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Queer horrors for Halloween: Enjoy a few scary movies with gay content

Queer horrors for Halloween: Enjoy a few scary movies with gay content

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Oct 22, 2024

Do you love horror movies, but wish they were gayer? Never fear (or do!). We've compiled a list of horror films with queer content or characters. These films are guaranteed to thrill, chill and titillate you. Happy Halloween!

'The Wild Robot' - a heartfelt animated story

'The Wild Robot' - a heartfelt animated story

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Oct 19, 2024

Along with fantastic animation, at its core, "The Wild Robot" is a movie about standing out and fitting in, chosen family, friendship, and survival.

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

  • by Dana Piccoli, News Is Out
  • Oct 7, 2024

News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.

'Sneaking Around' - provocative, polyamorous exploration of class and identity in SF

'Sneaking Around' - provocative, polyamorous exploration of class and identity in SF

  • by Myron Caringal
  • Oct 7, 2024

"Sneaking Around," by San Francisco-based producer Emily A. Meehan, is a raw, complex film that offers a frank portrayal of modern relationships, set against the backdrop of the varying landscapes that is San Francisco.

Patricia Quinn does the Time Warp again - 'Rocky Horror' star at the Curran Theater

Patricia Quinn does the Time Warp again - 'Rocky Horror' star at the Curran Theater

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Oct 1, 2024

Patricia Quinn has had a long and varied career. But it is one role that she's best known for and will be remembered for, Magenta in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Quinn will discuss that and more at a screening of the film with a Q&A.

'The Substance' - Demi Moore wows in body image horror satire

'The Substance' - Demi Moore wows in body image horror satire

  • by Kyle Amato
  • Sep 27, 2024

Demi Moore tackles the role of a lifetime in "The Substance," directed by French provocateur Coralie Fargeat. Moore faces this body horror satire head-on, giving everything she's got to portray what it feels like to age in a world that rejects anyone over

The Legend of Mickey Squires - '80s porn star returns, as himself

The Legend of Mickey Squires - '80s porn star returns, as himself

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 24, 2024

As one of the iconic gay porn actors of the 1980s, Mickey Squires cornered the butch erotic aesthetic. Now, as himself, Richard Bernstein is the subject of a film by the directors of "Raw! Uncut! Video!"

Disco, rediscovered in a new Vegas show, a book and documentaries

Disco, rediscovered in a new Vegas show, a book and documentaries

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Sep 24, 2024

Disco is having another moment. Two powerful documentary films, a definitive coffee table book, and a $14 million high-tech Las Vegas experience have arrived in recent months to celebrate the music that dominated the 1970s.

'Will & Harper' - Will Ferrell brings an honest look at the trans experience

'Will & Harper' - Will Ferrell brings an honest look at the trans experience

  • by Myron Caringal
  • Sep 22, 2024

"Will & Harper," directed by Josh Greenbaum, is a compelling blend of humor and heart. This documentary road film takes viewers on a 17-day journey across the US, following longtime friends Will Ferrell and Harper Steele as they navigate new terrain.

'The Worst of Waters' - Filmmaker John Waters shares his odd art at Rena Bransten Gallery

'The Worst of Waters' - Filmmaker John Waters shares his odd art at Rena Bransten Gallery

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 16, 2024

Get out your cha-cha heels. Filmmaker, author and artist John Waters returns to Rena Bransten Gallery for his fifth exhibit of unusual and odd artworks.

'My Old Ass' - second chances with a younger self

'My Old Ass' - second chances with a younger self

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Sep 15, 2024

Have you ever wondered that if you knew what would happen in the future, would you change any decisions made today? This tantalizing question pervades the new whimsical yet bittersweet coming-of-age fable film, "My Old Ass."

'Merchant Ivory' - James Ivory on the documentary about his decades-long film career

'Merchant Ivory' - James Ivory on the documentary about his decades-long film career

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Sep 1, 2024

Director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant had one of the longest partnerships in cinema history, almost defining independent filmmaking, now profiled definitively in the new documentary, "Merchant Ivory."

SF Queer Film Festival: a full spectrum of cinematic diversity

SF Queer Film Festival: a full spectrum of cinematic diversity

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Aug 20, 2024

The SF Queer Film Festival (SFQFF) returns for its fourth version, August 23-25, with its accompanying 64 movies, shorts, and web episodes. It's not an exaggeration to say the festival is still in the process of finding its voice and groove.

'Ganymede' - unrepentant and proud

'Ganymede' - unrepentant and proud

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Aug 20, 2024

In co-directors Colby Holt & Sam Probst's "Ganymede," a Ganymede is an unrepentant homosexual, according to a vicious preacher. But that doesn't stop two young men from starting a budding romance.