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    Hot Reads: LGBTQ in Hollywood

    Hot Reads: LGBTQ in Hollywood

    By Jan Wahl– Winter is a great time to curl up with a good book. Sometimes it takes a little digging and research to find the perfect book, but it…

    Q&A with Filmmaker Matt Carter About His Gay Rugby Romance

    Q&A with Filmmaker Matt Carter About His Gay Rugby Romance

    By Gary M. Kramer– Out gay filmmaker Matt Carter makes an auspicious feature film directorial debut with In from the Side. His terrific drama—now available on iTunes, Amazon, DVD, and…

    Disney Pride at Davies, View the Oscars at the Orinda Theatre, and a Movie That’s So Bad It’s Good

    Disney Pride at Davies, View the Oscars at the Orinda Theatre, and a Movie That’s So Bad It’s Good

    By Jan Wahl– We all have a favorite Disney song or movie. Our childhoods are full of them. For me, one of my favorite songs is “When You Wish Upon…

    Carter Smith Talks About His Unsettling Queer Thriller Swallowed

    Carter Smith Talks About His Unsettling Queer Thriller Swallowed

    By Gary M. Kramer– Out gay filmmaker Carter Smith delivers on the promise of his unnerving 2006 short Bugcrush with his latest feature, Swallowed, now available on demand. (It became…

    Gay Romantic Drama Burns with Intense Longing

    Gay Romantic Drama Burns with Intense Longing

    By Gary M. Kramer– Out gay writer/director Goran Stolevski’s Of an Age, a shattering, slow-burn romantic drama opening February 17, is brimming with gay longing and desire. In 1999 Melbourne,…

    My Thoughts on Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards

    My Thoughts on Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards

    By Jan Wahl– Last year at this time I was in cinematic heaven. Coda was one of the finest films that I had seen in a long time, and the…

    Recommended LGBTQ Films From the 2023 Sundance Film Festival

    Recommended LGBTQ Films From the 2023 Sundance Film Festival

    By Gary M. Kramer– There were some terrific LGBTQ films screening at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Select films are still available for online viewing (https://festival.sundance.org/ ) through January 30,…

    Highlights From the Upcoming Mostly British Film Festival 2023

    Highlights From the Upcoming Mostly British Film Festival 2023

    By Jan Wahl– These days, when many of us think about the U.K., royals like Harry and Meghan come to mind. I, by the way, am firmly on Team Harry.…

    Mars One

    Mars One

    By Gary M. Kramer — Mars One, now streaming on Netflix,is an absorbing drama that depicts the dignity of a lower middle-class Black Brazilian family. Wellington (Carlos Francisco), the patriarch,…

    Babylon Reviled

    Babylon Reviled

    By Jan Wahl– I’m a true fan of Hollywood circa 1920’s and 1930’s.  What is more fascinating than an Industry just beginning to find its way to tell stories, cast…