Exclusive Interview: Daniel Talbott & Andrew Klaus-Vineyard on their doc celebrating Palm Spring leather bar Welcome to the Tool Shed “it’s like a community center with a side of kink”

An official selection in the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival's American Pavilion, co-directors Daniel Talbott and Andrew Klaus-Vineyard's Welcome to the Tool Shed is an impactful look at queer history, the challenges our community currently faces, and where we go from here. At the center of the documentary short, made with... Continue Reading →

June 3, 2026 0

2026 Cannes Film Festival Dispatch Day 2: We Are Aliens, The Meltdown, Fatherland, Ken Russell’s The Devils & Species

Chilly day brimming with rich filmic opportunity. Five films on the docket today. All from different festival sections: Directors Fortnight, Un Certain Regard, In Competition, Cannes Classic, and our first Midnight Selection. We Are Aliens. Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival. We Are Aliens ★★★★1/2Directed by Kohei Kadowaki / Directors Fortnight Animated with a blissfully unique... Continue Reading →

May 15, 2026 0

2026 Cannes Film Festival Dispatch Day 1: Butterfly Jam, Nagi Notes, & Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

There's a nice brisk wind today on the Riviera, the sun is shining, and cameras are flashing. After yesterday's official opening ceremony, everyone here in Cannes is eager for the next 10 days of film. Starting us off we have the opening film of the Director’s Fortnight, Butterfly Jam; the first of the films In... Continue Reading →

May 13, 2026 0

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