By Gary M. Kramer– Billy Porter brings style and verve to his directorial debut with the upbeat romance Anything’s Possible. The film, which dropped July 22 on Prime Video, has…
By Jan Wahl– She’s how Oscar Wilde made his trip to America … and San Francisco! You might not know her name, but she ran one of the largest publishing…
By Gary M. Kramer– Andrea Dworkin was an outspoken writer and radical feminist who was outraged by how women are treated in society. Bay Area filmmaker Pratibha Parmar’s documentary My…
Kevin Rolston creates a complex world—dark, funny, and completely unpredictable—in Deal with the Dragon, a genuine tour de force. As the title suggests, Rolston’s play is the result of his…
By Jan Wahl– Judgement at Nuremberg, with Judy Garland and Montgomery Clift killing it as survivors of Nazi cruelty. The Sorrow and the Pity, a documentary spectacular about France’s vicious…
By Gary M. Kramer– There are still plenty of films to catch as Frameline Film Festival continues in theaters through June 26, with many titles streaming online June 24 until…
By Jan Wahl– My favorite lyricist Johnny Mercer may not have been gay, but he had a three-decade torrid love affair with Judy Garland. That counts since I’m for anyone…
By Gary M. Kramer– Frameline, the Bay Area’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival, opens June 16 with a screening of two episodes of A League of Their Own, the forthcoming episodic series…
By Jan Wahl– Marc Huestis has given me my favorite moments on the stage of the Castro Theatre. So many great memories come to mind, such as being up there…
By Jan Wahl– Look around you your home. What is hanging or sitting there that means something special to you? I am sitting right now staring at a photo of…
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