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    A Mixed Bag of LGBT Shorts and Features at This Year’s San Francisco Independent Film Festival

    A Mixed Bag of LGBT Shorts and Features at This Year’s San Francisco Independent Film Festival

    By Gary M. Kramer– The San Francisco Independent Film Festival will take place February 8–18, 2024, at the Roxie and the Balboa theaters as well as online. There will be…

    No More Written Award Acceptance Speeches Ever!

    No More Written Award Acceptance Speeches Ever!

    By Jan Wahl– The practice of writing out an acceptance speech for an awards show should not be allowed, period. The trend only gained steam a few years ago and…

    New Queer Films for the New Year

    New Queer Films for the New Year

    By Gary M. Kramer– New year, new films. There are a handful of queer features and documentaries from around the world available this month on demand and in theaters. Here…

    Perfect and Not-So-Perfect Female Casting in 2023 Films

    Perfect and Not-So-Perfect Female Casting in 2023 Films

    By Jan Wahl– There were some great movies released in 2023. One of the best was Barbie. I just watched it for the second time and the screenplay continues to…

    The Year in Queer Cinema, 2023

    The Year in Queer Cinema, 2023

    By Gary M. Kramer– Looking back at the year in queer film, there were some outstanding LGBTQ films—as well as some duds. Here is a rundown, in alphabetical order, of…

    2023 Movie Gold … and Purple

    2023 Movie Gold … and Purple

    By Jan Wahl– It turned out to be a strong movie year. Maestro, Barbie, Air, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Oppenheimer were all worth our time and money—well worth…

    Image Versus Reality: Showbiz Style

    Image Versus Reality: Showbiz Style

    By Jan Wahl– When it comes to LBGTQ in Hollywood, William J. Mann is a rock star. It all began for me with Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians…

    Eileen Is an Intriguing, Yet Flawed, Character Study

    Eileen Is an Intriguing, Yet Flawed, Character Study

    By Gary M. Kramer– The lukewarm slow burn thriller Eileen, opening December 8, is set in 1960s Massachusetts, where the 24-year-old title character (Thomasin McKenzie) lives with her dad (Shea…

    Saltburn Is a Naughty, Entertaining Thriller

    Saltburn Is a Naughty, Entertaining Thriller

    By Gary M. Kramer– Saltburn, writer/director Emerald Fennell’s follow up to her Oscar-winning Promising Young Woman, is a delicious cuckoo-in-the-nest story. The dazzling pre-credit sequence sets the stage; Oliver Quick…

    The Greatest Holiday Time Travel Ever

    The Greatest Holiday Time Travel Ever

    By Jan Wahl– Every year at this time I start counting days to my favorite holiday event. I get to meet Oscar Wilde, Anne Lister (aka Gentleman Jack), Sherlock Holmes,…