By Gary M. Kramer— Margarita Levlansky (Anna Baryshnikov), the heroine of the genial comedy Idiotka, opening February 27 in the Bay Area, is a downtrodden fashion designer who lives in…
By Jan Wahl— In my last column, we explored the glittering neighborhoods of 1950s and ’60s Beverly Hills and Westwood. Since then, readers, including my friend Adam Kent, have asked…
Five-time Grammy winner Sam Smith began their 20-night To Be Free: San Francisco Residency on February 10, 2026, at The Castro, performing for the appreciative and enthusiastic sold-out audience that…
By Gary M. Kramer— Out gay Brazilian actor Lucas Drummond casts a spell in the hypnotic, erotic film Only Good Things, available on VOD February 17.The actor plays Antônio, a…
By Jan Wahl— I realized recently that, while I’ve spent my career telling stories, nobody ever interviews me. To remedy that, I sat down with my good friend and colleague,…
By Devlin Shand— Queer Arts Featured will soon proudly display BEACONS, new paintings and the first ever solo exhibition by prolific San Francisco-based artist Nathaniel J. Bice. The exhibit will…
By Gary M. Kramer— The Mostly British Film Festival, screening February 5–12 at the Vogue Theater in San Francisco, offers a cornucopia of films from the U.K., Ireland. Australia, India,…
By Jan Wahl— Valentine’s Day is such a drag, and for me not in a good way. I used to be desperate for presents and attention. Now I just want…
By Gary M. Kramer— The Choral, directed by out gay filmmaker Nicholas Hytner and written by the out gay Alan Bennett, is a genteel period drama about making rousing music,…
By Jan Wahl— Let there be light. Hamnet, Wicked, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Nuremberg, Marty Supreme … how many bad movies can they make or remake? We just went through a year of…
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