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Female Mimics magazine no. 2 (1971), from the collection of @schlockvalue , featured in the spring/summer 2026 issue of the Erotic Review. Buy a copy of the magazine to explore Elizabeth's collection of books, films and magazines from the 1970s–1990s that document and represent trans communities. Link in our bio. Art direction and design by @studiofrith . Art curator @iamsamashby #exploringdesire #eroticreview #archive #magazine This publication makes use of historical photographic material as part of its editorial and educational exploration of the subject. All reasonable efforts have been made to identify and locate the copyright holders of the images reproduced in print and across associated digital platforms. Where this has not been possible, the material has been included in good faith, with respect for its creators, and in the spirit of preserving and sharing the historical record. Any copyright holders who have not been identified or acknowledged are invited to contact the publisher, and appropriate acknowledgement or arrangements will be made promptly.

My monthly adult film series at @nitehawkcinema returns on May 18th with @melusinex ’s brand new 4K restoration of Larry Revene’s classic crossover movie RAW TALENT.⁣ Tickets now on sale. ⁣ “There’s nothing like it!” ⁣Eddie Czeropski (Jerry Butler) is scraping by while trying to make it as an actor in New York City. His friend Donny (Joey Silvera) is an actor, too, though not the same kind as Eddie: he moonlights in adult films for the tough-as-nails director Carolyn King (Lisa De Leeuw). When Eddie winds up filling in for Donny on set one day, Carolyn quickly takes a shine to the newcomer and convinces him to make a score of movies for her. But when Eddie finally lands his big break with a recurring role on a daytime soap, will his sordid past come back to haunt him? ⁣ ⁣ An award-winning meta masterpiece from writer/producer Joyce Snyder (Pledge Night) and cinematographer/director Larry Revene (Wanda Whips Wall Street), Raw Talent combines introspective drama, outrageous action, and avant-garde editing—including subliminal imagery—to create a hardcore film unlike anything else.

We’re back at @ifccenter on Thursday, April 30th with a 40th anniversary screening of Juliet Bashore’s masterpiece KAMIKAZE HEARTS. Tickets available at the link in our bio. ⁣ ⁣ Sex, drugs, and cinema all collide in Juliet Bashore’s searing documentary—or is it?—about San Francisco’s porn scene and the intense romantic relationship between superstar Sharon Mitchell and innocent newcomer Tigr. An unflinching examination of performance, identity, and cinema’s blurring of the real and the reel, KAMIKAZE HEARTS is a love story like no other.⁣

Coming to Weird Wednesday at Alamo Brooklyn next month — tickets for all of these now on sale….⁣ ⁣ 4/1 - Radley Metzger’s THE DIRTY GIRLS — in 35mm!⁣ ⁣ 4/8 - Haydn Keenan’s GOING DOWN — restoration!⁣ ⁣ 4/15 - @moniktreut ’s East Village comedy MY FATHER IS COMING — restoration!⁣ ⁣ 4/22 - The sixth month of our ongoing journey through the entire BEACH PARTY series — SKI PARTY!⁣ ⁣ 4/29 - Saul Bass’s PHASE IV — intro by @clavendr !⁣

@muscledistribution officially launched a year ago today — just want to say thanks to all of the filmmakers and rightsholders who have trusted me with their work and to everyone else who has been supportive. It’s easily been the scariest and most stressful endeavor I’ve ever been involved with, but also the most personally fulfilling and exciting to watch grow and take form. Over the past year, we’ve been able to carve out a genuine niche of our own that I think has already begun to have a small, but real effect on film culture, and I’m really proud that we’ve been able to do that without having to compromise on the kinds of films we want to release or the manner in which we handle them. Thanks again, some fun announcements to come very soon…

My adults only series at @nitehawkcinema continues next month with a rare 35mm screening of Gary Graver’s classic hardcore comedy THE ECSTASY GIRLS — featuring an all-star cast led by everyone’s favorite, Jamie Gillis. April 21st, tickets now on sale! Print courtesy of @mdrumbore / rights courtesy of @melusinex + @muscledistribution .

