SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES FILM AND FAMILY
by chris carpenter The 23rd annual San Diego International Film Festival (SDIFF) will be “Celebrating the Power of Film” from Wednesday, October 16 through Sunday, October 20. Film lovers and filmmakers from around the world will once again gather to laud the art of cinematic storytelling. The five-day festival will feature red-carpet events, including the […]
LESSONS IN LOVING YOURSELF AT 24TH ANNUAL FILMOUT SAN DIEGO LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL
by chris carpenter Returning for its 24th annual edition, FilmOut San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival will take place from Thursday, September 12 to Sunday, September 15, in Balboa Park at the Natural History Museum (The NAT) and the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) at the San Diego Museum of Art. This year’s fest will open with the […]
THE LGBTQ CENTER OF LONG BEACH REVEALS LINEUP FOR THE 31ST QFILM FESTIVAL
by rage staff The LGBTQ Center of Long Beach has announced the 31st annual Long Beach QFilm Festival, scheduled from Thursday, September 5 to Sunday, September 8, with a supplementary outdoor screening on Saturday, September 21. This year’s festival is dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ cinema, presenting a diverse assortment of films that underscore the distinct […]
WORKING THE LITERARY SEX SCENE WITH ‘SEBASTIAN’
by Chris Carpenter Take one of gay writer Bret Easton Ellis’ novels, a twist of Alfred Hitchcockian femme fatale/double life sensibility, European indie filmmaking realness, and a lot of male-on-male sex. Shake vigorously, pour, and you will end up with Sebastian, an engrossing new movie from the writer-director of 2018’s acclaimed gay romance, A Moment […]
CELEBRATING AN ICON: ALISON ELLWOOD’S INSPIRING DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES THE LIFE OF CYNDI LAUPER
by chris carpenter She’s so unusual. She’s also a star, as her 40+ year career attests. Cyndi Lauper has not only proven herself as an artist but remains beloved today for a number of incarnations: Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, Tony-winning Broadway composer (Kinky Boots), Emmy-winning actress (I love her co-starring performance with Jeff Goldblum in the underrated […]
FEMME SPINS A DANGEROUS YET SEXY TALE OF QUEER REVENGE
by chris carpenter The term femme refers to an LGBTQ+ person whose gender expression is considered to be feminine. It was originally used to distinguish feminine lesbian and bisexual women from butch women, and it is still one of the main uses of the term. Today, femme also refers to someone who queers or […]
GUILLERMO DíAZ IS HERE TO STAY
by chris carpenter Out actor Guillermo Díaz will be commanding movie screens this month as the star of You Can’t Stay Here. Directed by longtime, underground filmmaker Todd Verow (Frisk, Tumbledown, Goodbye Seventies), the movie will open Thursday, February 8 at theatres in Los Angeles and elsewhere. The plot of You Can’t Stay Here was […]
SHOWCASING DIVERSITY IN CINEMA AT NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
by chris carpenter The 22nd annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), will be held Thursday, October 21 through Thursday, October 28 at various Orange County locations. Tickets are now on sale at newportbeachfilmfest.com. Several LGBTQ feature films, as well as short films, will be screened. Among these are My Father Mary Anne (Min pappa Marianne). After breaking up with her boyfriend, 28-year-old Hanna returns to her hometown for a temporary position […]
21st ANNUAL FILMOUT SAN DIEGO LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL PREPARES TO TAKE FLIGHT
by chris carpenter – Although it won’t take place until September, FilmOut San Diego organizers got a jump on this month’s Outfest Los Angeles by announcing their festival lineup earlier. The 21st annual FilmOut San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival will take place from Thursday, September 9 through Sunday, September 12. A total of 47 movies will be […]
RAGE Reviews: Three is a Magic Number
by chris carpenter – Readers of a certain age, like me, will surely remember the delightful Schoolhouse Rocks cartoons. One of their more memorable toons/songs was “Three is a Magic Number.” It was actually the firstSchoolhouse Rocks episode that aired, between such fave 1970’s Saturday morning shows as Land of the Lost and Jabberjaw. And in the event you are too young […]