GIVING THANKS FOR NEW LGBTQ MOVIES
by chris carpenter – Ahh, November has arrived. The month of cooler temperatures, roasted turkeys and pumpkin pies is here! Unfortunately, traditional Thanksgiving gatherings will be impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 prevention efforts. But November remains the start of the holiday season as well as the film industry’s annual awards season. Due to pandemic-related delays, the awards season […]
OUTFEST 2020: Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival Goes Hybrid
by chris carpenter – There are hybrid plants, hybrid animals, even hybrid cars. But a hybrid LGBTQ film festival? That’s how Outfest Los Angeles is billing itself this year in light of our current socially-distanced circumstances. LA’s largest and oldest film fest, also considered the preeminent LGBTQ fest in the world, is scheduled to take place Thursday, August 20 […]
RAGE Reviews: We Need a Little Christmas Now
by chris carpenter 2020 is half over and I’m not sure whether to say “oh my God” or “thank you God”! It was already a dreadful year for me personally even before the COVID-19 pandemic due to my mother’s death in early January and the fallout from that. So, as Auntie Mame famously declared at the […]
A NEW PODCAST OF ‘MARILYN: BEHIND THE ICON’
An Interview with Gary Vitacco-Robles by bill biss – That’s Monroe … Marilyn Monroe. You see her on film and still revered as a beloved icon, but do you truly know what she went through in her short life? That’s exactly what the podcast is presenting in Marilyn: Behind The Icon. The history of her […]
RAGE Reviews: Pictures for a Pandemic Pride
by chris carpenter – Happy socially-distanced Pride, everyone! Viruses, rioters and looters may be abundant nowadays but we in the LGBTQ community must do the best we can to celebrate. It is interesting to note that Pride month each year commemorates a riot. It commemorates a street protest in June, 1969 that was sparked when bar […]
RAGE Reviews: Au Revoir, Hollywoodland
by chris carpenter Once upon a time, there was a magical kingdom called Hollywoodland. It was a place where dreams came true…at least for some. The kingdom’s name was later shortened to Hollywood but it continues to exist in Southern California today. There isn’t a lot going on there right now though, so I recommend a […]
LET US ENTERTAIN YOU: Drag Queens and DJ’s in The Time of Coronavirus
by tim parks In these uncertain times where your favorite watering holes, restaurants and venues are shuttered with no firm opening date in sight, there is one certainty in the guise of those that are taking to social media to keep us entertained. With the re-opening of bars and nightclubs in question as to when […]
STAGE: The Theatres Are Closed but The Show Must Go On
by Keith Emerald – For those of you missing the excitement of a live-theatre experience during the pandemic, one of the coolest ways you can enjoy your favorite production is to go to www.broadwayhd.com. This website streams a wide array of live theatrical shows to subscribers such as Broadway Classics like Phantom of the Opera, […]
TELEVISION: VH1 Ru-veals Queens of New Season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars”
VH1 today “ru-vealed” the queens sashaying back to the runway to compete in the fifth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.” Viewers will get a chance to see their favorites act, sing, dance, sew, and lip sync for their legacy. The last queen standing will waltz away with the “All Stars” crown, a spot in […]
RAGE REVIEWS: Concerned & Conflicted
by chris carpenter The adjectives above might apply to me or they might apply to the subjects of the films I’m reviewing this week, or both. Read on to find out which! I am personally concerned that the best movie I’ve seen thus far this truncated cinema year isn’t getting the wide theatrical release it […]