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    Romantic Gay Drama Lazy Eye Features Seductive, Sensitive and Very Eye-Catching Male Leads

    Romantic Gay Drama Lazy Eye Features Seductive, Sensitive and Very Eye-Catching Male Leads

    In writer/director Tim Kirkman’s poignant, romantic drama Lazy Eye, recently released on DVD, Dean (Lucas Near-Verbrugghe) is a Los Angeles-based graphic designer with the titular ocular problem. One day, out…

    The Love Witch Casts a Campy Technicolor Spell Over Some, But Not All, Viewers

    The Love Witch Casts a Campy Technicolor Spell Over Some, But Not All, Viewers

    Anna Biller wrote, directed, edited, produced, art directed, designed the sets and costumes and even composed the music for The Love Witch, opening November 11 at the San Francisco Landmark…

    Moonlight Is an Incredibly Moving, Compelling Film About Being a Black Gay Man in America

    Moonlight Is an Incredibly Moving, Compelling Film About Being a Black Gay Man in America

    Moonlight, opening October 28 at the Embarcadero and November 4 at the Shattuck, is Barry Jenkins’ extraordinary film adaptation of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play, In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue.…

    Being 17 Tells Gritty, Engaging Story of Two Teen Boys Grappling with Same-Sex Desires

    Being 17 Tells Gritty, Engaging Story of Two Teen Boys Grappling with Same-Sex Desires

    With Halloween just a few weeks away, we recently visited with Terry Austin Bennett and her staff at Cliff’s Variety to find out what’s new for the holiday this year.…

    Sexy Spa Night Addresses Ethnicity and Gay Identity in Complex, Powerful Ways

    Sexy Spa Night Addresses Ethnicity and Gay Identity in Complex, Powerful Ways

    Spa Night, opening September 30 at the Roxie, is a complex, quietly powerful drama about ethnicity and gay identity, written and directed by Andrew Ahn. David (Joe Seo) is a…

    Max Rose Disappoints

    Max Rose Disappoints

    Jerry Lewis stars as the title character in Max Rose, a 2013 drama just getting a theatrical release now. The film, which opens September 16, did not sit on the…

    Two Intimate, Poignant Films Now Available on DVD: Beautiful Something and The Royal Road

    Two Intimate, Poignant Films Now Available on DVD: Beautiful Something and The Royal Road

    Two San Francisco-based filmmakers have films out on DVD. Writer/director Joseph Graham’s intimate, affecting drama Beautiful Something chronicles four characters whose lives overlap over the course of a night. Brian…

    Stylish Front Cover Offers Gay Asian Twist to Romantic Comedy-Drama

    Stylish Front Cover Offers Gay Asian Twist to Romantic Comedy-Drama

    In writer/director Ray Yeung’s fabulous Front Cover,” opening August 19 at Lee Neighborhood’s Four Star Theatre, Ryan (the charming Jake Choi) is an American-born Chinese fashion stylist who is proud…

    Adult World Intrudes Upon Boyhood Friendship in Little Men

    Adult World Intrudes Upon Boyhood Friendship in Little Men

    Little Men, opening August 12 at the Clay Theatre, is out filmmaker Ira Sachs’ sly, gentle comedy of manners about Brian (Greg Kinnear), an actor, and his wife Kathy (Jennifer…

    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Keeps the Outrageous, Raunchy Party Going

    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie  Keeps the Outrageous, Raunchy Party Going

    Edina (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) are back and on the big screen! Yes, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie reunites the best friends for more madcap adventures. In the film,…