VARSITY PRIDE

The Varsity Cinema team had a blast at the 2024 PrideFest last weekend!

We've got a great lineup of films to continue celebrating LGBTQ+ voices and stories.

Chasing Chasing Amy

June 18 at 7pm

We are proud to have another Filmmaker in Person event in June for Varsity Pride! Director Sav Rodgers joins us on Tuesday, June 18 for a Q&A following a screening of his film "Chasing Chasing Amy," a trans coming-of-age love story set against the backdrop of the 1997 film "Chasing Amy." The documentary examines the complex legacy of Kevin Smith’s indie film on LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on the filmmaker.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

June 21 & 22 at 10pm

What better way to end Pride Month than with Dr. Frank-N-Furter? Join us for two immersive screenings of Rocky Horror with a live Shadow Cast, dancing, lip-syncing and props! This classic midnight movie ran regularly at The Varsity in the 1970s and we are thrilled to bring it back in celebration of Pride.

The Last American Gay Bar

June 13 at 7pm

Get a sneak peek at "The Last American Gay Bar" on Thursday, June 13, plus a Q&A with the filmmaker, cast and crew. This screening includes the first three episodes of the six-part series on the legendary Iowa gay bar The Blazing Saddle and the history of the local gay community dating back to the 1960s.

Pink Flamingos

June 13 at 10pm

The pinnacle midnight movie, John Waters' camp favorite "Pink Flamingos," plays for Midnights@10 this week! Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy couple who attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as “The Filthiest Person Alive."

Polyester

June 20 & 27 at 10pm

Another iconic film from the Pope of Trash plays for Midnights@10 later this month. Early 1980s housewife Francine Fishpaw (Divine) watches her upper-middle-class family's life crumble in their suburban Baltimore home. The long-suffering housewife turns to the bottle as her life falls apart — until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.