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    Fit, Fat, and Fabulous: Kili Big Follows Plus-Sized Women’s Journey to Mount Kilimanjaro

    Fit, Fat, and Fabulous: Kili Big Follows Plus-Sized Women’s Journey to Mount Kilimanjaro

    By Jan Wahl– Has Jan lost it this time? Fat is something to be ashamed of … hidden as best as one can and forcing one to be banished to…

    Cooper Koch Talks About the New Queer Thriller They/Them

    Cooper Koch Talks About the New Queer Thriller They/Them

    By Gary M. Kramer– Out gay actor Cooper Koch delivers a breakout performance in They/Them, a fabulous queer horror film now out on Peacock. Koch plays Stu, one of more…

    Activist, Actress, and Filmmaker Lee Grant Remains Outspoken and Daring, Even in Her 90s

    Activist, Actress, and Filmmaker Lee Grant Remains Outspoken and Daring, Even in Her 90s

    By Jan Wahl– I recently spoke with actress, activist, and filmmaker Lee Grant for the San Francisco Bay Times; she won the Academy Award as the horny, frustrated Beverly Hills…

    Billy Porter Talks About His Directorial Debut, Anything’s Possible

    Billy Porter Talks About His Directorial Debut, Anything’s Possible

    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…

    Hot Summer Reads

    Hot Summer Reads

    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…

    Bay Area Filmmaker Debuts New Documentary on Andrea Dworkin

    Bay Area Filmmaker Debuts New Documentary on Andrea Dworkin

    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…

    Critically Acclaimed Deal with the Dragon Is More Provocative Now Than Ever

    Critically Acclaimed Deal with the Dragon Is More Provocative Now Than Ever

    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…

    The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 42!

    The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 42!

    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…

    More Films to View as Frameline46 Enters Its Final Weekend

    More Films to View as Frameline46 Enters Its Final Weekend

    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…

    High on Pride

    High on Pride

    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…