What better way to celebrate the re-opening of Cinestudio with their brand new seats than by watching BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY on Cinestudio’s unparalleled screen and sound system? Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. […]
Special Sneak Preview! THE THIRD WIFE Friday, January 25 at 2pm Saturday, January 26 at 2pm Sunday, January 27 at 2pm A presentation by the Wadsworth Atheneum Film program, in collaboration with Out Film CT. Screening location: Aetna Theater, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. 600 Main St, Hartford, CT Synopsis: In the late 19th century in rural Vietnam, fourteen-year-old May is […]
BOY ERASED This month’s Queer Thursdays is happening on the FIRST Thursday, 2/7/18 @ 7:30PM. Screening Location: Cinestudio Synopsis: Boy Erased tells the courageous story of Jared Eamons (Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents (Kidman and Crowe). His parents struggle with reconciling their love […]
From writer/director Desiree Akhavan and based on the celebrated novel by Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows Cameron (Chloë Grace Moretz) as she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night. Run by the strict and severe Dr. Lydia Marsh (Jennifer […]
For November’s Second Thursdays screening, we bring you a special BENEFIT screening for the Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective – we’re bringing back the BEST SHORTS from the 2018 Film Festival! Based on a combination of audience responses and Jury votes, we’ve assembled a wonderful mix of short films that will appeal to the entire LGBT community. We welcome […]
Did you go to the screening of MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING on Closing Night of this year’s festival? Well, we’re bringing it back to Spotlight Theatres for a special FREE screening in conjunction with Hartford PRIDE! (And we promise there won’t be any issues with the subtitles!) Venue: Spotlight Theatres Sunday, September 9 @ 2PM Synopsis: Antonio and Paolo live […]
While gay rights and marriage equality have been embraced by most countries, a small town in Southern India lives within a cocoon of traditions and social morality. In such a milieu when a young gay man Kartik, comes out to his mother Vasudha, her entire world comes crashing down. She has no one to turn to to dispel her fears […]
After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as “Willy” (Dominic West), Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and […]
If you’ve never seen it or even if you’ve already watched it five times, you definitely should check out the 2nd Thursdays screening of LOVE, SIMON at Cinestudio in May. It’s a great movie to watch with a 2nd Thursdays crowd! Synopsis: Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it’s a little more complicated: […]
Due to the APRIL IN PARIS Film Festival at Cinestudio, our 2nd Thursdays screening is moving to the 3rd Thursday in April. One month only. WINNER of the OSCAR for the Best Foreign Language Film! Marina and Orlando are in love and planning for the future. Marina is a young waitress and aspiring singer. Orlando is 20 years older than […]
