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Hit and Mrs. America - Cate Blanchett's masterful, superlative performance as Phyllis Schlafly

Hit and Mrs. America - Cate Blanchett's masterful, superlative performance as Phyllis Schlafly

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Apr 28, 2020

When Cate Blanchett told her mother she was going to portray Phyllis Schlafly, she replied, 'Why would you want to play someone like that?' And Cate said, 'Because you just asked me that question. I want to find out who she is.'"

Taylor-made - Holland Taylor in Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood'

Taylor-made - Holland Taylor in Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood'

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Apr 28, 2020

According to Ryan Murphy, "Casting a television show is like casting a dinner party. It's like, 'Well, who do I want to sit next to for the next six months of my life?'" In the case of his new Netflix series 'Hollywood,' Murphy has set an amazing table.

The whole story: 'The Half of It' writer-director Alice Wu

The whole story: 'The Half of It' writer-director Alice Wu

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Apr 21, 2020

Years after her festival hit 'Saving Face,' writer-director Alice Wu discusses her second movie, 'The Half of It.' A queer 21st-century take on Cyrano de Bergerac, debuting on Netflix on May 1, Wu's teen rom-com introduces a trio of bright young actors.

Comic bites and family fun: The Lavender Tube on vampires, doctors and gay dads

Comic bites and family fun: The Lavender Tube on vampires, doctors and gay dads

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Apr 21, 2020

The Lavender Tube covers 'Grey's Anatomy' star Ellen Pompeo takes down fake doctors, sapphic spies on 'Killing Eve,' bi bites in 'What We Do in the Shadows' and gay dads on PBS Kids.

You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

  • by Michael Yamashita
  • Apr 15, 2020

San Francisco is one of 11 US cities that is fortunate to have a legacy LGBT publication by us, for us, and about us. Help preserve the BAR as an historic and important community institution for the future.

Mayhem and Madness: The Lavender Tube on Tiger King, Dispatches, and more

Mayhem and Madness: The Lavender Tube on Tiger King, Dispatches, and more

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Apr 7, 2020

Netflix's 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,' is the hottest show in America right now. But many other hit shows with LGBT characters (minus the murder, mayhem and well, a bit of madness) are either free online or available on subscription.

Dark shadows & radiant light: Joseph Caldwell's memoir 'In the Shadow of the Bridge'

Dark shadows & radiant light: Joseph Caldwell's memoir 'In the Shadow of the Bridge'

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Mar 25, 2020

Joseph Caldwell's 'In the Shadow of the Bridge' is a heartfelt memoir about being gay in the New York City of the 1950s an '60s, as well as a remembrance of the peak years of the AIDS crisis.

Dystopiana: The Lavender Tube's pandemic picks

Dystopiana: The Lavender Tube's pandemic picks

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Mar 25, 2020

Welcome to the new dystopia. While we are self-isolating for the foreseeable future, let's make our time in quarantine as manageable as possible and create a TV routine that is helpful, not harmful.

Oakland couple shares a love of Legos

Oakland couple shares a love of Legos

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 25, 2020

Oakland couple Richard Board and Flynn DeMarco's first bit of notoriety for their shared love of Legos came in 2018 when they wowed the crowd and judges at the annual Bricks by the Bay convention. They recently appeared on the TV show 'Lego Masters.'

Televised images of pandemic fear

Televised images of pandemic fear

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Mar 10, 2020

We watched ABC's two-hour fright-fest special on "20/20," "Coronavirus: Outbreak," and it was flat-out terrifying.

The Queering of American TV

The Queering of American TV

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Mar 3, 2020

"Visible: Out on Television," streaming on Apple TV+, charts the history of LGBTQ representation from 1950s/60s Dark Ages through today's hard-won diverse visibility.

The Lavender Tube is not OK with this

The Lavender Tube is not OK with this

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Feb 25, 2020

"I Am Not Okay with This" is just what we need in this dystopian hellscape Trump has created for us.

Garden of Barbara Eden

Garden of Barbara Eden

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Feb 11, 2020

Iconic TV star Barbara Eden, best-known for her role as the genie in the 1960s sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie," will be honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award at San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Annual Fanfare Luncheon on Fri., Feb. 14.

Buttigieg inspires in televised victory

Buttigieg inspires in televised victory

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Feb 11, 2020

TV left our head spinning when it wasn't outright exploding this week. From the erasure of Pete Buttigieg's big win in Iowa to the authoritarian rantings of the squatter in the White House.