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‘Straight Up’ Review: A Hyper-Stylized Friendship Rom-Com With a Dash of ‘Gilmore Girls’

An overthinking twink can’t tell if he’s bisexual, asexual, or sex-ambivalent in this solid indie with a colorfully controlled aesthetic.

Feb 28, 2020 4:00 pm /

Film / By Zack Sharf

James Schamus’ New Short Film Explains the 124-Year-Old Art of Cinema in 3 Minutes —Watch

Schamus is one of 30 filmmakers celebrating the 30th anniversary of Strand Releasing by directing a new short film.

Nov 27, 2019 3:38 pm /

Film / By Eric Kohn

30 Major Filmmakers Salute Strand Releasing’s 30 Years of Arthouse Distribution With New Short Films

Exclusive: John Waters, Catherine Breillat, and many others have made new shorts for the company that supported New Queer Cinema and other landmark arthouse films. Watch two of them here.

Sep 18, 2019 10:39 am /

Film / By Jude Dry

How a First-Time Filmmaker Spent Years Researching Gay Sex Workers for His Startling Debut

Camille Vidal-Naquet met many Paris street hustlers for his film, which takes a radical departure from most depictions of sex work.

Apr 11, 2019 11:56 am /

News / By Vikram Murthi

‘Front Cover’ Exclusive Clip: An Openly Gay NYC Fashion Stylist Examines His Cultural Identity Through an Unlikely Friendship

The film opens in New York on August 5th and in Los Angeles on August 12th with a national release to follow.

Aug 2, 2016 6:14 pm /

News / By Dana Harris-Bridson

Exclusive: Academy Member Marcus Hu Pens Open Letter Calling on Industry to Make Diversity Real

Mar 16, 2016 7:00 pm /

News / By Ryan Lattanzio and Anne Thompson

Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Twisted Gender Comedy ‘Chevalier’ Goes to Strand

Dec 18, 2015 3:00 pm /

News / By Zack Sharf