#FIRSTLOOK: HOLLYWOOD SUITE CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH 2025

Hollywood Suite is proud to be celebrating Queer cinema this Pride month, with LGBTQIA2S+ films and series all June long. As part of the festivities, Hollywood Suite celebrates the world premiere of the 6-part series Hell Motel (2025) with two exclusive events in Toronto featuring cast members Eric McCormack (Will & Grace, Departure) and Icesis Couture (Canada’s Drag Race S2).

“We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate Pride not only on our service, but also in-person and on the big screen this month,” said Suzanne Marshall, Hollywood Suite Senior Manager, Programming. “We invite everyone to come out and celebrate LGBTQIA2S+ storytelling with our Hell Motel events, and keep the party going at home with Queer film classics all month long on Hollywood Suite.”

On Friday, June 13, McCormack will join the cast and crew for an advance screening of Hell Motel at the historic Revue Cinema in Toronto, with public tickets available here. The series will also have its broadcast premiere on Hollywood Suite June 13 at 9pm ET. Following that, Hollywood Suite presents Too Hot to Die: A Drag Show from Hell on June 25th at 8pm at Storm Crow Manor in Toronto. Featuring an electrifying performance by Canada’s Drag Race winner Icesis Couture, who appears in the Hell Motel, the Storm Crow Manor event will also feature local drag artists Messy Margaret, Madee Lovegood and Sanjna. Tickets are available here.

Chasing Chasing Amy leads Hollywood Suite’s Pride month programming, with its broadcast premiere on June 4 at 9pm ET. A look at Queer filmmaker Sav Rodgers’ deep relationship with the Kevin Smith film Chasing Amy (1997), the documentary examines its complex legacy and how sometimes even problematic representation might change someone’s life. Earning a handful of awards and nominations, including Outstanding Documentary at the 2025 GLAAD Media Awards, the film has moved audiences around the world.

To get more into the spirit, Hollywood Suite will present Pride movie classics in June, including Personal Best (1982), Rent (2005), Booksmart (2018), and the premiere of Falling (2020) on June 26 at 9pm ET. Directed, written and starring Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic, The Lord of the Rings), Falling follows the story of John Peterson, who lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father, who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.

The Pride party continues with the LGBTQIA2S+ classic But I’m A Cheerleader (2000), which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Director Jamie Babbit’s surreal conversion camp-set comedy started as a cult hit in Queer circles but, with passing time and the growing stardom of its leads, has become an iconic piece of 2000s satire. Natasha Lyonne (Orange is the New Black, Poker Face) and Clea DuVall (Argo, The Faculty) star in the story about a clueless cheerleader sent to a conversion therapy camp to “cure” her homosexuality, where instead she discovers her true identity and falls in love. On demand all month long, the film will be broadcast June 28 at 9pm ET.

The complete June programming celebrating Pride can be found below:

Personal Best (1982)

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Irma Vep (1996)

The Watermelon Woman (1996)

Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996)

But I’m A Cheerleader (2000)

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Rent (2005)

Kill Your Darlings (2012)

Certain Women (2016)

Professor Marston & The Wonder Women (2017)

Booksmart (2018)

Falling (2020)

Chasing Chasing Amy (2023)

Wreck S1 (2023)

Wreck S2 (2024)

Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld – The Greatest Hits Live In Copenhagen (2024)