Readers, my apologies for not getting this piece online last Wednesday. It is difficult enough to write about this period of Lindsay's life, but it was impossible to do it properly without knowing whether this piece would have a happy ending. With last night's broadcast of "Liz & Di...
Read More »I have watched the theatrical cut of Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" several times between its brief original release in September and this spring. If you know me, I've probably sung its praises to you many times. I love it, and at this point, I have the entire movie pretty much memo...
Read More »Today is the 82nd birthday of one of the greatest motion picture actresses, if not THE greatest. Her Eminence Gena Rowlands was never a movie star. Her widest-known success as an actress will probably be "The Notebook." I'd never dis that movie, because I really do love it, but let'...
Read More »Warning: Do not look at these pictures of Tilda Swinton if you plan on operating heavy machinery today. When I saw them for the first time yesterday morning, I fell into a Tilda coma that I don't think I have fully recovered from yet. Honestly, I'm on the fence about Candy Magazine, the noto...
Read More »Remember when the Tribeca Film Festival hosted the World Premiere of "New York Minute," the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen vehicle? The U.S. premiere of "The Avengers" at BMCC Tribeca on Saturday falls into place as Tribeca's 2nd most egregious bow towards movie stars regardless ...
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Read More »Being a gay film person in New York has its perks, one of which was being able to follow the production of a movie we all felt would be really important. Ira Sachs' "Keep The Lights On" was the movie, it was the summer of 2011, and we were all excited to have a gay-themed story told in...
Read More »Alan Cumming was famous (and out) for quite a while now, but it's been a while since he's been front and center. "Any Day Now," playing this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, is a subtle, simple showcase. It's the story of a mismatched gay couple in the 70's who find thems...
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