Queer Issues

'Catfish: The TV Show' Is Making a Name for Itself, But Is Its Premise Unraveling?

"'Catfish' the film was about me. 'Catfish' the TV show is about you," says Nev Schulman in the intro of the MTV docu-series he currently hosts, an unscripted show based on the hit Sundance doc of the same name in which he was one of the main subjects.

Que(e)ries: Was 2012 a Good Year For LGBT Representation in American Film?

Of the top 25 grossing films at the U.S. box office in 2012 (so far, at least), there are actually three more films that feature Channing Tatum as a lead actor than feature anyone as an openly LGBT character with more than a couple lines. And there's three Channing Tatum films in that top 25.

Happy Pride Month: Here's 43 Great LGBT Films To Help You Celebrate

This June marks the 43rd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the iconic New York City uprising that played a considerable role in the pioneering years of the gay and lesbian rights movement. Mass LGBT pride celebrations will be happening all over as a result, but you can also go no further than your...

UPDATED: Is San Francisco's Castro Theatre Finished as a Movie Venue? Not So Fast?

Earlier this week, it was reported the famous Castro Theatre, long a cinematic home for the queer community, art-house gems and one of San Francisco's classic movie palaces (built in 1922), was finished as a movie theatre, according to the blog, the Petrelis Files. Many staffers were fired, i...

Sexual Politics: As anti-gay marriage campaigns heat up, new doc goes behind the scenes

With More Mainstream Acceptance, Is Queer Cinema in Trouble?

Is the film industry racist and sexist? Or just afraid of risk?

In the wake of Prop 8, will a new Queer Cinema rise at Sundance?