The film lineup for the 25th anniversary Tribeca Festival in New York has been announced, including 118 features (103 world premieres) and 86 shorts (45 world premieres). Opening June 3rd with the world premiere of Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World) directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, the... Continue Reading →
Rocky Horror is back on Broadway for only the third time in 50 years, and it's a scream. It's also queerer than ever and horny AF. I'm sure that I haven't been alone in shivering with antici...pation, ever since last March when Roundabout Theatre Company announced that their revival of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror... Continue Reading →
Born and raised in Chicago, Palestinian American actor and filmmaker Laith Khalifeh, makes his captivating film acting debut as the protagonist in Lucio Castro's sensual and evocative third feature, Drunken Noodles, which world premiered at ACID Cannes. Khalifeh plays Adnan, a contemplative but open and curious art student who arrives in Brooklyn for the summer... Continue Reading →
Co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch's award-winning 2024 Off-Broadway production of Cats: The Jellicle Ball at Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC), which imaginatively reinterpreted Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 musical theatre classic by placing it in the world of New York's Ballroom scene, blew me away. It was the talk of the town that summer... Continue Reading →
As a multi-hyphenate artist, model, musician, actor, activist, and animal advocate, Yves Mathieu East is passionately committed to each of these aspects of his life. Alongside his print and runway campaigns for some of the world's most prominent fashion labels, last year saw him appear in a groundbreaking episode of Michelle Buteau’s Netflix rom-com series... Continue Reading →
It's been some time since a new queer film has caused a stir, in the vein of William Friedkin's Cruising, Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue is the Warmest Colour, or Todd Verow's soon-to-be reissued Frisk, but if the reported festival audience response is anything to go by, writer-director Elliot Tuttle's provocative Blue Film might be the latest... Continue Reading →
Angels of Light photography exhibition by Steven Menendez runs at The Boiler Room (45 2nd Avenue, New York, 10003) from Thursday, April 2nd through Wednesday, April 8th, 2026. Opening Reception: Thursday, April 2nd, 6–9 pm. “I have always been drawn to the imagery and symbolism of angels - beings understood as messengers and intermediaries between... Continue Reading →
When I heard that D'Arcy Drollinger had followed up his instant classic, Shit & Champagne, with Lady Champagne, I didn’t just jump at the chance to watch it, I hacked my way through dense jungles, leapt over deep crevasses, and walked barefoot across hot coals. It’s the least one should be required to do to... Continue Reading →
When queer experimental filmmaker Charles Lum died in 2021, he left his friend and frequent collaborator Todd Verow in charge of his body of work. This archive included Super 8 films that Lum had shot in the 1970s and 80s and his Super 8 film camera, along with several undeveloped cartridges and some unused but... Continue Reading →
New York City's queer prince of indie electro pop, Bright Light Bright Light, aka Rod Thomas, is about to embark on the 17-date Cosmic Light North American tour with Queen of the Universe winner and Drag Race Brazil host, Grag Queen. Last month, he released his latest mini album, Duets, which sees the Welsh-born singer-songwriter-producer,... Continue Reading →
