Category Archives: film
Movie Review: ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
Dallas Buyers Club is a film that shows that good movie making can still happen. The movie, staring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto follows the story of Ron Woodroof, a homophobic, Dallas party man who contracts HIV. We … Continue reading
Gay Rodeo Documentary Seeks Post Production Funds
Filmmaker Matt Livadary continues his efforts to bring the documentary about the gay rodeo circuit, its participants and fans to fruition. Queens & Cowboys is the story of Matt’s year on the International Gay Rodeo Circuit. I first read about … Continue reading
Documentary Focuses on LGBT Youth Of Color
[Pier Kids: The Life] follows the lives of three LGBTQ homeless youth of color that congregate on Christopher Street and the surrounding piers in New York City every night, showing what it means to still be, even in light of … Continue reading
Meet the Man Behind The Documentary ‘Bridegroom’
Blog Queerty has an short interview with Shane Bitney Crone, the man behind the story of Bridegroom, a documentary that depicts the painful experience of Crone after his partner died from a tragic accident: The video, which depicted the heartbreak … Continue reading
‘Before You Know It’ Documentary on LGBT Elders
The Huffington Post is reporting on a Kickstarter Campaign to bring the a film focusing on the lives of three older gay men to the larger community: “BEFORE YOU KNOW IT” is a feature-length documentary that examines the lives and … Continue reading
Gays Few and Far Between in Film
From a Queerty article on a report from GLAAD about the underrepresentation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters in film: More than half of those inclusive films (55.6%) featured gay male characters, while another 33% featured lesbian characters … Continue reading
Movie Trailer: Geography Club
I read the book on which the below movie is based. It was a great book; touching, realistic, sexy as well as heartbreaking. I thought that it captured well the complication of young, closeted gay youth; their struggles with building … Continue reading
AT&T To Dontate to LGBTQ Suicide Prevention Group Via Film Project
Phone company AT&T has set up a website, Love is Changing History, as a way to support The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention group for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth. The site features two short films, one by … Continue reading
Today in LGBT History: Major! New Doc Film About Stonewall Transgender Activist
The Huffington Post reports that filmmakers Annalise Ophelian And StormMiguel Florez are working on a documentary about Miss Major, a transgender activist who was one of the original Stonewall Inn rebels: The Huffington Post: As an iconic figure within the … Continue reading
Film ‘Friend of Essex’ Explores the Experience of Young, Black Gay Men
From METROWEEKLY: Amir Dixon wasn’t sure how willing some young black gay men would be to go on record about the struggles they face. But once Dixon established a rapport and a safe space, ”people opened up and shared very … Continue reading
