American Primitive
December 28, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Drama, 93 min.
Rating: NR
Director: Gwen Wynne
Writer: Gwen Wynne, Mary Beth Fielder
Starring: Tate Donovan,Danielle Savre, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Adam Pascal, Anne Ramsey
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: USA, 2009
Synopsis: Alternately funny and heartbreaking, American Primitive tells the story of the havoc that surrounds a teenaged girl’s life when she discovers her widowed father is gay. Inspired by true events, the film is set in small-town America against the backdrop of suspicion, traditional family values, and the rapidly changing sexual identity of the ’70s.
Official Website: AmericanPrimitiveMovie.com
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Saturday, January 10, 7:00 PM
Annenberg Auditorium
Tuesday, January 13, 1:30 PM
Camelot Theatres
Baby Love
December 28, 2008 by cineQueer
aka: Commes les autres
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Comedy/Drama, 93 min.
Language: French English Sub-Titles
Rating: NR
Director: Vincent Garenq
Writer: Vincent Garenq
Starring: Lambert Wilson, Pascal Elbé, Pilar López de Ayala, Anne Brochet, Andrée Damant
Distributor: Films Distribution
Release Date: France, 2008
Synopsis: A lively and frothy portrait of one gay man’s quest to become a father against all odds. This romantic dramedy explores the ironic twist of French law in which gay adoptions remain illegal while same-sex unions are readily sanctioned. With a stellar cast including Lambert Wilson as the pediatrician who desperately wants to have a son.
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Tuesday, January 13, 7:30 PM
Camelot Theatres
Friday, January 16, 10:30 AM
Camelot Theatres
Be Like Others
December 28, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Gay, Transgender
Genre: Documentary, 74 min.
Language: Farsi English Sub-Titles
Rating: NR
Director: Tanaz Eshaghian
Writer: Tanaz Eshaghian
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: Canada, 2008
Synopsis: Be Like Others is a fascinating look at gender reassignment in a country where homosexuality is punishable by death. Unable to be open about their love, many gay individuals in fundamentalist Iran choose to undergo the painful surgery that allows them to be part of a socially sanctioned couple.
Official Website: BeLikeOthers.com
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Wednesday, January 14, 3:30 PM
Palm Springs Regal 9
Thursday, January 15, 9:30 AM
Palm Springs Regal 9
Born in 68
December 28, 2008 by cineQueer
aka: Nés en 68
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Drama, 173 min.
Language: French English Sub-Titles
Rating: NR
Director: Olivier Duscastel, Jacques Martineau
Writer: Catherine Corsini, Olivier Ducastel, Guillaume Le Trouze, Jacques Martineau
Starring: Laetitia Casta, Yannick Renier, Yann Trégouët, Christine Citti, Marc Citta
Distributor: Pyramide International
Release Date: France, 2008
Synopsis: It’s 1968, and three flower children are putting their ideals into action by starting a commune in the French countryside. Twenty years later, they’ve raised their own children on the farm. But born into a world where communism is collapsing and AIDS is exploding, the children too find themselves wishing for a world different from the one they were born into.
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Wednesday, January 14, 9:30 AM
Palm Springs Regal 9
Sunday, January 18, 6:30 PM
Palm Springs Regal 9
Chef’s Special
December 28, 2008 by cineQueer
aka: Fuere de carta
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Comedy, 111 min.
Language: Spanish English Sub-Titles
Rating: NR
Director: Nacho Velilla
Writer: Nacho Velilla, Oriol Capel, Antonio Sánchez, David Sánchez
Starring: Javier Cámara, Lola Dueñas, Fernando Tejero, Benjamin Vicuña
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: Spain, 2008
Synopsis: In his quest for Michelin stardom, Maxi’s stress level is taking a toll on him — and his kitchen staff. So close to success he can taste it, Maxi’s dreams are thwarted by the arrival of his estranged teenage children — and the dishy Argentinean ex-soccer star who moves in next door.
Official Website: FueraDeCarta.com
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Wednesday, January 14, 7:30 PM
Camelot Theatres
Thursday, January 15, 1:30 PM
Camelot Theatres
Clapham Junction
December 27, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Drama, 120 min.
Rating: NR
Director: Adrian Shergold
Writer: Kevin Elyot
Starring: Tom Beard, James Bellamy, Robin Berry, Rachael Blake, Samantha Bond
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: UK, 2007
Synopsis: Certainly not a happy picture, but one that is notable for its deft filmmaking and outstanding performances, Clapham Junction follows the overlapping stories of a number of gay men whose lives intersect through a senseless act of brutality over the course of one late summer weekend in London.
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Tuesday, January 13, 3:30 PM
Palm Springs Regal 9
Friday, January 16, 9:30 AM
Palm Springs Regal 9
Eugene
December 27, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Drama, 85 min.
Rating: NR
Director: Jake Barsha
Writer: Jake Barsha
Starring: Stuart Bennett, Megan Ethridge, Ryan Reyes, David M. Hoch, Michele Matheson
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: USA, 2009
Synopsis: Jake Barsha’s feature debut is a disturbing psychological thriller about a lonely bachelor who befriends a young hustler and his girlfriend, with disastrous results for all involved. Strong performances — Stuart Bennett in the lead role is particularly fine — support Eugene’s taut script and beautiful camerawork.
Official Website: EugeneTheMovie.com
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Friday, January 09, 7:00 PM
Camelot Theatres
Saturday, January 10, 10:00 AM
Camelot Theatres
For My Wife
December 27, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Lesbian, Gay
Genre: Documentary, 75 min.
