FEMME SPINS A DANGEROUS YET SEXY TALE OF QUEER REVENGE
by chris carpenter The term femme refers to an LGBTQ+ person whose gender expression is considered to be feminine. It was originally used to distinguish feminine lesbian and bisexual women from butch women, and it is still one of the main uses of the term. Today, femme also refers to someone who queers or […]
GUILLERMO DíAZ IS HERE TO STAY
by chris carpenter Out actor Guillermo Díaz will be commanding movie screens this month as the star of You Can’t Stay Here. Directed by longtime, underground filmmaker Todd Verow (Frisk, Tumbledown, Goodbye Seventies), the movie will open Thursday, February 8 at theatres in Los Angeles and elsewhere. The plot of You Can’t Stay Here was […]
“ALTERED PERCEPTIONS” REVEALS THE NAKED TRUTH
Oran Stainbrook Talks to The RAGE Monthly About Jorge Ameer’s New LGBTQ Psychological Thriller by chris carpenter What would YOU do if you were gay, a global pandemic was raging, and you were freaking out over the future of humanity? Well, you probably don’t have to think too hard since that was our real-life situation […]
SHOWCASING DIVERSITY IN CINEMA AT NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
by chris carpenter The 22nd annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), will be held Thursday, October 21 through Thursday, October 28 at various Orange County locations. Tickets are now on sale at newportbeachfilmfest.com. Several LGBTQ feature films, as well as short films, will be screened. Among these are My Father Mary Anne (Min pappa Marianne). After breaking up with her boyfriend, 28-year-old Hanna returns to her hometown for a temporary position […]
21st ANNUAL FILMOUT SAN DIEGO LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL PREPARES TO TAKE FLIGHT
by chris carpenter – Although it won’t take place until September, FilmOut San Diego organizers got a jump on this month’s Outfest Los Angeles by announcing their festival lineup earlier. The 21st annual FilmOut San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival will take place from Thursday, September 9 through Sunday, September 12. A total of 47 movies will be […]
RAGE Reviews: Three is a Magic Number
by chris carpenter – Readers of a certain age, like me, will surely remember the delightful Schoolhouse Rocks cartoons. One of their more memorable toons/songs was “Three is a Magic Number.” It was actually the firstSchoolhouse Rocks episode that aired, between such fave 1970’s Saturday morning shows as Land of the Lost and Jabberjaw. And in the event you are too young […]
‘SUPERNOVA’ EXPLODES WITH GAY LOVE AND LOSS
by chris carpenter I’ve been recommending the movie Supernova to friends for the past couple of months. When I first mentioned it, virtually all of them have thought of the lame 2000 sci-fi/horror flick that starred a frequently naked James Spader and Angela Bassett. Uh, not THAT Supernova. This new, grounded-in-reality Supernova stars Oscar winner Colin Firth and Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as […]
GIVING THANKS FOR NEW LGBTQ MOVIES
by chris carpenter – Ahh, November has arrived. The month of cooler temperatures, roasted turkeys and pumpkin pies is here! Unfortunately, traditional Thanksgiving gatherings will be impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 prevention efforts. But November remains the start of the holiday season as well as the film industry’s annual awards season. Due to pandemic-related delays, the awards season […]
OUTFEST 2020: Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival Goes Hybrid
by chris carpenter – There are hybrid plants, hybrid animals, even hybrid cars. But a hybrid LGBTQ film festival? That’s how Outfest Los Angeles is billing itself this year in light of our current socially-distanced circumstances. LA’s largest and oldest film fest, also considered the preeminent LGBTQ fest in the world, is scheduled to take place Thursday, August 20 […]
RAGE Reviews: We Need a Little Christmas Now
by chris carpenter 2020 is half over and I’m not sure whether to say “oh my God” or “thank you God”! It was already a dreadful year for me personally even before the COVID-19 pandemic due to my mother’s death in early January and the fallout from that. So, as Auntie Mame famously declared at the […]