OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival is the largest LGBT cultural arts event in South Florida and is a combination of The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and the Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival …. and dates back to 1998. It is such an excellent platform for its very diverse queer communities with … Continue reading
In 1993, a group of queer Sydney filmmakers, students, and supporters approached Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to establish an independent organization whose focus would be queer film and screen culture. This organization was Queer Screen. (One of those pioneer filmmakers was Stephen Cummins who died in 1994, and now is … Continue reading
“The Forty-Year-Old- Version“ is a highly entertaining film written, directed by, and starring Radha Blank. The title, a play on words (remember “The 40-Year-Old-Virgin?”), signals that despite its heavy subtext of the sexism, racism, and ageism in the theater world, the tone and delivery are not without humor and a bit of spoofing, The … Continue reading
When the movie opens with an overflowing blocked lavatory in a small Bed and Breakfast Guest House in Saugatuck, you can be forgiven if you panic slightly thinking that this small indie comedy may be headed down the toilet pan too. The place is run by Maggie and her ‘can’t get a date’ gay son … Continue reading
With an impressive stellar ensemble as a cast, and the very topical premise of everyone’s obsession with being glued to their cellphones, and helmed by talented writer/director Russell Brown, Search Engines had all the hallmarks of being a very successful comedy. On paper at least. Set in California as an assorted group of family and friends … Continue reading