Jennifer Lawrence has gained acclaim for her understatedly luxurious casual fashion sense, favoring high-end yet subtly elegant pieces.
And when she steps onto the red carpet, the 33-year-old American movie actress effortlessly commands attention with her breathtaking presence, undoubtedly making waves with her striking appearance.
The 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards
On Saturday night, May 11, Jennifer Lawrence made a memorable impression when she graced the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City.
Her attendance at the event was to honor her “favorite musician and good friend,” Orville Peck, who received the prestigious Vito Russo Award, named after the late activist and author of The Celluloid Closet.
Jennifer Lawrence exudes sophistication in a subtly elegant, black plunging Alaïa gown, seamlessly blending contemporary flair with timeless style (Credit: Jennifer Graylock / INSTARimages)
This annual ceremony recognizes individuals in the media who have made outstanding contributions to fair,...
And when she steps onto the red carpet, the 33-year-old American movie actress effortlessly commands attention with her breathtaking presence, undoubtedly making waves with her striking appearance.
The 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards
On Saturday night, May 11, Jennifer Lawrence made a memorable impression when she graced the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City.
Her attendance at the event was to honor her “favorite musician and good friend,” Orville Peck, who received the prestigious Vito Russo Award, named after the late activist and author of The Celluloid Closet.
Jennifer Lawrence exudes sophistication in a subtly elegant, black plunging Alaïa gown, seamlessly blending contemporary flair with timeless style (Credit: Jennifer Graylock / INSTARimages)
This annual ceremony recognizes individuals in the media who have made outstanding contributions to fair,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Florie Mae Malapit
- Your Next Shoes
Greece’s Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival is reacting with shock to an incident Saturday night in which two LGBTQ people were attacked by a huge crowd in a square outside one of the festival’s main screening venues.
According to local news reports and videos posted to YouTube, a crowd of youths numbering between 150 to 300 began shouting abuse at two 21-year-old self-identified nonbinary people, then hurled bottles at them and chased the pair into a nearby restaurant.
“The mob continued to harass them, banging at the window of the restaurant,” one news site reported, “urging the staff to send them out. The harassment continued even when police arrived at the scene.”
The incident took place around 10:30 p.m. in Aristotelous Square, where the historic Olympion cinema is located – the largest screening venue for the documentary festival. The victims can be spotted briefly at the end of the video below:...
According to local news reports and videos posted to YouTube, a crowd of youths numbering between 150 to 300 began shouting abuse at two 21-year-old self-identified nonbinary people, then hurled bottles at them and chased the pair into a nearby restaurant.
“The mob continued to harass them, banging at the window of the restaurant,” one news site reported, “urging the staff to send them out. The harassment continued even when police arrived at the scene.”
The incident took place around 10:30 p.m. in Aristotelous Square, where the historic Olympion cinema is located – the largest screening venue for the documentary festival. The victims can be spotted briefly at the end of the video below:...
- 3/10/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
David O. Russell is set to direct the upcoming Linda Ronstadt biopic, starring Selena Gomez, Variety has confirmed.
The music biopic is currently in pre-production, with producers including James Keach, who produced the 2019 documentary “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” and Ronstadt’s manager, John Boylan.
Gomez teased her involvement in the biopic earlier this week by posting a picture of Ronstadt’s 2013 memoir “Simple Dreams” on her Instagram story. No other casting has been announced.
Ronstadt is a country, rock ‘n’ roll and Latin music legend known for her 1970s albums “Heart Like a Wheel” and “Simple Dreams.” Throughout her career she has released 29 studio albums, won 11 Grammys, and was honored by both the Recording Academy and the Latin Recording Academy with Lifetime Achievement Awards. In 2014, Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Russell is an Oscar-nominated director and writer known for critically acclaimed...
The music biopic is currently in pre-production, with producers including James Keach, who produced the 2019 documentary “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” and Ronstadt’s manager, John Boylan.
Gomez teased her involvement in the biopic earlier this week by posting a picture of Ronstadt’s 2013 memoir “Simple Dreams” on her Instagram story. No other casting has been announced.
Ronstadt is a country, rock ‘n’ roll and Latin music legend known for her 1970s albums “Heart Like a Wheel” and “Simple Dreams.” Throughout her career she has released 29 studio albums, won 11 Grammys, and was honored by both the Recording Academy and the Latin Recording Academy with Lifetime Achievement Awards. In 2014, Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Russell is an Oscar-nominated director and writer known for critically acclaimed...
- 1/13/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
"Starsky & Hutch" actor David Soul passed away this week at the age of 80, leaving behind a legacy of memorable film and TV roles as well as a successful career as a soft rock musician. Soul's run on the stylish '70s detective series ended in 1979, but the performer continued working well into his golden years, most recently appearing in the 2013 film "Filth."
The man behind Detective Sergeant Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchison isn't the first "Starsky & Hutch" castmate to leave us — Captain Dobey actor Bernie Hamilton passed away in 2008. Two of the main leads of the action-packed cop series are still alive, and have packed their careers with interesting, varied, and popular on-screen projects. Turn on Netflix, and you'll catch actor Paul Michael Glaser in "Grace and Frankie," while you can find Antonio Fargas popping up in the DC TV world on "Black Lightning." Here's everything else these two stars...
The man behind Detective Sergeant Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchison isn't the first "Starsky & Hutch" castmate to leave us — Captain Dobey actor Bernie Hamilton passed away in 2008. Two of the main leads of the action-packed cop series are still alive, and have packed their careers with interesting, varied, and popular on-screen projects. Turn on Netflix, and you'll catch actor Paul Michael Glaser in "Grace and Frankie," while you can find Antonio Fargas popping up in the DC TV world on "Black Lightning." Here's everything else these two stars...
- 1/5/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD is set to receive the TV Academy’s 2023 Governors Award, which will be presented during the Primetime Emmys telecast on Jan. 15.
President and CEO of GLAAD Sarah Kate Ellis will accept the award on behalf of the organization.
GLAAD is being recognized for its “work over nearly four decades to secure fair, accurate and diverse representation of the LGBTQ community in the media and entertainment industries and to advocate for LGBTQ equality,” according to the TV Academy.
“Television shapes our society and influences dialogue that increases understanding and acceptance, making GLAAD’s work so important to the LGBTQ community to legislative bodies and to the public,” TV Academy chairman Frank Scherma said in a statement. “Through its education and advocacy programs, it has had a culture-changing impact.”
Each year, the TV Academy’s Board of Governors chooses “an individual, company or organization that has made a profound,...
President and CEO of GLAAD Sarah Kate Ellis will accept the award on behalf of the organization.
GLAAD is being recognized for its “work over nearly four decades to secure fair, accurate and diverse representation of the LGBTQ community in the media and entertainment industries and to advocate for LGBTQ equality,” according to the TV Academy.
“Television shapes our society and influences dialogue that increases understanding and acceptance, making GLAAD’s work so important to the LGBTQ community to legislative bodies and to the public,” TV Academy chairman Frank Scherma said in a statement. “Through its education and advocacy programs, it has had a culture-changing impact.”
