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 Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “Well, Putin’s lap dog, Trump the Chump, has been busy doing Vlad’s bidding—wanting to bring in Russia to the G7 after it was thrown…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “I loved how the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, head of the American Episcopal Church, who has spoken out positively about immigration and marriage…
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,…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “How ironic that First Lady Melania Trump is rallying her ‘Be Best’ campaign against online bullying, while First Ogre President Trump has posted over…
By Gary M. Kramer– In the fabulous new TV show Vida, debuting May 6 on STARZ, two estranged sisters, the sexpot Lyn (Melissa Barrera) and the uptight Emma (Mishel Prada),…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “Trump calls FBI’s James Comey a ‘slime ball.’ Yeah, well, people in glass White Houses shouldn’t throw stones!” In 1998, Larry Hashbarger and Skip Young opened AsiaSF. This…
By Gary M. Kramer How does anyone approach the inimitable, indomitable Grace Jones? The singer/actress/model turns 70 this year. She still has those impeccably sculpted legs and cheekbones, that distinctive,…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity Sister Dana sez, “April showers bring MayFlowers, but who wants a bunch of oppressive Puritan immigrants sailing on ships coming to our shores?!” The monthly CASTRO ART WALK gave…
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