By Gary M. Kramer– Out gay writer and actor Rupert Everett delivers a fine directorial debut with The Happy Prince, a trenchant drama that has him playing Oscar Wilde in…
By Gary M. Kramer– Bisexual fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez rose to prominence in the late 1960s/early 1970s with his vivid images of beautiful models. Jessica Lange, Grace Jones and Tina…
By Gary M. Kramer– At 4:30 pm on September 22, the Roxie Theater will screen Hot to Trot, director Gail Freedman’s fabulous, crowd-pleasing documentary about same-sex ballroom dancing. The film…
By Gary M. Kramer– Justin Torres’ messy, heartbreaking novel We the Animals has been adapted for the screen by director Jeremiah Zagar, who co-wrote the script with gay playwright Dan…
By Gary M. Kramer– Filmmaker Matt Tyrnauer’s naughty documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, opening August 10 at the Alamo New Mission, is an expansion of Scotty Bowers’…
For too long, certain people’s stories have been scarce—if not invisible—in film and television. LGBT seniors are no exception. The filmmakers behind Elwood Takes a Lover are doing their part…
By Gary M. Kramer– Out gay writer-director Ofir Raul Graizer’s gentle, absorbing drama, The Cakemaker, opens July 20 at the Landmark Theaters in San Francisco and Berkeley. It begins with…
By Gary M. Kramer– There are only a few days of Frameline42 remaining. Here is the lowdown on eight films screening this weekend. Mapplethorpe (June 21, 6:30 pm, Castro) is…
By Gary M. Kramer– It’s time once again for the orgy of queer cinema that is Frameline! Running June 14–24, the festival offers viewers more than 100 shorts, features, and…
By Gary M. Kramer– Out gay filmmaker Dominic Cooke’s directorial debut, On Chesil Beach, is a stunning adaptation of Ian McEwan’s eponymous novel. The story, which is set in 1962,…
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