Each year, the TV Academy’s Board of Governors chooses “an individual, company or organization that has made a profound,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Television Academy announced on Tuesday that GLAAD (the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) – the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization – will be honored as the 2023 Governors Award recipient at the strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards ceremony on January 15, 2024. The award recognizes GLAAD’s work over nearly four decades to secure fair, accurate and diverse representation of the LGBTQ community in the media and entertainment industries and to advocate for LGBTQ equality. GLAAD’s President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis, will accept the honor during the Emmy telecast on Fox.
The Governors Award is bestowed by the TV Academy’s Board of Governors and honors an individual, company or organization that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the art and/or science of television.
SEEPrimetime Emmys may be postponed if WGA strike stretches past early August
Founded in 1985 by Vito Russo,...
The Governors Award is bestowed by the TV Academy’s Board of Governors and honors an individual, company or organization that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the art and/or science of television.
SEEPrimetime Emmys may be postponed if WGA strike stretches past early August
Founded in 1985 by Vito Russo,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer media advocacy organization, will be honored with the 2023 Governors Award, the Television Academy announced today. The organization will be recognized for its work over nearly four decades to secure fair, accurate and diverse representation of the LGBTQ community in the media and entertainment industries and to advocate for LGBTQ equality. GLAAD’s President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis, will accept the award during the Jan. 15 Emmy Awards telecast on Fox.
First awarded in 1978, the Governors Award honors an individual, company or organization that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the arts and/or science of television, according to the Television Academy. Last year’s award went to the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Debbie Allen was honored with the award in 2021, and Tyler Perry and The Perry Foundation were recognized in 2020.
Founded in 1985 by Vito Russo,...
First awarded in 1978, the Governors Award honors an individual, company or organization that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the arts and/or science of television, according to the Television Academy. Last year’s award went to the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Debbie Allen was honored with the award in 2021, and Tyler Perry and The Perry Foundation were recognized in 2020.
Founded in 1985 by Vito Russo,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
As the clock struck noon on Saturday, October 8th, 2016, Taylor Mac walked on to the stage of St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn. The band of almost two-dozen musicians and backup singers led by musical director Matt Ray were already there, waiting for him. His outfit consisted of a tower of colorful ribbons cascading down his head, a petticoat with a peacock-like tail resembling a fireworks display, and a glittery jersey with a 13 — the number of American colonies in 1776 — on the front. He looked fabulous.
And other than the occasional bathroom break,...
And other than the occasional bathroom break,...
- 6/30/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
France’s mk2 films is set to distribute internationally a collection of Martin Scorsese’s prestigious restored films from the World Cinema Project, which is part of his banner The Film Foundation.
The World Cinema Project has so far restored 51 films from 29 different countries, representing the breadth and diversity of global cinema.
Scorsese, one of the greatest living film legends whose latest movie “Killers of the Flower Moon” world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, created The Film Foundation to raise awareness and funds for the preservation of our cinematic history. Since its formation, The Film Foundation has helped to preserve and restore over 1,000 films from every era and genre, ranging from features to documentaries, newsreels, shorts, home movies, experimental and silent films.
“The Film Foundation’s partnership with mk2 creates greater international visibility for the films restored through the World Cinema Project,” said Scorsese. “These incredible films...
The World Cinema Project has so far restored 51 films from 29 different countries, representing the breadth and diversity of global cinema.
Scorsese, one of the greatest living film legends whose latest movie “Killers of the Flower Moon” world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, created The Film Foundation to raise awareness and funds for the preservation of our cinematic history. Since its formation, The Film Foundation has helped to preserve and restore over 1,000 films from every era and genre, ranging from features to documentaries, newsreels, shorts, home movies, experimental and silent films.
“The Film Foundation’s partnership with mk2 creates greater international visibility for the films restored through the World Cinema Project,” said Scorsese. “These incredible films...
- 5/22/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Frameline has announced the full program for the 47th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline47). Running June 14 through 24, with a streaming encore to follow from June 24 through July 2, Frameline47 returns with nearly 90 film screenings, including 12 world, 16 North American, and 9 U.S. premieres.
Frameline will host 47 screenings at the historic Castro Theatre and other venues throughout the Bay Area. This announcement comes on the heels of Frameline’s recent unveiling of three marquee presentations: the Opening Night film, Andrew Durham’s Sundance favorite “Fairyland,” which will feature an in-person appearance from producer Sofia Coppola; the Oakland Centerpiece, Hannah Pearl Utt’s “Cora Bora,” featuring “Hacks” scene-stealer Megan Stalter; and the Pride Kickoff film, Jordan Danger’s “God Save the Queens,” featuring RuPaul drag icon Alaska, who will perform during the afterparty at Oasis.
This year’s iteration is set to be Northern California’s largest film festival in 2023, according to Frameline.
Frameline will host 47 screenings at the historic Castro Theatre and other venues throughout the Bay Area. This announcement comes on the heels of Frameline’s recent unveiling of three marquee presentations: the Opening Night film, Andrew Durham’s Sundance favorite “Fairyland,” which will feature an in-person appearance from producer Sofia Coppola; the Oakland Centerpiece, Hannah Pearl Utt’s “Cora Bora,” featuring “Hacks” scene-stealer Megan Stalter; and the Pride Kickoff film, Jordan Danger’s “God Save the Queens,” featuring RuPaul drag icon Alaska, who will perform during the afterparty at Oasis.
This year’s iteration is set to be Northern California’s largest film festival in 2023, according to Frameline.
- 5/18/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The Peabody Awards announced Thursday that Issa Rae and Lily Tomlin will receive honorary awards at the June 11 ceremony, which will be held in Los Angeles for the first time in Peabody’s 83-year history. Shrinking star Jessica Williams will host the event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, the first in-person ceremony since 2019.
Rae will receive the Trailblazer Award, which “recognizes visionaries that are impacting our culture and affecting social change through their innovative storytelling.” The Black Lady Sketch Show and Rap Sh!t producer previously won a Peabody in 2017 for HBO’s Insecure, which Rae created with Larry Wilmore.
Tomlin will be honored with the Peabody’s Career Achievement Award, “reserved for individuals whose work and commitment to broadcasting and streaming media have left an indelible mark on the field and in American culture.” She won two Peabody Awards in 1996 for the documentary The Celluloid Closet, for which she provided narration,...
Rae will receive the Trailblazer Award, which “recognizes visionaries that are impacting our culture and affecting social change through their innovative storytelling.” The Black Lady Sketch Show and Rap Sh!t producer previously won a Peabody in 2017 for HBO’s Insecure, which Rae created with Larry Wilmore.
Tomlin will be honored with the Peabody’s Career Achievement Award, “reserved for individuals whose work and commitment to broadcasting and streaming media have left an indelible mark on the field and in American culture.” She won two Peabody Awards in 1996 for the documentary The Celluloid Closet, for which she provided narration,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If they ever make a sequel to “The Celluloid Closet” — the landmark doc about the history of LGBT representation on screen — Lukas Gage should warrant at least two mentions. First, there’s the scene from the first season of “White Lotus” where Jake Lacy barges into the resort manager’s office, only to find Gage getting his salad tossed (a history-making moment for gay TV fans). And now there’s “Down Low,” an over-the-top, bottom-trawling comedy that wants to be for the gay community what “The Hangover” was to the mainstream — which is to say, wildly irreverent and incredibly wrong.
