As his Siegfried Sassoon biopic is released, the director opens up about his ill-fated straight romance, being snubbed by Bafta and how it felt to sleep in the bed where his father died
Master at work: on set with celebrated British film director Terence Davies – in pictures
Davies, who died in 2023, was the director of masterworks such as The Long Day Closes, The House of Mirth, and Distant Voices, Still Lives; we go behind the scenes of some of his acclaimed films
From Sequin to Spirits: Acclaimed Kiwi Director’s Queer Ghost Story
With Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery in the lead, Samuel Van Grinsven’s Went Up the Hill is an eerie tale of control, family history and the past that won’t stay buried. Samuel and Dacre cha…
The Rise of Conrad Ricamora: Asian Gay Actor Changing the Game - Instinct Magazine
Conrad Ricamora has had one of those years—the kind that makes you wonder if the man’s secretly operating in a different time zone. From a Tony nomination for
“This was airing on ABC, which is owned by Disney!” He laughs at the absurdity of it. “And then as an Asian man? I can’t remember seeing an Asian man in a sex scene. I don’t even have a reference for it.”
Pee-Wee’s queerness is looked upon kindly, and played with openly. It’s lovely in a vacuum, and uncomfortable when paired in stark contrast to Reubens’ lived reality.
First Love, Queer Cinema, and the Art of Collaboration
In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, GG Hawkins sits down with Carmen Emmi (director, writer) and Erik Vogt-Nilsen (editor) of Plainclothes, a striking debut feature that blends the aching vulnerability of first love with the sharp tension of queer identity under surveillance.
Q&A: Actors Rafael Silva and Brandon Grimes on their roles in gay immigration film ‘The Compatriots’
“The Compatriots” is an affable comedy, written and directed by Spencer Cohen, about a serious subject. Closeted high school student Javi (Rafael Silva) is
40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn’t want to see
In the fall of 1985, two pioneering films offered radically different portrayals of AIDS – one intimate and confrontational, the other more cautious and network-friendly.
Pee-wee and Me: Why a Gay Man Felt at Home Watching 'Pee-wee's Playhouse'
Paul Reubens, subject of a new HBO documentary, 'Pee-wee as Himself', was in the closet — but his famous character wasn't. Why a gay man felt at home watching Reubens' '80s TV show, 'Pee-wee's Playhouse'.