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Bruce LaBruce's sexy 'Mädchen' remix

Bruce LaBruce's sexy 'Mädchen' remix

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Jul 11, 2018

Watching Bruce LaBruce's new movie induced flashbacks of woman-only space in all its glory and terror.

RIP Tab Hunter (1931-2018)

RIP Tab Hunter (1931-2018)

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jul 10, 2018

Arthur Andrew Kelm has died, age 86. World famous as Tab Hunter, he became an iconic heartthrob in 1950s Hollywood and also enjoyed a successful career as a recording artist.

On the road to discover Elvis Presley

On the road to discover Elvis Presley

  • by David Lamble
  • Jul 4, 2018

Documentary director Eugene Jarecki delivers an impressive cast of show-biz heavyweights to give their take on Elvis Presley from the backseat of his 1963 Rolls-Royce.

Roxie screens

Roxie screens

  • by David Lamble
  • Jul 4, 2018

San Francisco's Roxie cinema, in business since 1909, offers an eclectic array of summer fare ranging from indie master Hal Ashby's best to classics from queer auteur Gus Van Sant.

When Paris was lesbians

When Paris was lesbians

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Jun 27, 2018

There are so many lesbians running around now, it's hard to imagine a time when they were at a premium.

Message to Hollywood: Black films matter!

Message to Hollywood: Black films matter!

  • by Sura Wood
  • Jun 27, 2018

Amidst recent campaigns for recognition of black talent in front of and behind the camera, "Black Powers: Reframing Hollywood" couldn't be more timely.

Summer classics play the Castro Theatre

Summer classics play the Castro Theatre

  • by David Lamble
  • Jun 27, 2018

The Castro Theatre ends June and kicks off July with an arresting series of big dramas from SF's Francis Ford Coppola and NYC-raised expat Stanley Kubrick.

Garden of Life & Death

Garden of Life & Death

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Jun 27, 2018

A 2017 documentary, shot in 2014, introduces the work of a tall Dutchman named Piet Oudolf, an innovative landscape gardener.

Frameline Finales!

Frameline Finales!

  • by David Lamble
  • Jun 20, 2018

True fans of Frameline 42, America's longest-running LGBTQ film festival, know that the best of 11 days of queer-themed cinema often screens in the event's final weekend (Thurs.-Sun., June 21-24).

Trans fans at Frameline 42

Trans fans at Frameline 42

  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Jun 20, 2018

Opening night at Frameline 42 was a rousing good kick-off to the film fest. Co-directors Fiona Dawson and Gabriel Silverman were in the house for the screening of their documentary "TransMilitary."

Still more summer flicks

Still more summer flicks

  • by David Lamble
  • Jun 20, 2018

Welcome to Part 3 of our rundown of 101 summer movies. Here are the films coming up in July.

Up yours! Vivienne Westwood

Up yours! Vivienne Westwood

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Jun 20, 2018

Vivienne Westwood is one of those names you've heard, you know, you've forgotten. Well, it's back in a dynamic new biopic that's restless and breathless.

Luminous Isabelle Huppert

Luminous Isabelle Huppert

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Jun 20, 2018

Although "Mrs. Hyde" leaves a lot to be desired, its storytelling wobbly, not for an instant did I feel that Isabelle Huppert, now 65, was repeating herself.

Muscle is as muscle does

Muscle is as muscle does

  • by Erin Blackwell
  • Jun 19, 2018

"Man Made" is a slick, upbeat documentary about bodybuilders transitioning or transitioned to male,