THE POWER OF PERSPECTIVE: Scorsese, Pitbull, ‘Bionic Woman’ provide star power at San Diego International Film Festival
by chris carpenter – The 18th annual San Diego International Film Festival (SDIFF) will celebrate a diverse array of movies and artists from Tuesday, October 15 through Sunday, October 20. This year’s festival has a theme of “The Power of Perspective. Come Watch With Us.” The festival is the signature annual event presented by the […]
Lorna Luft: A Legacy of Talent That’s Her Own
by bill biss – Lorna Luft, the only daughter of Judy Garland and Sid Luft has “lived it” and she sure has a lot more living to do! Before heading to London, this star is performing at Martinis Above Fourth Table + Stage on Wednesday, September 18 and Thursday, September 19 in her own cabaret. […]
“Skintight’s” Will Brittain: Defying Labels with Idina Menzel
by lisa lipsey – For its West Coast premiere, Geffen Playhouse has reassembled the original six cast members for Joshua Harmon’s (Significant Other, Bad Jews) new comedy Skintight, which debuted at New York’s Off-Broadway Roundabout Theatre last summer. Harmon brings neurotic family drama to the forefront, but throws in the questions: How do we age […]
Cinema Diverse 2019: Holy, Hot, and Sexy
by chris carpenter – Back-to-school month sees the return of the 12th annual edition of Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, whose mission is, “dedicated to advancing and further strengthening our diverse gay community through the establishment of a world-class film festival that presents lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender cinema from around the […]
Love Outside Convention: Director Chanya Button Discusses “Vita & Virginia”
by joel martens ~ History has a lot to teach us about fighting for what you want in the face of oppressive social conventions. Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West were two women who—though alive at a time when expectations of marriage, motherhood and subservience to a husband were de rigueur—quietly defying those strictures by creating […]
International City Theatre celebrates its 35th Anniversary in 2020 with a five-play season of song, laughter, drama and more laughter.
“We’re enormously proud that ICT has been bringing top-notch, professional theater to Long Beach audiences for three-and-a-half decades, and of the role we continue to play in the revitalization of the downtown area,” says Artistic Director Caryn Desai. “It’s never easy, but it’s important. The five plays we’ve chosen to celebrate this important milestone continue our […]
“Q” Stands for “Queen” at QFilms 2019
by chris carpenter – Raise your hand if you have heard of José Julio Sarria, aka “The Grand Mere, Absolute Empress I de San Francisco,” aka “The Widow Norton” of the Imperial Court? I was recently humbled to learn that I did not know about this gender non-conformist who reigned over San Francisco gay society […]
Desert Happenings: Bella Da Ball Tells All!
Palm Springs: A roarin’ good time… The temps are climbing, the pool parties are rocking, and events and activities continue year-round in our paradise. Wet ‘n Wild Times In The Desert: The mid-summer We Love The ‘80s Dance Party, benefiting Desert AIDS Project and Qchella Media, takes place Saturday, August 3 at Chill Bar Palm […]
Coronado Playhouse takes on a Marine Tradition in ‘Dogfight’
by lisa lipsey – The concept of a “dogfight” has been a part of military lingo for decades, but it first appeared in pop culture in 1991 via the film under the same name, starring River Phoenix and Lili Taylor. The second songwriting collaboration by duo, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the musical theatre adaptation […]
‘Dope Queens’ – Grafton Doyle and The Women Who Changed His Life Forever
by lisa lipsey – Grafton Doyle, writer and director of Dope Queens is days from tying the knot with his favorite producer, John Reyes. They met in Spring 2018 and there was immediate chemistry, an instant connection that developed into a purposeful and sober, supportive partnership. Doyle’s father, San José City Attorney Richard Doyle, will officiate […]