Starring openly gay “Heroes” villain Zachary Quinto as Gary, a recently divorced, richie-rich zaddy hoping for a happy ending, “Down Low” doesn’t quite understand its own title — code within the Black and Latino community for men who consider themselves straight while having sex with other men — but that’s Ok.
Starring openly gay “Heroes” villain Zachary Quinto as Gary, a recently divorced, richie-rich zaddy hoping for a happy ending, “Down Low” doesn’t quite understand its own title — code within the Black and Latino community for men who consider themselves straight while having sex with other men — but that’s Ok.
- 3/14/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
A new season of “The Boys,” the latest “Bond” movie and the entire “Twilight” franchise are among the new streaming additions to Amazon Prime Video in June. The highly anticipated “The Boys” Season 3 is set to premiere on June 3 with the first three episodes of the season, followed by one new episode weekly.
The Jenny Han adaptation “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” a new YA series, premieres on June 17. And Daniel Craig’s final James Bond movie “No Time to Die” makes its streaming debut on Prime Video on June 10.
As far as noteworthy library titles go, this is also your new streaming home for the “Twilight” franchise, while “Shaun of the Dead,” “Galaxy Quest” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox” will all be streaming starting June 1.
We’ve also included a complete list of what’s new on Freevee – formerly known as IMDbTV – in June, which will be hosting the entire...
The Jenny Han adaptation “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” a new YA series, premieres on June 17. And Daniel Craig’s final James Bond movie “No Time to Die” makes its streaming debut on Prime Video on June 10.
As far as noteworthy library titles go, this is also your new streaming home for the “Twilight” franchise, while “Shaun of the Dead,” “Galaxy Quest” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox” will all be streaming starting June 1.
We’ve also included a complete list of what’s new on Freevee – formerly known as IMDbTV – in June, which will be hosting the entire...
- 6/1/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Prime Video’s list of new releases for June 2022 features the one superhero show this season you’re not gonna want to miss.
That’s right: The Boys are (almost) back in town. The Boys season 3 premieres its first three episodes on June 3 and its cast and crew have promised spectacle beyond your wildest dreams. How will Homelander adapt to life after Stormfront? We’ll get to find out soon.
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Aside from that one very big hit, it’s a relatively light month for Prime Video originals of note. June 17 sees the arrival of two light and breezy summer projects. The Summer I Turned Pretty is a movie adapted from a trio of beloved YA novels. Meanwhile The Lake...
That’s right: The Boys are (almost) back in town. The Boys season 3 premieres its first three episodes on June 3 and its cast and crew have promised spectacle beyond your wildest dreams. How will Homelander adapt to life after Stormfront? We’ll get to find out soon.
Read more TV The Boys: How Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy “Shakes Things Up” in Season 3 By Alec Bojalad TV The Boys Season 3 Trailer: There’s Something Wrong With Homelander By Alec Bojalad
Aside from that one very big hit, it’s a relatively light month for Prime Video originals of note. June 17 sees the arrival of two light and breezy summer projects. The Summer I Turned Pretty is a movie adapted from a trio of beloved YA novels. Meanwhile The Lake...
- 6/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Jenni Olson's The Royal Road and Arthur Bressan Jr.’s Gay USA are both part of Mubi's Pride Unprejudiced collection. The series Awakenings: Three By Stephen Cone is playing on Mubi in many countries.The Royal RoadThe morning after Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party screened at the Castro Theatre as a part of Frameline 39 (San Francisco LGBT Festival), I sat, severely hungover, in the rear floor section of that historic theatre and watched a matinee screening of Jenni Olson’s The Royal Road, an intimate, 65-minute “essay film” about California, unrequited love, narrative and nostalgia that I would eventually come to consider one of the greatest of all films. Sleep-deprived and heart-pounding from dehydration, I had no business being out in public, but with each serene 16mm California image accompanied by Olson’s dryly humorous, reflective voice-over, I began to feel that, in fact, I had no business being anywhere else.
- 6/28/2021
- MUBI
The Criterion Channel has unveiled their lineup for next month and it’s another strong slate, featuring retrospectives of Carole Lombard, John Waters, Robert Downey Sr., Luis García Berlanga, Jane Russell, and Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman. Also in the lineup is new additions to their Queersighted series, notably Todd Haynes’ early film Poison (Safe is also premiering in a separate presentation), William Friedkin’s Cruising, and Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Teorama.
The new restorations of Manoel de Oliveira’s stunning Francisca and Francesco Rosi’s Christ Stopped at Eboli will join the channel, alongside Agnieszka Holland’s Spoor, Bong Joon Ho’s early short film Incoherence, and Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne’s Rosetta.
See the lineup below and explore more on criterionchannel.com.
#Blackmendream, Shikeith, 2014
12 Angry Men, Sidney Lumet, 1957
About Tap, George T. Nierenberg, 1985
The AIDS Show, Peter Adair and Rob Epstein, 1986
The Assignation, Curtis Harrington, 1953
Aya of Yop City,...
The new restorations of Manoel de Oliveira’s stunning Francisca and Francesco Rosi’s Christ Stopped at Eboli will join the channel, alongside Agnieszka Holland’s Spoor, Bong Joon Ho’s early short film Incoherence, and Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne’s Rosetta.
See the lineup below and explore more on criterionchannel.com.
#Blackmendream, Shikeith, 2014
12 Angry Men, Sidney Lumet, 1957
About Tap, George T. Nierenberg, 1985
The AIDS Show, Peter Adair and Rob Epstein, 1986
The Assignation, Curtis Harrington, 1953
Aya of Yop City,...
- 5/24/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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As one of the first openly gay politicians in the country to be elected to public office, Harvey Milk was a trailblazer for the LGBTQ community. Born on May 22, 1930, the native New Yorker rose to become an outspoken human rights activist, and an impassioned champion of LGBTQ rights. Milk was assassinated in 1978, just one year after being elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. More than 40 years after his death, Milk continues to be celebrated as an inspirational and courageous leader in the fight for equal rights.
To commemorate “Harvey Milk Day,” we curated a list of movies and books that will help you learn more about the LGBT icon. From biographies and documentaries,...
As one of the first openly gay politicians in the country to be elected to public office, Harvey Milk was a trailblazer for the LGBTQ community. Born on May 22, 1930, the native New Yorker rose to become an outspoken human rights activist, and an impassioned champion of LGBTQ rights. Milk was assassinated in 1978, just one year after being elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. More than 40 years after his death, Milk continues to be celebrated as an inspirational and courageous leader in the fight for equal rights.
To commemorate “Harvey Milk Day,” we curated a list of movies and books that will help you learn more about the LGBT icon. From biographies and documentaries,...
- 5/22/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
In his latest interview/podcast host and screenwriter Stuart Wright listens to story consultant and blogger Gareth Dimelow talk about 5 Queer Themes in Modern Horror. You’ll find Gareth on twitter at @gdimelow
Films discussed include:
A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’S Revenge Nightbreed Interview With The Vampire Haute Tension Midnight Kiss
Other key texts referenced:
The Celluloid Closet a book by Vito Russo, made into documentary (1995) of the same name & directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman Monsters In The Closet: Homosexuality And The Horror Film, a book by Harry Benshoff Men, Women and Chainsaws: Gender In The Modern Horror Film, a book by Carol J Glover Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street documentary on Shudder directed by Roman Chimienti, Tyler Jensen A Queer Horror Documentary from the Makers of Horror Noire is coming soon to Shudder tbc...
