Tag: gay filmmaker

Exclusive Interview: Blue Film star Kieron Moore & director Elliot Tuttle “when you walk into a movie theater you’re giving up control”

Despite being overlooked by some major US film festivals like SXSW and Sundance, perhaps due its potentially controversial themes, writer-director Elliot Tuttle's intense and intoxicating Blue Film has found its way into theaters this weekend, and is already one of the buzziest and most acclaimed queer releases of the year. No doubt independent film bodies... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Pillion filmmaker Harry Lighton – “I wanted to upturn people’s expectations of what a BDSM film could be”

Unless you've been living in a BDSM dungeon for the past few months (no judgements here), you will no doubt have seen dreamboat daddy Alexander Skarsgård dominating red carpets around the globe with leather and fetish flourishes ("kinky in the front, kinkier in the back", is how Vogue described his BFI London ensemble) since his... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: James Sweeney & Dylan O’Brien on their twisty & poignant Sundance Award-winning comedy drama Twinless

Actor and filmmaker James Sweeney follows his Independent Spirit Award-nominated debut feature, Straight Up, with the twisty and poignant comedy drama Twinless starring opposite Dylan O'Brien as young men who meet in a support group for bereaved twins and form an unlikely friendship. Roman (O'Brien) and Dennis (Sweeney) both search for solace and an identity... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Patrik-Ian Polk on 20th anniversary of Noah’s Arc as new movie premieres on Paramount+ “it was born out of a desire to see myself & people like me on screen”

First broadcast on the Logo Network in 2005, Noah’s Arc turns 20 this year. To mark the 20th anniversary of creator Patrik-Ian Polk's iconic series, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME will premiere Noah’s Arc: The Movie on Friday, June 20th. Original stars Darryl Stephens, Rodney Chester, Doug Spearman, Christian Vincent, Jensen Atwood and WIlson Cruz reprise their... Continue Reading →

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Emmys 2025 FYC Exclusive Interview: Matt Wolf on his two-part HBO documentary Pee-wee As Himself “Paul Reubens didn’t want to be depicted as a gay icon”

New York filmmaker Matt Wolf's compelling, poignant and richly nuanced two-part documentary Pee-wee as Himself, a portrait of the artist and performer behind Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens, premiered opening night of Sundance 2025, went on to win a Gotham Award for Outstanding Original Film, and is now streaming on Max. Driven by a soul-baring interview... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Lucio Castro on his enigmatic sophomore feature After This Death “it represents me in a very fractured way”

Writer-director Lucio Castro follows his acclaimed 2019 debut feature, End of the Century (Fin de siglo), with the brooding and seductively enigmatic After This Death featuring a captivating central performance by Mía Maestro. Reverberating with love and loss, Castro's latest work—which is dedicated to his late mother—received its world premiere at the 75th Berlinale. Maestro... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Queerpanorama filmmaker Jun Li & star Jayden Cheung “the inspiration came to me while I was having sex”

Following the world premiere of Queerpanorama (眾生相) at the 75th Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival, where the film was in competition for the prestigious Teddy Award, filmmaker Jun Li and star Jayden Cheung speak exclusively with The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann. Set in contemporary Hong Kong, the strikingly shot black and white film... Continue Reading →

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