Indie Spotlight: New Releases for Dec. 5
Posted on December 18, 2008 - Filed Under Gay and Lesbain | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Independent, New Releases, Columns, Indie Spotlight
Put down that leftover-turkey sandwich and pay attention! There are movies to be watched! The majors have Punisher: War Zone, Cadillac Records, and Nobel Son to amuse and/or annoy you, but the Indie Spotlight is here to tell you about the independent flicks […]
Ebert Regrets Reviewing 8 Minutes of ‘Tru Loved’
Posted on October 23, 2008 - Filed Under Gay and Lesbain | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Gay & Lesbian, Celebrities and Controversy, Newsstand, Cinematical Indie
The necessary background is here. Last week, Roger Ebert posted a one-star review of the indie drama Tru Loved. At the end of the scathing piece, he revealed that he had only watched 8 minutes of the film — and that “after that, you’re on […]
Outfest Hands Out Awards in LA
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Gay and Lesbain | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Gay & Lesbian, Awards, Other Festivals
The 26th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, which is also known as Outfest 2008, is wrapping up today, but the cinematic winners of this year’s fest have already been announced during an awards ceremony last night in Hollywood. In the list of winners, there are some […]
Read More..>>Emmy Rossum Accepts the ‘Dare’
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Gay and Lesbain | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Independent, Casting, Cinematical Indie
There’s a new indie film on the way with a pretty vague description and a fun cast, but there may be more to it. Variety reports that Adam Salky is directing a new indie film called Dare, written by David Brind. Fresh off of Dragonball, Emmy […]
Broadway Actor is ‘Shifting the Canvas’
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Gay and Lesbain | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Independent, Casting, Cinematical Indie
After being a disco roller rink creator in Broadway’s Xanadu, Playbill.com reports that Cheyenne Jackson (United 93) is joining a new indie film called Shifting the Canvas. Cabin Fever writer/director Chuck Griffith is bringing the feature together, which “tells the story about a group of artists […]
‘For Better or For Worse’ with Two Eighties TV Stars
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Gay and Lesbain | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Comedy, Gay & Lesbian, Independent, Casting
It’s not about that Canadian comic strip, nor is it a remake of one of the handful of movies that have the same title. Taking that same wedding phrase, the upcoming For Better or For Worse is a gay wedding screwball comedy written by Eric Kops, Brad Rowe, […]
Oh, Man! Ellen Page is Off the Lesbian Werewolf Flick?
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Gay and Lesbain | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Gay & Lesbian, Independent, Casting, RumorMonger, Fandom, Cinematical Indie
Well, this is a bit of a bummer. I’ve been waiting, it seems like forever, to see when Jack and Diane, Bradley Rust Gray’s endlessly gestating “lesbian werewolf” movie that Ellen Page was supposed to star in, would finally go into production. As I wrote […]
TLA’s Mini-Fest Will Bring the Gay to You
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Gay and Lesbain | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Gay & Lesbian, NSFW, Other Festivals, Cinematical Indie
Well, assuming you live in New York, L.A., or Fort Lauderdale, that is. Those are the cities that will get TLA Releasing’s mini-fest this summer, with six gay-themed features playing for one week in each location. You can see a somewhat NSFW trailer for the fest […]
Discuss: Having Gay Pride Doesn’t Help the Box Office
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Gay and Lesbain | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Gay & Lesbian, Distribution, Exhibition
As proclaimed by then-president Clinton, June is Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. Pride festivities and parades are gearing up across the world with a flurry of color and rainbows, but lately, it’s been about more than just extravagant celebration. Gay marriage is now legal in California, and more people […]
Read More..>>Hot Docs Review: Be Like Others
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Gay and Lesbain | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Documentary, Foreign Language, Gay & Lesbian, Theatrical Reviews
There is one moment in Tanaz Eshaghian’s Be Like Others that starts by plucking at our insistent hopes for happiness. Hungry for love and affection from his family, Ali Askar tells a story about being thrilled when his father insisted that Ali have breakfast with him. […]
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