Films discussed include:
A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’S Revenge Nightbreed Interview With The Vampire Haute Tension Midnight Kiss
Other key texts referenced:
The Celluloid Closet a book by Vito Russo, made into documentary (1995) of the same name & directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman Monsters In The Closet: Homosexuality And The Horror Film, a book by Harry Benshoff Men, Women and Chainsaws: Gender In The Modern Horror Film, a book by Carol J Glover Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street documentary on Shudder directed by Roman Chimienti, Tyler Jensen A Queer Horror Documentary from the Makers of Horror Noire is coming soon to Shudder tbc...
- 2/12/2021
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
In 1981, Vito Russo, one of GLAAD’s founders, published “The Celluloid Closet,” the essential reference guide to the history of gay, lesbian, and bisexual characters in film. In the 1995 Emmy-winning documentary based on his work, narrator Lily Tomlin said: “Hollywood, the great maker of myths, taught straight people what to think about gays and gay people what to think about themselves.”
That same observation is certainly true for transgender people, their friends and family members. Twenty-five years after “The Celluloid Closet” documentary, “Disclosure” director Sam Feder and executive producer Laverne Cox deconstruct 100 years of transgender stereotypes in film and TV. “Disclosure” takes a critical look at media portrayals of trans people from the silent film era to now, and puts 30 transgender people on screen to share how those portrayals impacted them and those who love them.
My mother-in-law called me a few weeks ago and was thrilled to report that...
That same observation is certainly true for transgender people, their friends and family members. Twenty-five years after “The Celluloid Closet” documentary, “Disclosure” director Sam Feder and executive producer Laverne Cox deconstruct 100 years of transgender stereotypes in film and TV. “Disclosure” takes a critical look at media portrayals of trans people from the silent film era to now, and puts 30 transgender people on screen to share how those portrayals impacted them and those who love them.
My mother-in-law called me a few weeks ago and was thrilled to report that...
- 2/3/2021
- by Sarah Kate Ellis
- The Wrap
Walk-in Closets: Mantello Resurrects the Classic Queer Miasma of Fear & Loathing
In the five decades since it first arrived off-Broadway, Matt Crowley’s seminal play The Boys in the Band remains one of the few creative achievements which reflects a sensibility of being both for and by gay American men. William Friedkin’s 1970 film adaptation, adapted by Crowley himself, assisted in its ascension into the zeitgeist, where it was initially celebrated and reviled. As Vito Russo wrote at length in his groundbreaking study on queer representation in cinema The Celluloid Closet, “it immediately became both a period piece and a reconfirmation of stereotypes.”…...
In the five decades since it first arrived off-Broadway, Matt Crowley’s seminal play The Boys in the Band remains one of the few creative achievements which reflects a sensibility of being both for and by gay American men. William Friedkin’s 1970 film adaptation, adapted by Crowley himself, assisted in its ascension into the zeitgeist, where it was initially celebrated and reviled. As Vito Russo wrote at length in his groundbreaking study on queer representation in cinema The Celluloid Closet, “it immediately became both a period piece and a reconfirmation of stereotypes.”…...
- 9/29/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
When movies work their magic, the screen becomes a kind of mirror, reflecting dimensions of our identities or experience back to us in profound and emotional ways. When the characters aren’t so familiar, it serves as more of a window, offering insight into the lives of those who are different from ourselves. Now imagine how agonizing it can be for those who gaze upon the screen searching for something they can recognize, only to find unflattering, inaccurate and scornful representations staring back.
Transgender audiences know that feeling all too well. For them, cinema can be a cruel mirror. But if the concept of trans identity somehow frustrates or confuses you, it’s likely that you haven’t considered just how significantly television and movies may be to blame. That’s where Sam Feder’s essential, thoroughly engaging documentary “Disclosure” comes in, retracing the ways that gender-nonconforming characters have been...
Transgender audiences know that feeling all too well. For them, cinema can be a cruel mirror. But if the concept of trans identity somehow frustrates or confuses you, it’s likely that you haven’t considered just how significantly television and movies may be to blame. That’s where Sam Feder’s essential, thoroughly engaging documentary “Disclosure” comes in, retracing the ways that gender-nonconforming characters have been...
- 6/19/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Doc Corner is celebrating Pride Month with a focus on documentaries that tackle Lgbtiq themes. This week a new documentary about transgender representation on screen, streaming on Netflix.
By Glenn Dunks
The Celluloid Closet casts a long shadow over queer cinema in the 25 years since its release when it became an arthouse box office and Emmy-nominated sensation. That film by Rob Epstein (a two-time Oscar winner) and Jeffrey Friedman opened the world of film to new textural readings that many Lgbtiq viewers had known and talked about for years but remained largely quiet in the mainstream while traversing through to the then budding space that queer filmmakers and stories had carved by 1995. And for those young enough to come to the film as a budding Lgbtiq cinephile, it made for a hell of an introduction to movies.
There are always going to be gaps in a film like The Celluloid Closet...
By Glenn Dunks
The Celluloid Closet casts a long shadow over queer cinema in the 25 years since its release when it became an arthouse box office and Emmy-nominated sensation. That film by Rob Epstein (a two-time Oscar winner) and Jeffrey Friedman opened the world of film to new textural readings that many Lgbtiq viewers had known and talked about for years but remained largely quiet in the mainstream while traversing through to the then budding space that queer filmmakers and stories had carved by 1995. And for those young enough to come to the film as a budding Lgbtiq cinephile, it made for a hell of an introduction to movies.
There are always going to be gaps in a film like The Celluloid Closet...
- 6/17/2020
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
Much has been made in recent years of the need to support, uplift, and, for the love of God — finance —more women filmmakers, but how many lesbian films have shaken out from all that hand-wringing? It’s heartening to see a woman at the helm of a comic book movie, but when was the last great lesbian rom-com? (Even more pressing: Where is the next one?) As in the struggle for queer liberation, lesbians —and lesbian films — are often an afterthought. That’s one of the many salient points covered in the peppy new documentary, “Dykes, Camera, Action!,” which while offering yet more proof that no one does catchy titles like the queers.
At a breezy 60 minutes, the film has much in common with that other lesbian tradition, the potluck, in terms of the topics it covers. There’s a little o’ this, a little o’ that, plus plenty of vegan and gluten-free options.
At a breezy 60 minutes, the film has much in common with that other lesbian tradition, the potluck, in terms of the topics it covers. There’s a little o’ this, a little o’ that, plus plenty of vegan and gluten-free options.
- 5/15/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Here's Ren Jender filing her final report from Sundance 2020...
Tabitha Jackson and Kirsten JohnsonSundance didn't have a big queer film this year, as they have in many previous years but with this year's awards came the news that a black, queer woman, Tabitha Jackson, would take over from outgoing, longtime Sundance Film Festival Director John Cooper. Jackson also made news on the first day of the festival when she married documentary director Kirsten Johnson, and they jointly announced that Johnson would no longer be submitting her films to the festival during her spouse's tenure.
