26 year-old gay porn star Levi Karter is the subject of the surprisingly touching and thought-provoking documentary from CockyBoys Leave It To Levi, which premieres in Hollywood this week. The film, directed by Jake Jaxson, focuses on the fallout when Levi's mother Anne discovered her son was doing porn and her gradual acceptance of his... Continue Reading →
Baron Magazine and London's G-A-Y Bar host a screening of Matt Lambert's PLEASURE PARK and the launch party of the PLEASURE PARK zine, featuring photography and collages accompanying the film, on Sunday January 5th 2020 from 6pm. PLEASURE PARK is a visually stunning, sexually explicit and celebratory portrait of a group of friends and adult... Continue Reading →
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced the nominees for the 11th annual Dorian awards in Los Angeles today. Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite and Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire each received six nominations, while Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory received five. “It’s a true testament to the rising impact of global films,... Continue Reading →
The honourees for the 15th Annual Final Draft Awards were announced today in Los Angeles. The New Voice Award for Television will be presented to Steven Canals, the dynamic co-creator and executive producer of the acclaimed FX original series Pose, which after a stellar presence throughout Emmy season, was recently named to the American Film Institute’s Top 10 list and... Continue Reading →
I see a lot of movies but don’t always have time to write a comprehensive review for every one of them. By catching up on screenings these past few weeks, I’ve managed to compile a small batch of artisanal, locally-sourced capsule reviews. While less wordy than usual, you still get my clever/groan-inducing titles, one to... Continue Reading →
"Checking in with yourself isn't a secular, new age religion. It's accepting that life is both magical and a bewildering clusterfuck.You're going to need a good team. Make sure you're on it." As the winter sun sets on 2019 with an uncouth yawn, we find ourselves on the brink of not only a new year,... Continue Reading →
Every now and then, a movie energizes me in unexpected ways. When I first saw Animal House, I immediately wanted to start a food fight in the cafeteria. Aliens excited me so much, it remains the only film where I turned around and saw the very next showing. Now, along comes Dolemite Is My Name,... Continue Reading →
FILM BRAIN (FB): What the fuck did we just watch? MUSICAL THEATRE BRAIN (MTB): Cats. FB: Yeah, but… what the actual… MTB: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats, you know the one that’s been around since 1981. We saw it when we were kids. FB: I know but… that film was… MTB: Yeah, I’ll admit, the... Continue Reading →
I have two words for you: Cats. But that doesn’t make sense, you say? Exactly. Back in college, it seemed like every performing arts major had that Harvey Edwards “Leg Warmers” photo hanging on their wall. You know the one with the well-worn stockings and the tattered, duct-taped ballet slippers in plié? It signified a... Continue Reading →
