Avenue Pictures, via YouTube In early spring 1989, if I had been somewhat clairvoyant while on the set of the film Drugstore Cowboy, I would have realized that in the 21st century I would be living in Portland, Oregon, in fact, residing in a house just a mile from where we … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Writer, William S. Burroughs
February 5, 1914– William Seward Burroughs II: "A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on." Drugs, gay sex, foreign lands, trouble with authority, and then writing it all down: Chapter headers for my memoir Jockstraps & Vicodin? No, these are the major … [Read more...]
New Podcast ‘FLOAT’ Explores the Neuroscience of Art
Filmmaker Mary Sweeney and neuroscientist Jonas Kaplan have launched FLOAT, a new podcast that looks at the science of … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Queer Filmmaker, Gus Van Sant
Photo from Metrograph via YouTube July 24, 1952– Gus Van Sant's own words, spoken by Matt Dillon as Bob in the film Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Fate sucks. I swear. In early spring 1989, if I had been somewhat clairvoyant while on the set of the … [Read more...]
#LGBTQMustSee: Gus Van Sant’s “Milk”
Harvey Milk, a middle-class Jewish guy from NYC, served in the US Navy during the Korean War and like so many other closeted gay people, he chose San Francisco in the 1970s as that place to open the door to his true self and be in the company of his tribe. Listen up all you … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Filmmaker, Gus Van Sant
July 24, 1952– Gus Van Sant‘s own words, spoken by Matt Dillon as Bob in the film Drugstore Cowboy (1989) "Fate sucks. I swear." In early spring 1989, if I had been somewhat clairvoyant while on the set of the film Drugstore Cowboy, I would have realized that in the … [Read more...]
Check Out the Powerful First Look at Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black’s 7-Part LGBT Rights Miniseries “When We Rise”
Dustin Lance Black and Gus Van Sant’s 7-part, 8-hour gay rights miniseries, When We Rise, just released its powerful first preview. The ABC special event chronicling the rise of the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Director, Gus Van Sant
July 24, 1952- Gus Van Sant‘s own words, spoken by Matt Dillon as Bob in Drugstore Cowboy (1989) “Fate sucks. I swear. “ In early spring 1989, if I had been somewhat clairvoyant while on the set of the film Drugstore Cowboy, I would have realized that in the 21st century I … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Harvey Milk
May 22, 1930– Harvey Milk, a middle-class Jewish guy from NYC, served in the US Navy during the Korean War and like so many other closeted gay people, he chose San Francisco in the 1970s as that place to open the door to his true self and be in the company of his … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Writer, William S. Burroughs
February 5, 1914- William Seward Burroughs II: “A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on.” Drugs, gay sex, foreign lands, trouble with authority and then writing it all down: chapter headers for my memoir Jockstraps & Vicodin? No, these are … [Read more...]
