The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus showed tremendous courage in the aftermath of Donald Trump's ascension to the presidency and the passage of "religious freedom" laws that legalized LGBT discrimination in conservative states.

For Artistic Director Tim Seelig, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus' Deep South tour brought up painful memories of his past life as a heterosexually married member of a Houston, Texas Baptist Church.

In "Honey Boy," now in theaters, Shia LaBeouf's screenplay provides a compelling fictionalized account of his rollercoaster life to date.

It's hard to beat the provocative, alluring title or argue with the success of the immensely popular noir series "The French Had a Name for It."

"At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal" (opening Friday) follows the course of an investigation.

In "Scandalous: The Untold Story of The National Enquirer" (opening Friday), director Mark Landsman provides an incisive history of that supermarket checkout-counter tabloid.

The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) begins its 19th season at the historic Roxie Theater this month, Nov. 7-10.

Out There had a real "filmie" kind of week, including full immersion in the world of immortal filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola at Café Zoetrope, enjoying two knockout films in current release, and attending opening night of SFFILM's 2019 "Doc Stories" fest.

Bay Area director Richard Levien's "Collisions" opens Friday at the Roxie Theater. It's a ripped-from-the-headlines drama.

San Francisco's annual parade of film festivals wraps up for 2019 with the 17th edition of the San Francisco South Asian Film Festival, "Bollywood and Beyond."

The dance film genre is more popular, diverse and dazzling than ever, and the 10th annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival reflects that.

Frankie" is the new family drama from openly gay, Memphis-raised writer-director Ira Sachs, opening Friday.

November at the Castro Theatre features a grand celebration of both the fiction and nonfiction films of Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese, including his latest masterpiece, "The Irishman/"

In "Pain and Glory" ("Dolor y Gloria"), gay Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar returns with one of his favorite male leads, Antonio Banderas, as aging film director Salvador Mallo, in the throes of a creative slump as he reflects back on a 40-year career.