The affecting drama Freeheld is based on the true story and Oscar-winning short documentary about Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore), a dedicated detective in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, who must fight…
Nothing is what it seems in cheeky gay French filmmaker François Ozon’s fantastic new comedy-drama, The New Girlfriend. Based on a Ruth Rendell novel, the film opens with lipstick, eyeliner,…
By Gary M. Kramer As the title character in Grandma, now out in theatres, Lily Tomlin is sensational. The actress/comedian plays Elle, a poet who is in mourning for her…
Lily Tomlin is poignant and hilarious as Elle, the acerbic title character in Grandma. This enjoyable lark, written and directed by Paul Weitz, gives the iconic comedienne a juicy role,…
The highly entertaining and extremely engaging documentary Best of Enemies presents the ten famous televised debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, Jr., during the 1968 presidential nominating conventions.…
By Gary M. Kramer Filmmaker David Thorpe thinks he “sounds gay.” So he made a documentary, Do I Sound Gay?, which chronicles him hiring speech and voice coaches to help…
Frameline and June Pride are a wrap for this year, but queer films continue to play in Bay Area cinemas. Boulevard, opening July 17, is a curious, melancholic character study…
By Gary M. Kramer The awkward comedy of manners The Overnight has Alex (Adam Scott) and Emily (Taylor Schilling) anxious about having to make new friends in Los Angeles, where…
Frameline, San Francisco’s annual LGBT Film Festival screens at area theaters June 18–28. There are dozens of features, shorts, documentaries and revivals playing. Here is a rundown of what to…
All Yours, out May 26 on DVD, is a frisky romance about Lucas (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart), a young man from Argentina who meets the heavyset Belgium baker, Henry (Jean-Michel Balthazar),…
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