Sam Feder's Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen premiered on Monday. The film is a documentary in the tradition of The Celluloid Closet, which included clips of queer characters in films and commentary on those characters by writers, actors and filmmakers...
Tabitha Jackson and Kirsten JohnsonSundance didn't have a big queer film this year, as they have in many previous years but with this year's awards came the news that a black, queer woman, Tabitha Jackson, would take over from outgoing, longtime Sundance Film Festival Director John Cooper. Jackson also made news on the first day of the festival when she married documentary director Kirsten Johnson, and they jointly announced that Johnson would no longer be submitting her films to the festival during her spouse's tenure.
Sam Feder's Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen premiered on Monday. The film is a documentary in the tradition of The Celluloid Closet, which included clips of queer characters in films and commentary on those characters by writers, actors and filmmakers...
- 2/3/2020
- by Ren Jender
- FilmExperience
The creative forces behind AppleTV+ docuseries Visible: Out on Television, which Apple announced will launch Feb. 14, called the five-part series of hour-long installments a “love letter to the power of television” in moving the needle toward acceptance in the Lgbtq movement.
Today’s panel included Director/Executive Producer Ryan White, Executive Producer Wanda Sykes and Ep Wilson Cruz. Cruz said the series involves so much local news and journalism footage and interviews to showcase “the people who took it upon themselves to take the risk to tell the story….(as) opposed to the false narratives of people who don’t necessarily know who we are…we are seeing a lot of the results of that today.” You can watch a trailer below.
White said he was inspired by the 1995 feature film The Celluloid Closet, but added that the focus on TV allows the project a unique view, and with five...
Today’s panel included Director/Executive Producer Ryan White, Executive Producer Wanda Sykes and Ep Wilson Cruz. Cruz said the series involves so much local news and journalism footage and interviews to showcase “the people who took it upon themselves to take the risk to tell the story….(as) opposed to the false narratives of people who don’t necessarily know who we are…we are seeing a lot of the results of that today.” You can watch a trailer below.
White said he was inspired by the 1995 feature film The Celluloid Closet, but added that the focus on TV allows the project a unique view, and with five...
- 1/19/2020
- by Diane Haithman
- Deadline Film + TV
By Glenn Dunks
It’s that time of the year where we play musical chairs and look at some of the music documentaries that have come along because there are just too many. Not all that much connects this batch of musicians – other than I am a fan of them to a degree, I suppose – but watching the films and there is a surprising spread of style and form. Surprising, also, because the artist that comes out on top is the most unexpected of them all.
The most informal, yet ultimately least satisfying of the batch is Linda Ronstadt: Sound of My Voice. It is somewhat disappointing that Oscar-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Celluloid Closet) decided on such a rudimentary structure considering their subject was somebody who repeatedly coloured outside of the lines of the artform.
But any film about somebody as talented and interesting as Ronstadt,...
It’s that time of the year where we play musical chairs and look at some of the music documentaries that have come along because there are just too many. Not all that much connects this batch of musicians – other than I am a fan of them to a degree, I suppose – but watching the films and there is a surprising spread of style and form. Surprising, also, because the artist that comes out on top is the most unexpected of them all.
The most informal, yet ultimately least satisfying of the batch is Linda Ronstadt: Sound of My Voice. It is somewhat disappointing that Oscar-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Celluloid Closet) decided on such a rudimentary structure considering their subject was somebody who repeatedly coloured outside of the lines of the artform.
But any film about somebody as talented and interesting as Ronstadt,...
- 9/18/2019
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
Linda Ronstadt topped the charts in the ‘70s and ‘80s under multiple genres, now her incredible story is being brought to the screen in “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice.”
Academy Award-winning directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (“The Celluloid Closet” and “The Times Of Harvey Milk”) have brought the iconic rock ‘n’ roll star’s story to their latest doc, where they have used archived footage and celebrity interviews to help create the new film.
Continue reading ‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice’ Trailer: Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman’s Touching Film Tribute To The Music Icon at The Playlist.
Academy Award-winning directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (“The Celluloid Closet” and “The Times Of Harvey Milk”) have brought the iconic rock ‘n’ roll star’s story to their latest doc, where they have used archived footage and celebrity interviews to help create the new film.
Continue reading ‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice’ Trailer: Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman’s Touching Film Tribute To The Music Icon at The Playlist.
- 8/8/2019
- by Harry Frazer
- The Playlist
Janis Joplin may have had more edge, but Linda Ronstadt sold way more records, making her a viable candidate for the title of world’s first woman rock star. In their celebratory and often heartbreaking new documentary, Oscar-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman explore the singer’s melodious voice, advanced musicality, Mexican heritage, and battle with Parkinson’s disease. The new trailer for the documentary “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” out this September, opens with a quote from Dolly Parton, announcing: “Linda could literally sing anything.”
Bonnie Raitt breaks it down for younger audiences who may be less familiar with the singer: “Linda was like the queen. She was like what Beyoncé is now.”
Per the official synopsis: “Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the ‘rock queen...
Bonnie Raitt breaks it down for younger audiences who may be less familiar with the singer: “Linda was like the queen. She was like what Beyoncé is now.”
Per the official synopsis: “Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the ‘rock queen...
- 7/26/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
"She was the first female rock 'n roll star." Greenwich Entertainment & 1091 Media have released an official trailer for the documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, which initially premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. The biopic rock doc film is the latest from award-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman, who use deep-cut archival footage, as well as Ronstadt's own astute recollections, to celebrate an artist whose desire to do justice to the songs that touched her soul made generations of fans fall in love with her - and with the sound of her voice. With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early twenties, and played for decades eventually earning a place inside the Rock and Roll ...
- 7/25/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Greenwich Entertainment and CNN Films have released the official trailer for Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, a documentary exploring the life and career of retired super-star singer Linda Ronstadt. The film is in theaters this September.
From her initial burst onto the scene as lead singer of the Stone Poneys, to her rise as a rock-and-roll stadium artist – becoming the highest-paid female entertainer in rock, and the only woman artist to have five platinum albums in a row – to her forays into every genre from country to mariachi,...
From her initial burst onto the scene as lead singer of the Stone Poneys, to her rise as a rock-and-roll stadium artist – becoming the highest-paid female entertainer in rock, and the only woman artist to have five platinum albums in a row – to her forays into every genre from country to mariachi,...
- 7/25/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Tony Sokol Jul 16, 2019
Legendary singer tells a musical story in her own voice in the documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice.
Linda Ronstadt has released over 30 studio albums, charted 38 singles, won 10 Grammys, 3 American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy, and was a nominated for a Tony award for her performance in The Pirates of Penzance before she retired in 2011. Parkinson's disease left her unable to sing. The new documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, explains what a tragedy that is for music. The film premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. It was picked up by Greenwich Entertainment and 1091, which will open the film in September.
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"With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s...
Legendary singer tells a musical story in her own voice in the documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice.
Linda Ronstadt has released over 30 studio albums, charted 38 singles, won 10 Grammys, 3 American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy, and was a nominated for a Tony award for her performance in The Pirates of Penzance before she retired in 2011. Parkinson's disease left her unable to sing. The new documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, explains what a tragedy that is for music. The film premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. It was picked up by Greenwich Entertainment and 1091, which will open the film in September.
read more: The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour Could Have Been a Great Prog Rock Classic
"With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s...
- 7/16/2019
- Den of Geek
Arthur Bressan, Jr.Queer cinema in America is not without a sense of loss. In trying to bridge a period of censorship and queer coding (whether in compliance to censors or deliberately transmitting some kind of film language that reads queer without explicitly stating so) to New Queer Cinema and post-New Queer Cinema of today, there is an acceptance and resignation that what pervades a considerable period of queer cinema history is absence, something missing. It is the what could have been: art that was not made because it could not be made, as those who would have were dead. The lost lives and lost potential of HIV/AIDS among artists in the 1980s eidolically looms over queer cinema. But there was still art being made and artists to celebrate. Predating the AIDS epidemic, there was the post-Stonewall art, art of queer liberation that was highly political, a lot of...
- 6/23/2019
- MUBI
When teenager Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff sang along to Ella Fitzgerald on the radio, the Cincinnati native could never have predicted that, as Doris Day, she would go on to become one of the 20th century’s most beloved performers, first as a vocalist, then as an actress and then finally as an outspoken champion for the rights of animals.
But it was those radio sing-alongs that inspired Alma Welz Kappelhoff to send her daughter to a vocal coach, and by the time Doris was 17, she was singing for bandleader Barney Rapp, who convinced her to change her name to a more marquee-friendly length.
Day would go on to sing for the likes of Jimmy James and Bob Crosby, but it was her collaboration with Les Brown and His Band of Renown in the late 1940s that would rocket her to national stardom with hits like “Sentimental Journey” and “‘Till the End of Time.
But it was those radio sing-alongs that inspired Alma Welz Kappelhoff to send her daughter to a vocal coach, and by the time Doris was 17, she was singing for bandleader Barney Rapp, who convinced her to change her name to a more marquee-friendly length.
Day would go on to sing for the likes of Jimmy James and Bob Crosby, but it was her collaboration with Les Brown and His Band of Renown in the late 1940s that would rocket her to national stardom with hits like “Sentimental Journey” and “‘Till the End of Time.
- 5/13/2019
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
There’s a lot of talk these days about empowerment in the music industry. “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (“The Celluloid Closet”), is a no-frills documentary that tells the enthralling story of one of the most powerful women in the history of pop music, and the movie is a testament to how different empowerment once looked, yet how potent it still was. When you watch Beyoncé’s “Homecoming,” there’s hardly an atomic particle onscreen that doesn’t vibrate with power. Every costume stitch, every twist and strut of the marching-band members, every triumphant booty shake, every now-hear-this lyric — it’s all about an exultant freedom that’s not being asked for, or even demanded. It has been achieved.
Contrast that with the song that put the 21-year-old Linda Ronstadt on the map. The year was 1967, she was a member of the L.
Contrast that with the song that put the 21-year-old Linda Ronstadt on the map. The year was 1967, she was a member of the L.
- 4/27/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
While the presence of “Minding the Gap” and “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” in the Oscar documentary feature category suggest a welcome evolution in the way the Academy thinks about nonfiction filmmaking, the documentary short ballot hasn’t changed much from years past. Once again, just causes, rather than great cinema, dominate the list of nominees, which serve as a kind of armchair activism for voters, who tend to back the issue that matters most to them. Here, the choices range from empowering women in developing nations to easing terminal patients with end-of-life choices.
The first film screened in ShortsTV’s two-hour-plus theatrical program, Ed Perkins’ “Black Sheep,” actually suggests it may be otherwise, interweaving a compelling direct-to-camera interview with Cornelius Walker with equally powerful reenactment footage of his adolescence in Essex, where the young Nigerian immigrant learned to hate the color of his own skin. The story itself...
The first film screened in ShortsTV’s two-hour-plus theatrical program, Ed Perkins’ “Black Sheep,” actually suggests it may be otherwise, interweaving a compelling direct-to-camera interview with Cornelius Walker with equally powerful reenactment footage of his adolescence in Essex, where the young Nigerian immigrant learned to hate the color of his own skin. The story itself...
- 2/24/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
According to our official racetrack odds, “Black Sheep” looks to be out front for this year’s Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film. Those odds are pulled together from the forecasts made by our Expert film journalists, Gold Derby Editors, top 24 users and the thousands of regular Gold Derby readers predicting the contest in our predictions center.
But how solid is “Black Sheep” in the front-runner position? Is there another short that is a more traditional fit for Oscar voters? Let’s take a more in depth look at all five of this year’s nominated short docs, in order by their current Gold Derby odds.
SEEOscars 2019: Best Animated Short preview of all 5 contenders
“Black Sheep” (odds of winning: 7/2)
This short centers on Cornelius Walker as he reminisces about his experiences dealing with racism in England in 2000. After the publicized killing of Damilola Taylor, a 10-year-old Nigerian boy in London,...
But how solid is “Black Sheep” in the front-runner position? Is there another short that is a more traditional fit for Oscar voters? Let’s take a more in depth look at all five of this year’s nominated short docs, in order by their current Gold Derby odds.
SEEOscars 2019: Best Animated Short preview of all 5 contenders
“Black Sheep” (odds of winning: 7/2)
This short centers on Cornelius Walker as he reminisces about his experiences dealing with racism in England in 2000. After the publicized killing of Damilola Taylor, a 10-year-old Nigerian boy in London,...
- 2/18/2019
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Each of this year’s five contenders for the Oscar Best Documentary (Short Subject) packs a timely issue at its heart: immigration, women’s health, health care, racism, and the spread of fascist ideology. Most of them find a personal edge for their stories, too, rooting out heroes and villains in the pursuit of both truth and a good story.
Curiously, in a mostly well-made group of would-be winners, it’s the nominee that is the least outwardly personal that is the most successful, because its content doesn’t chronicle the story of just one person or group, instead offering a chilling indictment of an entire country at one pivotal moment in history. In a field of urgent films, it’s the oldest story that packs the biggest punch, if only because it comes with such a necessary warning: keep telling these stories, or nothing will ever change.
Here’s...
Curiously, in a mostly well-made group of would-be winners, it’s the nominee that is the least outwardly personal that is the most successful, because its content doesn’t chronicle the story of just one person or group, instead offering a chilling indictment of an entire country at one pivotal moment in history. In a field of urgent films, it’s the oldest story that packs the biggest punch, if only because it comes with such a necessary warning: keep telling these stories, or nothing will ever change.
Here’s...
- 2/8/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In the run-up to the Oscars, you may well have already seen all of the contenders — except for those in the shorts categories. Now’s your chance, with the 2019 Oscar Nominated Short Films program, to catch up on these underrated contenders before the office Oscar ballots come around.
They may not have big-name stars or auteur directors behind them, but several of these mini-movies are as effective as a Best Picture nominee when it comes to working on your emotions and leaving you thinking long after their credits roll. And if there’s ever a title that’s not working out for you, a new short will soon follow in its place, like revolving appetizers at a reception.
The shorts are divided into three categories of five titles each: Live Action, Documentary and Animation. Those in the Live Action competition are generally some of the heaviest, most dramatic shorts from filmmakers around the world.
They may not have big-name stars or auteur directors behind them, but several of these mini-movies are as effective as a Best Picture nominee when it comes to working on your emotions and leaving you thinking long after their credits roll. And if there’s ever a title that’s not working out for you, a new short will soon follow in its place, like revolving appetizers at a reception.
