimbo and a punk botanist who can now hear her beloved plants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Moritsugu  •  Amy Davis
CAST:  Amy Davis  •  Hannah Levbarg  •  Victor of Aquitaine  •  Johnny Pink

Florent: Queen of the Meat Market (2011)

Let Julianne Moore, Isaac Mizrahi, Michael Musto and other famous (and infamous) faces take you on a fantastic voyage to New York City's legendary Florent diner. For 23 years, the all-night eatery in the city's Meat Packing District was prime stomping ground for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Sigal
CAST:  Julianne Moore  •  Diane von Fürstenberg  •  Isaac Mizrahi  •  Jackie Hoffman

Let Julianne Moore, Isaac Mizrahi, Michael Musto and other famous (and infamous) faces take you on a fantastic voyage to New York City's legendary Florent diner. For 23 years, the all-night eatery in the city's Meat Packing District was prime stomping ground for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Sigal
CAST:  Julianne Moore  •  Diane von Fürstenberg  •  Isaac Mizrahi  •  Jackie Hoffman

Violet Tendencies (2010)

A woman tries to distance herself from her gay friends in an effort to land a straight boyfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Casper Andreas
CAST:  Mindy Cohn  •  Marcus Patrick  •  Jesse Archer  •  Samuel Whitten

A woman tries to distance herself from her gay friends in an effort to land a straight boyfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Casper Andreas
CAST:  Mindy Cohn  •  Marcus Patrick  •  Jesse Archer  •  Samuel Whitten

Resident Alien (1990)

At age 73, writer and melancholy master of the bon mot, Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), became an Englishman in New York. Nossiter's camera follows Crisp about the streets of Manhattan, where Crisp seems very much at home, wearing eye shadow, appearing on a makeshift ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Nossiter
CAST:  Quentin Crisp  •  John Hurt  •  Peter Walker  •  Sting

At age 73, writer and melancholy master of the bon mot, Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), became an Englishman in New York. Nossiter's camera follows Crisp about the streets of Manhattan, where Crisp seems very much at home, wearing eye shadow, appearing on a makeshift ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Nossiter
CAST:  Quentin Crisp  •  John Hurt  •  Peter Walker  •  Sting

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)

A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback Mountain". Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesli Klainberg  •  Lisa Ades
CAST:  Randy Barbato  •  Dan Bucatinsky  •  Alan Cumming  •  Donna Deitch

A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback Mountain". Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesli Klainberg  •  Lisa Ades
CAST:  Randy Barbato  •  Dan Bucatinsky  •  Alan Cumming  •  Donna Deitch

BearCity (2010)

Set in New York's gay "bear" scene and taking a cue from the popular HBO franchise "Sex and the City," BearCity follows a tight-knit pack of friends experiencing comical mishaps, emotionally sweet yet lusty romantic encounters and a cast of colorful, diverse ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Langway
CAST:  Joe Conti  •  Gerald McCullouch  •  Stephen Guarino  •  Alex Di Dio

Set in New York's gay "bear" scene and taking a cue from the popular HBO franchise "Sex and the City," BearCity follows a tight-knit pack of friends experiencing comical mishaps, emotionally sweet yet lusty romantic encounters and a cast of colorful, diverse ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Langway
CAST:  Joe Conti  •  Gerald McCullouch  •  Stephen Guarino  •  Alex Di Dio

The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005)

Tender and upbeat, THE LADY IN QUESTION IS CHARLES BUSCH is the affectionate and entertaining tribute to actor, writer, drag performer, and glamorous leading lady Charles Busch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Catania  •  Charles D. Ignacio
CAST:  Charles Busch  •  Eric Myers  •  Julie Halston  •  Carl Andress

Tender and upbeat, THE LADY IN QUESTION IS CHARLES BUSCH is the affectionate and entertaining tribute to actor, writer, drag performer, and glamorous leading lady Charles Busch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Catania  •  Charles D. Ignacio
CAST:  Charles Busch  •  Eric Myers  •  Julie Halston  •  Carl Andress

Thinking XXX (2004)

For a book project, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders took photographs of 30 stars of adult movies, each pair of photographs in the same pose, clothed and nude. This film records the photo shoots and includes interviews with the performers and commentary from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
CAST:  Sunrise Adams  •  Briana Banks  •  Belladonna  •  Seymore Butts

For a book project, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders took photographs of 30 stars of adult movies, each pair of photographs in the same pose, clothed and nude. This film records the photo shoots and includes interviews with the performers and commentary from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
CAST:  Sunrise Adams  •  Briana Banks  •  Belladonna  •  Seymore Butts

The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)

Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes including the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Schwarz
CAST:  Allan Carr  •  Randal Kleiser  •  Peter Bogdanovich  •  Sherry Lansing

Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes including the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Schwarz
CAST:  Allan Carr  •  Randal Kleiser  •  Peter Bogdanovich  •  Sherry Lansing

Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig (2015)

A review of the wild New York City nightlife of the 90s. The cast of characters who made up the infamous Club Kids speak candidly about that era, culminating with Alig's release from incarceration.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramon Fernandez
CAST:  Michael Alig  •  James St. James  •  Walt Cassidy  •  Amanda Lepore

A review of the wild New York City nightlife of the 90s. The cast of characters who made up the infamous Club Kids speak candidly about that era, culminating with Alig's release from incarceration.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramon Fernandez
CAST:  Michael Alig  •  James St. James  •  Walt Cassidy  •  Amanda Lepore

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate (2018)

After winning over the staff and students of Milford High School, chemistry teacher Richard Martinez aka Bianca Del Rio sent her nemesis Vice Principal Deborah “Debbie” Ward to jail in a flawlessly executed plan. When Debbie is released from jail, she conjures up a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Kugelman
CAST:  Bianca Del Rio  •  Alicia Goranson  •  Sally Jessy Raphael  •  Kristen Johnston

After winning over the staff and students of Milford High School, chemistry teacher Richard Martinez aka Bianca Del Rio sent her nemesis Vice Principal Deborah “Debbie” Ward to jail in a flawlessly executed plan. When Debbie is released from jail, she conjures up a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Kugelman
CAST:  Bianca Del Rio  •  Alicia Goranson  •  Sally Jessy Raphael  •  Kristen Johnston

Wig (2019)

Spotlighting the art of drag, and centered on the New York staple Wigstock, this documentary showcases the personalities and performances that inform the ways we understand queerness, art and identity today.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Moukarbel
CAST:  Neil Patrick Harris  •  Naomi Smalls  •  Lady Bunny  •  Joey Arias

Spotlighting the art of drag, and centered on the New York staple Wigstock, this documentary showcases the personalities and performances that inform the ways we understand queerness, art and identity today.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Moukarbel
CAST:  Neil Patrick Harris  •  Naomi Smalls  •  Lady Bunny  •  Joey Arias

Impact Video Magazine (1989)

Counter-culture video magazine created by Stuart Shapiro, featuring Bill Hicks, Robert Williams, Public Enemy, Butthole Surfers, Survival Research Labs, and much more! Hosted by Alex Winter!  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Alex Winter  •  Mark Pauline  •  Michael Musto  •  Bill Hicks

Counter-culture video magazine created by Stuart Shapiro, featuring Bill Hicks, Robert Williams, Public Enemy, Butthole Surfers, Survival Research Labs, and much more! Hosted by Alex Winter!  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Alex Winter  •  Mark Pauline  •  Michael Musto  •  Bill Hicks

Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries (1989)

From 1983 to 1989, New Yorker Nelson Sullivan captured more than 1,900 hours of video footage and saved most of it on VHS tapes, making a collection of 601 episodes documenting his everyday life in the East-Village, as well as following some flamboyant local icons ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
CAST:  Jayne County  •  Phoebe Legere  •  Sylvia Miles  •  Michael Musto

From 1983 to 1989, New Yorker Nelson Sullivan captured more than 1,900 hours of video footage and saved most of it on VHS tapes, making a collection of 601 episodes documenting his everyday life in the East-Village, as well as following some flamboyant local icons ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
CAST:  Jayne County  •  Phoebe Legere  •  Sylvia Miles  •  Michael Musto

Nelson Sullivan (1989)

Nelson Sullivan, a videographer in Manhattan circa 1983 to 1989, documented a large chunk of the final six years of his life, capturing his days and nights with drag queens and other NYC outcasts of the time. His style takes on a "home movie quality" that captures ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
CAST:  Nelson Sullivan  •  RuPaul  •  Andy Warhol  •  Holly Woodlawn

Nelson Sullivan, a videographer in Manhattan circa 1983 to 1989, documented a large chunk of the final six years of his life, capturing his days and nights with drag queens and other NYC outcasts of the time. His style takes on a "home movie quality" that captures ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
CAST:  Nelson Sullivan  •  RuPaul  •  Andy Warhol  •  Holly Woodlawn

Night Owl (1993)

A vampire in the East Village picks up women, and while having sex with them kills them and drinks their blood. Meanwhile, a young Puerto Rican guy begins searching the Village for his sister, who is one of the vampire's victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Arsenault
CAST:  John Leguizamo  •  Lisa Napoli  •  David Roya  •  Caroline Munro

A vampire in the East Village picks up women, and while having sex with them kills them and drinks their blood. Meanwhile, a young Puerto Rican guy begins searching the Village for his sister, who is one of the vampire's victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Arsenault
CAST:  John Leguizamo  •  Lisa Napoli  •  David Roya  •  Caroline Munro
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