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    The Last Match Is Sexy and Compelling, Even If the Ending Disappoints

    The Last Match Is Sexy and Compelling, Even If the Ending Disappoints

    By Gary Kramer The Last Match, opening Friday at Landmark’s Opera Plaza Cinema, is a sexy and affecting drama about two young men who fall in love amid poverty in…

    Q&A with Darren Stein, Director of G.B.F.

    Q&A with Darren Stein, Director of G.B.F.

    By Gary Kramer Turning the drama of coming out into high comedy, G.B.F., opening January 24, is a bright—and brightly colored—high-energy romp. Tanner (Michael J. Willett) is a high school…

    Bromance Develops in the Heat of Una Noche

    Bromance Develops in the Heat of Una Noche

    The poignant Cuban drama Una Noche, now out on DVD, is narrated by Aris Mejias, who voices the thoughts of Lila (Anailían de la Rúa de la Torre). Lila is…

    Best and Worst Queer Films of 2013

    Best and Worst Queer Films of 2013

    By Gary Kramer With actors and filmmakers taking challenging roles, 2013 was another Queer Year for Film. Here’s a rundown of the year’s queer films and trends, including the good,…

    DVD Gift Guide

    DVD Gift Guide

    By Gary Kramer Holiday shopping? It is not always easy to find the right DVDs to suit everyone’s tastes. Here are a few suggestions to purchase or request. For the…

    Philomena Disappoints, But See It Anyway for Judi Dench and Steve Coogan’s Performances

    Philomena Disappoints, But See It Anyway for Judi Dench and Steve Coogan’s Performances

    Dame Judi Dench plays the title role in Philomena, a film “inspired by true events.” Her character is a working-class Irish woman who was sent to a convent as a…

    Kill Your Darlings Has Enthralling Moments but Ultimately Fails

    Kill Your Darlings Has Enthralling Moments but Ultimately Fails

     “Rupture the pattern” and “break the law” are ideologies that animate the neophyte Beats — Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan), Allen Ginsberg (Daniel Radcliffe), William S. Burroughs (Ben Foster), and Jack…

    Sean Thompson, Star of Rodgers and Hart’s “I Married An Angel”

    Sean Thompson, Star of Rodgers and Hart’s “I Married An Angel”

    Sean Thompson makes his West Coast debut with 42nd Street Moon in a production of the Rodgers and Hart masterpiece, “I Married an Angel,” now playing at the Eureka Theatre…

    “French Cinema Now” Features Plenty of Ooh La La for Queer Francophiles

    “French Cinema Now” Features Plenty of Ooh La La for Queer Francophiles

      The sixth annual French Cinema Now, November 7-10 at Landmark’s Clay Theatre, is a chance for moviegoers to see the latest work by significant Francophone filmmakers. Possibly the hottest…

    The Cowardly Lion Really Is a Friend of Dorothy

    The Cowardly Lion Really Is a Friend of Dorothy

    Lee MacDougall, who plays the Cowardly Lion in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new stage production of “The Wizard of Oz,” isn’t looking for the Yellow Brick Road in San Francisco. He’d…