Arts & Culture :: Television

Lily Tomlin returns

Lily Tomlin returns

  • by Sari Staver
  • Sep 12, 2018

The incomparable Lily Tomlin returns to the Bay Area stage for a benefit performance of her one-woman show "An Evening of the Classic Lily Tomlin." The award-winning actress will perform a two-hour show on Thurs., Sept. 20, 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall.

Watching the Kavanaugh hearings

Watching the Kavanaugh hearings

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Sep 12, 2018

The most compelling miniseries of the new fall TV season has been, without question, the hearings for SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Just Jackie!

Just Jackie!

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Sep 12, 2018

It's been almost a year since Jackie Hoffman turned in what may be the most widely seen performance of her career.

Realizing Hollywood dreams

Realizing Hollywood dreams

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Sep 5, 2018

Lee Daniels, the powerhouse gay African-American director and producer, is profiled in the PBS summer series "Breaking Big," hosted by Carlos Watson, available to watch through September.

Fall Preview: the Lavender Tube

Fall Preview: the Lavender Tube

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Aug 29, 2018

Aretha Franklin is dead, and Trump is still healthy as a Clydesdale. Is it any wonder we need scripted TV to keep us sane?

Lesbian heroines of the AIDS epidemic

Lesbian heroines of the AIDS epidemic

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Aug 22, 2018

Another outstanding entry in Logo-TV's final presentation in its three-documentary summer series. "Quiet Heroes," which premiered earlier this year at Sundance, will be shown on August 23, continuing through the rest of the month, streamable on August 24.

Ring around Rosie O'Donnell

Ring around Rosie O'Donnell

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Aug 15, 2018

Rosie O'Donnell has been making the political pundit tour since her protest concert with Broadway stars in front of the White House, while lesbian heartthrob Ruby Rose, she of the many tats on "Orange Is the New Black," will be the next TV Batwoman.

Underground gay dance movement

Underground gay dance movement

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Aug 8, 2018

"When the Beat Drops" not only reveals the underground dance movement "bucking," but also uncovers courageous creative resistance in the often-stigmatized world of black gay men.

Going through 'Pose' withdrawal

Going through 'Pose' withdrawal

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Aug 1, 2018

After watching the final two episodes of "Pose" twice because we couldn't let go and because they were so pitch perfect, we were struck by how much we wanted more.

Thursday Night Live with Gilda Radner

Thursday Night Live with Gilda Radner

  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Jul 26, 2018

The audience for the opening night of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 38 at the Castro Theatre last Thursday night knew that they were in the presence of genius.

Gay pioneers in the pool

Gay pioneers in the pool

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Jul 26, 2018

Logo-TV's latest documentary "Light in the Water" tells the untold story of a LA competitive swim team that became a force in the LGBTQ sports movement.

Season of Trump Baby

Season of Trump Baby

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Jul 18, 2018

To paraphrase Robert Browning, "Ah to be in England, now that Trump Baby is there."

The Lavender Tube in the End Times

The Lavender Tube in the End Times

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Jul 4, 2018

We thought we would be writing about new, neo-noir summer series, like HBO's "Sharp Objects" or FX's "The Sinner," debuting in July.

Leslie Jordan 'Exposes' himself at Feinstein's

Leslie Jordan 'Exposes' himself at Feinstein's

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jun 27, 2018

Openly gay Leslie Jordan, beloved as queenie closet case Beverly Leslie on NBC's Will and Grace, returns to Feinstein's at The Nikko for a two-night run of raucous, autobiographical comedy.