Hot movies in the month of july

Girls Just Wanna Be Lesbians
in Lost and Delirious

Mouse Bradford (Mischa Barton) has just arrived at Perkins Girls’ College and is quickly adopted by her two senior roommates, the striking, sharp-witted Paulie (Piper Perabo) and the charming and beautiful Tory (Jessica Paré). These three bond over loss. Mouse has lost her mother, Paulie lost the parents who gave her up for adoption, and Tory is losing herself to fit her parents’ expectations. They become inseparable. Mouse, however, is confused by the depth of the relationship between Paulie and Tory. This world comes crashing down when Tory and Paulie are inadvertently caught in a compromising situation. Lost and Delirious is about the friendship of three teenagers and how they experience it in a private school. Throughout this film directed by Léa Pool, the lost threesome question their relationships with one another and the authority of others while desperately attempting to seek out true love. Lost and Delirious is scheduled to start July 20 at Landmark’s Greenway Theatre.

Boys Just Wanna Be Gay
in The Closet

In a summer filled with digital Japa-nese fighters shooting digital American soldiers and ’80s pop paeans masquerading as movie musicals, Francis Veber, author of La Cage aux Folles, delivers The Closet, an intelligent, funny, and touching look at the power of perception. Where La Cage had gays pretending to be hetero, The Closet has a hetero, Francois Pignon (Daniel Auteuil), pretending to be gay. Oddly, he doesn’t change a thing to create this entirely different persona. Some faked gay photos arrive at his office and his co-workers can’t line up fast enough to share their "I knew it all alongs" with each other. Francois’ boring world flips upside down as this previously meek and insignificant accountant becomes the talk (and toast) of the town. Veber presents profound and telling truths about living gay in a hetero world. Also stars Gérard Depardieu. Don’t miss it. The Closet is scheduled to start July 6 at Landmark’s River Oaks Theatre. –John W. Stiles

Boys Just Wanna Be Free
in Kiss of the Spider Woman

Luis Molina (William Hurt) and Valentin Arregui (Raul Julia) are cellmates in a South American prison. Luis, a homosexual, was found guilty of immoral behavior, and Valentin is a political prisoner. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he’s in. During the time they spend together, they come to understand and respect each other. Hurt won the Oscar for Best Actor in this 1985 film. Also stars Sonia Braga. Kiss of the Spider Woman is scheduled to start July 20 at Landmark’s Greenway Theatre.

COMING OUT ON DVD
Coming Out

First Run Films has released Coming Out on DVD. Hailed as the first and only feature film about gay life ever produced in communist East Germany, Coming Out premiered on the very night the Berlin Wall came down. It was awarded the Silver Bear Prize at the Berlin Film Festival as well as the gay Teddy Award. • Coming Out is about a young married high school teacher who finds he can no longer repress his desire for men. East German director Heiner Carow, a gay man himself, says he wanted Coming Out to be a film about love and honesty. • One of the special features of the Coming Out DVD is the PC-friendly guide, "The Best of Queer Berlin," which offers an innovative and informative trip to Berlin. This extensive guide features insider information on Berlin’s best gay and lesbian bars, pubs, cafés, clubs, and parties, as well as cultural destinations such as Europe’s only gay museum, the Marlene Dietrich Collection, and Christopher Isherwood’s former residence. There’s also a list of Berlin’s gay/lesbian events which happen throughout the year. • For a preview of "The Best of Queer Berlin," visit www.bizzcomm.de/ComingOut/mainmenu.htm. For more information, call toll-free 1-800-488-6652 or visit First Run Features’ website at www.firstrunfeatures.com.

RICE REELS

The following three films are screened at Rice University Media Center, entrance #8, University Blvd. @ Stockton. General admission is $5 ($4 for students with valid ID and seniors over 65). For more information, call the film information line at 713/348-4853 or visit www.ruf.rice.edu/~cinema.

1. The Weekend

Marian and John (Deborah Kara Unger and Jared Harris) plan a weekend get-together coinciding with the anniversary of John’s brother Tony’s death. Lyle (David Conrad), lover of John’s late brother unexpectedly arrives with new love-interest Robert (James Duval), who immediately senses that he is not welcome. Meanwhile, neighbor Laura Ponti (Gena Rowlands) is confronted by her estranged daughter Nina (Brooke Shields), a B-movie star who arrives with her latest lover, Thierry (Gary Dourdan), a married man. This 1999 film was directed by Brian Skeet and based on the highly acclaimed novel of the same name by Peter Cameron. • Plays at 7 and 9 p.m., Friday—Sunday, July 6—8, and Wednesday, July 11. –Kristian Salinas

2. Taboo

At the temple Nishi-Honganji, the Shinsengumi militia is selecting new recruits to become samurai warriors. Out of all the men present, the commander (Yoichi Sai) and lieutenant (Beat Takeshi) select Hyozo Tashiro (Tadanobu Asano), a low-level samurai from the Kurume clan, and Sozaburo Kano (Ryuhei Matsuda), a handsome young man whose looks are bewitching. Tashiro’s immediate attraction to Kano soon causes the militia to fall victim to jealousies as each member’s fascination for the young Kano creates chaos within the clan. This 1999 film was directed by Nagisa Oshima. With English subtitles. • Plays at 7 and 9 p.m., Friday—Sunday, July 13—15, and Wednesday, July 18. –KS

3. Fellini Satyricon

Set during Nero’s reign, this restored version of the 1970 film is director Frederico Fellini’s colorful adaptation of Petronius’ Satyricon and stars Martin Potter as Encolpius, a handsome, naive young man who begins an epic quest to reclaim his "property," the young and beautiful Giton, stolen away by the duplicitous Ascyltus. In sword-and-sandal fashion, our three heroes become entangled in an inventive assortment of adventures involving a lusty Minotaur, a hermaphroditic goddess, and an incurable nymphomaniac. With English subtitles. • Plays at 7 and 9:45 p.m., Friday—Sunday, July 20—22, and Wednesday, July 25. –KS