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The American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre and Outfest collaborate to present gay and lesbian programming on Wednesdays at the Egyptian. Outfest Wednesdays is the only gay and lesbian-themed weekly screening series in the country. Founded in 1999, the programming features favorites from past festivals, Hollywood revivals, filmmaker retrospectives and sneak preview and word of mouth screenings of upcoming releases. For more information about Outfest see www.outfest.org.

Some evenings are in the 78 seat Steven Spielberg Theatre. Those films will screen twice the same night.

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January

TRINIDAD, 2008, 86 min. Dir. PJ Raval, Jay Hodges. Tiny Trinidad, Colorado (pop. 6,500) is one of the world’s leading centers for gender reassignment surgery. TRINIDAD introduces us to prestigious surgeon Dr. Marci Bowers -- who has undergone the procedure herself -- and to two fellow transwomen building a post-operative recovery house for Dr. Bowers’ patients. These three women face challenges from each other as well as financial issues and battles with the local clergy as they pursue their professional and personal dreams. Filmmaker PJ Raval will appear in person at the screening.  www.trinidadthemovie.com

FEBRUARY

WOMEN IN LOVE, 1969, MGM Repertory, 131 min. With the tagline "The relationship between four sensual people is limited: They must find a new way," coming so soon after the Summer of Love, you didn’t have to drag people into the theaters. Director Ken Russell exploded on the international scene with this surprise crossover hit, reintroducing the world to what was previously, at least in America, one of the lesser known novels by D.H. Lawrence (LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER). It remains one of Russell’s finest accomplishments. In the British Midlands during the 1920s, Alan Bates is Rupert, a stand-in for Lawrence, portraying a free-spirit intellectual writer who becomes enamored of feisty schoolteacher Ursula (Jennie Linden). Bates’ best friend, rich coal-mining heir Gerald (Oliver Reed), is in love with Ursula’s sculptress sister, Gudrun (Glenda Jackson, Best Actress Oscar winner). While all four are able to throw off the shackles of conventional Victorian morality, only Rupert and Ursula enjoy a positive outlook. Gerald’s rigid autocratic nature and Gudrun’s cruel and amoral devotion to "art" send the couple spiraling off into self-destruction. "There are moments of astonishing beauty here: Ursula's sensual rendition of ‘I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles’ as Gudrun reaches for a tree branch; Ursula's nude scene with Rupert, the lovers gracefully circling in a field…that nude male wrestling match by firelight - a near-cinematic first, incidentally. The performances, too, are second to none…" – Ali Catterall, Film4.com (UK) Review | Trailer

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JUNE

A LEGACY TRIBUTE TO PAT ROCCO: EARLY ROCCO EROTICA AND OTHER TREASURES, Approx. 120 min. From the late 1960s through the 1970s, activist and filmmaker Pat Rocco mastered the art of gay male erotic films. His work developed beyond the nudie cutie into thoughtful and at times dramatic glimpses into gay life of that era. Many of these non-pornographic romps and love stories debuted at Los Angeles Park Theatre. Rocco also shot extensive footage of gay demonstrations, parades, marches and festivals. These documentaries contain some of the only existing footage of the beginnings of the gay rights movement in the United States. Titles to include: