“Power of the Dog” and “Flee” were big winners at 13th annual Dorian Awards
Forbidden Love Story Set Amid The Height Of Communist Rule “Firebird”
(images via official Facebook page)
Harry Hamlin: Playing Gay In ‘Making Love’ Ended His Film Career
L-R Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin (promo photo via IMDB)
What To Watch: Award-Winning Western Short Film STEAM!
The award-winning Western short film STEAM! will premiere on LGBTQ streaming network Revry on January 28, 2022. Continue reading “What To Watch: Award-Winning Western Short Film STEAM!”
BOY MEETS BOY: Have You Ever Fallen In Love In One Day?
The new gay-themed film Boy Meets Boy asks the question, “Have you ever fallen in love in one day?” Continue reading “BOY MEETS BOY: Have You Ever Fallen In Love In One Day?”
Out Films: ‘The Crown With A Shadow’ Starring Paul Reubens
The CROWN With a SHADOW, a mixed-media short animated film by gay Tribeca Film Festival award-winner JB Ghuman, Jr., made its world premiere at the Outfest Film Festival this weekend starring a constellation of queer and trans actors including Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman), Oscar winner Tatum O’Neal, and nonbinary performer iRAWniQ, as well as icon Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls). Continue reading “Out Films: ‘The Crown With A Shadow’ Starring Paul Reubens”
Amazon Studios Developing ‘Big, Gay Divorce Comedy’ Titled EX-HUSBANDS
Deadline reports Amazon Studios is developing a new movie titled Ex-Husbands about a married gay couple who end up in an epic War of the Roses-style divorce. Continue reading “Amazon Studios Developing ‘Big, Gay Divorce Comedy’ Titled EX-HUSBANDS”
Trailer: Emotional Story Of Father’s Tribute To Son ‘Joe Bell’
Mark Wahlberg in ‘Joe Bell’ (all photos: Quantrell D. Colbert)
Reid Miller and Mark Wahlberg in ‘Joe Bell’
Sadly, the issue of mental health and bullying is not just a story for a dramatic film. The Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health notes that:
• 75% of LGBTQ youth reported that they had experienced discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity at least once in their lifetime.
• 42% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth.
If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, our trained crisis counselors are available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386 via chat www.TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting START to 678678. 
Love Found In Israel – The Queer-Themed Film ‘Sublet’
Check out the trailer to the soon-to-be released queer themed film, Sublet.
Starring Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated John Benjamin Hickey and featuring the debut of Niv Nissim, Sublet focuses on a New York Times writer (Hickey) who visits Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The city’s energy and his relationship with a younger man he meets there (Nissim) bring him back to life.
In theaters and Video On Demand on June 11.
LGBTQ Critics Honor The Best In 2020 Cinema
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has its Golden Globe Awards, the Screen Actors Guild has the SAG Awards, but now its time to find out what the queer entertainment critics thought represented the best in cinema this past year. GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics will present its first-ever Dorians Film Toast 2021 awards special Sunday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the free LGBTQ+ streaming service Revry at revry.tv. Hosted by gay entertainment and broadcasting veteran Karel, the Dorians Toast offers a queer-centric twist on the standard awards show combining tributes, interview segments, music, and comedy. Plus, members of GALECA take part in lively round-table discussions on nominees in several categories. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqe76cpLVx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Those categories include Best Film, Best LGBTQ film, Best Documentary, Best LGBTQ Documentary, Best Unsung Film, Campiest Flick, ‘We’re Just Wilde About You!’ Rising Star Award, Wilde Artist Award (To a Truly Groundbreaking Force in Entertainment), as well as honors for best actor and actress in leading and featured roles. Best Film nominees this year include First Cow, Minari, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, and Sound of Metal. Among those nominated for Best Director are rising Hollywood firebrand Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman and actress Regina King for her feature film directorial debut in One Night in Miami. Emmy Award winner Leslie Jordan (“Will & Grace”) will receive the Society’s Timeless Star career achievement honor, and transgender writer-director-actress Isabel Sandoval accepts the inaugural GALECA Trailblazer Award. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqkbfapy2C/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link For a full list of nominees, click here. Presenters for the virtual event include director Lee Daniels (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), Cheyenne Jackson (Call Me Kat), Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious, Antebellum), Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight, Concrete Cowboy), Rafael Silva (Fluidity, 9-1-1 Lone Star), Harmony Valle-Ramirez (Room To Grow), comedian Margaret Cho, the legendary Charo, and more. Dorians Film Toast 2021 is coproduced by Brandon Riley Miller (Life in Segments, High) and John Griffiths for GALECA. In order to be eligible for the Dorians Film Toast 2021, films were required to have a theatrical or digital theatrical release from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021. Don’t miss this year’s Dorians Film Toast 2021 on Sunday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the free LGBTQ+ streaming service Revry at revry.tv. Founded in 2009, GALECA (formerly known as the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association) boasts a membership of nearly 290 professional LGBTQ journalists covering film and television. GALECA hosts two Dorian Awards events during the year – one honoring the best in film and another acknowledging the finest in TV – from mainstream to LGBTQ fare. Last September, the organization celebrated their Dorians TV Toast 2020 with appearances by Billy Porter, Dan Levy, Hugh Jackman, Shangela, Thomas Roberts, Bruce Vilanch and many more. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFIrYsUpbBl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Note: I’m a proud voting member of GALECA.