By Gary M. Kramer – In the wistful, elegiac Blue Moon, opening October 24 in the Bay Area, the celebrated lyricist,Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke), is sitting in Sardi’s—an iconic restaurant…
By Jan Wahl – Kisses for this magical film. Kiss of the Spider Woman still lives in my head, days after seeing it: the swirling colors, deep love, survival under…
By Gary M. Kramer – Out gay Writer/Director Bill Condon’s film version of the Tony-winning musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman, opening October 10 in theaters, has moments of seduction…
By Gary M. Kramer – Writer/Director Bill Condon and actor Tonatiuh, who plays the dual roles of Molina and Kendall in Kiss of the Spider Woman, spoke with me about…
By Jan Wahl – The documentary Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink is now streaming on PBS through the end of the year, and I highly recommend it.…
By Jan Wahl – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wasn’t always led by a man of no morals doing whatever a tyrant commands. There was a time when the FCC…
By Gary M. Kramer – This year’s Mill Valley Film Festival will open October 2 with director Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet and will close October 12 with a screening of Rental…
In the final days of summer and celebrating its 10th anniversary, Flower Piano will fill San Francisco Botanical Garden with music for everybody, September 12–21, 2025. Participants are invited to…
By Gary M. Kramer – The Compatriots, out September 16 on VOD, is an affable comedy about a serious subject. Closeted high school student Javi (Rafael Silva) is feeling good…
By Jan Wahl – Like my friend and colleague, David Landis, The Gay Gourmet, I just love food. The only thing I like more than eating is talking about it.…
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