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10 More Winners on 2017 Screens

10 More Winners on 2017 Screens

  • by David Lamble
  • Dec 27, 2017

The second half of our top films of 2017 begins and ends with young men in love (Germany's "Center of My World," Britain's "God's Own Country.")

The year of too many movies

The year of too many movies

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Dec 27, 2017

I've been reviewing movies for the local gay press for 25 years. Is that a boast or a confession?

Resurrection of Tonya Harding

Resurrection of Tonya Harding

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Dec 20, 2017

Tonya Harding is a name that lives in infamy.

Top 11 Films of 2017

Top 11 Films of 2017

  • by David Lamble
  • Dec 20, 2017

Marking 2017 are 11 films that cover themes including a glorious celebration of same-sex union ("Call Me by Your Name").

Two Young Men Find Romance in Italy

Two Young Men Find Romance in Italy

  • by David Lamble
  • Dec 13, 2017

Romantic Italian director Luca Guadagnino's "Call Me by Your Name" provides LGBTQ filmgoers with a delicious boy-meets-boy romance.

Winston Churchill's missing bits

Winston Churchill's missing bits

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Dec 6, 2017

Make-up does not a performance make, as is proved by "Darkest Hour," opening Friday in the Bay Area.

A Coney Island of the mind

A Coney Island of the mind

  • by David Lamble
  • Dec 6, 2017

Woody Allen returns to Coney Island in his latest release, "Wonder Wheel."

Refugee camp

Refugee camp

  • by David Lamble
  • Dec 6, 2017

In the opening frames of the new Finnish comedy-drama "The Other Side of Hope," a head appears in a dusty coal-bin.

The Castro Theatre does December

The Castro Theatre does December

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 29, 2017

The Castro Theatre provides holiday treats throughout December.

Card shark

Card shark

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 29, 2017

"Dealt" tells the story of a man who turned a disability into a successful parlor act and a most unusual career.

Creepy peep-show motel

Creepy peep-show motel

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Nov 29, 2017

"Voyeur" streams on Netflix starting Friday.

Swiss Women voting

Swiss Women voting

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Nov 21, 2017

It's hard to imagine not being able to vote and really wanting to.

Military madness

Military madness

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 21, 2017

In "Last Flag Flying" director Richard Linklater offers a fractured-fairy-tale sequel to Hal Ashby's 1973 Navy buddy/coming-of-age saga "The Last Detail."

Great Dickens

Great Dickens

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 21, 2017

In the trailer for "The Man Who Invented Christmas," Christopher Plummer, the movie's Ebenezer Scrooge, ends his pitch with "Bah humbug!"