Rating: NR
Director: David Rothmiller
Starring: Narrated by Charlene Strong, Scott Brick
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: USA, 2009
Synopsis: David Rothmiller’s unique documentary humanizes the struggle for full LGBT marriage equality through the story of Kate Fleming and Charlene Strong. After Kate’s death, Charlene was instrumental in getting Washington state to pass equality legislation. This is a universal story about love, dignity and fighting for what is right.
Official Website: ForMyWife.info
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Thursday, January 15, 3:30 PM
Palm Springs Regal 9
Friday, January 16, 12:30 PM
Palm Springs Regal 9
I Can’t Think Straight
December 27, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Lesbian
Genre: Drama, 80 min.
Rating: NR
Director: Shamim Sarif
Writer: Kelly Moss, Shamim Sarif
Starring: Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Antonia Frering, Dalip Tahil, Nina Wadia
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: UK, 2007
Synopsis: This clever cross-cultural comedy is more than just another British, Indian, Palestinian, Muslim, Christian, lesbian romantic comedy! London-based journalist Tala is about to enter an arranged marriage back in Jordan when she is captivated by Leyla, a young British-Indian woman who’s dating Tala’s best friend Ali.
Official Website: ICantThinkStraightFilm.com
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Wednesday, January 14, 4:30 PM
Camelot Theatres
Saturday, January 17, 10:30 AM
Camelot Theatres
Of Time and the City
December 27, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Documentary, 74 min.
Rating: NR
Director: Terence Davies
Writer: Terence Davies
Distributor: HanWay Films
Release Date: UK, 2008
Synopsis: A cinematic ode to Liverpool, England, Of Time and the City tracks Terence Davies’ love/hate relationship with his birthplace over the course of his life. Showing the elusive glamour and the ever-present drudgery of daily life, Davies lays bare his inner longing and occasional loathing for the city that formed him.
Official Website: OfTimeandtheCity.com
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Monday, January 12, 10:00 AM
Palm Canyon Theatre
Tuesday, January 13, 4:00 PM
Palm Canyon Theatre
Patrik, Age 1.5
December 27, 2008 by cineQueer
aka: Patrik 1,5
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Drama, 100 min.
Language: Swedish English Sub-Titles
Rating: NR
Director: Ella Lemhagen
Writer: Ella Lemhagen
Starring: Gustaf Skarsgârd, Torkel Petersson, Tom Ljungman
Distributor: Svensk Filmindustri,
Release Date: Sweden, 2008
Synopsis: A bureaucratic blunder — in this case a misplaced punctuation mark — means that gay couple Göran and Sven’s newly adopted 15-month-old cherub turns out to be a homophobic 15-year-old boy with a dubious past. Director Ella Lemhagen mixes comedy and drama with a dash of romance in this sprightly piece.
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Friday, January 09, 7:00 PM
Annenberg Auditorium
Saturday, January 10, 10:00 AM
Annenberg Auditorium
Pedro
December 27, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Drama, 93 min.
Rating: NR
Director: Nick Oceano
Writer: Dustin Lance Black
Starring: Alex Loynaz, Justina Machado, DaJuan Johnson, Hale Appleman, Jenn Liu
Distributor: MTV
Release Date: USA, 2009
Synopsis: Diagnosed with HIV before even graduating high school, Pedro Zamora dedicated his remaining years to raising awareness and understanding of the disease. Openly gay, Pedro became a spokesperson for his community and won the hearts of millions through his stint on MTV’s “The Real World,” before succumbing to AIDS at the age of 22.
Official Website: PedroTheMovie.com
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Friday, January 16, 6:00 PM
Palm Springs Regal 9
Saturday, January 17, 9:30 AM
Palm Springs Regal 9
Prodigal Sons
December 27, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Gay, Transgender
Genre: Documentary, 86 min.
Rating: NR
Director: Kimberly Reed
Writer: Kimberly Reed
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: USA, 2008
Synopsis: Transgender filmmaker Kimberly Reed returns home to a small town in Montana for her high school reunion, hoping for reconciliation with her long-estranged adopted brother. But along the way Prodigal Sons uncovers stunning revelations, including a blood relationship to Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, intense sibling rivalries, and unforeseeable twists of plot and gender.
Official Website: ProdigalSonsFilm.com
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Sunday, January 11, 7:30 PM
Camelot Theatres
Tuesday, January 13, 10:00 AM
Camelot Theatres
Ready? OK!
December 27, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Comedy, 93 min.
Rating: NR
Director: James Vasquez
Writer: James Vasquez
Starring: Carrie Preston, John G. Preston, Lurie Poston, Michael Emerson, Kali Rocha
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: USA, 2008
Synopsis: Much to the consternation of his Catholic school, young Joshua wants to be a cheerleader and enjoys dressing like Maria von Trapp. With the help of an understanding uncle and a very tasteful neighbor, Joshua is determined to high-kick and cartwheel with the best of them in this charming comedy.
Official Website: ReadyOkMovie.com
Screening at Palm Springs International Film Festival
Monday, January 12, 7:30 PM
Camelot Theatres
Wednesday, January 14, 1:30 PM
Camelot Theatres
Showgirls, Provincetown, MA
December 27, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Documentary, 72 min.
Rating: NR
Director: C. Fitz
Starring: Ryan Landry, Dina Martina, Deborah Downer, Della Cattesen, Penny Champayne
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: USA, 2009
Synopsis: This giddily entertaining overview of Provincetown’s annual stage review scales the heights and plumbs the depths of that bucolic seaside town’s legendary Monday night show, which takes place under the auspices of drag guru Ryan Landry, along with a number of his perennial drag cohorts.
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Thursday, January 15, 6:30 PM
Palm Springs Regal 9
Saturday, January 17, 12:30 PM
Palm Springs Regal 9
