Exclusive Interview: A Strange Loop star Antwayn Hopper “I’m drawn to raw emotion, real-life storytelling”

Topeka, Kansas-raised Obie Award-winning actor Antwayn Hopper is currently starring on Broadway as Thought 6 in Michael R. Jackson's exhilaratingly meta musical, A Strange Loop. Hopper has been part of the ensemble cast for six years during the show's development ahead of its Tony-winning Broadway run, including appearing in the 2019 Playwrights Horizons Theater production,... Continue Reading →

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Notes from the queerest TIFF ever

Compiling a list of LGBTQ+ highlights ahead of the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, I was struck by the sheer number of queer films that had been selected, a powerful enough statement from the festival's programmers in itself. But actually being there at TIFF in-person—for the first time in three years—to catch... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Max Pelayo & Reese Gonzales on starring in Aristotle & Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe

One of the LGBTQ+ highlights at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), was writer-director Aitch Alberto's adaptation of Benjamin Alire Sáenz bestselling YA novel, Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe. Produced by Alberto, alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda, Eugenio Debrez, and Kyra Sedgwick, the powerful coming-of-age tale explores the bond that builds between... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Ana Fabrega on Los Espookys season 2 “it’s not trying to be a queer show, it just is”

Actor, writer, and comedian Ana Fabrega is an integral part of the success of HBO's acclaimed—and very queer—Spanish language comedy series Los Espookys, which returns for its much-anticipated second season this Friday, September 16th. Not only is she the co-creator of the series, along with Fred Armisen and Julio Torres, she's also a showrunner and... Continue Reading →

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TV Review: Los Espookys season 2 ★★★★

Los Espookys returns to HBO and HBO Max with another six sublime episodes this Friday September 16th, expanding upon and enriching the divinely kooky world established in 2019's first season at every turn. Julio Torres and Ana Fabrega, who co-created the series with Fred Armisen, co-write each episode of this second season, with Fabrega taking... Continue Reading →

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