We’re back at @ifccenter this Monday with a rare screening of Jack Deveau and Tom DeSimone’s seminal (pun intented) gay XXX documentary GOOD HOT STUFF — tickets available at the link in our bio. This screening is in tribute to Robert Alvarez — cofounder and editor for Hand in Hand Films, who passed away late last year.⁣⁣ Take a peek behind the curtain – and beneath the sheets – of New York’s first gay film studio, the legendary Hand in Hand Films, in Jack Deveau and Tom DeSimone’s THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT!-esque documentary-cum-compliation feature GOOD HOT STUFF. Featuring clips from the studio’s iconic early films like LEFT-HANDED(1972), THE EROTIC FILMS OF PETER DE ROME (1973), and DRIVE (1974), interviews with the filmmakers and stars; and the only footage that was ever shot for James Bidgood’s uncompleted PINK NARCISSUS follow-up, GOOD HOT STUFF is a fascinating and supremely entertaining look back at the peak of porno chic decadence. It’s also, well… good… and hot.. and…⁣

Thrilled and honored to bring Ken and Jim’s work to @aafilmfest later this month — thanks to @tape_losangeles , @art_label , @hollyw00dentertainment , and everyone else who has helped with this project 🙂

We’re back at @ifccenter on March 16th with a tribute to Robert Alvarez — co-founder and in-house editor for the legendary Hand in Hand Films, New York’s first gay film studio — who passed away at the end of last year. Tickets at the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣ Take a peek behind the curtain (and beneath the sheets) of the legendary Hand in Hand Films, in Jack Deveau and Tom DeSimone’s THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT!-esque documentary-cum-compilation feature GOOD HOT STUFF. Featuring clips from the studio’s iconic early films like LEFT-HANDED (1972), THE EROTIC FILMS OF PETER BERLIN (1973), and DRIVE (1974), interviews with the filmmakers and stars; and the only footage that was ever shot for James Bidgood’s uncompleted PINK NARCISSUS follow-up, GOOD HOT STUFF is a fascinating and supremely entertaining look back at the peak of porno chic decadence. It’s also, well… good… and hot.. and…⁣

“The specificity of medium is so important to Satô’s work that it’s a shame so much of it has only ever been available outside of Japan via fan-subtitled bootlegs of varying quality. Often taken from nth-generation video sources that render his carefully composed images a murky sludge not entirely unlike that of actual snuff videos, these dodgy transfers intensified the films’ queasy effectiveness and imbued them with a sort of underground authenticity, but at the cost of the filmmaker’s original intentions. (The truly abysmal quality of the only circulating version of Satô’s 1991 horse bestiality drama WAVE makes its already disturbing content even more horrifying.) Besides 35mm and Hi8 video, RE-WIND also makes occasional use of 8mm for a series of brief flashbacks whose purpose and perspective are initially unclear. Again, rather than simply blow the footage up to 35mm, Satô rephotographs it, projected against a screen at silent speed. The mismatched frame rates—24 frames-per-second for the 35mm and 16 frames-per-second for the 8mm—introduces a flicker effect that mirrors the flash of a long-buried memory.” ⁠ ⁠ —Elizabeth Purchell (@schlockvalue ) probes the AV dreams and celluloid nightmares of Satô’s 1988 Pink Film RE-WIND, which plays at Metrograph from Feb 20.⁠ Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📷༘ RE-WIND (1988), image courtesy Muscle Distribution

We’re back at @ifccenter TOMORROW with Monika Treut’s seminal 80s lesbian film VIRGIN MACHINE — tickets available at the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣ Dorothee Müller (Ina Blum) is a German journalist researching an article about the nature of romantic love—something she desperately needs, given her dysfunctional relationships with former lover Heinz (Gad Klein) and brother Bruno (Marcelo Uriona). In the Oz of San Francisco, Dorothee finds exactly what she was looking for—and then some—thanks to the help of lesbian strip show barker Susie Sexpert (Susie Bright), drag king Ramona (Shelly Mars), and her mysteriously kinky neighbors (Cleo Dubois and Fakir Musafar). When Dorothy surfaces like a dazzled tourist on the wilder shores of the city’s thriving lesbian community, she has discovered her true sexuality…and left some illusions behind.⁣ ⁣ Part German Expressionist satire, part sapphic travelogue, Monika Treut’s VIRGIN MACHINE (DIE JUNGFRAUENMASCHINE) is a seminal—and fiercely controversial—work of lesbian cinema.

My now ~monthly~ adult film series at @nitehawkcinema returns next month with the world premiere of @melusinex and @distribpix ’s new 4K restoration of Jon Fontana and Artie Mitchell’s hardcore art film RESURRECTION OF EVE. This one’s a fascinating snapshot of early 70s San Francisco, featuring cameos from underground film legends Curt McDowell and Mark Ellinger, feminist performance art group Les Nickelettes, and The Tubes — excited to see the gorgeous new restoration with a crowd. March 16th!