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    New Comedy Idiotka Spoofs Fashion and Reality TV

    New Comedy Idiotka Spoofs Fashion and Reality TV

    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…

    The TV Years: Swimming Pools and Movie Stars

    The TV Years: Swimming Pools and Movie Stars

    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…

    Sam Smith Dazzles Castro Audiences During New Residency

    Sam Smith Dazzles Castro Audiences During New Residency

    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…

    Talking Only Good Things With Lucas Drummond

    Talking Only Good Things With Lucas Drummond

    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…

    A Conversation With Jan Wahl

    A Conversation With Jan Wahl

    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,…

    BEACONS at Queer Arts Featured Highlights Castro Theatre Blade and Other Iconic Neon Works

    BEACONS at Queer Arts Featured Highlights Castro Theatre Blade and Other Iconic Neon Works

    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…

    Queer Offerings at the Mostly British Film Festival

    Queer Offerings at the Mostly British Film Festival

    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,…

    Feelgood Romance?

    Feelgood Romance?

    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…

    The Choral Is a Flat Drama With Queer Undertones

    The Choral Is a Flat Drama With Queer Undertones

    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,…

    After a Year of Bad Films, Finally There’s a Movie Worth Seeing: Song Sung Blue

    After a Year of Bad Films, Finally There’s a Movie Worth Seeing: Song Sung Blue

    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…