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  Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

  Pop music’s always been evil, but never has its candy-colored excess been better shattered than in 2001 comedy/Hanna-Barbera adaptation Josie and the Pussycats. As a fan of the cartoon, I remember being an incredibly snobby 10-year-old who refused to see the movie as there was no reverence for the original material. What a nerd! Like, sorry they didn’t give the band a cat who actually belongs to their evil manager’s evil sister. For the more enlightened among us, the three-hander featuring Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson is a more pleasing pastime. Plus the songs in the movie are actually good! Let’s see TayTay try to knock “Pretend to Be Nice” off the Billboard charts in my heart. – James Scott Read a full review of Josie and the Pussycats.

  Sun., Aug. 25

  Paramount Theatre

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  Roman Holiday (1953)

  The title card read “And Introducing Audrey Hepburn.” It was actually her eighth appearance onscreen, but her first American picture (shot entirely on location in Rome), and the whole world went wild for her. With her Continental upbringing – her mother was a Dutch baroness – and trained dancer’s elegance, Hepburn was more than plausible playing a princess; more delightful was her natural impishness. When Princess Ann goes rogue and ignores her royal duties for 24 hours, she falls in love with an American journalist played by Gregory Peck – oh, and gets a killer haircut along the way. Perfectly charming. – Kimberley Jones

  Aug. 22, 24-25, & 28

  AFS Cinema

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  Lesbionage

  A movie so new to the modern audience that We Luv Video’s queer movie curators had to add it to Letterboxd themselves – it’s Lesbionage. Per the WorldCat.org summary, “Blackmail, kidnapping and corruption give two lesbian private detectives their toughest case. Will their relationship survive?” Notable cast member alert: Is that trans man diarist Lou Sullivan as Sammy Reeves and an assistant director? Why yes: It is! Look, if a movie about gay lady detectives hasn’t already got you running to the ticket link, consider the fact that every ticket comes with a free lesbian pulp novel. Considered? Good! Thank you, BookWoman, for making this SunGay even more magical. – James Scott

  Sun., Aug. 25

  We Luv Video

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  PRISM 37: aGLIFF’s LGBTQ Film Festival (2024)

  First: aGLIFF stands for All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival. Second: This is the longest-running film festival in Austin, Texas. Now that you’ve got the basic facts, you’re more than ready to enjoy five full days of film screenings, Q&As, panels, and parties hosted by aGLIFF. Highlights include opening night, where a red carpet reception at AFS Cinema precedes Rent Free, screening for its Southwest premiere; directed by Fernando Andrés, this Austin-set dramedy follows best friends Ben and Jordan trying to survive the rapidly changing city. There’s also aGLIFF’s Queer Black Voices dinner where winners of the Queer Black Voices Fund – æryka jourdaine hollis o’neil, Brandon R. Nicholas, Deshon Leek – will have their films screened. Grab your badge or individual tickets for this year’s fest at agliff.com/prism-37. – James Scott

  Aug. 21-25

  Various locations