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Outfest 2021 Highlight: World Premiere of Charles Busch’s ‘The Sixth Reel’

By Andrea James on August 20, 2021 11:57 am

Directors Charles Busch and Carl Andress were on hand for Outfest's world premiere of The Sixth Reel, a charming comedy where Busch stars as Jimmy, an impoverished film collector who discovers a legendary lost film. The delightful cast includes Busch collaborators old and new, … [Read more...]

Lypsinka Asks Enquiring Minds If They’ve Heard of “The Streisand Effect”? No?

By Trey Speegle on August 12, 2019 9:23 am

Drag legend Lypsinka posted this short comment on Facebook about the boycotting of businesses due to Trump support by their owners, specifically Stephen Ross. "He [Trump] says talk of boycotting Equinox and Soul Cycle makes them even hotter. Just like when he says the press is … [Read more...]

#QueerQuote: ”What’s Popular at the Movies is Popular Because of What’s Going on in the World at That Moment.” – Bruce Vilanch

By Stephen Rutledge on March 6, 2018 7:01 am

Bruce Vilanch was the very best writer of the Academy Awards broadcasts. He began writing for the Oscars in 1989 and continued for the next 15 years. He wrote the excellent, extremely funny special material for hosts Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and David Letterman, and he was … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Funny Man, Bruce Vilanch

By Stephen Rutledge on November 23, 2017 3:05 am

November 23, 1948– Bruce Vilanch: "To be gay and out of shape is almost as much of a stigma as just being gay used to be." After the horrors of the last 10 months, can we get back to the very serious business of awards season? Oscar-bait films are being released in the next … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Writer, Bruce Vilanch

By Stephen Rutledge on November 23, 2016 3:05 am

November 23, 1948– Bruce Vilanch: “To be gay and out of shape is almost as much of a stigma as just being gay used to be.” After the horrors of the election, can we get back to the very serious business of awards season? Oscar-bait films are being released in the next few weeks … [Read more...]