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After Stonewall

$24.95 | 88 minutes

This sequel to BEFORE STONEWALL documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at Stonewall in 1969 to the present. Narrated by Melissa Etheridge, the film explains the work, struggles, victories, and defeats the gay community has weathered to become a vibrant and integral part of American society&hellip…

Aimee & Jaguar

$25.95 | 125 minutes

In 1943, as World War II's Battle of Berlin rages, with air raids forcing families into their cellars for shelter and bombs exploding all over the city, Felice Schragenheim (Juliane Köhler) and Lilly Wust (Maria Schrader), fall in love. Director Max Färberböck's AIMEE & JAGUAR tells the true story of this passionate, forbidden love affair&hellip…

All the Rage

$21.95 | 104 minutes

Boston lawyer Christopher (John-Michael Lander) is accustomed to meaningless sex with men he never sees again. Smug and self-satisfied, he is shocked when he finds himself with a man who is the complete opposite of everything he thought he wanted--Stewart (David Vincent), a paunchy editor who sends him flowers with sweet notes attached&hellip…

An Empty Bed

$16.95 | 56 minutes

"An Empty Bed" is a portrait of a serene, elderly gay man who surveys his life and the choices he made that led him to decide to live alone without a partner -- and without a trace of regret&hellip…

Another Way

$26.95 | 103 minutes

Following the failed 1956 coup in Hungary, a militant lesbian journalist returns to her job as a reporter for a Budapest newspaper, where she falls mutually in love with the wife of an army officer. Their relationship--and its doomed consequences--reflects the intransigence and oppression of forced Soviet rule over a would-be sovereign…

Bear Cub

$17.95 | 92 minutes

A hit on the film festival circuit, BEAR CUB (CACHORRO) is a gay-themed Spanish film that aims to separate itself from the Pedro Almodovar mold. The film explores the "bear" gay subculture, which focuses more on lasting friendships and realistic body images than the camp, narcissistic physical perfection, or wild partying that characterizes&hellip…

Beautiful Boxer

$16.95 | 118 minutes

Beautiful Boxer, the acclaimed debut of Thai director Ekachai Uekrongtham, brilliantly captures the intensity of an underdog sports saga and weaves it with the poignant, impassioned drama of finding one's identity in the telling true-life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a transgendered kickboxer whose winnings from fighting in the ring&hellip…

Bedrooms & Hallways

$26.95 | 95 minutes

Rose Troche's (GO FISH) second film delivers a sly, sophisticated examination of love amongst young urbanites--in all of its unexpected forms and permutations. At the center of this comedic affair are roommates Leo (McKidd) and Darren (Hollander), two young Londoners struggling to find Mr. Right. While Darren becomes involved with a libidinous&hellip…

Before Night Falls

$14.95 | 133 minutes

The life of Reinaldo Arenas, an exiled Cuban homosexual writer, is chronicled in an adaptation of his memoir BEFORE NIGHT FALLS, directed by Julian Schnabel (BASQUIAT). Javier Bardem (in an Oscar-nominated performance) portrays Arenas as he journeys from poverty to university to the sexual revolution and homosexual subculture in Havana&hellip…

Before Stonewall

$24.95 | 87 minutes

This is the story of the gay community and how they have strived to be accepted. focusing on the events that led to the fevered 1969 riots at a New York City gay bar (Stonewall Inn), and many other milestones in the brave gay movement for acceptance&hellip…