The method behind ‘Method’: Ashton Arbab’s first feature
Not every 23-year-old is writing, directing, producing and acting in their production company’s latest film. But with his first feature…
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Leather, blood and business men: Inside the head of Izzy Chavez (EXTENDED CUT)
Some artists give power to their viewers, leaving parts of their work up to interpretation — this is not the…
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Are Women Just Not Funny?: Stand Up for Women
Historically silenced in all parts of the world, comedy provides an actionable space for women to demand visibility and express…
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Stills, Speed and Silence: Movement, Mexican-ness and Nation-State Masculinity as told by Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Y Tu Mama También’
Roughly translating to “And your mother too,” Alfonso Cuarón’s fourth feature film and first independent film, “Y Tu Mama También”…
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Selling Sex? Go Fish: Guinevere Turner Talks Authentic Queer Intimacy in “Go Fish”
In the early 90s, queer cinema was experiencing a quiet revolution. Independent filmmakers were rejecting the censored or tragic depictions…
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Portraiture: The Language of the Camera in Digital and Film
This past summer, I was asked to photograph my family reunion in North Carolina. Compared to our previous gathering four…
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‘What’s up with you?’ – Understanding intimacy in Harry Lighton’s ‘Pillion’
Peggy (Lesley Sharp) studies the face of her son’s partner, Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) closely. The two men have been seeing…
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‘Drunken Noodles’ Review: Lucio Castro’s Quaint Second Feature Threads the Needle Between Drama and Fantasia
In his sophomore feature ‘Drunken Noodles,’ filmmaker Lucio Castro captures a plethora of these quiet moments, contrasting them with euphoric tableaus of various gay dalliances. The film spiritually evokes a space between two worlds: the hushed atmosphere of a cruising site and the unburdened revelry of one of Sal Salandra’s canvases (the real-life artist who inspires a crucial character in the film). Inside of this delicately drawn world, protagonist Adnan — a graduate student house sitting for his uncle in New York City while working at a small art gallery — seeks to fulfill his desires.
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Interviews | TV
Inside ‘Closet Space,’ the Sapphic Dating Show Fighting Against Shallow and Heteronormative Dating Culture with Community and Authenticity
As queer dating culture bleeds into mainstream culture at a heightened rate — with the current crazes surrounding “Heated Rivalry”…
