Arts & Culture :: Movies

Kinky blonde: the career of Gloria Grahame

Kinky blonde: the career of Gloria Grahame

  • by Tavo Amador
  • Dec 27, 2017

Hollywood blondes of the 1950s: the most fascinating and enigmatic was Gloria Grahame (1923-81).

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?

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").

Resurrection of Tonya Harding

Resurrection of Tonya Harding

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Dec 20, 2017

Tonya Harding is a name that lives in infamy.

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.

Creepy peep-show motel

Creepy peep-show motel

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Nov 29, 2017

"Voyeur" streams on Netflix starting Friday.

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.

The Castro Theatre does December

The Castro Theatre does December

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 29, 2017

The Castro Theatre provides holiday treats throughout December.

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!"