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Palm Springs film festival announces screenings

A series of weekly film screenings in September will lead up to this year's Cinema Diverse, the gay and lesbian film festival in Palm Springs.

SEPTEMBER FILM SERIES

Thursday, Sept. 3: "The Ritz," starring Kaye Ballard, Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Herry Stiller and Treat Williams.

Thursday, Sept. 10: "Waiting for Guffman"

Thursday, Sept. 17: "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"

CINEMA DIVERSE: THE PALM SPRINGS GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
The second year for Cinema Diverse presented by the Palm Springs Cultural Center promises 17 programs – features, documentaries and shorts.

The opening night double feature is "The Naked Civil Servant" (1975) and the movie's sequel "An Englishman in New York," starring John Hurt as the writer Quentin Crisp. "An Englishman in New York" focuses on Crisp's life after he moved to New York. The film, which was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival this year, also starts Cynthia Nixon, Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Tucker and Swoosie Kurtz.

WHEN: Sept. 24-27
WHERE: Camelot Theatre, 2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs
ADMISSION: 1 p.m. screenings $10; 4 and 7 p.m. screenings $12. Opening night screening and official opening night party $75; closing night screening and official closing night party $25. Tickets and passes go on sale July 1 and can be purchased at the Camelot box office or call 760-325-6565
INFO: http://www.cinemadiverse.ning.com/



BUY GROCERIES, HELP OUTFEST

Helping gay cinema is as easy as buying groceries – almost.

Outfest, the Los Angeles gay and lesbian film festival, will benefit every time you shop at Ralphs if you register your Rewards card with the grocery chain’s Web site. Then sign up for the store’s Community Contribution Program and indicate Outfest as the organization to benefit. When you use your card at the store a percentage of the purchase is donated to Outfest.

Details on the program are on the Outfest Web site at http://www.outfest.org/affinity.html