The third annual NewFest Pride Summer Film Series, running June 1st - 5th, 2023 in New York, will kick off Pride month in the city in style, featuring a mix of exclusive in-person premieres and panels, virtual screenings, and social events. Fairyland. Courtesy of NewFest. Among the nine feature films being shown, is the opening... Continue Reading →
Fire Island, Anything’s Possible & We’re Here win at 34th GLAAD Media Awards in NYC – Jonathan Van Ness & Maren Morris honored
Following the 34th GLAAD Media Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on March 30th, it was New York's turn on Saturday, May 13th to continue this year's celebration, as the remaining 18 of 33 categories were announced at a glittering event at Hilton Midtown. With its annual awards, GLAAD—the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization—honors fair,... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Trace Lysette on starring in Monica “it’s a weird duality to have this moment in my career at the same time as all the anti-trans legislation & propaganda”
Andrea Pallaoro's Monica was one of the most talked about films at last year's Venice Film Festival, where it was nominated for both the Golden Lion and Queer Lion, and went on to win the Arca CinemaGiovani Award and receive an eleven and half minute standing ovation at its world premiere. Captured in almost every... Continue Reading →
Nathan Lane receives “Timeless Star” career achievement honor from Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has named theatre, film, and television actor Nathan Lane their 2022-23 Timeless Star, honoring an entertainer "whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom, and wit". Lane recently starred on Broadway in Sharr White's Pictures from Home and can currently be seen in US theaters in Ari Aster's... Continue Reading →
Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics launches Dorian Theater Awards to honor Broadway & Off-Broadway
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced this week that it is expanding its mission to honor Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, across a variety of inaugural categories, beginning with the 2022-2023 theater season. Following GALECA’s established Dorian film and TV honors, its Dorian Theater Awards will celebrate both mainstream and LGBTQ+ themed productions. While... Continue Reading →
Nimona featuring voices of Eugene Lee Yang, RuPaul, Indya Moore & Julio Torres leads Netflix’s upcoming animation releases 2023-2024
Following the Academy Award win for Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, and its acquisition of Animal Logic, Netflix has just revealed details of nine upcoming animated films to be released on the streaming platform over the next 18 months. First up is the summer 2023 release of Nimona, based on She-Ra and the Princesses of Power... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Little Richard I Am Everything filmmaker Lisa Cortés “it was important to give him agency to be the narrator of his journey”
Little Richard: I Am Everything, released in US theaters and on digital on Friday, April 21st, sees Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director Lisa Cortés excavate the Black queer origins of rock 'n’ roll with Richard Penniman, aka Little Richard, as its "architect". The fascinating and often thrilling film, which world premiered in the US Documentary Competition... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Saim Sadiq & Alina Khan on the Queer Palm-winning Joyland “it’s been the collaboration of a lifetime”
Writer-director Saim Sadiq and actress Alina Khan speak exclusively with The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann about Joyland, which opens in select US theaters, including the Film Forum in New York, from Friday, April 7th, followed by the Landmark Nuart in Los Angeles on Friday, April 21st, 2023. Having world premiered at last year's Cannes... Continue Reading →
Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny & Jeremy Pope to be honored at tonight’s 34th GLAAD Media Awards In Los Angeles
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, will honor Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny, and Jeremy Pope at tonight's 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Aguilera will receive GLAAD’s Advocate for Change Award for her decades-long allyship in promoting acceptance of LGBTQ people. Bad Bunny will receive GLAAD’s Vanguard... Continue Reading →
Outfest Fusion to honor Bird Runningwater & Elegance Bratton at 20th anniversary QTBIPOC film festival – full lineup announced
This Friday, March 24th, sees the opening of the 20th annual Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival in Los Angeles, running in-person and virtually until April 2nd, with screenings, free community workshops, and networking events. At the Opening Night Gala at the JACCC Aratani Theatre, Pier Kids and The Inspection filmmaker Elegance Bratton will be honored with the... Continue Reading →