The shorts are divided into three categories of five titles each: Live Action, Documentary and Animation. Those in the Live Action competition are generally some of the heaviest, most dramatic shorts from filmmakers around the world.
- 2/6/2019
- by Monica Castillo
- The Wrap
When Lisa Jakub showed up to audition as the oldest daughter of Robin Williams and Sally Field in Mrs. Doubtfire, she was introduced to a matronly Scottish woman. Jakub thought she was talking to the mother of director Chris Columbus, who was in production on the movie that turned out to be an enduring classic comedy after opening Nov. 24, 1993.
“I remember being introduced to Chris Columbus’ mother and thinking I had to really make small talk and be charming because this was my boss’ mom,” said Jakub, who was 14 when she made the film. “I wanted to make a good impression. It wasn’t until later that I realized [it was Williams]. I totally fell for it.”
It didn’t take that long for Matthew Lawrence, then 12, to realize that something was going on. “I started to catch on because I was a working kid. But definitely for two or three minutes I was sitting next to Mrs. Doubtfire...
“I remember being introduced to Chris Columbus’ mother and thinking I had to really make small talk and be charming because this was my boss’ mom,” said Jakub, who was 14 when she made the film. “I wanted to make a good impression. It wasn’t until later that I realized [it was Williams]. I totally fell for it.”
It didn’t take that long for Matthew Lawrence, then 12, to realize that something was going on. “I started to catch on because I was a working kid. But definitely for two or three minutes I was sitting next to Mrs. Doubtfire...
- 11/23/2018
- by Susan King
- Variety Film + TV
First unveiled on the festival circuit in 2012, “CinemAbility” has been around long enough that at least eight of the participants have since died. The interviews may be a bit old, but that doesn’t make the film itself outdated. If anything, the cultural conversation seems to be catching up with director Jenni Gold’s enlightening look at the complicated history of how Hollywood depicts people with disabilities — those once referred to as “handicapped,” a word that, like many of the once-acceptable screen portrayals referenced here, often diminishes individuals who are unfairly pigeonholed by their differences.
In the tradition of “The Celluloid Closet” and “Hollywood Chinese,” which focused on shortcomings in the way Lgbt and Chinese-American characters have traditionally been depicted on,screen, the Jane Seymour-hosted “CinemAbility” offers a valuable, wide-ranging survey of how the film and TV industries deal with “otherness” — whether it be based on race, sexual orientation,...
In the tradition of “The Celluloid Closet” and “Hollywood Chinese,” which focused on shortcomings in the way Lgbt and Chinese-American characters have traditionally been depicted on,screen, the Jane Seymour-hosted “CinemAbility” offers a valuable, wide-ranging survey of how the film and TV industries deal with “otherness” — whether it be based on race, sexual orientation,...
- 10/5/2018
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
YouTube has greenlit “State of Pride,” an original feature documentary that promises an unflinching look at the significance of the gay-pride movement from award-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
The documentary is slated to debut in June 2019 on YouTube — on the free, ad-supported version of the service, not behind the YouTube Premium paywall. Epstein and Friedman’s past work documenting the Lgbtq experience include the Oscar-winning “Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt” and Emmy Award-winning film “The Celluloid Closet.” The duo direct “State of Pride,” which is produced by digital studio Portal A.
“State of Pride” promises to capture a diverse range of Lgbtq+ perspectives on the meaning and value of the pride movement through interviews by Raymond Braun, who previously led Lgbtq outreach efforts for YouTube and has become a leading voice in the community. In the film, Braun travels to major U.S. cities and rural towns...
The documentary is slated to debut in June 2019 on YouTube — on the free, ad-supported version of the service, not behind the YouTube Premium paywall. Epstein and Friedman’s past work documenting the Lgbtq experience include the Oscar-winning “Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt” and Emmy Award-winning film “The Celluloid Closet.” The duo direct “State of Pride,” which is produced by digital studio Portal A.
“State of Pride” promises to capture a diverse range of Lgbtq+ perspectives on the meaning and value of the pride movement through interviews by Raymond Braun, who previously led Lgbtq outreach efforts for YouTube and has become a leading voice in the community. In the film, Braun travels to major U.S. cities and rural towns...
- 9/13/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
No one tells stories like Scotty Bowers. Dishy, sordid, and deliciously off-color, his firsthand accounts reveal a different side of the Dream Factory from the one that studios so carefully manufactured in their heyday, with Bowers at the epicenter as a kind of benevolent matchmaker. That’s an image director Matt Tyrnauer is all too eager to perpetuate in “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood,” which plays like a cheeky behind-the-scenes/in-the-bedroom companion to “The Celluloid Closet,” casting Bowers as a pioneering sexual revolutionary who bent over backward to help A-list gays and lesbians feed their desires off-screen.
That may be true, but it wouldn’t be incorrect to call him what he was: a procurer to the stars, tickled in his old age to spill the beans on who was gay, who was bisexual, and who were the “big users,” with the appetites to service 15 young men in...
That may be true, but it wouldn’t be incorrect to call him what he was: a procurer to the stars, tickled in his old age to spill the beans on who was gay, who was bisexual, and who were the “big users,” with the appetites to service 15 young men in...
- 7/25/2018
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
After eight years, Jacqueline Lyanga has departed as director of the AFI Fest and is being replaced by Michael Lumpkin, who already heads the AFI Docs festival.
The American Film Institute, which made the announcement on Tuesday, indicated that it’s combining the jobs to make the organization more efficient. The executive shuffling was disclosed on the day before the opening of AFI Docs in the Washington, D.C., area.
The 51-year-old non-profit said both festivals will continue to operate separately, but year-round programming and operations will be combined to streamline efforts with studios, distributors, sponsors, and cultural partners.
“AFI has celebrated films at festivals since its founding more than 50 years ago,” AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale said. “As the art form continues to evolve in exciting ways — so has the art of finding an audience, and this new structure will strengthen AFI’s voice on both coasts and across the nation.
The American Film Institute, which made the announcement on Tuesday, indicated that it’s combining the jobs to make the organization more efficient. The executive shuffling was disclosed on the day before the opening of AFI Docs in the Washington, D.C., area.
The 51-year-old non-profit said both festivals will continue to operate separately, but year-round programming and operations will be combined to streamline efforts with studios, distributors, sponsors, and cultural partners.
“AFI has celebrated films at festivals since its founding more than 50 years ago,” AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale said. “As the art form continues to evolve in exciting ways — so has the art of finding an audience, and this new structure will strengthen AFI’s voice on both coasts and across the nation.
- 6/12/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
AFI Expands Michael Lumpkin Role To Director Of Festivals, Replacing Longtime Head Jacqueline Lyanga
Michael Lumpkin, who has served as Director of the American Film Institute’s Docs for the past three years, has just been named Director of AFI Festivals. Jacqueline Lyanga, who began serving as Director of AFI Fest in 2010 and is a graduate of the AFI Conservatory, is departing her role to pursue new opportunities.
Lyanga and will consult with AFI through June to ensure a smooth transition. “It has been an amazing and extremely rewarding experience to be part of the festival’s growth in scope and influence as the Director of AFI Fest for the past eight years,” said Lyanga in a statement. “My time at AFI goes back to 2005 during which I’ve seen this incredible organization continue to evolve and I have been able to work closely with a tremendous and passionate group of movie-lovers. I’m so proud of where we’ve taken the festival, and...
Lyanga and will consult with AFI through June to ensure a smooth transition. “It has been an amazing and extremely rewarding experience to be part of the festival’s growth in scope and influence as the Director of AFI Fest for the past eight years,” said Lyanga in a statement. “My time at AFI goes back to 2005 during which I’ve seen this incredible organization continue to evolve and I have been able to work closely with a tremendous and passionate group of movie-lovers. I’m so proud of where we’ve taken the festival, and...
- 6/12/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
AFI Docs kicks off on June 13 with world premiere of Personal Statement.
The American Film Institute (AFI) on Tuesday (June 12) announced the appointment of Michael Lumpkin as director of AFI Festivals as AFI Fest director Jacqueline Lyanga departs to pursue new opportunities.
In his new position Lumpkin, who has served as director of AFI Docs since 2015, will lead both AFI Fest and AFI Docs.
Lyanga became AFI Fest director in 2010 and will consult with AFI until the end of the month. During her tenure she turned the event into an essential curator and an increasingly relevant awards season staging post.
The American Film Institute (AFI) on Tuesday (June 12) announced the appointment of Michael Lumpkin as director of AFI Festivals as AFI Fest director Jacqueline Lyanga departs to pursue new opportunities.
In his new position Lumpkin, who has served as director of AFI Docs since 2015, will lead both AFI Fest and AFI Docs.
Lyanga became AFI Fest director in 2010 and will consult with AFI until the end of the month. During her tenure she turned the event into an essential curator and an increasingly relevant awards season staging post.
- 6/12/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The 50-year-old American Film Institute is merging the staffs of its two film festivals, Los Angeles’ AFI Fest (November 8–15) and Washington, D.C’s AFI Docs (June 13-17) — and with that, the nonprofit is losing AFI Fest Mvp Jacqueline Lyanga. Over her eight years as festival director, Lyanga built what many say is impossible: a world-class film festival in Hollywood. When AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale began discussions this spring about merging the festivals’ teams, Lyanga chose to leave.
She could have led both festivals, but the conversation didn’t get that far. She wasn’t willing, sources say, to run them with fewer people doing more work. But the budgets for both festivals are going up, Gazzale told me: “Our goal is to be more efficient for the benefit of the films and filmmakers.”
Lyanga will consult with AFI through June. As she looks at other opportunities — there...
She could have led both festivals, but the conversation didn’t get that far. She wasn’t willing, sources say, to run them with fewer people doing more work. But the budgets for both festivals are going up, Gazzale told me: “Our goal is to be more efficient for the benefit of the films and filmmakers.”
Lyanga will consult with AFI through June. As she looks at other opportunities — there...
- 6/12/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The 50-year-old American Film Institute is merging the staffs of its two film festivals, Los Angeles’ AFI Fest (November 8–15) and Washington, D.C’s AFI Docs (June 13-17) — and with that, the nonprofit is losing AFI Fest Mvp Jacqueline Lyanga. Over her eight years as festival director, Lyanga built what many say is impossible: a world-class film festival in Hollywood. When AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale began discussions this spring about merging the festivals’ teams, Lyanga chose to leave.
She could have led both festivals, but the conversation didn’t get that far. She wasn’t willing, sources say, to run them with fewer people doing more work. But the budgets for both festivals are going up, Gazzale told me: “Our goal is to be more efficient for the benefit of the films and filmmakers.”
Lyanga will consult with AFI through June. As she looks at other opportunities — there...
She could have led both festivals, but the conversation didn’t get that far. She wasn’t willing, sources say, to run them with fewer people doing more work. But the budgets for both festivals are going up, Gazzale told me: “Our goal is to be more efficient for the benefit of the films and filmmakers.”
Lyanga will consult with AFI through June. As she looks at other opportunities — there...
- 6/12/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Lily Tomlin is one of Emmy’s favorite funny ladies. In the last half century, she has racked up a staggering two dozen nominations and has six Emmys Awards lining her mantle. This beloved TV veteran is all but certain to garner her 25th nomination this year for the fourth season of Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie.” Might Tomlin, who was nominated for the first three seasons of “Grace and Frankie,” finally take home lucky number seven?
With reigning Best Comedy Actress champ Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) ineligible for Emmy consideration this year, Tomlin is well-positioned in this race. Granted, she faces strong competition from the likes of Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Allison Janney (“Mom”) and her co-star Jane Fonda, among others.
See Emmys 2018: Keep an eye on ‘Grace and Frankie’ in Best Comedy Series
But she has done stellar work that showcases her versatility as an actress.
With reigning Best Comedy Actress champ Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) ineligible for Emmy consideration this year, Tomlin is well-positioned in this race. Granted, she faces strong competition from the likes of Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Allison Janney (“Mom”) and her co-star Jane Fonda, among others.
See Emmys 2018: Keep an eye on ‘Grace and Frankie’ in Best Comedy Series
But she has done stellar work that showcases her versatility as an actress.
- 3/21/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
There’s the Bechdel Test and then there’s the Vito Russo Test. Where the Bechdel Test evaluates the portrayal of women in film, the Vito Russo Test examines the representation of the Lgbtq community in movies. The test was applied to the movies from this year’s summer box office season and the results did not indicate a pass with flying colors. In fact, they barely left the ground. Named after the GLAAD co-founder, film historian and author of The Celluloid Closet, the…...
- 9/14/2017
- Deadline
GLAAD’s annual studio report measuring Lgbtq representation in Hollywood gave Lionsgate Entertainment, Sony Pictures, and Walt Disney Studios ‘Failing’ ratings, while 20th Century Fox, Paramount, and Warner Brothers received ‘Poor’ ratings.
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The leading Lgbtq media advocacy organization released today its fifth annual Studio Responsibility Index, which maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of Lgbtq people in films released by the seven largest studios and their subsidiaries during the 2016 calendar year. The report found that of 125 releases from major studios in 2016, only 23 of them (18.4%) included characters identified as Lgbtq. 83% percent of inclusive films feature gay male characters, making gay men the most represented group by far. Lesbian portrayals increased from 23% in 2015 to 35% in 2016, while bisexuals appeared in 13% of inclusive films.
Read More: GLAAD Launches Grant and Mentorship to Support Lgbtq Filmmakers and Stories
GLAAD took...
Read More: Blumhouse Set to Produce Dee Rees Horror Feature About Lesbians in Rural America
The leading Lgbtq media advocacy organization released today its fifth annual Studio Responsibility Index, which maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of Lgbtq people in films released by the seven largest studios and their subsidiaries during the 2016 calendar year. The report found that of 125 releases from major studios in 2016, only 23 of them (18.4%) included characters identified as Lgbtq. 83% percent of inclusive films feature gay male characters, making gay men the most represented group by far. Lesbian portrayals increased from 23% in 2015 to 35% in 2016, while bisexuals appeared in 13% of inclusive films.
Read More: GLAAD Launches Grant and Mentorship to Support Lgbtq Filmmakers and Stories
GLAAD took...
- 5/25/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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